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I bought one second hand for a good price so I'm happy to put up with the 'cons' this design seems to have. In saying this, I haven't been able to figure out the temp controller. The fridge works it's just my settings with the compressor kicking in at different times but it can get warm at...

Hi guys. I always use other people's recipes therefore I am hopeless at designing my own. I have some hop pellet dregs that I am getting rid of so doing a brew as we speak (or read) to get rid of the leftovers. I want to get something close to an IPA. I love a good hoppy IPA! I am currently...

Hey guys. I searched through to find any hop rhizomes for sale but couldn't find any current. Can anyone point me in the right direction or tell me what hops they can sell me? Or more importantly, is it too late to plant a rhizome? I just moved into a new house and have the perfect spot for a...

I often enjoy a good sip of Port of a night. My favourite Ports are the barrel aged Tawney ports which are obviously more expensive. The barrel ageing makes them nice and balanced and not too sweet. I have had my fair share of cheap ports too. The last I tried was an extremely cheap Aldi brand...

So I got probably half a handfull of rice hulls into my boil (90 min boil). Can anyone tell me if this will produce any off flavours?

I have all the bits and pieces to start building a Keezer from a chest freezer. The keezer will be spray painted mat black and I intend on staining a nice bit of timber for the collar with 4 taps. Can anyone recommend a specific kind of timber that would look good stained?

The Little Prince bar in Globe Lane Wollongong has Chimay white on tap at the moment. I doubt it will last long so if your in Wollongong, be sure to grab one or two.

I haven't had a lot of experience with re-using yeast but have done so quite a few times with great success...... Up until now. A while back I brewed an AG ESB and pitched with a Wyeast smack pack of London ESB. It turned out to be one of the nicest beers I've brewed. I brewed another ESB with...

Hey guys. For those who do not use the untappd application for iphone and android devices I highly recommend it. For those not familiar with it, it is basically a social network for beer geeks. You check into beers, places, add photos, rate beers, share/toast with friends etc. I find that it...

I am currently brewing a dark lager. In the past, I have chilled some of my wort in an erlinmeyer flask to be used as a starter. My yeast starter gets busy for a couple of days whilst my wort chills in the cube (No Chill method). The Mr Malty calculator has recommended a larger starter than...

Just thought I'd mention that the Illawarra Brewing Co. have a Growler filling station now and are doing Growler fills from their Brewery Door. At the moment, it's $10 to buy a 2L Growler or you can BYO Growler. Fills cost $15 or they have a Belgian Dubbel at the moment for $20. They are at...

Just wondering how you guys out there store your empty kegs when not using them. I know that some give them a good clean, dry out completely and store. Some clean, sanitise, leave a bit of sanitiser in the bottom and pressurise. Some clean, sanitise, dry, pressurise. What's the best method?

I am quite a fan of dark cervezas/lagers etc. Two of my favourite beers in this style are the Mexicali dark and Negra Modello. Negra Modello is descibed as a Vienna Lager. Does anyone have any recipes or ideas for a kit version of anything similar to these? Maybe a twocan or a partial mash...

My Local Homebrew shop told me that Pink Stain Remover cleans and sanitizes at the same time. In other words, if I use this to clean my kegs etc there is no need to sanitize. Can anyone tell me with confidence if this is the case? I'm reluctant to leave out the sanitizing stage as a lot of...

I NEED HELP! I have tried a search but no answers jumped out at me. All of a sudden, I have a leak in my pin lock cornelius keg co2 in. As you can see in the photo, it's leaking from the thread where the pin lock attaches to the keg. I haven't touched it and just started leaking all of a...

My local Home brew stores aren't that cheap when it comes to buying grain where I live. Therefore for the past year or so I have been ordering my grain, hops, yeast etc online. In the past I have ordered from Central Coast Homebrew (Amber Nectar Brewing, although I'm not sure of they're still...

I tried a search but wasn't getting much help from the search tab and no RecipeDB available at the moment. I'm after any ideas on a new Mead or Melomel recipe. I have tried the JAO Mead recipe which I am a fan of however my wife isn't a fan of the spices and would rather something with a little...

Since I was kindly given a couple of 5 litre demijohns from a mate, I have been experimenting with recipes I would never have even thought of attempting in the past, i.e Meads etc. I have brewed Apple Ciders before using both purchased apple juice and freshly juiced apples. I want to...

Just got back from my Local BWS with a couple of bottles of Gage Roads Pumpkin Ale. I had a mate that tried it and said it was only just ok. Apparently it lacks in the spicy notes (nutmeg, cinnamon etc) that Pumpkin Ales are renowned for. I plan on cracking a bottle later this arvo but...

I plan on doing a Bavarian Wit style beer with the following ingredients I have: 1.7kg can Mangrove Jack Bavarian Wheat 1kg brew enhancer 200g cracked wheat grain 28g Coriander seeds 250g orange marmalade Saaz hop pellets I will be steeping the grain for 45 min to an hour. My question is how...