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Back to brewing after a bit of a rest and my first batch back I dabbled in a "little" cube hopping but didn't calculate for the increased bitterness. I ended up with the following OG 1.041, FG 1.005, 74 IBU, BU:GU 1.8. Obviously I was shooting for bitter, but not this much. I thought this was...

Hello brewers, I've got myself a commercial stainless paddle which I'm going to use both in my mash and kettle. I want to mark it so I can tell the volume of liquor I've got in the kettle. What is the best way to permanently mark the the handle of these paddles? thanks, Scott

Well I planned to get two brews in today and I was going to sparge quicker than I normally do to get it over with sooner than I normally would. I started about 11 am and I am still going on the first, 15 mins left of the boil. What went wrong? Stuck sparge, 14 kg worth of it. Disregarding...

What are your experiences with dry Windsor yeast? What flavour profile does it deliver at different temperatures? Is it better to ferment at 17C or 21C? Thanks in advance, Scott

I had a copy of the beeriodic style table at some stage. I thought I might have got it from AHB, but I can't find it anywhere. Has anyone got a copy? thanks, Scott

I currently use a BOC 6000 side lay CO2 regulator for my kegs. The high pressure guage is marked out to 30,000 kPa. The low pressure guage is marked in litres per minute up to 50. I've been guessing when carbonating. I am thinking about using this regulator for argoshield and buying a new CO2...

What is the easiest way to replace the o-ring on a corny poppet? thanks, Scott

Would someone be kind enough to tell me the diameter of the 23 litre carboys? thanks, Scott

I'm considering buying a small relatively cheap MIG welder through ebay. I'm looking for tips and things to look out for. I've never welded and I know next to nothing about the kit. I'm confident I'll be able to pick up the skill without too much trouble. This is prompted by a brew stand...

I got a bit keen setting the temperature down on my keg fridge and froze some beer. I should put a fan in that fridge. Anyway, one of the beers has suffered. I had a deliciously hoppy pale ale and both the hop aroma and flavour have disappeared after the recovery. It foamed up a lot whilst...

Can anyone tell me where I can buy a small amount (<1L) of food grade lactic acid? I want to cheat on a berliner weiss. thanks. Scott

I find the following to be fairly consistant. A hoppy beer, in the keg, is really hoppy to start with. After a few weeks it is far more maltier. Still very nice but very different. The same batch but in the bottle after a few weeks is very hoppy. Perhaps similar to day 3 for the keg, although...

Well I've just prepared a keg to take a nice Wit from the fermenter and I kicked off Beersmith to see what number cube holds the other half of the batch so I can reuse the yeast. Whatya know it throws up an error dialog "BeerSmith Brewing Program has encountered a problem and needs to close."...

This is a note for Illawarra Brewers Union members and non-members who live in the area and are interested in joining us. AHB have been kind enough to provide a subforum here for our use. We're going to retire the iphorum and old Yahoo group. To access this forum you need to register. Please...

I persisted with ringing Dave Callum on JJJ tonight (about 5 minutes ago). I managed to have 2 - 3 minute converation on air before being cut-off. Anyway I egged him on to play some country. I was pushing for Glen Cambell and John Denver. After the next caller he played "The Gambler". I reckon...

Hi brewers, I started using coloured pH test strips (5.2 - 6.8) to measure the mash pH for the last few brews. I'm not really sure what I'm doing and I'd like some advice. I take a drop of liquid from the mash tun and drop it onto the middle of the strip. I find that immediately the center...

I would like to organise a bulk buy for iodophor in the new year if others are interested? Does anyone know of a supplier of iodophor that hasn't had other things added to keep cows tits supple? regards Scott

Can anyone write about the similarities and differences between JW amber and melanoidin malt? In my opinion the amber makes for a sweet, slightly toffee flavour, very nice for the right type of beer. I haven't used enough of melanoidin to get a really good idea. Are these malts similar at all...

In this post http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/inde...st&p=169334 Newguy talks about dry hopping stubbies of Coors. This sounds like an interesting and useful thing to do. Does anyone have any suggestions for a commercial beer that is neutral and easily available in Australia that would...

Hello, I've been experiencing efficiency differences of up to 10% where the only significant variables between brews has been the water profile (addition of gypsum & epsom salts). I'm speculating that it's a pH problem. I haven't tested it yet but I've got some test strips in the mail (cheers...