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i soak my drip tray in bleach and then put a tiny amount of diluted bleach in the tray, the smell must piss them off but its a must to clean and rinse the tray daily or the pricks return.

you hit the nail on the head. instantaneous is ok but storage is a no no especially if it has a hardwater sacrificial anode in it... this is made out of aluminium and is designed to erode (ends up in the water) before you steel glass lined tank does. other anodes can be a combination of...

should get a few months out of cracked grain as long as it's stored properly

152 bucks with six days bidding to go plus 30 bucks freight, i'd be looking at getting one made locally out of stainless, making the stand is not rocket science, rather spend the money on a flooded font :icon_drool2: . great idea but plastic.... think yeast will not settle out like a s/steel one...

not much you can do to save it. for an aussie lager i would suggest using s189 and fermenting at 14-15 degrees. gives a nice clean taste and no diacetyl to worry about. ferment will be done in 2 weeks. batz has listed a great easy aussie style lager here (been drinkin it today) and if you want...

thanks for the link, normally had a few by the time i add yeast to the fv :D so a 4 pack is good

the instructions say to mix with cooled boiled water and stir gently for 30 mins. (this is the boring part i refer to ;) )

hi bob, at the moment its a slow, very dull, f*&^$ boring process, only part of brewing i dislike, but if it does bugger up the yeast then i'd love to know. i'd love to use smash packs but weather up here is very warm and transport sometimes takes a couple of days in a hot van or truck , no...

cheers, glad i asked first, thought 50mm was the go :rolleyes: .

making a stir plate for rehydrating dry yeast and have a 500ml flask but not sure which stirbar to use. stir bars linky i will experiment with starters down the track, swirling a flask with yeast in it by hand is like watching wet paint dry and ties up my drinking hand.

just poured my first glass now, i wacked 100gm of carahell to give it a bit more colour. nice pale gold in colour and crystal clear. a good honest uncomplicated recipe that will please the masses. thanks batz.

what type of brew rig are you aiming for (biab 3v, etc)? might be worth looking at an electric urn if biab as it will pay for itself very quickly(way cheaper than gas, been there done that with keggles) but if 3v or other then ignore my curiosity :rolleyes: :icon_cheers:

cheers. shall do

i need a swmbo proof one :ph34r: , but my bloody fidge has them evaporator fins built into the sides not on the back. drilling the hole for the gas line was an adventure itself.

hi bribie , mine was definately an overheated compressor. i think swmbo might be responsible but think i let sleeping (cranky, nightshift worker) dogs lie. have you been on holidays? haven't seen you online for awhile. oh well now i can do a brew at least , tony's lcba

you mean where didn't i hit it :ph34r: mainly the compressor, still gettin cold so looks like a six pack of rogers is in order :icon_drool2:

update!!!!!! took all the plastic bits off and dried it with a fan inside, still no good. then thought wy dont i hit it hard with a lump of wood :blink: . well i'll be.... it bloody worked no i just have to wait 6 hours till my kegs reach pouring temp :angry: anyone else need their fridges...

fridge door was open about an inch all night, the humidity up here is about 96 poocent at the mo so it ran all night and sucked in every last drop of moisture from the shed, all electrics were covered compressor nolonger works, was hoping there may be a reset switch or a replaceable clixon...

just went into the shed to start a brew and oh @$%^$t someone didn't close the fridge properly, it was a cheap $400 fridge from harvey norman, no warranty with holes drilled in it for my beer taps. never let me down before. would it be worth getting it checked out or just ditch it, when i tapped...

+1 very solid build quality, micromatic may be ok but not built like the tesuco (very heavy)and the adjustment handle is way better on the tesuco