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Hi, I know there have been heaps of discussions about various heat sources for fermenting fridges, such as belts, blankets, light bulbs, etc. Have had my STC-1000 hooked up for a long time, but never bothered with anything on the heat side of the circuit. For brewing, doesn't tend to drop much...

Interesting little article on a 'green' brewery initiative: Tree Hugger

I've been using iodophor for a while, at 1ml per litre. I was reading some post that took me to this page where the author cites a manufacturer as recommending a concentration of 12.5 ppm. Unless I've screwed up my maths (possible, but did a bit of head scratching), 1ml per litre = 1,000 ppm...

Hi folks, Not quite a beer review, per se, but wasn't sure where else to slot this. Enjoyable read in today's Courier Mail about US brewer Dogfish taking on some ancient recipes. Cheers, Brian ++++++++++++++++ Ancient brews return By Rory Gibson June 23, 2009 12:00am THOSE who like their...

Hi folks, Pitched my first liquid yeast last batch -- too cold and funny taste and odour.... Looking to re-pitch from slurry. I've put about 3-litres of well-mixed beer/trub/yeast slurry into a couple of jars and it's sat overnight in the fridge. Have attached a picture of what I've now got...

Enjoyed this read, particularly the second page, a brew with a wild yeast, a coffee porter from a local roaster and a chocolate brew in development with scraps from the local choclatier: Brooklyn Returns to a Heady Time (NY Times, you may have to do the free registration thing...)

Hi All, Just a link to this NY Times article (you may need to do the free registration thing to access) about a coffee machine that cost the cafe $20k to import from Japan. Halogen powered and NOT for espresso. Make sure to click on the link for the slideshow so you can see how it works --...

Hi All, Just wanted to share a pic of my new whirlpool immersion chiller. Got the 18m of 1/2" copper from Sammus who posted it for sale last week. Arrived in the post today and a mate at work helped me twist it up. Used the B3 Superchiller as the basic design (which should suit my converted...

Hi All, I have been contemplating my next major equipment purchase and have been strongly encouraged to steer my $$ towards kegging gear. (Have my basic AG setup happening.) The major problem is it requires me to address the refrigeration issue. SWMBO is quite clear that I won't be allowed to...

Have been slowly assembling my equipment to move from K&K to AG. Figured I am getting close. Ordered some grain from Ross yesterday and fired up the burner under my kettle last night to boil up some ginger beer for the wife and son (non-alcoholic, just a ginger tea). Figured this would be a good...

Debated where to post this -- the new 'Beer Accompaniement' forum; humour; the pub? A couple of links from a water industry newsletter that a mate of mine puts together in the US (I used to do something similar here). I'm sure a few will disagree with the views of Dave Barry in the second piece...

Hi All, Did a quick search and nobody else seems to have posted this yet. Apologies to moderators if I have put this in the wrong forum. I received the email below today. There is still time to comment (had to be in yesterday, but on US time). Appears you need to comment by ~2PM Sydney time to...

Hi All, Was doing a bit of browsing on the BeerTools site, contemplating purchase of BeerTools pro. Came across the above article. I don't think it has been discussed here yet -- it appears to have been posted about a month ago. I won't quote the article, you can read it youself (link below)...