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So, lots of people buy the Turkey Fryer setups, with the Turkey Burners from camping stores, perhaps to do BIAB, or other beer related things... These days they're sold as Crab Cooker pots, etc I'm planning on deep frying a 5-6KG turkey this christmas eve, like the yanks do, but if I use my...

We've all done it right? http://m.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/carlsberg-recalls-staropramen-beer/story-fn3dxix6-1227529530196

Got my regular spam email from ozfarmer today, had this beauty in it Now, I prefer 2-piece airlocks to 3 or 1 piece. Easier to break the seal. But a hand-blown glass airlock tickles my bling bling. http://ozfarmer.com/fermenting-airlock-handblown-glass-2-chamber-home-brew

So, I moved my burner, and adjusted its height to match my brand new cube... After mashing, I started the boil... was going nicely until I noticed a strange smell. Doh. Forgot to move the cube! Poor thing never even saw a single batch :(

G'day Brewers, You might know the Maxi-Pail/Handy-Pail type products you can buy at Bunnings/Supercheap etc I've found they have a million and one uses around the brewery, and they are polypropylene and food grade. Personally, I now use them for grain storage. One sack will split perfectly...

For reasons*, I have a Perlick 575SS that I wanted to "downgrade" to a 525SS. I had heard that it would probably just require swapping the Lever in the 575 for a 525's lever ie Part #7 for Part #6 Anyway, My 575 started dripping the other day, so since it was time to service it (approx 4...

So, I was about to put down a mangrove jack's cider... Rehydrating is a good thing to do with MJ yeast, so I had a flask filled with PBW As I very carefully pulled the hydro out of the flask of PBW, it went *tink* and all this black sand started pouring every where... Shit. I'm guessing...

Interesting read from the perspective of a 1930s hop farmer http://kaser.com/BlogicallyYours/2012/07/20/not-innocent-ervin-and-life-on-the-farm-part-1/

So, I built this a few years ago now, but I'm working on an upgrade for Australia day, so figured I'd start by posting the build pictures :) Enjoy -- I decided to make a three font setup for my sister's engagement party. The idea was to try and get a bit of a pub feel in a smallish unit. I...

60L Fermenter with Blowoff, heatbelt+fridge etc 98L Pot w Italian Burner on MP Adjustable Reg 50L Dunk Sparge Pot on 2 ring burner 4 17L cubes I cube about up to 68L of wort, and 60L goes into the fermenter (leaving behind cold break etc). I get 3L of trub which allows me to fill 3 kegs...

So, I want to take a few friends/family to a nice Craft Beer establishment, you know, like the Local Taphouse, or Harts Pub... But as so many people are from the Mountains or Western Sydney, I was hoping that there was actually somewhere that wasn't inner city :) Any ideas?

G'day I've decided to arrange a grain bulk buy (again!) with the assistance of Pat (again!) at Absolute Homebrew in St Marys, and I've approved this with Dane :) PICKUP: Absolute Homebrew, St Marys, NSW ORDERS CLOSE: After we fill a 36 sack order. This is a Bulk Buy for Cryer Malts (Barret...

So, my Techniice 100L arrived the other day :) Has a nice 1" BSP (I think) bung hole, well, its 32mm in diameter at least The funny thing is the base is slightly concave... around the edges at least, this presents a bit of a channel. I had drawn up lots of nice diagrams with cross-sections...

I'm planning to get a techniice esky set (camping and other reasons) and I want to go 3V. I've been quite successfully knocking out 65L with BIAB and my 98 and 50L pots, but am getting sick of the dicking about with the bag and sparging I'd like to grow my brewing, so I plan a gravity 3V, then...

Was trawling through some braumeister youtube videos and found this http://www.picobier.de 50 and 200L versions. Has separate hlt, mash/kettle and lauter tuns, with mash stirrer, grants, etc... 19900-29900€ dang. Neat video http://www.picobier.de/deu/film.php Like a miniature german brew...

Anyone know where to get stainless barbed elbows to suit 8mm ID beer line in Australia? Already checked with Andale, and they can get them, but not just 2. Alternatively, I'll need to order from Chi or someone else and pay the freight... so to speak :) Thanks

Australia's largest locally-owned brewer, Coopers Brewery, has burst into the American home brew market after buying the largest home brew brand in the United States, Mr Beer, in a move that could consolidate Coopers at the top of the global home brew market...

I'd like to replace the male barb nipple thing on my tesuco reg with a john guest fitting Does anyone know which one to get? I figure its something like this http://www.craftbrewer.com.au/shop/details.asp?PID=748 But don't know :-\ Thanks

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/lifes...o-1226292252996 (subscription required?) Goldings is a great name for a brewer/hop grower ;) Goes into quite a bit of detail, even mentioning specific grains and relative IBU levels "KAREN and David Golding discovered the Red Hill region...

Just an FYI, Willow 20L water Jerry's are currently $19.10 at SuperCheap Auto Penrith 25L Jerry's are $21.95