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I'm in Adelaide for a conference next week, Monday to Saturday and as I'll be on my own I'm looking for good places to drink good beer. Any suggestions? ghhb

I'm making an English ESB and my recipe calls for 1kg of flaked maise. Usuallly I just add it to the mash water first, give it a stir, and then add the rest of the grain bill. But I've read that you can also 'cook' the maise first. Any one got any experience or comments? ghhb

I had Paul, a fellow brewer visit over Easter from Brisbane and he brought with him a keg of beer made from a BrewCraft 15l Full Work Kit. No disrespect to my mate who is a kit brewer but when he said he was bringing it I was not expecting much. We'll ... to my surprise ... it was really good...

I was down at the Spotted Cow (Toowoomba) last night for dinner and a few pints and discovered they are running a beer festival over the June Long weekend. Basic details on their website: Festival includes chats by some brewers (Stone & Wood, Murrays, Lord Nelson so far), some special brews...

I have 2 packets of Super Alpha hops (AA 10.7%) and I'm looking for an all grain recipe featuring this hop. Anyone got any ideas or expereince with this ... "dual purpose hop imparting both aroma and bitterness to some of the worlds finest Lagers. A unique cross of the best English and German...

Despite the weather and all the water, the Brewhaus is open tonight for a debrief on the events of the week. Any local brewers who can get to Centenary Heights welcome. Bring a few bottles and we'll share our stories as we drink. Cheers ghhb

The wife and I will be in Perth and surrounding areas for a week in early November - staying on after a conference. Arriving Wednesday Nov 3 and staying in Perth until Saturday ... then off to where ever until we fly back east the following Saturday. Any thoughts and suggestions ... breweries...

It's raining in Toowoomba today ... so it's brew day! Tried the Red Angus Pilsner a couple of weeks ago and while it's not really a pilsner IMHO ... it was an interesting beer so I thought I'd try to clone it today. The website says the grain bill is just wheat malt and carapils (although the...

Currently drinking a Robust Porter (came 4th in the QABC last week) and last night I opened a bag of licorice root (purchased from Craft Brewer on a whim) and chewed on a small piece while drinking the Porter. Great combination! So today I'm home on TOIL and I want to brew a Locorice Root...

Going to be in Harvey Bay tomorrow night and until Sunday morning ... for a conference at the Boat Club on Friday. Got the whale watching booked for Saturday morning ... looking for some recommendations re good food and beer for the rest of the time - Thursday, Friday Saturday nights?

My son's girlfriend sent me this link ... http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/wellbeing/...00210-nqug.html Need I say more ... any girlfrient of my son who encourages beer drinking is okay with me! :icon_cheers: ghhb

If Soda Water is just carbonated water can I gas up a keg of water and have one of my beer taps dispensing soda water? Has anyone done this? How long does it take ... what pressure etc? Will a standard Perlick or Micromatic tap do the job? Now before I get flamed for dedicating one of my...

My electronics wizz mate is making me a plate stirer with magnets glued to a computer cooling fan. How do you get the magnets balanced? We've had two goes and they're still not balanced ... out of wack ... :wacko: . Any suggestions greatly appreciated. :icon_cheers: ghhb

Going to be in Sydney for a long weekend after Easter (April 16-18) and I've been following topics and posts on Sydney pubs and micro breweries to plan our drinking and eating activities. Plan to stay in the Rocks ... at the Lord Nelson ... having lobster for lunch at the Waterfront ... it's an...

I've got my 6 keg chest freezer hooked up to 6 taps and I've never really worried about the length of the line between each keg and the tap. Mine are all quite short ... from only 400ml to maybe 800ml. And apart from the first pour of the day being a bit gassy ... they all settle down and are...

Last week I had a pint of Meantime IPA that was on tap at the Spotted Cow here in Toowoomba ... it was a great beer! I've googled for a recipe with no luck ... can't find any thread for it here either ... did find a post from Ross on an UK forum where he asked for the recipe ... never got one...

We're having a celebratory homebrew or three tonight because ... 3 years ago we stopped drinking commercial beer on a regular basis and started home brewing. 3 years ago my wife's liver function markers were: ALT: 209 (measures excess alcohol effect on the liver - recommended max 40) GGT: 94...

I'm planning to motorise my MillMaster and been reading various posts including the BB on 12" mill pulleys. Tracked down a mill pulley and a 920RPM motor ... but unsure about the motor pulley ... the best size to use. From the pulley BB thread I copied these two photos that illustrate my...

I'm putting together my first order with Ross for 2010 and I see he's got a range of Liquid Hop Extract that can be added to a finished beer to enhance aroma and taste. Has anyone tried any of these? If so ... what's the go! :unsure: Garry :icon_cheers:

I finished work at 12:30pm today and when my wife came into town to pick me up we decided to stay and have lunch at a pub in town. When it came to our first beers I ordered a Asahi on tap and she ordered a Coopers Pale Ale, one of our favorite beers pre-home brewing days. I waited with baited...