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Hey guys... just a quick one. Fermenting an AG choc porter at 20c at the moment. It's 3 days into ferment. og 1.060 and now it's at 1.020... a quick ferment... using 1056 which was in a 1.5ltr starter on a stir plate for 24hrs (decanted). 90 min boil in my braumeister, no chilled. Grain bill...

Picked one up last night at BWS (I must admit they're improving) and wow, fruity hoppy goodness! This beer was just what I like. Anyone pick the 3 hops they use?

Hey guys. I have an uber hazy rye ale... my mistake was no rest to account for all the rye (so I'm told). I now know better for next time. The beer tastes great. but is so foggy. The most of any beer I've ever made. I crashed chilled at 3 degrees for 4 weeks, then added gelatine (first time)...

Hi guys. Just about to make a choc stout with Melbourne water on my Braumeister. After some basic advice on salt additions to make this tasty as can be. I don't have a PH meter or strips, so just looking for safe ballparks on additions based on the assumption that my tap water is standard for...

Hi all. Just wondering if anyone has worked out some standard info I can input into BeerSmith for my 20ltr Brewmeister? What efficiency do most people use? It should be the same for all systems really as nothing changes? I'd be keen to know what others put in for batch size and brewhouse...

Hey quick question. I need to know how to work out the final alc/vol for my finished and carbed beer that I'm going to dilute with boiled and chilled water. The SG was 1.071 The FG was 1.022 Giving me 6.4% alc/vol. Volume is approx 17ltr. I want to dilute this with approx 2ltr of boiled and...

OK so long story short, my West Coast Hop Blaster got a little warm from the 6-12 day mark, around 22 but might have hit 24-25 when I was out. It was tasting great but had not hit FG so I let it keep going. Tasted last night and it's lost some flavor and has a noticable warming bite to it on the...

Hi guys So fementing a West Coast Hop Blaster at the moment and had a question re ferment temp. OG was 1.075, it's been at 19c for 6 days then yesterday it got to 23c without me noticing, prob been there for 24 hours, now going back down to 19/20. It's meant to ferment at 19, so 20 doesnt...

Hi all. So my regulator says my 2.6kg bottle of c02 is empty. It's been below the red mark for ages but beer keeps coming out so I've put off getting a refill. It's keeping the kpa at the mark I'm after. Anyway thought I'd swap it over tomorrow, and wondered how to tell how much is left. Wacked...

OK so my brewing life is not exactly going smoothly for a variety of reasons, but just wondering if I'm the only one!? I was wondering out how many batches everyone has made, how many have gone bad... from infections, to mash temp stuff ups, to recipe problems. I personally out of my last 11...

OK so pretty sure my recent entry into no chill has resulted in my just kegged super bitter US Amber Ale, and incoming (fermenting) IPA... basically made them both to the recipe, but of course did not account for all the extra bittering that no chill brings. Soooo, just wondering what the best...

So I've just kegged my American Amber Ale from the recipe in Brewing Classic Styles. It was tasting great out of the fermenter and apart from not hitting the FG I wanted it had gone well. Needed the fermenter space I decided to rack into no chill cube (one of those blue water carriers from...

So the wife and I will be in Newcaslte for a weekend in a few weeks time. She's driving and not drinking, and I'm very keen to take advantage of this and find some good pubs/bars to have a drink. Can anyone in the know point us to some decent venues? Of course, they must have a good selection of...

Hi all. So I finally got myself a keg set up, and of course having a few issues! I can't seem to find the info I need so figure I'll just ask. I sanitized my keg, and set up, filled the first keg with a dark IPA. Chilled overnight to around 4-5c. Connected everything up and force carbed...

Hi guys. So I'm wondering where would be the best, and cheapest place to source one of those tiny bottles of pure oxygen for using to aerate my wort? Sourcing co2 is easy but I cannot seem to find oxy!

Hi all. So I'm after a mill, and been looking around on various US sites and can see some nice options for around $150 plus shipping. Problem is a lot do not ship to Australia, or direct you to a distributer who sells the same one for double the price. I really want to get a mill, to save some...

Hi all! Quick question... Made a clone of Sam Smith's Oatmeal Stout. Has all been going very well and early tastes are spot on! I used Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale, which I had made into a 2ltr starter about 36 hours before hand. Anyway, had a nice krausen on it (pitched on Monday evening) and now...

Hi all. OK so recently I bottled a batch of IPA which appeared to have a mild acetobacter infection (I think) on the surface of the fermenting beer in the secondary (was fine in primary)... the day I noticed it I bottled the beer, it's been a week and I tasted one, and it seems OK so far...

Hi guys. This is my next planned BIAB brew, a dark/black IPA... If anyone has any advice on changes that could/should be made, please let me know! Going for something like the Rare Breed Thorny Goat... BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com Recipe: Dark IPA Brewer: Bevan...

Hi all just wodering if I have an infection? I was dry hopping for 4 days and just popped the top to put in the next lot of hops and can see what looks like an oil slick on top, but figure this is from the oils in the hops? What worries me are the suss white bubbles on the top. Is this an...