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No time to brew - :angry: Goods are in Canberra Kegerator - 2 taps on top 2 years old with regulator Large Ferm fridge (2 barrels) hot/cold temp control plus additional just hot or cold controller 4 corny kegs in perfect order Large CO2 bottle with regulator 4 ferm barrels plus bits and pieces...

Hey Pete, I have my first crop of Goldings - when you dry hop yours do you dry them at all or straight from the bines to the barrel? Cheers

Thanks thirsty - a towel sounds the go - probably just poor brewing first time up I guess. I had been reading Beer and Brewer from Spring 09 and it didn't differentiate in it's use of the term light.

It could be a bad case of Kit twang as it is kinda metallic and Bad Homebrewy - It was a BCraft Czech Pils and a Blue mountain lager padded out with LLME and both had a total of 30 gms of C-SAAZ. I just wanted to see if I can rule out light before I put 2 batches (stout and bitter) down tonite...

I have been reading an article on lightstrike from Beer and Brewer from last year. They don't seem to quote different types of light (Sunlight versus artificial lighting) and it's effect on beer. I currently use a 60 watt globe to heat my ferm fridge and it places a light source a few inches...

Bum, You could be right I guess - they were a brewcraft Pilsener with BE #62 and some dex with C Saaz and a Morgans lager with a tin of light liquid extract and C Saaz. Any way of avoiding this other than pure extract or AG?

It tastes kind of Chemically - I was using IOSAN as my sanitiser but I doubt that it is the cause. Could it be light strike in the fermenter? I am using a light globe as my heat source in the ferm fridge? I will see how it goes after a week in secondary at 12 degrees.

Newbie question however, what does Diacetyl taste like. I moved my first lager and plisener form primary to secondary last night and it tasted liked very bad homebrew. Am hoping that a D-rest will recover it before I go back down to 3 for gelatine before kegging.

Just a quickie about racking - I have had my first brews (Lager and a Pilsener) in Primary for 2 weeks and was going to "rack" them to secondary. Is it just a case of pouring them through hosing into the 2nd fermenter whilst avoiding splashing/oxygenation. What is racking on to gelatine? I...

BUMP - anyone?

Thanks for reviving the post guys - I am very keen to do an oatmeal stout for my next brew - does anyone have a tried and tested OS recipe for Extract or Partial?

Thanks guys - I am struggling to get the spindle body moving - I am not much of a handyman - what tool would you suggest to remove/replace this without damaging it.

BUMP. Anyone got a tip for disassembling a pluto gun?

Old post here - does anyone know how to get a pluto apart - I can't get into the internals. One of my 2 plutos just sprays everywhere when I use it. Cheers

Thanks guys - just hope the one pack of S23 will suffice in teh Pilsener. I will start the yeast for 20 mins at 25.

Should I lob the brewcraft packet pilsener pack in as well? The Morgans can just says temp between 22-30??

Have been caught short on my first brew day. I used my pack of S23 on a Pilsener but forgot a 2nd pack for my Morgans Lager. I am wanting to ferment at 12 Degrees - Does anyone know if the Morgan's packet yeast can go as low as 12 degrees? (should I also throw my Brewcraft Czech Pilsener pack...

Thanks Razz - its only a 60 x 60 freezer - the Minister for War and Finance will kill me if I tell her that the $80 2nd hand freezer is not fit for purpose.

I have just bought a 2nd hand chest freezer and can't get 1 corny in next to the hump. :angry: Does anyone know if adding a 20 cm collar would be too high? If I can add a collar that high I will fit 4 kegs in OK.