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Evening All, Here's a shot of my return brew after an 18 month break, Ross's Nelson Pale Ale. Only been in the bottle shy of 3 weeks and disappearing fast. Taste great to be back!

Great looking drop Tony, is that recipe on the stout database? Cheers, Mark

Good news! first 6hrs since I gave the tub a swirl and added the oil not too much change but some sweet aromas when I openned the fridge so there was some improvement, gave another gentle swirl after 24 hrs since oil addition/swirl and the krausen foamed up pushing out the airlock so thought it...

no problem will do

I'm convinced, drop of oil in, will let you know how it goes! Cheers

Thanks for your quick reply QldKev, OG was 1.044, now 1040, gave it a few good swirls and there was plenty of froth and gas giving off so hoping this might kick start something. Umm a bit apprehensive about the oil but will give it a try. Markvm

Hoping for some help / guidance in the next step with my slow to no fermentation start! After about a dozen successful AG brews, always using Wyeast smack packs either with or without starter. I am experiencing a slow to no start for a weissbier I brewed and put down on Wed night. While the...

Yes still in Mackay, the mills a mm3 with 1/2 drive shaft, prefer to move all as one for now

G'day I have for sale the main components of my AG brewing setup the gear has done 6x brews so still in very good condition. There are also about 6 brewing books included as well. I am looking for $500 ono as stuff has to go, and I would prefer to sell as a package at this stage. I will take...

Hey Sprung, For my 42l kettle I got a weldless fitting with a ball valve which from memory is about 1 1/2 to 2 inches from the base with a pick up tube on the inside resting on the bottom of the pot. Not sure if ideal and how some of the better brewers do it but seems to work fine for me, after...

Hi Bjorn, I have noted the same problem since I started brewing a couple of years ago, both in kits and now AG. I went straight to only using white sugar and now bulk priming. I had noted a definite lower carbing with side by side tallie tests. Cheers, Markvm

My two sons, one in his mid twenties and the other in his late twenties, were both bought up with a sip/taste of wine or beer from mum or dads glass. They both had their moments with underage binge drinking once or twice probably more from peer pressure than anything. Both of them these days...

All the best festive seasons wishes to all on the forum! Big thanks to the guys with the knowhow who have had the patience to answer all our newby questions throughout the year even though they have done it a dozen times before. My transition to AG brewing, (although only onto my third brew)...

Umm....been told to choose between her and the brewing, been a good old boiler, will miss her! :D

Gday Mitch, From my small amount of experience, I did a few lagers when I was paranoid about clarity, used finings and found I was getting wet cardboard oxidation flavours, even when only stirring in gently, left out the finings and no more problems, racking to secondary and cold conditioning...

Thanks for the tips Nath, hoping I can borrow another whole cutter from work as long as its not the one I will be returning! must be an easier way to do it, but filing from a smaller drill hole sounds the go if I cant get the whole cutter. Cheers, Mark

Thanks for the reply Beernorks, I have not tried this method but it sounds simpler than the culturing of new yeast I am doing, how do the results taste? and how often can you do it? might be worth a bit of an experiment, and comparison between the two. Have been reading a bit about guys...

Umm, your invited, best not tell anyone where we work!!!

Thanks for the reply Nath, Yep, I'm hooked and can't wait for the next one, mayby a late night Friday!!! I agree, the keg mod is definitley in the making, have seen a few ideas, will be able to do up to a 40l batched in the future I hope. Not looking forward to drilling another couple of holes...

After 1 1/2 years of kits and extracts finally did my first AG brew on Sunday, great fun and I think it went okay all up although not without a few stressful moments. Did a German Wheat beer straight out of the Brewing Classic Styles book, 50/50 wheat and pilsner, hallertauer, Wyeast 3068. Was a...