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Hi all, I haven't been brewing for a while now and I'm clearing out a bunch of old bits and pieces in Rocklea, Brisbane - see my gumtree add for details: http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/rocklea/miscellaneous-goods/home-brew-hoarder-sells-up/1062865123 One fridge and the 30L Stainless stockpot...

I've packed up my brewing operation and have a few bits left over - mostly from projects that I bought gear for and never made happen! 1. Embedded Control Concepts BCS-462 with temp probe and Aus power supply. I actually bought this from another brewer who bought it new and never got it...

Has anyone used cheap 0.5 micron either PP or string wound filter cartridges for filtering beer? Assuming contamination issues could be controlled, my idea is to buy a box of like $2-$3 cartridges and (for the times I filter - probably one in 5 brews) just chuck the cartridge out when I'm...

Hi all, I've been using Barrett Burston Ale malt for a while now as my base malt and having a few dramas with my mill in terms of speed vs crush size. I'm finding that some whole grains are coming through seemingly uncracked if I have the gap at a reasonable width (so that it doesn't take an...

Well, I just bought some cascade and goldings rhizomes, and now its got me thinking... I'd kill for some Victoria's Secret growing in the backyard! In the reading I've done, it seems that Victoria is grown by other homebrewers and has a comparable profile, but may be more available. I'm up for...

Hi all, After some thought, I'm selling my current brew rig to move back to brewing in kegs. I've been happily knocking out 60L batches or even slightly larger (3 cubes approx 66L total) no worries. They're both stainless stockpots but only thin walled - hasn't been a problem for me so far...

I have a bunch of bottles to giveaway. All de-labeled and cleaned/sanitised at some stage but have sat around in milkcrates for a bit and are dusty. Roughly there's: About a carton of thick green Moa bottles that require the champagne-sized caps 3/4 carton standard green 330ml's About a...

Ok, so here's the story. A few years back I started selling some home brew stuff on eBay, and now we're moving house and I have a backlog of random little leftover bits and pieces to get rid of. I'm avoiding the word "hoarder." I'm willing to ship most of this stuff wherever if you want it, and...

Hi all, I'm considering brewing a ginger beer with a malt base. Before you slander the examples of "beers with ginger" compared to "all ginger" brews, hear me out. I'm thinking of doing an all pilsner + some carapils mash to around 3.5% alc, but mashing high (maybe 69C or 70C) for body...

I have a slightly unusual idea, hoping experienced brewers can shed some light on it for me. I plan to make an out-of-style Bock-ish thing and add a few litres of apple juice to the boil. I envision a very full, malty red ale around 7% with lovely toasty melanoidins and basically, a hint of...

Forgive me if this has been asked before, but my search showed nothing asked so specifically... I'm considering trying a full volume mash. I'm in the middle of constructing my HERMS and have experimented on and off with fly sparging vs batch sparging. I'm aware that efficiency will be down with...

Hi all, I've been rethinking all of my brewing habits lately, and want to brew everything purposefully this year - as opposed to just "because I've always done it that way" or "because it's cheap." Specifically I'm interested in: - What kind of fermenters people use - Primary only vs...

It's bloody hot in Brisbane today. As I drink my stout and sit in front of the fan, I thought I'd share an idea I've been mulling over in my brain for a while now... I welcome criticism and people's opinions, but prefer them to stay constructive! My basic idea is this: to ferment beer in 50L...

Hi all, I currently have the luxury of a few options for my new 3V system. A mate gave me a 55L esky, but I also recently snagged a bargain on a set of 5 stockpots (cheap Chinese imports) ranging in sizes from around 20L to 100L. I'm planning on using the big pot for a boil kettle but I'm...

A mate of mine gave me some old brewing gear of his - included a few bags of grain from a few years ago (at least 2, not really sure how long) but they're already cracked... are they still any good? They smell stale, and aren't real crunchy, but there's a few kilos all up of all sorts of...

OK so I'm pretty new to culturing yeast. I'm brewing a Dark Ale along the lines of White Rabbit Dark Ale and had read some forums on here about reculturing the yeast. Sounded like a great idea! I no-chill so when I was putting the hot wort into cubes I saved about 3L and chilled it in an ice...

My latest brew tastes awesome. I'm stoked with it! It's just flat. This was my first attempt at using a secondary fermenter - I made a nut brown ale (partial mash) and had it in the primary for a week, then secondary for 2 weeks. No sanitation issues, much less sediment in the bottles than...