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+1 on the cascade with this if i didnt have 80grams of amarillo left over from a previous brew my next 4 GA would be cascade as a house brew

Im in berwick and would love some hops :P

My experience isnt high enough and can only hear say If you are certain you removed all yeast in filtering then i suppose theres no issue but yeast+sugar = bottle bombs if not stored cold as we all know... and most of my mates usually have no idea what your talking about when you warn them ...

Some really good advice there from manticle and all of it is very relivant Even Lactose leaves a slight taste at 300g-500g to 20L which leaves it about Monteiths level of sweetness And as manticle said is really bad for intolerant people (Just found out one of my mates who hasnt yet tried my...

Ended up getting another cube out yesterday as well I think the 2 cubes is about it from what were going to get from my mates orchard as the birds have decimated the rest .. time to look at netting next year as we should of gotten about close to 200 liters by whats on the ground not bad for our...

Manticle your paitence is applaudable for me its EC1118 ferment at 18(usually finished with in 7 days @1.040 down to 1.000-1.005) Then crash chill over night (basically so its easier to carb into a keg) then drink but again like everything its usually best about 2 weeks later :P again this is...

No.1 Dont start when sick No.2 Dont brew after sitting in the Monash carpark for 1 hour tearing your hair out wandering why the traffic isnt moving(For those out side of melbourne its a main freeway out of the city) Its seems to aggravate me a little No.3 Dont start when sick No.4 Dont start...

QLDKev thanks for that link .. just got one of those meters Ive just done my first brew with ph5.2 added and really should do more research i think Thanks again

And here i was thinking all AGs where grain to brain in a week.. :P Must say they taste the best the second before they blow though :( Really have to start stocking up a little DSGA or a plain old SMASH will be fine too i reccon by easter

Broken 4 hydrometers Had my refractrometer for over 2 years and only just snappedd the plastic flippy thing off.. and you can still use it :P

I could only dream about my 2400w element doing a 100liter BIAB in 5 hours Shame im too lazy to setup gas.. hell im too lazy to go get gas when i run out on the BBQ :P Tom

Hey Manticle thanks a heap for that PDF as i had a feeling that since moving down to Bewick from the hunter valley before Xmas ive been noticing a large difference in my brews Managed to have a decent look around that site you linked and found the 2011 water quality report.. it doesnt have the...

Hey Tony I thought Omron or schnieder a few years ago where selling a small PLC for about the $300-$400 range with 5 or so I/Os one being temp and network hook up too buggered if i could remember the number though could something like that be used instead Im no electrician though and its been...

Your able to make it last a month ????? Damn im barely able to keep it for a week let alone 4 :D

Still sounds high. whats the hydrometer reading in tap water? if its at 0.0 then I would give it a decent stir not too vigorous and then take another reading on Tuesday. If its higher then that then i would still stir it and wait till Tuesday and see if its still the same If your kegging i...

Your final gravity (FG) is 1.060 SG? i think you may need to do another Specific gravity (SG) reading because if it fermented at all it should of been about 1.045ish to start with and fermented down to somewhere about 1.008-1.012

If the taste of the liquor last night with cascade is anything to go by then you wont be disappointed Bob :P Its going to be a painfull week waiting for the fridge to become empty so i can start fermenting this :P

Here's my Hoegaarden clone... kegged it Friday night

I just mashed and cubed this last night at midnight with 80grams of cascade for something different 40g @ 60 20g @ 20 20g @ 0 Taste and smell out of the pot was damn awesome Im thinking of doing this reciepe with a single addition Aipa with amarillo and cascade at 20mins for the fun of it...

I had the same trouble managed to get he software from somewhere on my network though.. YAY me