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I am intrigued with your setup there - it appeals to my Frankenstein's laboratory mentality. Is there anymore information for that (or something similar)? Any keyword(s) you can give me for a google? I must admit, as I have been bottling my beer, it has struck me that it should be possible to...

Blimey! That IS minimalist. I wouldn't mind having a crack at that even if I do eventually go the whole hog. Would something like this do the job? Or is it necessary to get something with a pressure rating...

Hi guys, A little while ago I bought a 6 kg CO2 cylinder ostensibly to make soda water, however it's a bit of overkill if I just use it for that and I can have a Cornelius keg for Christmas if I want, and it would be good if I could get it up and running to have a play with, with that in mind I...

Thanks for all that info guys!

Thanks guys

Hi all, This may well be worth a go for me to see "if I like it", can some one with experience tell me how crucial is the pressure relief valve? (They say some don't have one) - most videos I have seen make seem to make use of the pressure relief valve - any opinions? PS they do say "ring pull"...

Hi all, I realise this is an old thread, but I am considering making a return to home brewing. I gave up because I couldn't find a recipe close to my favourite session beer Resch's Draught (yes I like craft beers too but not for session beers, too sweet, too malty, too hoppy, etc etc fine in...

Go to the doc, get a prescription for allopurinol - problem solved. You, like I, have a genetic disposition to metabolic arthritis, it's not our fault so why should we be denied the fruits of our labours?

one serious problem... they're..... a wee bit... more-ish... :chug: Yes, will keep at least half of the batch for 2-3 months if only to see how much difference it makes (so MUST get more on) Hops - yeah must do some more research on this - I am sure I have palate that enjoys some bitterness...

Well I'll be damned - not the best beer I've ever tasted, a bit sweet for my palate, doesn't hold a head all that well - but yes - quite drinkable. I'm happy enough for my first try in the modern age. ...and presumably it will improve with another few weeks in the bottle. Thanks for all the...

hey hey hey - one hour from test time (does 2 weeks always seem this long?) :-)

No, I was thinking that the infection occurred in the fermenter causing the yeast to die. Anyway if it has there is nothing to be done about it now, I will let it stand for 2 weeks and see how it goes (maybe do a quick open of one after a week). I must admit feeling the bottle (good tip BTW)...

All good info, thanks all. It certainly seems I should concentrate on temperature control. Currently I have the bottles standing in some water in an old boiler, and some that wouldn't fit in an eski. I have 5 1.25L PET bottles with water in them in my freezer compartment to rotate when...

I am a glass man myself, but since I didn't have any on hand, and that I always pour into a glass anyway, I thought I'd give the PET bottles a go. Worst part is I always buy long necks (Resch's Pilsner) for home drinking so could have had as many of those as I needed had I had the foresight -...

All bottled now. Now I have to decide whether to start another batch immediately and buy another 30 bottles or wait 2 weeks to see how this one turned out and reuse those bottles if it is undrinkable.

Thanks for the welcome guys. I still can't make up my mind if the brew is "off" or just not very good so I have decided to go ahead with bottling it to see if it improves with time. At least it will give me some experience with the process. It has been at 1.008 for 3 days now so I reckon...

Good, that makes sense. Actually I should have said that the yeast I used didn't come with the can - it was another item that was missing. The yeast I used was the brewers yeast you can buy there at K-Mart.

LOL - in a way it's funny, right now I wave a couple of wet towels on the barrel on that I have a small bucket of water with a piece of cloth dangling from the water to the towel - thus keeping the towel wet - I have a fan blowing on all that. The towel does dry out - hence the water feed - so...

That's what I intuitively thought as well, and there lies the rub, it's the same problem I have with "cellaring" my wine - I have had so little luck with doing that that I no longer try, I just drink them before they can go off. It can be nudging 40C here during the day, we get a southerly and...

...sounds like I have it spot on then ;-) Thanks for all (and fast) help chaps it is much appreciated. Sorry for the long windedness of the initial post, it's just that I am a member of many forums and I feel that there is nothing worse than when someone comes on and says "I made this and it...