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    Counter Pressure Bottle Fillers

    I worked for many years at SA Brewing in the bottle and can filling and sections as a leading hand and some points to consider using counter pressure filling equipment 1 beer fills quieter the cooler it is - try using an in line cooling system 2 use CO2 for counter pressure 3 ideally regulate...
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    Airlock Hole Diameter

    Clifffo 12mm is the correct size for an airtight fit. Cheers
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    Ginger Beer Sediment

    Previous replies regarding leaving sedement alone are well advised if you intend to make a smooth, less bitter drink. You wil note that Coopers use artificial sweetners - chemicals only - there are other Ozzie supplliers that use natural sweetners. If you like a less tangy/bitter Ginger Beer...
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    Coopers Take Over

    Wally, the liquor industry rumors you mentioned regarding the sell off of the Thebarton site have been around since 1993 when Lion Nathan had settled into their new business aquisition. I was an long time SA Brewing production employee at the time and took the last of the redundancy packages...
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    Conical Fermenter

    Howdo GMK? I'm in Highbury - not too far from the leads you supplied Thanks Vin
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    Conical Fermenter

    I've recently completed and relocated to my new brew house and now want to start working on my wish list. I'm tired of racking from one fermenter to another and want to obtain a stainless steel conicalcylindrical fermenter from 30L capacity with trub run off and bottling spigots/taps fitted. I...
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    Improved Coopers Pale Ale Kit/can

    I believe pride of ringwood hops may be used in the Pale Ale cans, but if you like the taste of the bought variety, you will be dissapointed if you only use ringwood as it has a very low flavour and high bittering effect. Coopers will give no technical info regarding their cans, however, you...
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    Glass Carboys

    If you really have your mind set to use glass consider that unless it's scientific grade pyrex rated, you will eventually crack it pouring boiling wart over it. The demijons mentioned are wide based with a narrow neck and are used for making home made vino. You can get them in both 34 and 54...
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