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Hi guys/gals, Just upgraded my keezer to flow control disconnects from kegland (newer plastic ones) and just after a little help, currently waiting for a beer to keg so filled a keg with some soft drink (soda stream mix) chilled to 4c and then force-carbed it at 35PSI by shaking the keg, then I...

Hey guys, Built a Keezer about 6 months ago, but haven't got around to adding heating to it, just been running it with a inkbird controller for the freezer and that's it. Put the temp probe in a bottle near the kegs for temp. Now i bought a new heat pad as i read somewhere this will be fine...

Hi guys, Just moved to a place with only tank water, would something like this be good to just filter out all the sediment? http://puretec.com.au/phone/ct15-counter-top-water-filter.html Need something easy to install and preferably connects to tap. I'll be boiling it anyway so just looking...

Hey guys, Just looking for some feedback, I have an inkbird which I use to control my chest freezer currently i have the temp set to 3.0c with a cooling difference of 1.0c now I think this is making the freezer toggle on too often, would I be better setting the difference to 3.0? Or set the...

Hi Guys, Just finalizing my build for my keezer, kinda stumped on what wood to use for the collar, I was thinking about using this https://www.bunnings.com.au/240-x-45mm-mgp10-untreated-pine-timber-framing-1-2m_p8030926?ReturnUrl=%2fwish-lists%2fdetail Price is decent and size is good for me...

Hi guys, wanting to get some spare o rings for my kegs and found a old thread listing a site to buy from http://www.oringsandmore.com/silicone-o-rings-size-111-price-for-50-pcs/ It doesn't specify if these are food safe or not though. Is anybody able to help me? Was going to get all silicone...

Hi Guys, Not sure what to do really, I BIAB in a concealed element crown urn, and its seems to always burn a little above, which I'm guessing, the element is, its where the small circle is in the centre. My last brew it burned on half, making the urn heating turn on and off, hence stopping and...

Hi guys, Just after some help with my water profile, i managed to find the attached file after contacting my local council about the water quality, i have entered the data into Bru'n waters spreadsheet, but it flags the cation/anion is incorrect. Not sure if i have entered the information...

Hi guys, So first 2 BIAB have been a semi success, first one doesn't really have bittiness and second one does but not really carbed after 2 weeks, now im trying to come up with a nice malty IPA, this is what i have on hand can anyone recommend a recipe from what i have? Also i no chill in a cube

I harvested from a starter, first timing doing so and noticed that the sample i harvested has this thin dark layer on top. The yeast is a nice white colour pic is bad. The layer on top is not very compact either. What could it be?

So today i was making an ipa but i worked out just as im boiling now that i misread my sight gauge and mashed with 35ish litres instead of 30ish. Explains why my pre boil sg was lower then expected. Now my question is can i just boil off this extra 5l and start 60min boil once i am at the target...

Hi guys/gals, Just about to make the leap to BIAB with a crown 40L urn and wanted to buy a good base malt in bulk (25kg) I was looking at this; Marris otter $85 http://www.countrybrewer.com.au/products/Maris-Otter%252d-25kg.html or do you think this would be better Joe White Traditional pale...

Hi guys, Finally getting back into brewing after a year and a half due to personal reasons, order my new crown urn for BIAB, prev only have done partials so wish me luck lol. Anyway I want to do no chill brewing due to not having funds for a chiller and picked up a 25l HDPE BPA free cube from...

Hey guys Computer is in the shop getting fixed so I don't have access to beersmith just wanted some help putting a simple recipe together for a brew tomorrow. Was thinking either IPA dark or light or a porter of sorts. So I have the following on hand Steeping grains 500g carafa t2 200g...

Hey guys, Just trying to organise my stocks for my next 4 beers, one of which was going to be a English IPA, now I'm trying to get a biscuity flavour into it, not a heavy one something you can just taste. So far i was going to use Caramunich 3 to get the malty flavour in there. To get the...

Hey guys, just wondering if any one else is going to this? Got my tickets a few weeks back, looks like quite a few craft brewers are going to be there 80+ http://www.canberrabeerfest.com/index.html

Hey Guys, Im looking at making a porter once my current FV has finished dry hoping a pale ale and is free to use, i have been playing around in Beersmith and so far have come up with the following recipe, just looking for some advice as this will be my first porter. The only porter i noticed in...

Hey Guys, Have been keeping a eye on one of my meads the last few days and not sure if its just something normal/from the yeast/or a infection. As this is my first batch of mead im not too sure. So from the pictures below does this look infected??

Hey Guys, Have tried google for the past hour but cant find a answer, so i know how to add grain/malt etc to beer smith but I'm stuck on how to work out its yield (potential SG and yield %) the only info i have found so far is find out the Extract Litre/Kg from the supplier and divide it by...

Hey Guys, Is anyone able to help me set up my profile in beersmith 2 for a extract set up? Currently i have a 15L pot and i usually do 13L boils, sometimes use specialty grains. My process goes like this 1. Steep any grains at certain temp/length 2. Add half my malt 3. bring to boil and add...