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Hi You would have to have a real problem to get s bug in your wort drum if you clean it the same as your fermenter, you have a bigger chance of getting a bug when you cool it. Its very simple and i think Darren is being a little over the top with all this. Cheer Ray

Hi All Well its good to see this "no chiller" method is sinking in and some of you are giving it a go. Will be doing a double batch tomorrow and dumping my Schwarzbier on some nice active yeast. We are just making beer and whats all the drama Cheer to all Ray

Hi Lets look at the extract brewer for a change. The reason is I will be having an old mate coming over tomorrow nite and he has tried the K & K brewing and wants to go to the next step. All he needs is a few extra bits of equipment. 1. a keg to boil in 2. a three ring burner 3. a 20l wort...

Duff I am but my mate Scotty loves DMS in lagers and goes out of his way with great effort to get DMS in his beer. Guess he is really in the 20% and loving it Cheers Ray

Darren Brew a lager your normal way, give it a rest for 15 min after the boil, rack it to a 20l cube, make sure the cap is srewed on tight. Leave it overnite where ever you want and let it cool. Ferment it 2 weeks later when you and your yeast is ready. Ferment the beer the normal way you have...

Hi A couple of things that might help Some pubs might have these cubs as they are now used for spirits. As for cleaning them when used I just wash them out with hot water and shake them, put in half a teaspoon of sodium med put on the lid and leave them till next time. This will stop any growth...

Arther Have you ever had DMS, Diacetyl in any ESB Wort kit you havebrewed or tried, Maybe these problems were coming from other areas not the wort itself Cheers Ray

Tony Your looking too much like the Daragon lady Ray

Hi All looking good Pumpy, When the yeast is ready your on your way The pouring of the wort in the fermenter will give you plenty of oxygen for the yeasts I have a Swartzbier ready for the yeast. This will change the way you brew Ray

SAH The drums are 20L not 15L Cheers Ray

Hi all Well I have started someting here. I first came across the wort transfer to a 20L plastic drum at last years IBU's Big Ray's Big Brew day in May at my place Tim Thomas the brewer from Five islands Brewery brings over his great "Tower of Power" and brews on the day with me as well as JW...

Makes no difference at all The last 15 min settles the beer Never ever had a problem with the cold break Give it a go one day and find out yourself Most of us at the IBU's are now doing it Ray

Hi Why have one in the first place Why waste all the water and add more time to your brew day Empty the wort in a drum like an ESB work kit 15 min after the boil Hang on to the wort for as long as you like When your yeast is ready pitch the wort and yeast in your fermenter and away you go Works...

no drop off points as yet you might want to contact Mel at ESB as he delivers to the shop once a week. give him a call and aske him Cheers Ray

Scott It is at Marks place on the 19th, all the details on the ibu's yahoo group site. BTW Slugger if the beer in the pet bottle is very good you need to send 2 Cheers Ray

Slugger One pet bottle will be fine Cheers Ray

G'day all Well we at the IBU's get together a few times a year (Mark's place on the 14th) and all the gatherings are big one's (got locked out last time and slept with the chooks LOL) The Thirroul Seaside festival is a big weekend. Held over 2 days, the first day in the main drag of Thirroul and...

Hi Just about finalised the Thirroul Seaside festival Comp. Will have 3 Catagories and all judged by BJCP folks Cheers Ray

Slugger Its a hard question to answer. I bottle all me Lagers after a min. of 6 weeks lagering and the bottles are a bugger to carbonate in the winter, takes 6 weeks to get it right. Those beers are really the best and patience is the biggest problem. I have to agree even after all the lagering...

Your spot on Tangent I have had brewers come over to my place looking for the secret. I just posted the secret Ray