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i chuck 4 precise handfulls in.

If you need it then so be it, i can understand that lifestyle (time,space etc) can be an issue,and if its making brewing possible/more pleasurable for some then thats a good thing. There just something i like about standing at the kettle with my big spoon, tossing in hops ,stiring,the roar of...

Are you trying to justify its cost to us and in turn,yourself......seems you need convincing. :huh: Looks a cool bit of gear tho.I love brewing and the cost of it dosent really bother me as to me its a hobbie.Tho fark me thats a lot of coin.

thats the go mate.Great info..also,out of curiosity,what is wrong with your tap water or is a report unobtainable?

+1 Andrew qld....Id play around with the brissy brewers nomograph or the palmer spreadsheet etc.determine your malt bills srm, adjust salts to get yaself in that magic 5ish ph ,bicarbonate level of say 100 ,with at least 50ppm calcium and the chloride to sulphate ratio desired(depending wether...

The freshest ive got it is a month after production.Cheers

Prongs, Id grab yaself of these 20l foodgrade pails,they sell them in bunnings as well for $10.You can then drain your first lot of wort into the pail,freeing up your kettle for sparge water heating.Once youve emptied the sparge water out of your kettle into your mash tun,add the...

1 week of age :huh: let it age man,let it age! 4 weeks min.(exception, wheats)

now i know why they keep the nozzles behind the counter :D

. My main reason for using stainless valves,bulkhead etc over brass is due to being able to break apart and soak the **** outta the parts without fear and rinse them clean its more the disolution of oxides(****) off the copper by the mildly acicdic wort than anything .If ya chiller dosent have...

they may want to eat you

all stainless fittings in the kettle and brass elsewhere. I pull apart and soak the stainless overnight after every brew,rinse and let dry,keeps nice and clean.Copper in the boil is beneficial . ive heard chucking a piece of copper pipe in ya boil is advised,tho you may allready have it if you...

+1 riwaka

never had any iritation on the skin(in the correct dilution rate)and i spray my hands and forearms wit hit when handling/culturing yeast. I havent bothered to wash it off afterwoods.Apparently the warning label is a prerequisite of the food regulators in the usa,but the **** is harmless at the...

As many have said the napisan type cleaners are good and easily obtainable,and the cheaper versions ive found contain no chlorine or added scents.

Yeh,im a bit suss on them,hence i am going to purchase a "better bottle" fermentor and siphon the juice out to a jerry can for bulkpriming. They seem popular overseas and i notice a few AHB sponsors sell them.

quite the opposite,i found going to bigger batches meant i was brewing not as often,and just cause you have more beer available dosent meen you have to up your consumption.Brewing a double AG batch takes as much time as a single AG batch,you still mash for an hour,boil for an hour,ferment for...

It all seemed a little complex and a bit daunting but i found the best thing to overcome these issues was the purchase of john palmers book "how to brew".

yeh thats the model i bought ,it is graduated per degree.