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  1. redmactruck

    The Goldclub Christmas Bash!

    As always an awesome night! I had some dream about hard boiled eggs and prune juice, I cant remember the context though. Bit like "the chicken and the egg" story. As the year closes to an end, and the silly season upon us. Take care GoldCLUB members. Looking foward to seeing everyone in...
  2. redmactruck

    Arrgh! Lactobacillus Infection!

    Yep have been drinking it since approx 4 days in bottle, getting more tart as we speak, not sure what to do with fermentor now, any ideas???
  3. redmactruck

    Arrgh! Lactobacillus Infection!

    Hi Guys, Just experiencing my 1st lactobacillus infection after years of brewing. Lucky I expect. But what to do with the fermentor??? Is it now delegated to sour beers. The beer infected happens to be an AG hefeweizen fermented with Danstar Munich german yeast. Now 3 weeks in the bottle...
  4. redmactruck

    Advice On Making A Keggle

    Finally getting the pieces together to move to AG. What is the minimum sized hole for the weldless spigot? I have read 7/8", but isn't the spigot a 1/2 " s/s threaded pipe piece? :super:
  5. redmactruck

    Help! Gold Coast Local Brewers

    Thanks everyone for your replies, I have it all sorted now - Cheers again
  6. redmactruck

    Help! Gold Coast Local Brewers

    Hi Guys, Just wondering if there was anyone local on the Gold Coast who could mill 2 kg of pale malt for me?. I do not own a mill yet but am considering would be a good x-mas present. Postcode 4213. :beer: CHEERS
  7. redmactruck

    "a Crushing Question"

    Hello there, any ideas on how I can crush/mill 2 kg pale malt without a crush/mill. I mainly do partial mashes and have seen a recent thread where some one was doing it in a coffee grinder!!!!
  8. redmactruck

    Brewhouse Efficiency Expectations!

    I have just started doing partial mashing and just finished my second one. I am curently using Beersmith to work out my brews. I have this set to 68% brewhouse efficiency. I am to believe that somewhere in between 65-80% is achievable. This brew has worked out to be close to 86% efficiency. The...
  9. redmactruck

    Wyeast 2001 Urquell Help

    Thanks for all the help guys -- by the next morning there was some more activity going and looks to be going strong now - Can anyone tell me why Wyeast recommend pithcing at these temps (21-24 c) with lager yeasts and does anyone use starters for wyeast lager yeasts? Cheers
  10. redmactruck

    Wyeast 2001 Urquell Help

    Hi everyone, just wishing to get your thoughts on the use of wyeast 2001 Urquell. I pitched my yeast last night at 11.00pm (late night brewing). Temp has remained around 20 degree c overnight. It is now 9.00 pm (22 hrs after) and there is little activity in the air lock. It smell goods, there...
  11. redmactruck

    Biab Question?

    If I were to start an AG BIAB, do I need to allow more grain? I [presume to account for less brewing efficiency & since I would not be sparging as such. How much do I need to add extra??
  12. redmactruck

    Where To Find Curaco Bitter Orange Peel?

    Hi Does anyone know to know to find Curaco Bitter Orange Peel?? Gold Coast region
  13. redmactruck

    Need Help = Og Of Foreign Stout

    Thanks for your reply, I need to do a little more home work next time !!!! I do not wish to throw this out nor do I want any off flavours. The recipe does not ask to use a yeast starter, it just says to pitch the yeast. I do have on hand, some extra dry yeast packets out of some kits, still in...
  14. redmactruck

    Need Help = Og Of Foreign Stout

    Just wondering if anyone has had this issue before??? I have just done my first foreign stout recipe from the "extreme brewing" book Extreme Brewing: An Enthusiast's Guide to Brewing Craft Beer at Home by Sam Calagione The only real diffrence is that I added little more dark DME and added...
  15. redmactruck

    Advice Re; Stuck Fermentation ?

    Thanks everyone, for the replys. Well since the other day which was the 11th day of primary fermentation-- I decided to let it go another 48 hrs to see if it was going to come down. As of yesterday it hadn't, so I increased to temp to 21 degree c & gave the fermenter a gentle swirl and today...
  16. redmactruck

    Advice Re; Stuck Fermentation ?

    I have on the go, a Belgian Wit beer (1.7 kg Black Rock Whispering Wheat kit + 1.5 kg Morgans Pale ME + 10 g each of navel orange peel and crushed coriander) and 11 days into fermentation the SG is 1.022.. I used the Wyeast Belgian Wit 3944 pitched at 21 degrees C. The batch size was 23 litres...
  17. redmactruck

    Advice Re Partial Mash

    Need advice re partial mash!!! I recently purchased some speciality grains and in my infinite wisdom had them all "crushed and mixed" in the same bag, OOPS!!! 1kg Carapils malt 125 g Black patent malt 85 g Carafa III I do not wish to throw them away. Can I mash these and get away with...
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