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Any oenophiles in here? I am selling my wine fridge, perfect for maturing or storing wine out of the Queensland heat. The Transtherm model ‘Ermitage’ is a single temperature wine cabinet for long term storage of reds, whites and champagnes at cellar temperature – 12°C. Alternatively, the...

My FG is remaining stable at 1018 - this brew/s has been in fermenter for almost 4 weeks now and I can't get it below the 1018 - should I go ahead and bottle?

I am having a crack at my first FWKs and I started them off nearly 4 weeks ago and the FG is still very high (1020+) is this normal for FWKs?

Has anyone used dried apple in their beer? If so how did you use it? Or what else could be used to give the apple flavour?

Has anyone tried Mac's Sassy Red Beer? If so - is it worth $2 a bottle? Same question for Mac's Hop Rocker Beer ($2)and Endeavour True Vintage 2010 Reserve Pale Ale ($2.70 a bottle).

if there are any (other) Doctor Who fans out there check out today's TeeFury shirt - it is a Who and beer mashup - instabuy for me :) [no affiliation just a rabid shirt collector]

Just returned from a trip to Canada where I drank travelled my way across much of the country. They have some great beers - one I particularly enjoyed was Dieu du Ciel! Rosee dHibiscus, and I want to have a crack at it myself. Has anyone got any ideas about the quantity of hibiscus flowers that...

So I have a stout that will be finished soon, problem is I am not liking the taste of it. I am just not sure if I will keep this one or not ... if I don't like it much at bottling time is it worth it? I know brews improve with age, particularly stout, but I think that should be from ok to good...

I have put down a kit stout from a recipe that uses a can of condensed milk so I think I call it a milk stout - my question is ... do stouts take longer to ferment than other beers? It has been in for 2 weeks and gravity is at 1020 on first check. (Forgot to measure starting grav.) I will do a...

Today's Scoupon Deal if anyone is interested: Just $59 to Experience the Byron Ale Trail! Includes DELICIOUS Gourmet Lunch with your choice of premium beer. Visit the famous Byron Bay Premium Brewery and Sample their Award Winning beers. PLUS Take in the stunning scenery of the Cape Byron...

I know some have suggested backsweetening with artificial sweetners such as Splenda etc but I was wondering if anyone has used the sugar-free syrups? If so... what flavours?

I have some time in Toronto coming up in a few months and found Steam Whistle Brewery on the web - has anyone been? Worth it or not?

Anyone know a simple way to reinvigorate beer glasses? Mine are making my beer go flat :angry:

Making a lime and coriander beer with a Morgan's Lager as base - what's the best fermenting temp? Can tells me 25-28C but that seems high compared to last weeks beer (Mexican Cerveza) which was 15-18C.

I have two packets of finings here, one Brigalow one is Copper Tun. One pkt tells me to add, stir and wait a few days - the other tells me to add immediately before bottling. Which is the more accurate?

Just discovered the Beer Masons site and was wondering if a) is anyone a member and would like to comment and B) has anyone tried Bire Brut?

So I put on a batch of Lemonade following the recipe religously (new brewer so being careful) and I totally forgot to add the lactose. Is this a tragedy of epic proportions? Can I add it at the bottling stage instead? Fermentation seems to be going ok at the moment.

Hi all I am new to brewing but I have now made a few batches of beer, ginger beer, apple cider and lemonade - all from kits. At this stage I am writing in coloured pen on the lids of the bottles to differentiate the contents. Is there an easier way?? Oh I should add that I have just come to the...