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Thanks, looks like a great resource.

It was $288 delivered to Perth from SA. That was the best price I could find. I found them by Googling "Hark Smoker". When I started looking a couple of weeks back there seemed to be a few places selling them, "ebay" and a place called "Urban Griller". Strangely they seem to have become scarce...

Just had this delivered from a mob in SA called UCook. It's a gas fired smoker. I've been inspired after our all-meat tour of the US earlier this year. Anyone else got one or similar kit? Going to smoke some brisket this weekend, storm permitting of course.

Hi all, I just bought a Hark gas fired smoker for $288 delivered to WA. That was a very good price, the next best for the same unit was $299 + $38 deliver to Perth. I'm going to season it Friday night and then do some brisket Saturday. Anyone recommend a good chip supplier? I've used the Jack...

Thanks Browndog, might repost over there.

Hi all, Just had this delivered from a mob in SA called UCook. It's a gas fired smoker. I've been inspired after our all-meat tour of the US earlier this year. Anyone else got one or similar kit? Going to smoke some brisket this weekend, storm permitting of course.

Yes curse those pesky Chinamen and their crappy stainless and even worse hops and faulty fridges and their propping up of our economy .. oh hang on ...

I disagree. Trademarks are a particular form of words deployed for a particular purpose, they are a tool but they aren't unique like a patent. If the use stops then they revert to just being a collection of words without any inherent purpose and are thus available to be put to use by someone...

God, what a bunch of tossers. I mean if you don't want to answer then don't. I find the long response detailing why there WILL BE NO RESPONSE hilarious. And it looks like the OP got the better of you noobs anyway. I would say, OT, that my MonsterMill lost it's mojo after about 18 months. The...

Yes, compared to their US counterparts, on whom they apparently modeled themselves, they do seem a little timid. IIRC the very first single batch was as close as they've some to some classic "aggressive" US brews (Stone, Green Flash, Sierra Nevada). Still I have to give them a lot of credit with...

I never by grain or hops from BrewMart, I buy that stuff from Nev. I but dried malt extract for starters from BrewMart. But BrewMart is a great place for picking up other bits and pieces. Neil has done a good job of stocking a lot an ancillary brew gear like kegs, taps, urns etc. I'd say that...

Lots of useful comments here. I agree with the sensible comments that the grain, hop and yeast all look OK. I don't really know what a biscuit taste would be but off flavours in a lager usually come from too higher temperature in the ferment, unless there's an infection of course but it doesn't...

But which of the experts has actually bought one?

Can't say I agree with that. The Belgico-Americans I've had line up pretty much with this one. And I'd say that any IPA must be "aggressive" to qualify for that style, particularly the US varieties.

Well a mate and I had a tasting on Saturday, got very messy drinking my 7.5% APA, but before that we both thought it was quite good. Personally I thought that the Marzen was a bit meh, the proof of which is that I still have some left. It wasn't bad, it just didn't grab me.

For what?

Not exactly on topic but when I visited Seven Sheds in Tasmania, he used dried yeast for all his beers except the Belgian as the yeast contributed so much of the flavour. If they (LC) had used a dry yeast I can't see how they'd get the Belgian flavour, you'd end up with an APA (some may say this...

Right Nev, tell us what you really think. IIRC, you're not a big fan of Belgians (the beer, not the people?.

I use Wyeast 3522 when I make this type of beer as I think it's a more subdued strain in terms of flavour. But I've no idea what they may be using. Where's that LC guy when you need him?

Had one last night. Excellent as always. Full bodied, malty, subdued Belgian yeast with a US hop kick. A bit paler than I anticipated.