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Hi guys I have a fridgemate that I currently use to control a fridge (ie on/off). I was woundering if there is any way I can use it to control a solenoid instead? I have a solenoid somewhere in the shed, and I thought it could be useful to open a valve to circulate brine through a coil when...

hi guys thought i would share my a post for my blog on winemaking. Its for a Clare Valley GSM. check out my blog at Hugewino. Or follow me for updates on twitter @hugewino I've got a really basic setup that cost no more than $1000 from winequip. Im doing 2 tonnes!!

Hi Does anyone know what size thread is on the valves that you can get for the 1000L red open wine fermenters? It is the valve and screen one. I'm trying to find a 19mm hose tail to go on the valve, but am not having any luck at all! Cheers Hugh

Hi guys Does anyone know where I can find food grade epoxy in Adelaide or just Australia. I have a wine press that I need to repaint Cheers in advance Hugh

I saw some Picadilly Pinot advertised for 1500/ton handpicked. Considering it has been cool it might be alright. I was thinking of getting 500kg. Does anyone want the other half ton if I get 1? Pm me you're interested.

Does anyone know anywhere that hires home winemaking equipment in Adelaide?

Hi I might be able to get some wine barrels for a decent price. They are 3rd use ($110) and 4th use ($70) barriques (225l) Listed oak will be from coopers Mercurey/Francois Frere/Damy/Sirugue/Sylvain/Taransaud/Saury from the France and from the USA St Martin/Nadalie/World Coop If I get enough...

Hi guys, Im looking for a solenoid type valve I could control using a tempmate. Does anyone know where I could get such a thing? Im looking for one to set up a cooling system for ferment. Something like a 1 inch valve would do the trick. I could just be stabing in the dark with this one though...

I was looking at the wineindustryjobs website this morning and notice this add for a brewer at 3 Ravens. job I have no connection with the place or know what it is like, but def looks like a cool job!

I tried using the seach function but couldnt find much info on the IBS brewmaster systems. Does anyone have one of these? I saw a microbrewery that uses a brewmaster 1000 2E and it got thinking..... How much would it cost to set a brewery up with this type of system? And how much can one...

Well I never though the most infected beer I have ever had would be at a pub. But..... Today I went to a to pub and a non brewing mate came up to me and asked me to taste the beer he had brought as it did taste right. Well he was right. It was absolutly putrid. It was a heinekien (sp ??) that...

I was thinking of brewing a big amber ale something soon. Here is the recipe. It's based on a Jamil recipe for the Bear Republic Red Rocket. Its a beer I love form California. Size: 23.93 L Efficiency: 70% Attenuation: 76.2% Calories: 188.97 kcal per 12 fl oz Original Gravity: 1.057 (1.045 -...

I have been using whirlfloc in my brews lately with great success. However, Im putt'n a hefe down tomorrow and thought it might not help this beer keep to style. what are peoples thought for this? Or would using the whirlfoc and not cc'ing produce a better beer? Cheers Hughyg

Hi I made an ag on Saturday and I think it has some type of funky Yeast in it. I could get the temp lower enough to pitch my starter using my immersion chiller so I sat the fermenter in a water bath for the day to get it down. When I opened it up to pitch the yeast there was a slight white...

I wanted to follow a recipe I saw on an American site. What is a 2-row malt I can get? Does Joe white have one? Or what is a good substitue I could get in australia. Also same for tomahawk hops Cheers Hugh

Hi Guys I was looking to make a blonde ale to use up some Saaz and Cascade I have in the fridge for the wife. Does this look alright? Any stick out of place? I was going to add some honey for some interest, or should I admit it due to my more aromatic hop choice. Cheers Hugh Sarahs Blonde...

Is it possible to brew in a sealed keg with a pressure release valve (set to say 12psi) thus retaining the CO2 in solution? I was thinking of brewing a wheat beer. could I brew in keg and after primary put it in the fridge, connect gas cylinder, set to serving pressure and drink away? And if...

Hi Guys I calculated my last boil evapouration rate at 30%. Is my boil to vigorous, next time should i just turn it down a little bit? I have made a new keggle and struggled to see the boil through the steam. My sg was spot on, however that was after I added 2L at the 60 min mark of the 90 min...

well I did an ah lcba today. problem was Adelaides weather is freezing. It is just finishing its mash, but I couldnt keep the temp up to 66.5C. Instead it was more around 63-64C Will this affect the beer? Will it just be dryer? cheers HG

hi guys i was thinking of getting a beer filter. if i did would i get away with primary (4days) --> secondary(1week) in topped keg -->filter to keg for carbing bypassing the cc? or does cc do something im missing apart from settling? Would i have any diacytl issues? im curious because it would...