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AC/DC co-founder and guitarist Malcolm Young dies aged 64 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-19/malcolm-young-acdc-dies-aged-64/9165530 Damn.

Newsflash from the Abc... George Young, a pioneer of Australian music as a member of The Easybeats and producer for AC/DC, the band fronted by his brothers Angus and Malcolm, has died. Young "created a new sound for the Australian music industry," the publishing house Alberts said in a...

Anyone else remember the old Footrot Flats comic? Murray Ball, the man behind Footrot Flats died from complications of Alzheimer's yesterday at age 78. We never did get to learn what Dog's name was...

Hi Guys My Mother in law is downsizing and has two fridges and a freezer to give away. Lake Macquarie area so good for any Central Coast or Newcastle brewers. Or Lake Macquarie brewers if there are any. One is an upside down style Fisher & Paykel. The other is a regular style Kelvinator. not...

Hi folks I changed my usual cider technique this year and the result was a lot more pulp than usual made it into the finished brew. To the extent that it simply would not pour clear. There was, I estimated about a quarter of a keg of apple pulp sitiing at the bottom of each of the kegs. So I...

All my ciders are too dry. How do I make them sweeter? I'm sick of adding a shot of apple juice to the glass when serving. Sweet cider is hard. The easiest way is to learn to enjoy the complexity of a traditional dry cider and forget the lolly water they sell as cider in the shops. But its...

http://riaus.org.au/podcast/a-week-in-science-4-april-2014/ From The RIAus (Australian branch of the Royal Institute). Pretty basic stuff but they get it mostly right! And there are some interesting links to some cool science. Cheers Dave

Hi Guys Came across this today. I don't own one but I'm sure a few people on here might... PRA number: 2014/14368 Date published: 9th October 2014 Product information Product description LPG Double Ring Burner sold with high pressure regulator Identifying features RB30 What are the...

Hi Guys Just discovered the other day they there is a bee keeping supplies shop not 5 mins from my house that sells - Bulk Honey! At around $6.50/kg (depends a little on the variety). They have been there for years but I've only just found out about them. Apparently they buy the honey from a...

OK. So my shed is now built (well almost) and the coolroom is ready to be lined with insulation (100mm high density foam which is r3.3 plus r4 wool in the wall cavities and under the tin roof plus a layer of reflective foil). Its 1.8 long, 1m wide and 2m tall (minus 10cm on all sides for...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-04/doc-neeson-dead/5499582 Battling a brain tumor for 17 months. I have drunk more than a few beers (and brewed more than a few come to think of it) listening to the Angels.

Ok.. So the missus has just discovered cocktails. As part of this, she has also discovered that gin (last drunk when she was 16) isn't as revolting as she remembers it to be. We bought a little mini bar sized bottle of Gordon's to experiment with. I'm reasonably sure that Gordon's is not...

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/rnfirstbite/fresh-brew-ancient-recipe/4892698 Thinking about this, didn't Dogfish Head or one of the other out there US micros do an ancient beer years ago? Egyptian? Cheers Dave

The missus wants me to brew cider for her. Can I do that? Sure you can. Cider is easy. It's even easier than beer. Cool! She wants something like Rekorderlig. Can I do that? That's a bit harder. Those ciders need a bunch of extra processing to make them come out so sweet. Its really hard to...

Hi Folks I have had a couple of people ask me for this so here it is... I make a number of fortified wines/meads. Mostly for the missus. Actually mostly for its effects on the missus :ph34r: . The basic idea is to use fortification to allow me to make a sweet product without any risk of...

Hi Guys Our local food co op has an oversupply of honey at the moment. They have 300kg in 15kg buckets that they are selling for $7/kg. You need to buy a whole bucket ($105). I just bought 30kg. Its an Ironbark/mountain gum blend, fairly light in colour and taste. I have a trial batch brewing...

Folks A friend of ours runs a food co-op and has scored some raw, unfiltered grey ironbark honey at bulk rates. She has 7 30kg cubes left at $6.50/kg. I've tried it and its lovely stuff. It needs filtering before use to get the bee parts out (just pour through a fine tea strainer) but the...

Folks Ever had one of those days where you really feel like telling your boss where to stick their job? Well, after months of putting up with crap I actually did it. I quit. I finish work at the end of the week so as of Friday I am officially unemployed. Actually, to per 100% correct I am...

Ok.. I'll be in Alice Springs this weekend for a family wedding. Last time I was there the place was full of horrible touristy "Aussie" eateries. Overpriced and under tasty. Does Alice have a brewpub or anywhere decent to get a drink and some decent food? Cheers Dave

With heaps of cheap fruit around over the last few months we have been reviving the ancient art of preserving. We have - Quince Conserve (fantastic.. the colour.. the colour) Plum and sherry jam (yum) Quinces in Syrup (uber yum) Spiced Peaches (drool) Brandied Apricots (from...