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Hiya, I have just bought a new stainless steel pot.. and was wondering if I needed to season it? I've read that to season Aluminium, just boil some water in it. I wasn't sure if the same thing was needed for stainless steel? Thanks.

I'm looking at buying a pot to brew in, and am interested in peoples opinion of Aluminium vs Stainless Steel. I've read that nowdays its illegal to sell a pure aluminium pot in Australia, its always coated with something. If this is true, then it rules out the Alzheimer's argument. So... is...

Hi, Currently in a fermenter is a 3KG ESB Wheat Beer can. When I poured it in, I noticed there were hop pelletts. My question is, do these hop peletts need filtering our when bottling, or do they break down in the fermentation? Its due for the bottle in a couple of days, and I just want to...

Hi Folks, After having beer come out the regulator (I know, I'm going to buy a one-way valve), my regulator is leaking (gas, not beer). As soon as the beer went through it, I pulled it apart and removed the beer goo, and gave it a wipe over with Iodophor. Let it dry, and then put it back...

Hi Folks, I've just moved from strict K&K, to using LDME and chocolate malt. I'm pretty sure theres a fundamental problem with my procedure, and would like to hear what I should be doing. I bought some chocolate malt from the guy at the LHBS, and he said I should use 250gm per batch. He said...

Hi, I have been trying to get a decent beer out of my kegs for a couple of weeks now to no avail. My problem (well, one of) is that I cannot get the beer gassy enough. My fridge is running around 2C. I have tried gassing the beer to 50, then 75, then 100kpa. I have 4m of 5mm beer line...

Hiya, I've been reading all the information I can on this site, but cannot seem to find the answer I'm after. When I pour a beer, its 90% head. The beer that does come out, is flat. From what I've read, either: a. the beer is over carbonated; or b. the beer line is too short. The...

Hi, I've recently purchased a keg setup, and before I keg my first brew, I'm after some insight from experienced keggers. From reading these forums, 100kpa seems to be the general consensus on dispensing pressure. From what I can work out, this would give 2.75 Volumes of C02 (Assuming the...

Hi there, Does anyone know of a place to buy dextrose in bulk in Canberra? By bulk... I only mean I'm wanting to buy up to a 25kg bag. Thanks