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I've put down a ginger beer using the popular recipe off the forums (the name escapes me at the moment) All ginger, honey, brown sugar, lemons, limes, cinnamon, yeast nutrient... I pitched a pack of US05 and there was no action for close to 3 days. Temp was held steady at 22 degrees. The last...

I see a lot of great electric control panel enclosures over in the USA but I'm struggling to find a basic black metal box here to add a PID, timer and a couple of switches to. Does anyone have some links to Australian suppliers if they've been successful?

I ordered some yeast online and it usually arrives with overnight shipping. For whatever reason something went wrong with startrack and my yeast order took 7 days to get to Hobart from Melbourne. The yeast was posted with ice packs but obviously they melted over time. I've since put the yeast...

I made up a yeast starter on Saturday using some WLP001 that I'd washed and have had int he fridge since January (A long time I know). I oxygenated the wort prior to pitching the yeast and there was little to no activity and I'd all but given up on it. Yesterday while I was at work it came to...

How does everyone keep their hops thirst quenched? I usually head out of an afternoon and give them a spray with the hose but began thinking that there may be a more efficient way to keep them happy. Has anyone used drip-lines, sprayers successfully?

Hey guys, So I'm finally at the point where I need to make a call on an element for my system (Brew area in garage is taking shape and its time for electrician quotes). I have the 2200w KK and it just does the job, the boil gets very slow after a while. I'm thinking about the 5* 2400w as it...

I'm in the market for a chiller and spotted the Jaded Hydra while browsing the net. http://jadedbrewing.com/products/the-hydra I looked at having one shipped to Australia but it was going to cost about $350 all up. Does anyone know of someone making a similar product here? Overkill or awesome?

Hi guys, No matter what tweaks I make I seem to be continually falling short of my target gravity. It always seems to be by approx 10points. I checked that my hydrometer was calibrated and even purchased a ATC Refractometer (It was off ebay but calibrated with distilled water). Currently...

Hey guys, I'm about to brew my first Pilsner with a proper starter, temp controlled ferment and O2 aeration. I had a few vials of WLP800 in the fridge that I scored from my LHBS which were expired so I threw three of them into a 1.5litre starter on a stirplate. Usually I notice a bit of...

I know this topic has been raised in numerous posts but I'm yet to find the answer/solution. I have a 50L stainless keggle and I was using a 3 ring gas burner that struggled to provide a rolling boil (This was done outside as I don't trust myself in a garage full of dry timber). I've just...

So I have grabbed myself 23litres of juice from the supermarket (preservative free as mentioned in many threads on here). I also picked up a can of goulburn valley pear juice (it says its preservative free also). Will this be ok to add to get a bit more sweetness? My LHBS gave me some SN9...

Hi guys, I am pretty new to the whole home brew experience so please bare with me. I mixed up my first brew about 5 weeks ago (Little Creature Bright Ale) and I had some Saaz hop pellets left over. I have since stored them in the fridge wrapped in glad wrap and was wondering if they would be...