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After almost five years using a Pluto gun to dispense my kegs I got a couple of picnic taps to use on a portable party system. I wanted to get the line length sorted with these to balance the party system and after a few test pours I am about to give the pluto gun away. They seem to have a...

I have a fast ferment test of a munich helles which was done in about 3 days and has dropped bright soon after using wyeast 2308 - munich helles. I am wondering if anyone has used it in hop forward beers like APA or IPA? If so I would be keen to hear impressions on how much hop character was in...

So far have tried Moo Brew range. I got a huge orange zest flavour in rhe pale which I really liked and would be keen to know what hops they use. Favorite for me was their dark ale. With some mint chocolate after dinner I was a happt camper. Also had Van Diemens Amber which was oldish and...

I have access to fresh figs and so made a brown sugar glaze / reduction. I am thinking of using this in a secondary of a Dubble or BDSA but not sure how much to use for a 20ltr batch. I have made about .75kg of a fairly liquid mix which has 150gm of brown sugar. Anyone out there have...

Vaguely brew related but I hope there are some sparkies out there in AHB land that can give me some suggestions. I notice that the kegerator compressor kicking in is causing my grey water system to go through it's start up routine (this is set so that when power if first applied to the grey...

Haven't welded since high school, so not a pretty job, but it held up to 90 minute boil on a test batch of doppelbock. Gets me out of the kitchen and uses a new mongolian burner set for natural gas. Worked a treat. Just need to work out how to mount the burner and also to build a frame to...

Up for sale is a turnkey pilot brewhouse and stainless steel conical fermenter in a custome built cool-room Brewhouse is a 3 vessel system set over two levels driven by a March pump. Kettle: 140ltr capacity with stainless pick-up tube and stainless mesh hot break / hop filter. Sight glass...

All, The reference below documents a small scale experiment that compared various methods of introducing oxygen into the wort prior to fermentation. It doesn't discuss the impact of that on the beer quality, rather makes the assumption at the start of the paper, that oxygen at the early stage...

In my search for some information on some US hops that I didn't know much about, I came across this PDF. It has variety specific data for US grown hops, including typical oil / acid information. Hope it helps Cheers HGA - Variety Manual

Well it has been a while since i bought LC Pale Ale in bottles but i did just that the other day and while sipping it from a glass i had a strange moment where the lingering flavour reminded me of some local commercial lagers. That got me wondering whether some POR had crept ibto the brew...

I have the following malt bill 50ltr batch 11.2kg pale 2.2kg munich I 0.75kg wheat 0.55kg victory mashed around 66oC looking for 1.068 or there abouts OG. and am thinking challenger / ekg to 30IBu simcoe / columbus in 50/50 ratio to around 30 ibu in three steps (15 / 10 & 5 mins) to...

Brewer's speech at the start of a tasting night at his brewery in the US (Cricket Hill Brewery).

Some folks have probably worked this out for themselves, but while putting together a kits and bits recipe with some Coopers Real Ale, I came across this helpful link in a US forum that converts the IBUs for each Coopers can into a useable bittering number for recipe formulation. Hope that...

Little Creatures has used wet-hops from Tasmania in the whirlpool to create their "Fresh Hop" Pale Ale, using the conventional Pale ALe as the basis for the beer. I was all set to get blown away by this, but was completely underwhelmed. According to the chalk board, they added 100kg of...

So I attempted my first decoction mash (enhanced double as per Kaiser instructions) and ended up with a greater volume of lower gravity (forgot to change my settings for my older / ghetto system). Now I am at 1.045 and was aiming for a Marzen (around 1.055 was the goal) and was contemplating...

Anyone with a burner and stand suitable for 50+ Ltr batches that is surplus to needs? Cheers

As the topic suggests, looking for a used portable immersion heater. Cheers

I have a plan for a American double IPA and would like some thoughts from people who have familiarity with large late hopping on trying to "balance" this beer. I am going for a "less is more" approach to the grain bill as I don't much fancy overly caramely / sweet IPA's. I have worked around...

Looking for a decent used font (flooded would be a bonus) to install on the new bar. Looking for at least 4 tap capacity. Cheers :icon_chickcheers:

With new arrival due soon, and home renovations demanding more time, I am planning a large batch of session ale to see me through the coming months. It is a english best / premium bitter. 94% M.O (Barids) 3.75% Brown Sugar 2.25% Home made Heritage Crystal (using Barids M.O.) OG:1.042 Mash...