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Hi guys I already have a kegerator that I made using a chest freezer - works great, BUT.......moved into a new house and we're about to do a fancy outdoor kitchen and SWMBO has put the foot down! I can have my beer on tap - but it must look slick! Has to be underbench mounted with font coming...

I'm moving house, but not the bottles! I mainly keg these days so I'm getting rid of some Grolsch bottles. Most of them are 473ml but there are a few of the 450ml variety. I have 120 bottles that I need to get rid of in two weeks. I think the going rate is about 50c a bottle so if you want some...

I'm having a small problem with Beer Tools Pro since a recent upgrade. I'm in the middle of a brew, I've put in all my ingredients, including yeast under the ingredients but it isn't working out the expected OG for me like it normally does. Under the analysis tab, the Original Gravity and...

Merry Christmas all!! I have a Blichmann Therminator that has started to become slightly clogged up with hops/sediment. I have tried flushing it out both ways with the garden hose on high, but there are still little bits coming out when I do. I've read of people using a caustic cleaner to...

Hi guys I'm having a problem with my kegerator setup. I'm filling up my CO2 bottle way too often. I've done it now about 4 or 5 times since I built my kegerator about a year ago. I've been told one fill should last me a lot longer than that, and I don't guts myself...I promise! Yesterday I...

Well I'm coming over this weekend to watch my beloved Crows (probably get their arses kicked) so I thought I better get the good oil on places to drown my sorrows. I'll be staying in Surry Hills, but not adverse to a bit of travel. I've heard Murray's in Manley, Schwarz or something, and Lord...

Hi guys Just interested in anyone's feedback on the Blichmann hop rocket. I'm mostly interested in using it on brew day as a filter. Was considering putting in flameout hop additions into the hop rocket and wondered if that would work okay? I will be recirculating my wort, through a plate...

Hello fellow brewers! I just thought I'd share my excitement with someone that understands.....My family and friends definitely don't get it - they think I'm going round the twist. I've been working on my Brutus ten clone recently and did it pretty much as per Lonnie's plan....all stainless...

Hi guys Has anyone got an AG recipe for a California Common beer. I haven't tried one before but I'm keen to. If anyone has a recipe I'd appreciate it. Cheers Molly

Hi guys Looking at buying a few Blichmann boilermaker pots, but they're bloody expensive here in Oz. Much cheaper in the US but have to pay a bit to get them here. Anyone ever had any luck getting them cheap somewhere or any idea if anyone has every organised a bulk buy on these? I'm not...

Hi guys I've just recently set up my new kegerator (which I've attached a photo of). I'm new to kegging, but I've read a bit about it and force carbing etc, but I'm just having probs getting it just right. I'm using a brand new micromatic reg through a 4 way regulator then line from keg to tap...

I just bought one to convert. I was hoping to get four on the floor.....I only have two older style corny's (all steel, no rubber feet) but going by their size, I won't fit four on the floor. Anyone have any better luck?

Does anyone have a Fisher Paykel 164L chest freezer converted as a Kegerator? If so, how many corny's do you fit inside? .... and did you go for timber collar and taps or top mount of a tap tower? Cheers Molly

Hi all I used to use BeerSmith tools to correct FG readings from a refractometer but now I use Beer Tools Pro and I'm having a few troubles. I've just finished a brew that had OG as 1.050 and final gravity reading (uncorrected) of 1.021. In the Calculators under Window menu, there is a S.G...

Just a query... Got a good starter going after Dr Smurto kindly gave me half of some of his Wyeast 1469. I would have started with about 200mL and over about a week I estimate I increased the volume of my starter to about 1.5L. Nice and active with high krausen. I reckon I pitched about 500 -...

Hi guys I've heard good things about Wyeast 1469 (West Yorkshire).....I'd like to use it in a couple of recipes, particularly Dr Smurto's Landlord and Screwy's Red Ale recipe. I'm finding it a bit hard to find at the moment....anyone know of any retailers that still have it? Beerbelly don't...

Hi guys I'm up to AG brew 10 now and loving it....pretty much got my pale ale, browns and porters sorted and very happy with them. Not that I brew for anyone but my own tastes usually, I've got a couple of megaswillers that often rock up without any beer and being the well mannered host that I...

Hi everyone I used to use BS V1 on a PC and I found it very easy to use. I've changed to Mac a while back so was eagerly awaiting the Mac version with V2, but I've had no end of troubles with it. If I still had a PC I'd just go back to V1. My main gripe is I keep getting Error messages. I've...

Hi guys! I've been working on an Matilda Bay Alpha Pale Ale clone for a few brews. It's mainly trial and error .. my last brew is beautiful and I have no complaints with it, although it's probably a bit more hop driven (due to late cascade additions) whereas the actual Alpha Pale Ale has a...

I have 2 x 50L commercial kegs that I no longer need. What I do need is a 19L Corny keg. Anyone want to do a swap? PM me if interested.