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What is mine called ? i use glad wrap :ph34r:

99% of my honey is euculypt , ALL honey has antibacterial qualities, i have never had trouble brewing with any of my honey,however Ti Tree honey or Manuka in NZ is super antibacterial so probably stay away from that , mix gum honey in 24 hrs after ferment starts if a paticular yeast strain you...

look up local beekeepers in the phone book and ring around, i have 2 guys that buy my excess honey off me, i give them a good price because they take the candied stuff i cant be arsed with. :D

Hey Mate if you are using a bottling wand ,when the bottle is full and you take the wand out it will be at the proper level , cap, shake to stir the priming sugar ,leave till ur thirsty ( at least 2 wks @ around 18c or so )refridgerate till cold , enjoy .

This is from an old thread might help you out. Hop Rhizomes The time for buying rhizomes in Australia is during July. Sandy Ross from Tasmania has a good range of hop rhizomes during the season. Sandy is likely to have the following varieties Chinook Pride of Ringwood Cluster...

I have noticed that as well i wonder if anyone knows why anything brewed with honey gives kick arse hang overs , i had a search on google found some theories but no science behind any of them .

as a beekeeper and mead maker the 1 bit of advise i can give you is ,dont over heat the honey if you want the honey flavours to come thru, i add honey about half way thru ferment in beer that i want certain flavours to come thru in, but as MHB says stay away from strong honey leatherwood and...

No plant matter is allowed into WA or TAS without a health certificate , we used to send roses into WA no dirt + inspection it was about $50 per certificate in the 90s so prob not worth it.

hand made card and a poem from the littlest daughter , Jack Daniels dart board from son and a message on face book from eldest daughter in WA :D

only first year sorry

Bump :o no takers ?

after planting all my hops today i have a smallish ( about as thick as a thumb and 12cm long ) Hersbruker zome left (ended up with 2 ) it has half a dozen nice shoots on it up for grabs ,would like to swap for something i havnt got - list of what i have , Por , Goldings , Victoria , hallertua...

The material holds stuff all wort , i just drain for a minute then give a gentle squeeze , the wort flows thru well like a tea bag . You can fit alot of hops in a stocking .

Cut the foot out of some stockings ( wash them first to get any dye from the manafacturing prosses out ) tie a loose knot in the open end incase it falls in the wort ( jam it under the lid or handle or something) when its cold turn inside out and rinse under warm running water and re -use , the...

Major sucking up to SWMBO coming up @ Malted those flag pole trellises of yours look yhe go. ;)

Cheers mate was going to start today , i have a couple of days off but we are in the middle of the biggest storm we have had all year lol best laid plans and all that ..... yesterday was 19 and sunny :angry: would 8ft be high enough for the first year ? will get more funds next season for a...

My paid for AVG doesnt like it .

Thanx to Hoppy and Ratchie i now have 3 trellises to build for my first ever try at growing hops , Cluster , Por and hallertua cant wait. :kooi:

Got my tree trunk today thanx Ratchie , if that doesnt grow nothing will lol :D

Get an old fridge and a stc1000 temp sensor off ebay = brew what you want when you want , ur idea works at the moment but in a couple of months it will be 2 hot , also its not just the max temp, you need a consistant temp not jumping around ie 5c at night then 16c during the day... i started...