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Hi all, I'm doing some research into a Brewery which operated in my home town, Balranald NSW, in the late 1800's. I have a feeling that it may be included in the book "The Breweries of Australia" by Keith M Deutsher. Does anyone here have a copy? I was wondering if someone could take a...

Hi guys, I'm turning 40 later this year (fark, that's old). Living in Sunbury, I was thinking of organising a Train Pub Crawl to Bendigo for my Birthday. I need a bit of a hand with the Itinerary. I was thinking of making the first stop Kyneton, and dropping in to the Royal George Hotel...

Hi guys, Since my mate and I bought Hendo's old Brew rig, we no longer have use for our old one. I call it 2 1/2 Vessel, because it is made up of two Keggles, and a small Urn to heat the sparge water. Here is a list of the equipment with full retail price: 1 x 20 L Urn (NOT a Birko, and the...

Hi guys, Racking my brain here. I have been brewing Dr Smurto's Golden Ale recently, and after boiling and whirlpooling (3 vessel, single infusion), I am transfering crystal clear wort to the fermenter. The first time I brewed it on this system, the beer came out perfectly. The past two times...

After brewing a Stout recently, and marveling at the Coffee, Chocolate and Raisin notes that the Black Patent Malt gives off, I got to thinking. I wondered what it would be like if I used an Aldi Expressi machine to make a Black Patent Coffee. I cut the top off a used Coffee pod, ground some...

Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone had an opinion about using this stuff: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/271230447260?lpid=44&item_id=271230447260 White Lightning All Purpose Silicone Rubber to seal an element into a Hot Liquor Tun? Finding it very hard to find a 37mm (internal diameter) O-Ring...

I just noticed in the Aldi Catalogue that they will have 'Hopper Whitman' Amber & Nut Brown Ale on sale from Saturday. I did a bit of digging. Hopper Whitman is a brand brewed by Genesee Brewing Company in Rochester, N.Y, which seems to be specifically for Supermarket lines. They are the one's...

I bit the bullet, and bought a Megajet Burner from Ray's Outdoors, the other day. Did a practice run last night. Ramped from 65 degrees to boil in 25 minutes. This was after starting off fairly low, and ramped the heat up a few times. Just a couple of questions for those that use them. 1) How...

I joined the group of those who have dropped and broken a Hydrometer today. Thank God it was an old one, which only went up to 1.040, so I didn't use it. But Christ, the amount of Ball bearings that came out, all over the carpet. DO NOT FEAR. I grabbed a Rare Earth Magnet that I ripped out...

I have been using Beersmith for about a year now (ever since I moved to a Mac). I have to admit, a lot of the fields have been befuddling me, but I have found a great way to work them out. What you do, is you barrel ahead through a brew day, get confused why you fell short on final volume...

Hi guys, I am Crash Chilling a Pale Ale I made two weeks ago, ready for my first kegged beer (Woohoo). I fermented as normal, then racked it off the Yeast cake, into a secondary fermenter, and as mentioned, crash chilled it to drop out more Yeast. My question is this: There are a few...

Hi guys, I am heading to Tassie with the family next week for 12 days. Can anyone recommend places to get GOOD beer in - Launceston, Devenport, Strahan and Hobart? Also, are there any wholesale hops places somewhere that I would be able to pick up some bulk buy deals? Thanks.

Hi guys, It's been a while (been busy running for local council. There is always next time). I am looking to reproduce that citrusy wheat beer tang that I used to get before my pallet got used to GOOD BEER. I used to LOVE the Naked Ale from Young & Jacksons or Redback, but now find too much...

Hi guys, I have been looking for an answer to a question, but am having trouble finding an answer. I have become a big fan of Hawthorn Pale Ale and, to my taste buds, Sleeping Giant seems to be fairly similar, with just a little more bitterness. I understand that both claim to be somewhat of...

A YouTube video from our very own Doc. How funny is that?

Guys, Shhhh, don't tell everyone, or they'll buy them all, but I found a Little Creatures Gift Pack of 4 Pints (Big Dippa, Pale Ale, Bright Ale and Rogers) for $20. That's right, $20 bucks. The Big Dippa was $7 each on there own ...... if you can find them. Gunna buy me a couple and stock...

Hi guys, Made a new contact on the weekend who informs me that he has a large number of Wild Hop Plants on his property. He is going to send me some of his next harvest to trial. Just a few questions: 1. Is there any way that you can identify different hop varieties by sight? 2. More...

Just spotted this post on Crafty Pint. There is finally an Industry group for Craft Brewers. Interesting reading. It also mentions that they are welcoming Homebrewers as Associate Members. I see this as a great step forward. As a whole, all members and associate members should be able to use...

Hi guys, Got myself a Ball Valve to add to my 19 litre pot. Hopefully it will give me a better chance of getting wort into the fermenter without as much trub. Here it is: Now, the gap between the Hex on the left and the Ball Valve is about 2mm, but the pot wall is about 1mm thick. What...

Up until now, I have been studiously mashing my grains at anywhere from 64 degrees to 66 degrees, and have been happy with the results, but have also had an underlying Malty sweetness to my beers. I usually get about 75%, or thereabouts, attenuation with US-05. I did a bit of reading, and...