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Hives you can build yourself or buy for about $200. Then you need the bees, safety gear etc. And an extractor, which can be expensive. Best bet is to find someone who will put a hive on your property and manage it and give you a share of the honey.

I've got three bee hives on my property, pretty lazy about harvesting from them but usually get 20kg or so when i do. One of them is due for a harvest soon, how much honey you need? I also got a big pail sitting in my pantry a mate gave me from his farm in tassie. Its intensely floral, all...

Grabbed one of the digital thermometers, looks the goods. Wife is attempting to claim it for baking / jam purposes. No chance.

I just finished a cascade/Chinook cube hopped APA using Yakima hops from a year ago kept vac sealed in my freezer. Delicious!

Sorry guys but something has come up and I won't be able to make it on Saturday :( was looking forward to it too :/

The country brewer Toormina, on hi tech drive. Not sure on start time, probably 10ish if we are brewing.

Come along, two us will be doing AG brews on the day, you will learn heaps...... ......then drink a few beers, and forget it all!

Love this crystal, use it and special b in my house amber, any idea when it will be available again? Finished the last of my stash in my last batch.

I've made alcoholic lemonade a few times, zest and juice of 30 - 40 lemons for a 23l batch, bit of ginger, sugar and honey to 1045 - 1050,boil it for 20 mins, I use whatever ale yeast I have going, crash chill at around 1.015, let it naturally carb in the keg,then keep it cool so it doesn't...

I am heading up to the Gold Coast but I will be back for the 28th so that is good for me, and an Oktoberfest brew day sounds like a great idea, never done a marzen and keen to try one. Hoping to upgrade to a 70 or 100l pot from craftbrewer whilst away....good chance to put it through its paces!

I don't rehydrate dry yeast before pitching, can I still join?

Country Brewer do refills, where we had the meeting.

Not necessarily for the next meeting.... but i liked the idea of picking a BJCP style and everyone brings in a bottle or two (either homebrewed or commercial) and we taste it and pretend we can pick out flavours. Would be a bit of fun to do a brew day, most of us seemed to biab so could get...

I've used it a few times bittering only and it's great. Even the cube hopped APA I did above has come good, won't repeat it though. Bittering only.

Funny, i have been calculating mine as 10 minutes and been happy with the results. Probably depends a bit on process aswell, ie how long after flame out until it gets in the cube. Ambient temps might also play a role? I imagine a beer cubed on a summer morning will cool alot slower then one...

Get a spark plug socket (can't remember exact size) and use s grinder to cit slots in it that line up with the pins. Would post a pic but on my phone.

Ive got one of these bad boys: http://www.nectre.com/?page=baker-s-oven Combo wood heater/oven, its awesome, amazing pizzas. Cranks out too much heat to use in the warmer months though, need to build an outdoors one.

If anyone coming along is thinking about getting into liquid yeasts, i have 20 spare 20ml glass vials + lids (In addition to the ones i am bringing for you sp0rk) and 4 x 250ml schott erlenmeyer flasks, perfect for splitting and stepping up wyeast smack packs. Let me know if you want them and i...

Had another glass last night, garlic seemed to have nearly completely faded, gives it a background savoury bite that is almost enjoyable now. I gave some to the mrs and she enjoyed it. Its pretty light for an APA, no big citrus flavours coming through,a bit of grapefruit, lychees and pine.

Cant wait! Whats the expected knock off time, before dinner?