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Getting into the grain? Grab a copy of John Palmer's 'How to Brew' is my advice. Or consult the online copy. Here's the bit on stove-top brewing that may assist you in his book. John Palmer How To Brew The print version has pics not just diagrams that can assist - doesn't really cover BIAB...

Just got given a $50 gift voucher for Slowbeer. So look out I'm coming in! :kooi: Still haven't got to this shop as it's on a different train line - but this will give me a great excuse to check out the wares! Hopper.

Bushy Park in the Derwent Valley is home to Australia's Largest Hop farm. Hop Products Australia have a farm there over 230HA and experimental varieties such as Summer Saaz have come from this place from what I gather. Bushy Park also has a handful of historical things you can see such as an...

Slim pickings if the criteria is Australian at Dan Murphy's. A quick check online reveals two available only - the ones others have mentioned - Sleeping Giant IPA & James Squire IPA. That's it. A shame we aren't over in New Zealand. Wandered into a 'New World' (the same as Coles), and they had...

Word was the guys were still setting up their own stuff and were yet to have their own beer on tap, but were to have a range of hosted beers from local brewers like Grand Ridge, as well as some Melbourne based craft & boutique beers in the mean time. Kitchen was also supposed to be up and...

Apparently Castle Rock Brewing in Nottingham, UK have one already out. It's called 'Kiss Me Kate (Middleton)' Cheers :) , Hopper

:icon_offtopic: Useless fact on diacetyl - It's actually used in food processing of cinema popcorn to give it a butter flavour. Second useless fact - vapours from this diacetyl in factories can be fatal and can cause lung disease and bronchitis. Plenty of class actions are happening on the US...

LC is 40% owned by good old Lion Nathan - which isn't an Aussie Company. It's Kiwi. Well if you want to get specific it's a Japanese controlled Kiwi company. (owned overall by Kirin). I wonder if they brew it under license there via a partnership agreement? Would certainly explain the price...

Is this the one you're suggesting Wolfy? Just had a dig around for it. Truspice Clayton
145, Carinish Road 
Clayton, 
Victoria 3168 
Tel: 03 9544 1634
Opposite CLAYTON Railway Station Truspice Mitcham
20-22, Station Street 
Mitcham 
Victoria 3132 
Tel: 03 9873 8897 Might have a look. Yeah...

Sorry should have expanded a little. The question was 'in general' (ie. a spice shop, international grocer or market that has heaps of cool things to throw into a batch - the sort of place where you can wander around and scoop up a few things). Stuff I was hunting high and low for over the...

Dabbling with beers on the spicy side currently. Got inspired by a talk by Radical Brewing Author Randy Mosher at ANHC last year. He handed out a bunch of different spices for the attendees to check out and got us all thinking about how a bit of spice in a beer can really enhance a brew...

Haha. Yeah, to be honest I think neither are the way to go (Braumeister or Sabco). Just thought I'd put it out there. I think with shipping the weight on the Sabco would put you well and truly out of pocket unless you know someone with a shipping container doing regular rounds. $3k for a...

+1 to Silo Ted. Glycol Jacket is what I've seen from the micros. Well, one of them anyhow. They pump out nice ales that people seem to like in Country Vic from what I've seen too so that method works for them. That said, I've seen another do double glazed glass, a bit of insulation in wall and...

$3k? That's a very expensive Urn! If you're forking out that dough, why not aim higher :D ? When for twice that you can grab one of these babies: SabcoBrewMagic for just a few dollars more Sam Caligione (of Dogfish Head fame) pumped out many of his earlier brews on this one. Hopper.

Maybe the issue is actually more the lower AA% and how we're all brewing with it? If the more recent crops are lower AA% and people are using their tried and true recipes without upping a bittering or flavour addition, then of course you're going to find a difference. Sorry to state the...

Hot Damn. Look at the field in the Wild Beer Category. Just one. :blink: I think I'm making a Lambic or Gueze next year! They're the best odds I've ever seen. Trouble is, the idea of introducing Brett into my brewery scares the hell out of me. Don't want my other beers tasting like sour...

Thought I'd update as it's relevant to this thread. The Age Epicure article today refers to a 'Wild hop' being used by Otway estate in their once yearly batch. Hop is from fringe areas of Otway ranges and is reported by Otway to be 'Canterbury Goldings' a relative of the East Kent Variety...

Thought I'd update as it's relevant to this thread. The Age Epicure article today refers to a 'Wild hop' being used by Otway estate in their once yearly batch. Hop is from fringe areas of Otway ranges and is reported by Otway to be 'Canterbury Goldings' a relative of the East Kent Variety...

Flame suit on. :ph34r: Agree with your concern, but do think you need to see it also from the van guy's side. He probably had some excess stock on a slow day and figured he'd use it to brighten up someone's day. I don't know if there was necessarily anything mean-intentioned in it. It sounds...

Still enjoying the amarillo. But maybe because I didn't OD on it like many hopheads did a few years back. Have a couple of recipes that knock out a great beer with this hop - one bittered with Perle which I find a great combo. Was amazed at a recent comp in Vic how much Citra hopping was...