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So I went to a wedding and there was 2 brothers brewery draught on tap (served at the tables) I thought hmm light in colour but i tried it and i really enjoyed it for a summer beer. It was light in colour and malt profile, crisp/dry with a light hop finish. It was a great session beer and...

I have a 1099 yeast on the go and its the first time i have used it, the plan is a English Pale Ale for a change to my mainstream APA's. Now i use USALE1/2 99% of the time and this english strain seems to have formed clumps in the starter ( on a stir plate) Is this normal? I used it via a...

Hi brewers i have been trying to brew up a similar beer to LCPA and had some belters and some average ones. ( note i am using up the left over grains and as such mixed results) Anyway, my colour is spot on and with blind taste tests, mega drinkers cant taste the difference apart from "this is...

Fellow grain crushers i am at the point of throwing my mill as far as possible after 2 hours Fng about to get it to crush.... this has become more and more common of late. Basicly i use a Barley Crusher and it was a dream when i bought it. These days it hardly grips the grain, and its really...

Here is some info and pic's of my 100Lt conical fermenter to help anyone else wanting to do something similar. Credit goes to this forum and its members as i did not come up with the idea or really innovate anything. The fermenter is from Rota Moulding in WA Australia. I paid $312 delivered to...

Hi brewers i know burner V burner has been covered to death ( i just looked through all the pages) however what i want to ask is ... What Mongolian NG burner should i get for 70-100Lt batch sizes? I am tending towards the 23 jet over the 32, so i can drive it harder and less soot, but will this...

ok so the time is coming.... the dreaded 30th. I dont want a fuss but i would like to have a home brew to share with some friends and maybe age some and have a few stubbies each year. I was thinking of brewing a b-day ale. something like a coopers vintage ale,/ JS amber ale or the likes. I have...

I have a mate who is in sweet sweet love with this fine beer. I said i might try and brew it ( similar in style) if i find the time. A search on the board and google have some hints but i am still not sure i gather its the Wyeast 3068 as the best yeast the hops seem to be something like...

Brewers i am looking for some information on salts and when best to add them I have done a search but not found the info and most of my beer books dont cover what i am looking for. I understand the salts and how they effect flav. and the profile of a beer and ph etc however i would like to...

Hi brewers, I just got a PM message from a user with no posts, only one profile view (me) claming to be a Admin yet not listed the PM was ( from AdminGirLX) Dear, Gout! A virus alert was noticed on your computer. We highly recommend you to check your computer and perform online virus check...

Brewers, i brew 50Lt batches - strange number now i think of it. 25Lt in each fermenter and then i keg x2 + 1/2 keg and some bottles for storage. Any way i did a US pale ale - keg 1 was great, but keg 2 seems to lack any of the hop aroma/flav. I split my yeast starter between the 2 fermenters...

I have a plastic conical (100Lt) and i need to add two taps before i can brew with it. I was thinking of tapping a 1/2" BSP and then adding a Hex Nipple thread, and the tap to this. secondly i thought of using stainless bulkhead, but i dont know how i would be able to hold the inner nut to...

Strange but true - i think i want to try brew a light beer. I decided to cut my drinking right back this year, and was thinking a light beer would be nice for the hot days after work - without the struggle to get up the following morning. Does anyone have some advice on how to get some flavour...

brewers, today i got the chance to brew with my improved brew rig and nice stainless QD fittings - oh it was so much better than days of old worm drive clamps. Anyway i made a CFC many years ago, and its worked well for a long time however today i am sick of its little leaks and issues, its...

Finally i was able to upgrade the brew stand today (brew stand 1.5) most of the fittings are now SS however i have copper pipe as my herms and CF-chiller. Now the CFC was made say 5 years ago. ( i had not used it for 4years as i was away with work) Whats the best way to clean out copper (which...

Brewers, I am building my control box for the brewery. Currently i have a water tight polynova box and i plan to have the switch gear and PID on the cover. I am looking for some rocker switches with the rubber covers over them so if a splash was to hit the cover it would be safe. I would also...

I currently use the garden hose to fill my HLT with cold water then wait while it heats to strike temps, however the last brew i forgot to fill my HLT for a sparge - so i used hot water from the hot watr tap into the HLT to hit its temps. The brew worked out fine. I am thinking if its ok, i...

I know this is an open question, however I used to have a lot of yeasts (too many) and i moved to the UK. I gave the slants to my mum and said can you keep these in a fridge, so she did....... a fridge that was turned off! hence on my return 4 years later i had no yeasts D'oh ( to be fair they...

Hi brewers, i have a very large fridge i bought just to brew (100Lt brews or less in). Its rather new and seems to work well in a normal state, however with such a large thermal mass it seems to leave the compressor on for longer than i think is kind. also the rear of the fridge is...

I bought a 100Lt plastic conical after seeing the posts by asher. Ashers post 16 pics I have been lazy and not set mine up yet, however as i can not tap a hole say 1/2" bsp female, for a stainless tap i was thinking of using the weldless fittings. Is this viable? then a stainless tap on the...