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Recieved my Goldings yesterday :) Very well packed, can't wait to get them in the ground! Thanks

I can't wait to start growing these Goldings since I love English ales so much :P When is the best time to get them in the ground?

I bottled my Belgian Wit on Wednesday night, I always bottle a couple in the plastic Coopers PET bottles to squeeze them to test when they're ready. Well it's only Saturday and the PET bottles (which have been sitting at a coolish room temperature) are already very firm to squeeze, can't see any...

I read somewhere that you can use bleach and vinegar together in small enough amounts that you don't need to rinse. However it didn't say in what amounts. Has anyone tried this or know what the correct dilution level would be. I normally use Brewshield from my LHBS but it's expensive and goes...

I've just finished a batch of lager with W34/70 yeast. I want to start a new brew in a couple of days so I just sterilised a drinking glass, scooped up a large amount of sludge from the bottom and sealed it up with some cling wrap. Is this ok to refrigerate for a couple of days and then just...

Just had an idea of sanitising bottles with a pressure steamer instead of immersing in water with sanitiser. Saw this on ebay... http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-High-Pressu...=item2a1222ac02 I figured that the steam would be boiling hot so you could just shoot some steam in each bottle with the...

So long as you're topping it up to about 24 litres then it should be good. I probably wouldn't boil the hops for that long though. Maybe 10 and 5 mins? The euro lager I'm making at the moment used 1 can of lager but the batch is only 12L even though it's designed for 23L. Bitterness is perfect.

I recently made a summer ale which turned out amazing. You'll definitely get a presence of honey if you're using 500g. I used 320g of orange blossom honey which I picked up while travelling through the Barossa Valley in SA and it adds a beautiful sweet and floral aroma. Used that along with a...

Apparently it is quite common with 3068 to have that kind of rotting egg/sulphur smell. Not sure why it's only the first time in 20 brews. According to others it should disappear by the end of fermentation and turn out fine. Doesn't sound like an infection. I also had some ass smelling W34/70...

I'm a regular reader of these forums but this is my first post. I couldn't seem to find an answer after doing a search but I was wondering if anyone knows how long hops will stay reasonably good for after freezing. I'm not concerned about the drop in alpha acids or anything, just any effects it...