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Hi All I have decided to sell off my entire AG setup due to the fact that i dont have the time or the enthusiasm to devote to the craft anymore. I will not post any pictures but you can PM me and I will send then to you if you need to have a look at anything I have three converted kegs on a...

Howdy all , I made this beer around 6 weeks ago and everytime i tried it until today i thought i was going to get more carbed up but it has not which means i clearly did not bulk prime with enough I think I did 110grmas of dex for 20 liters(did not add to beersmith to confirm it was late at...

Hi All Due to fridge space problems which will continue for the forseeeable future I reckon I could only store one maybe two liquid yeasts in there so i was thinking would would the recomendations for a good all round ale yeast that I could get and use in different styles of ales. like AMPale...

Hi All I have just been looking at the carbination section of beersmith in one of my recipes and wanted to fully use it , The only thing i cant figure out is how to change the type part . I use dextrose to carb my beers but it is not listed as an option. Is corn sugar the option to use and go...

For the first few years of my brewing I had to use the kitchen for boiling the landry for cleaning and bottling and when i went to AG it was backyard brewing with bits and pieces all over the shop then back to the laundry for fermenting and bottling. Not so long ago the school i work at was...

Hi All Having a look through the reecipe DB and have seen many different grain weights for certain beers . I am sure it depends on the beer style but what is the maximum grain weight you could have for a 23l batch Cheers Aw

Have a recipe that requires biscuit malt and wanted to know if i could sub brown malt instead AW

Was doing some searching round the net last night for all things beer and came across this , Sounds good not sure if anyone has heard of this or if it is going to be released in Aus. Anyone heard of this http://beerwarsmovie.com/about/synopsis/ Synopsis In America, size matters. The bigger you...

Evenin all I know most brews are a lobour of love and the outcome is always worth the wait but whens the last time you were really excited about drinking one of Your brews. On friday I bottled my Scottish 80/ and if the color and smell are worth going by I just cant wait to have one of these...

Evenin all I know moat brews a a lobour of love and the outcome is always worht the wait but when s the last time you were really excited about drinking one of Your brews. On friday I bottled my Scottis 80/ and if the color and smell are worth going by I just cant wait to have one of these...

Did an ag tonight and got a low final volume of 13l whe i was suppose to get 23l Last week i had some trouble with my final volume but thought it was boiling too hard and extra evap as well as i found a small leak. have change this for this brew and I have the same problem. I went o my...

On my fermenter where the tap goes the thread seems to be bot doing up as tighly as it once did and I fear that one day i will lose the lot when trying to open the tap. Has anyone modified there fermenter by fitting a new type of tap to it or even a bung and cutting another hole in the side and...

On my fermenter where the tap goes the thread seems to be bot doing up as tighly as it once did and I fear that one day i will lose the lot when trying to open the tap. Has anyone modified there fermenter by fitting a new type of tap to it or even a bung and cutting another hole in the side and...

Evenin all I have made a starter from my dried yeast and put some aside in the fridge for the next brew , just wanted to know how many goes you might get from these I know you can do a liquid roughly 5 times but I am not sure a dry would go that far . Wont be long before i get back to liquids...

Morning all. Last night was my first brew in a very long time I was very excited to be doing it and had looked forward to it all week ,I had read and re-read all the notes I had and checked and re-checked all my euipment to make sure it was all ok. Everything went fine and according to the...

was thinking of doing and irish red ale and wanted it to be really really red int color , is there any reason why I cant add some drops of red food coloring to the wort to get it red . Hope that is not a silly question but I was thinking of doing it and here is the palce to get these types of...

Howdy Everyone new and old It has been 2 1/2 years since the birth of My beautiful daughter which means it has been the same time since I have made a beer. I have nearly come close to selling everything thinking I wouls never be back in the game , but the time has come to get back into it . I...

Not sure if anyone has noticed or spoke about this on hear as yet (had a bit of a look but found nothing) My wife and I were looking for beer specials to host a party with when we noticed that bers like Cascade Lager were on speacila but the bottle sizes have dropped down to 355ml , some other...

Just a quick one this morning . I have not brewed for around 7-8 months due to new additions to the family . I have kept My Liquid Yeast in the fridge door at all times since then , but as you would know the fridge gets opened untold time throughout the day , just wanted to know how long the...

Howdy All For those of You who keg what size batches do you do for a single keg , given that you lose some from racking ,do you make 21-22 liter batches or still round the 23 liter mark and chuck whatever is left into bottles for old time sake and swaps and so on Cheers AW :D