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Both my temperature controlled fridges are all fridges no freezer. My pouring fridge has a freezer on top which I use to store hops etc.

Welcome CJay. I am guessing you will be bottling to start off with? As Yankinoz mentioned sanitation is so important but if I can add another couple of tips, temperature control, quality yeast and PATIENCE. Good luck with your new adventure.

Thanks Dunc. I use two gas bottles. One for purging oxygen and the other one I use in my pouring fridge. When I connected the corny keg to my gas line in the pouring fridge I had no leaks. The interesting thing was when I used the gas line for purging oxygen in my commercial keg (the same gas...

Never had this problem before but I have gas leaking from my grey ball lock connection. I wasn’t sure the leak was caused by a faulty o ring on the ball lock post. So I replaced that. The grey ball lock connection is brand new and just wondering whether the problem could be that grey ball lock...

I ordered a carton of wine on the 21st to be delivered by Australia Post. It arrived today 23rd July. I think there maybe more to this issue other than blaming COVID.

Kegland. I ordered two packets of o rings paid for on 7th July with the cost of postage way in excess of the cost of the o rings. My point is why did it take so long for something so simple to arrive? Arrived 19th July.

I would be grateful for any of these prizes.

Congratulations beergee

Have an ink bird in my FV. Just extended my brewing and another one would be just so handy.

I normally brew 46 litre brews and keg into 50 litre commercial kegs of which I have two. Also have a corny keg for in between brews in case one of my larger brews are not ready. I have the ability to keep the two commercial kegs and the corny keg under refrigeration. I have just been given a...

Gidday Brew Lizard. Have decided to take your advice and follow using the recipe as is. That way it will give me an idea of how the brew should taste. The only thing I might change is when to dry hop. The recipe states to add the Cascade hops two days into fermentation. My preference has been to...

Thanks Chris, Look up Sierra Nevada Clone from Aussie Brewmakers. They have a covert which says I can’t reproduce the recipe without their permission. But it’s on their website and easily accessed.

About to start a Sierra Nevada American Pale Ale clone. The recipe calls for 2x12g Cascade finishing hops(1 for steeping and 1 for dry hopping). I do double batches so double that. My question is this. I have some Galaxy hops left over from my last Stone and Wood Pacific Ale clone and I was...

Welcome King. Very friendly group here with plenty of good tips. Happy brewing.

Thanks Fifis. Never thought of that. The magnet would have to attach to some metal on the hop bag? Would that comprise the sterility?

Well one of the biggest fears I had dropping the temperature back to 3 to 4c after the diacetyl rest was oxygen suck back via the airlock. Have some sterilised cotton wool balls ready to block the airlock. But then it occurred to me that oxygen is going to enter the fermenter anyway when I...

I reckon 3 steady fg. on 3 consecutive days should work well. If you find on the 3rd day it has dropped slightly I would ramp up the temperature slightly check the fg the next day to see if there was any more movement in the fg.

Hi BK. What did you put the hop burn down to? Too many hops in the dry hopping process?

Hi Fifis, What temps do you cold crash. Any problems cold crashing in the fermenter before kegging. I normally cold crash in my keg after transferring from the fermenter at -1c. This time I am going to dry hop at 3c after the diacetyl rest in my fermenter then transfer to my keg. This Stone and...

I agree BK. To lessen the chances of hop creep is that my research has shown that hop creep is temperature dependant and if the finished beer is stored cold it will significantly reduce the enzyme and fermentation activity. I keg so storing cold is not a problem. After kegging I store at around...