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Hi fellow AHBers, A couple of months back I organised a shipment of conical fermenters direct from the manufacturer in China. I only wanted 2, but to save on shipping and get a better unit price I decided to buy 10 and hock the remaining 8 at pretty much cost price. This is great news for you...

Hi, I've been researching on wikipedia and homebrewing forums forums and can't work out if high flocculation means lots of fluffy sediment, or a thinner layer of compacted sediment. Eg. I just wasted a lot of my belgian trippel while racking to secondary because I had around 4" of loosely...

Hey all. I've got a belgian trippel that's been in a cube (post fermentation) for almost 2 weeks, and I've now gotta decide whether to keg the whole batch or bottle some as well. Will I be doing my beer (and expensive ingredients bill) an injustice by serving on tap? (Like drinking wine out of...

Hi Guys, I'm just looking for some clarification since I've never actually lagered a lager before... I have a czech pilsener that's currently fermenting at 9 degrees in a fridge and I want to give it all the attention it deserves to taste right. My current plan is to let it ferment at 9...

Hi, can anyone recommend what grain to use as a pale 6-row malt? I am working on a pumpkin porter recipe from an american book and I can't find anything by this name on craftbrewer.com.au so I'm wondering if it goes by a different name. Also, is black patent malt the same as black malt...

Last night I started my first ever BIAB session and despite my best intentions just about everything under the sun went wrong.. My brewpot which I ordered a week and a half ago still hasn't arrived, so I was making do with a keggle instead. Another store was out of stock of the deluxe burner...

Hi, I'm planning my first AG system (HERMS) and trying to decide how to handle aeration after transferring from brewkettle to fermenter (via a chiller). One method I've seen uses an aquarium pump and an airstone hanging inside the fermenter, and another option is to use a siphon spray wort...

Hi guys, this is probably common knowledge but I could only find the info for malt extracts.. How long can you store malt, both crushed and uncrushed, refrigerated and not refrigerated? Does it degrade from day 1 or is it safe to stockpile bags of the stuff for use in the distant future with...

I went to my local spotlight yesterday (Wollongong) on search for swiss voile. I looked around for 15mins but couldn't find it. So I asked the lady at the counter where they keep it. She said they don't stock swiss voile, "it would be very high quality and prohibitively expensive". Istead she...

Hey guys. I've checked bunnings, eBay and a few google searches but I can't find an Australian retailer for the round insulated plastic barrels that people use as Hot Liqor Tuns, Mash Tuns etc. Does anyone know where I can pick one up and at what cost? Cheers!