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This has sort of been touched on in other threads, but it mainly seemed to be inconclusive. When having a selection of beers (or a tasting paddle etc) is there a specific order you are supposed to follow? IE, relating to the colour, IBU's, alc % or anything like that? I had a tasting paddle at...

Most recent email from Niko hops talks about this new variety: We are also pleased and excited to announce the availability of the hop variety Polaris. This is a "brand new high alpha hop with strong, pleasant, fruity, refreshing, Gletschereisbonbon (glacier-like) notes". We've also been given...

So, just browsing Niko, hops direct etc and found another store- freshhops.com They do international orders, have all hops varieties i want and look ok. Prices are a little higher than other places, but not enough to make a significant difference. Anyone had any experience with them in the...

Apparently Niko has released 2011 Simcoe, Citra and Amarillo. Anyone getting any? Apparently, due to short supply, they are only being sold in 2oz amounts, which isnt really worth it IMO (though i can understand why they do it)... But it'll be devastating to miss out on 2011 hops...

Quick question- done a lot of searching and reading but haven't found an answer. I've malted my own grain and dried it, now i'm ready to kiln. Just want to know, how hot and how long for pale base malt? i was thinking maybe 2hrs at about 100 degrees celcius. Anyone have ideas? Cheers

This probably has a very obviously answer. I understand the process behind decoctions, but have 1 question. Obviously mash temps are important- liquor temp when 'steeping' grains is also important- too hot and you extract astringency etc. So how does the decoction work then? Sure the same...

Brewed a couple of lagers the other day. I impulsively threw a handful of Sorachi Ace into the cube (no chill) with the second one- now i'm wishing i hadn't. I brewed a Smash with sorachi a while back and it was pretty feral- tasted like off marmalade. Anyhow, now i'm thinking of adding a...

Does anyone know if there are any wild hops in south australia? I read about a hop farm in Lobethal, and apparently there are still some un-cultivated hops growing in the area. Anyone care to confirm or deny this? And have there ever been any other significant hop plantations in the state? Just...

Hi there, Quick question- has anyone brewed the Coopers ginger beer recently? Any idea of FG if made up according to instructions? I havent done many kits, so not sure where they usually finish. SG was 1.030, now at 1.010. Is it likely to finish soon, or will it continue down to 1.005 or...

Ok, today i went in search of a burner. Went to BCF as per the other thread on here, but they had sold out of the mega burners or whatever they were. Headed down to Giganis, and they had italian spiral burners pretty cheap. No reg attached, but there were 2 types of regs hanging up nearby- as...

I'm going on holidays in a few weeks, and i plan to take a small haul of beers with me- preferably ones i haven't tried. I thought i'd order through Adelaide Bier shop online, then pick up. But it seems that almost all of their beer is "out of stock". Anyone else found this? Stef

Hi, Recently got my first few rhizomes (thanks to a fellow AHB'er :beer: ) and would love a noble variety to add to the garden. Happy to swap for some brews and/or pay. PM me if you might be able to help out. Thanks heaps, Stef

I've got 150g of Simcoe i want to use up (not all at once...) I've never brewed with it before, or knowingly tasted it. Anyone like to share any hops that it goes well with? And any other hints (ie, dont dry hop with it etc)? I've got a reasonable stockpile of american hops, so should be able to...

So, my wife's friends dad is the CFO of Coopers. She went to their house tonight and took a bottle of my Belgian Dubbel around to him. She called before to say he loves it, and has given her his business card so i can contact him... No biggy.

I'm thinking of using the french press method of adding some hop flavour/aroma, rather than dry hopping. Couple of questions- Does it work ok with pellets, or only with flowers? (i imagine it might get a bit messy with pellets?) How much water should i add to the press? (planning to use about...

Anyone in Adelaide bought stuff from craftbrewer recently? I just want to get an idea of how long it will take to get here. Bought a few small packs of hops, 1 dry yeast and a short length of hose... I paid on sunday night, hoping that the stuff would be here in time to brew on the weekend, but...

I have a lamp in my ferment fridge attached to tempmate for my heat supply. I know some people protect their fermenters with towels etc to avoid lightstrike- i was thinking of putting some tinfoil or something over the lamp. Just wanted to see how others do it, as i dont want to start a fire...

I've got a cider that is 50% apple and 50% pear (store bought juice). Fermenting with SN9 wine yeast- started off at 16 but have ramped up a couple of degrees. It started at 1.050 and is now down to 1.020 after 9 days. Usually i'd say its stalled and do the usuals to get it going again, but is...

Firstly, i apologise if this has already been covered. I assume it has been, but i couldnt find anything in the search... I am just curious to see if anyone knows where i might be able to get custom printed crown caps, or if people have found that they are too expensive to be worth while. I...

I'm trying an experiment when i have some free bottles. My folks have chestnut trees at their farm- today i picked half a sack while i was there. Planning on gently oven roasting them, then smashing them, then BIABing with the resulting crushed nuts. Thought i might go with a few kgs of nuts...