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    Stonefruit Dark Ale

    Hey gang, Have a vague idea for the next brew and thought I'd crowd-source the finer details. I want to brew a dark beer (haven't had much experience in this area) with stone-fruit hops (which hops give stone-fruit flavours?) Maybe something like a Black IPA but tamer strength wise...
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    Westcoast IPA

    My new favouriate style. Please post your favourite recipes
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    Dry Hopped Vodka

    So this is a thing: http://shop.mikkeller.dk/shop/spirits/mikkeller-spirits-vodka-citra/ Crazy bastards. I must say I'm intrigued.
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    Least Favourite Hop?

    Hey all, Keen to see what everybody here considers their least favourite hop; Whether you've brewed with it, or simply tasted it in a commercial example. I'll start: Pride of Ringwood :P
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    All Cube-hopped APA Critique

    Having never done this before (usually chill hoppy ales) I'd appreciate a critique. Hoping to retain a decent level of hop flavour: 2kg Pale Malt 2kg Wheat 2kg Munich 250g Acidulated 20g Galaxy (cube) 40g Mosaic (cube) Repeat above for dry hop est og: 1.060 est ibu: 40 (calc'd cube...
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    List of Home Brew Stores?

    Hi, Just moved to St Kilda and realised I hadn't ordered hops to go with the rest of my ingredients. Now I'm stranded (no car) on my day off with no way to brew this thing. IS there a list somewhere of all the homebrew stores in Melbourne/Australia? I wonder what's closest to me? I know there's...
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    Keg Master Series 3 shat itself

    Hey gang, Just wondering if anyone else has had this problem and/or has any ideas on how I go about rectifying it: My Keg King kegerator has started acting up. I can no longer adjust the temperature, so I'm stuck at ~9 degrees C It randomly starts making a loud beeping noise sometimes and...
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    Adjusting SG with top-up water

    Hey gang, I just managed to brew a wheat beer 10 or so points over my target gravity. I have a no-chill cube with 22L of wort sitting on 1.063 and ~18 IBU How do I rectify this (assuming I should)? If I dilute it a little I assume I'll need to add more hop bitterness to help balance it? Would...
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    Homebrewery Downsizing Sale (VIC)

    Hey guys (and girls?), I'm moving to a one bedroom apartment so I'm going to have to offload some of my excess equipment. 60L Fermenter (used 2-3 times, tap, temp. sticker, no lid) $30 25L Fermenter (naked) $10 Bench-top bottle capper + ~200 Crown Seals (Grain&Grape, solid unit) $40 2.6Kg...
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    Bypassing Birko boil dry

    Hi, Urn keeps tripping out randomly whilst mid boil. I thought there might have been a guide to bypass the boil dry switch on AHB but after an extensive search, nothing turned up. Any hints on how I go about this? Cheers.
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    Java Stout Recipe

    I'm still a noob at formulating recipes. How does this look? Java Stout (American Stout) Original Gravity (OG): 1.075 (°P): 18.2 Final Gravity (FG): 1.019 (°P): 4.8 Alcohol (ABV): 7.37 % Colour (SRM): 38.3 (EBC): 75.5 Bitterness (IBU): 58.8 (Average) 72.37%...
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    Melbourne City Brewers Club?

    Hey, I live in South Melbourne and would like to join a brewing club. Is there any City/Inner City clubs out there? I BIAB and my preferred beer style is IPA. Cheers :icon_cheers:
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    [wanted] Hop Rhimzones

    As above. Express posted or I can pick up in Melb CBD. Particularly interested in Cascade and Amarillo, but also keen to see what else is on offer. :excl:
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    Wheat Recipe

    2.750 Pils malt 2.750 Wheat malt Centeniall 10g @ 30 Centenial 40g @ 10 IBU @ ~21 Possible crushed coriander 10g @ 10 3068 smackpack Does this sound alright? Cheers :icon_cheers:
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    Creating Smash Recipe

    Hey guys, About to smash out a BIAB brew, I have my ingredients ready, just not sure how I should do my hop additions Ingredients: 5KG Crisp Maris Otter 160g Amarillo US-50 How does this look: 10g @ 90min 20g @ 30min 40g @ 10min 20g @ 5min 70g dry hopped ~40 IBU's ? Cheers :icon_cheers:
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    Hoegaarden Secondary Additions

    Hey guys, Wanting to add a bit more kick to my Hoegaarden currently in primary about to rack to secondary. I don't believe I added enough of the stuff in the boil so: Can someone give me an idea of how much coriander (should I crush the seeds before chucking them in?) and orange peel to dry...
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    Dilution/gravity Calculations

    I have 12 litres of 10.80 wort, how much water do I need to dilute with to get 10.50?
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    5 Hops Brew

    Hey, I have the following hops leftover from previous batches and was wondering if someone could write me a recipe that would incorporate them all: 18g Northern Brewer 8.2% 23g Fuggles 5.6% 17g Hallertau 3.4% 10g Saaz 3.6% 14 Amarillo 8.2% Cheers :icon_cheers:
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    Amount Of Flowers In Recipe Vs Pellets

    Hello, So I'm going to brew Ross' famous Nelson Sauvin Summer Ale and noticed the recipe calls for flowers. I've ordered pellets. Should I adjust (lessen) the hop addition amounts considering that pellets have a higher utilisation(?)? Cheers :icon_cheers:
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    Wort Sitting Around Waiting On Yeast

    Hi, Quick question: How long is it ok for wort in my FV to sit around for before I pitch the yeast? I brewed it a few days ago thinking my yeast wouldn't take this long to arrive, but I'm told it won't be here till early next week! I had a little peak at it this morning and it looks a bit foamy...
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