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    I ruined myself!!

    I'd be very keen to tap into the wisdom from your journey. I popped into the local brew shop today and chatted about the equipment I have and got another cube of fresh wort. In short, they assured me I have everything I need to be doing double batches in my big pot, and I now have a couple of...
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    I ruined myself!!

    I brewed a fresh wort kit (Tumut River Full Grunt) having only done kit and partial extract brews before. I can never go back, there is only forwards from here. On to more FW kits and BIAB. Recommendations for an easy (first brew) BIAB IPA recipe??
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    Equipment For Sale Canberra - corny kegs $50 plus some free bits and bobs

    Hi, I’d be interested in the burner and large alu pot with fittings. Maybe a few of the other bits, too. I’ll send you a PM
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    Inkbird Giveaway+ Worthy Whole Sales Price- ITH-20

    Sounds great, please count me in.
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    Oops, I made a big one

    Sadly, fish are never safer then when I’m holding a rod, all my yeast goes in beer, my bees don’t make grapes, and I’ve just about finished my psychology path, so I’m done with degrees for a while. Looks like it’s just not mixed well enough. I’ll take another reading this afternoon to see how...
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    Oops, I made a big one

    Nothing like not getting my existential dread and fear of terminal universal injustice cured on a brewing forum. Guess I’ll just keep making beer. ;) Seriously, 1.044 sounds much more reasonable. We’ll see how it ferments.
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    Oops, I made a big one

    I think you’re probably right, not that I thought of it till you mentioned it. If so, it’ll settle in and be fine, right? Full list/plan 1 200g bag of toffee grains (cracked 10-20 EBC) 30g citra hops 20g Columbus hops Extract 1 tin morgans caramalt 1 tin coopers light malt Dry hop 30g Chinook...
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    Oops, I made a big one

    I’ve been doing partial mash for a few brews now, but tonight I got distracted. I started the mash during the evening wind down. Dinner happened and I had a few minutes so I chucked in the hops. Right into the bag and set it to boil. After dinner I knocked off the heat and put the wee fella to...
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    First brew tonight any rookie mistakes to watch for

    Took me a long time to come to terms with, and understand the underpinnings of, this state of brewing. As an early brewer I “needed” to see the airlock bubbling.
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    Canberra 2-MIB and Geosmin event

    My brew seems fine to me, I’d just go for it.
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    Equipment Wanted Wanted - 1 Gallon/~5L carboy and siphon

    Hi Folks, I'm looking to pick up some (3-4) glass fermenters/carboys of about the 5L size and a siphon, of any type, but money has gotten a wee bit tight so thought I try a wanted post over buying new. If you have that siphon you don't get along with or some 5l carboys from a failed experiment...
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    International Mead Day - 6th August - What everyone making?

    I span just under 40kg of honey last weekend from the last few seasons with the bees. I washed all the wax cappings, added some nutrient, a bit of acid blend, and chucked in a mead yeast and we'll see what we get out of it. It's a 16l brew OG of 1.096. Est FG 1.000 (so guide says) Est ABV...
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    Canberra 2-MIB and Geosmin event

    Hi folks, The ACT water has been stirred up and a natural 2-MIB and Geosmin event is ongoing in the dam that supplies us. This has made the water taste off and muddy while remaining safe to drink. I’ve not noticed a change in taste but apparently some people are not sensitive to the taste at...
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    Safe to drink?

    I have followed the cautious side of the advice and dumped it all out today. It smelled like blood tastes, so I don't think it was going to win any medals even if I kept my fingernails. Thanks all
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    Safe to drink?

    I'd presumed this would be the correct answer given the question. After reading this I remember I have a back of glass beads from other craft projects. Damn. This sounds like a very loaded question :) But, yes.
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    Safe to drink?

    Hi Folks, Did another brew with a dry hop and had a little surprise. I used a bolt from my little box of nuts and bolts to weigh down the hop bag as last time I found it sat on top of the top of the brew. When I bottled and retrieved the hop bag the bolt was completely stripped from shiny to...
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    Next Steps

    Hi folks, I'm setting up for my next beer and have some questions about next steps. I'm doing another Pale ale can extract, but with DME not sucrose this time. I've found varying advice on the swap ratio. On one forum i've found that DME and sucrose are fermentable at a (roughly) 2:1 ratio...
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    Hi Folks

    Hi Feldin, I’ve just bottled my black rock kit. Once I have everything clean and a firm idea of where I want it to end up I’ll get the mead down. Looks like I’ve found a thread here in the not beer section that’s pretty comprehensive. Thanks, Cup
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    Jao The Ultimate Beginners Mead Recipe

    Hi folks, Thread necro for the mead makers. I'm pretty new to brewing and I made a JAO as my first ever brew and i used balloons for airlocks. Now I've just bottled a kit brew I'm going to take some of the Suburban honey my bees produce and go for a slightly more complex mead. Looking forward...
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    Hi Folks

    Hello, Newish to brewing and looking to get a little bit more serious than a tin from the store and 1kg of sugar. thought I'd pop in and see what I can absorb from the information around this place. Located Canberra Currently brewing a Black Rock pale ale (trying dry hopping) Previous brew...
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