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Parallel or tapered thread?

That's probably your problem right there. Heat belts aren't designed to transfer heat to air, the surface area-to-heat ratio is too low. They are only supposed to be used wrapped around something like a fermenter, which will absord the heat much more quickly.

Camlocks (male or female, whatever suits your setup) https://kegland.com.au/products/1-2-inch-type-f-camlock-male-cam-x-male-bspt-thread https://kegland.com.au/products/1-2-inch-type-b-camlock-female-cam-x-male-bspt-thread Adaptor...

Hydrometer is better for QC purposes, because you need to taste the brew to check its progress ;).

I must be the odd one out. I've NEVER broken a hydrometer (have broken a thermometer though). Instead, I break the tubes they come in. They get squashed or burnt/melted or whatever. I've got about 8-9 of the standard saccharometer type (plus an alcoholometer), but none of the original tubes.

@KegLand-com-au I think this is the link you meant to post ;). https://www.kegland.com.au/products/the-kegland-carbonation-chart-sticker And here is a direct link to the PDF mentioned above. https://www.kegland.com.au/cdn/shop/files/KegLand_Carbonation_Chart.pdf

In all my time brewing I've never heard any complaints about Micromatic regulators. https://www.micro-matic.com/en/products/beverage-dispense-equipment/regulators

I caught up with a mate today who had a question for me, which I couldn't answer. Because I home brew I apparently know everything about temperature control 🤨, so here goes. He's been given some second hand stuff, including a temperature controller of unknown make and model. It does have a...

I was going past earlier and noticed the sign. Checked their website, and sure enough:

By the time you get a set of scales of any size useful for home brewing (as you note, grain takes up a lot of space), they will weigh plenty of grain for most brewers needs. So just grab a big set and be done with it. But don't try to get one set of scales that does everything. Get a set of...

Never condemn a beer without a taste test, but there's a fair chance it'll be undrinkable swill. :BTDT:

You know the stack of 4 drawers in the kitchen Each one 18-20cm high (though these days the fascia is that height, but the drawer inside is often only 8-10cm high :rolleyes:). Cutlery Utensils (always cluttered) Varies (could be rolls of gladwrap/foil/baking paper; could be shopping bags...

** This post is purely speculation on my part ** I'd guess that the emergence of the two Ks and their price war has cut into G&G's profit margin significantly. So while the business remains profitable, the tight margins mean that it's difficult/impossible to obtain a business loan (at least on...

And the tendency of some brewers to brew increasingly wild and wacky brews. I'll try most brews once, but if I'm buying something to take to a BBQ it'll be a simple beer done well. Not strange grains infused with something exotic and fermented with a weird yeast.

Couldn't you just put a blast of CO2 through the stone after oxygenating? Surely that would mean it holds CO2 rather than oxygen (if it holds anything -- I have NFI). Can't help with the rest of the questions.

If you want some to tide you over until you have a chance to DIY, these guys do a nice black pudding (so I'm told -- I don't mind it, but it's also the only black pudding I've tried). https://www.pacdon.com.au/our-produce.html List of stockists. https://www.pacdon.com.au/stockists.html They...

Try these guys. https://www.richmondau.com/castors/ 99.9% chance they'll have something to fit.

Several years ago there was a proposal to equalise the alcohol excise between different types of beverages, to eliminate the non-spirit based alcopops that sprang up in the wake of the alcopop tax. The loudest screaming came from the wine industry.

My only experience was due to stupidity. Did a stovetop BIAB at a mate's place, boiling away but volume wouldn't reduce. Eventually noticed condensation running down the wall some distance away 💡. Opened a couple of windows and suddenly the volume started reducing. The beer wasn't very good...