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FOR SALE.... 1 x Fridgemate with 2m leads in and out. With original user manual. 1 x STC 1000 with 2m lead. 1 plug for cooling, 1 plug for heating. Both in great working condition and order. Highest offer for each or both via PM wins. Each WILL attract a charge of $6.00 for Australia wide...

Last month here in Charlton, Victoria we had a pretty full on flood but we are back on track now. The day after it peaked I went to my house (by boat lol) to see how my house looked and what the damage was. After wading through metre high water in the house I headed for my back laundry where all...

SWMBO & I just spent the weekend in Adelaide and after a little convincing/begging we went to the Port Dock Brew Pub. On walking through the door she said "Oh my god, it smells like your shed". Ahhh, the sweet smell of hops...Faint, but still there. I made a b line straight for the bar to try...

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My new beers resolution this year was to produce better beer, refine my methods and to learn a lot more. I want to keg but dont yet so I want to refine my bottling (tallies) methods and on research I am unsure if I am doing it correctly. Current method on beer "X" which ferments at say 20...

Something I thought I would share. I basically made the transition from K&K to AG very quickly as I live in the country and kits were few and far between, and only Coopers. I had to wait till I made a trip to the city before I could get something half decent, or, order it online but then the...

Okay, basically my fermentor lid broke right down the guts which rendered it unusable and my other 2 are being used. I was reading a topic on fermenting fridges and saw someone using clingwrap and the lid o ring as a lid, so I did this. Question is what do I use for an airlock, obviously...

Silly question as I never had much K&K experience lol. I want to do a Coopers Real Ale (got one on hand spare almost out of date) with some hops yet undecided, Riwaka, Simcoe, or Cascade on hand. How do kits cope with the boil? I used to just do the lazy add to water and ferment.

Good Morning All, I sacrificed my mash tun last week to be an electric HLT and considered using my unused big 'ol plastic fermentor as new tun, it all looked feasable, it never really got used as I prefer doing 2 x 23L batches rather than a double. Gives me a chance to have 2 beers and learn...

Good morning, I recently converted my ali pot tun into an HLT and am considering an easy solution. Before I go the hack on a perfectly good fermentor that I hardly ever use and could go without I would like to know if anyone has used one of these as a tun and what would the drawbacks be. 1. I...

I just thought I would just share this with AHB members thinking of going electric like I did and was confused by the amount of elements avaliable etc etc. I recently sold my Italian Spiral to "ampy" (enjoy) to go electric a number of reasons. I recently bought one of THESE 3600W elecric...

Italian Spiral Burner, Stand, Adjustable LPG Regulator - Low Pressure (suits perfectly). Dulux Reco. I have only used these for 3 brews but have decided to go electric as gas in regional areas is a pain in the arse... Unit works mint, fast big boils but gas just ain't the go for me. $100 for...

I had a hankering to do a brew last night and with no grain on hand I looked around to see what I had. This is what I used from that: 1.7 KG Cascade Imperial Voyage Pale Ale 1.5 KG Black Rock Dark Malt (should have used less maybee but had no use for any leftovers) 300gm Corn Syrup 50gm...

I am part way through a DrSmurto Golden Ale and I have just finished my sparge. How long can I leave the mash tun run off before I have to boil? Do I have to keep the run off at a particular temp? I am currently passing through to achieve clear runnings. I know aeration of hot wort is forbidden...

I have done a number of AG's but there are a number of things I still need help with. I have spent some time building a new mash tun and she had her maiden voyage the other day with a batch of DrSmurto's Golden Ale from the DB. I am in the process of building a frame and organising some...

I have seen the odd mention of a Fat Yak clone on AHB but never really took too much notice. Now that I am interested in doing one AG I thought..easy, ill search for it. No luck. Has anyone done a Fat Yak clone yet? I love a good hoppy Pale Ale and this one just seems to hit the spot. YB.

What is the best way to store left over grain? I am starting to get a small collecting of various types and have been putting the left overs in a ziplock back and storing in a cool dry cupboard. Is this the best way?

Yesterday I put down a brew of "shite can + sugar" for a give away and all of a sudden I noticed something wrong with my airlock...see picture attached... Picked him up today and just couldn't help myself really...

I am in the process of purchasing some brewing software to use with AG brewing. Promash, Beersmith and Beer Tools are the three that I am interested in and I want some advice as to which one is the most user friendly option. In your opinion which is the best to suit your needs and why?

Last title sentence is meant to be: Has anyone used this product? Yesterday during a shop at the home brew shop I picked up the product above and really just wanted to know if anyone has tried this product before. Bottle wash AND sterilizer? That is what the pack states. Directions: Mix...