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Almost makes you wonder how Nail Brewing got their name??

Beerbelly is in Pooraka (northern suburbs of Adelaide). www.beerbelly.com.au

Daughters took SWMBO shopping, I said I would put the home brew gear away. Best place I could find to store the FV is in the brew fridge & it's a waste to have it in there empty. Brew put down, cleaned up & watching the cricket.

2. IBSTH1 (Temperature & Humidity Data Logger) would be very much appreciated. Thank you.

I'm only putting another entry in for Grott.

While having a chat with a brewer about which one they would prefer, they said the Grainfather as it is less automated & more hands-on. This meant they had more control & input into the brewing process. Just a thought.

Have you checked Gumtree? I bought another brew fridge off there last year. My first fridge was bought on ebay for $1-40. Great fridge - sold by a woman after a separation & this was a gift from the ex-inlaws so she didn't want it in the house anymore. Maybe also check the local papers...

I use a vinator as well. As these have a bowl setup for the sanitiser you are effectively re-using the sanitiser, so you use very little to sanitise a batch of bottles. Have to admit that I admire the ingenuity of home brewers with some of the things they come up with to get the job done...

Not quite Santa, but one of the managers at work was clearing out his shed. I've now got a second brew fridge (442lt), another STC1000 & 2 60lt fermenters. I guess I should get brewing & knock out a couple of brews to repay him :)

Bottled an Irish Bronze Ale. Have to thank a mate who sourced a batch of 500ml stubbies. It certainly speeds up bottling when you are only doing 2 bottles per litre instead of 3. Bottling finished in record time & kitchen returned to how SWMBO likes it before I get the "death stare" from all...

If you are reading your hydrometer from the top of the meniscus for both your OG & FG, wouldn't the calculation of ABV be the same as reading from the bottom of the meniscus for both readings?

I always have about 3-4 litres of water in the fridge overnight prior to brewday. I fill the FV to about 18 litres & check the temp of the wort. If it needs cooling that is when I top it up with the refrigerated water. This helps with bringing the temp down to pitch the yeast sooner...

Thanks for the suggestions. Looking at the photos, I think I will go with Bribie G's suggestion & put down this: Coopers Pale Ale tin 1kg LDM 200g Caraaroma - steeped 50g Roasted Barley - steeped Kit yeast - can't justify trip to Adelaide for yeast 22 litres. If it turns out as hoped will...

I am a kits n bits brewer at the moment. Am looking for a recipe for an Irish Red Ale where the finished brew is red. The last attempt at a red ale was the Coopers recipe which whilst turning out as a nice beer, it wasn't "red". Trawling through the recipes here & elsewhere different brewers...

I am probably one of the guilty ones you're talking about. Spend a lot of time on here reading without contributing much. I am only a Kits & Bits brewer - have been accused of only being a "mixer, not really a brewer". That's OK, I still have my mates bluffed that I am producing beer that...

I noticed neither of these kits include bottles, although they both have crown seals and a hand capper. You will need to get a supply of bottles, either drinking/emptying them or buying new bottles. The Coopers kit includes 30 PET bottles. A few brewers prefer glass bottles, but the plastic...

If all you are looking for is a new fermenter, go to Bunnings & get one of their water containers. They are the same as the old style fermenters. I am sure you can find somewhere that sells airlocks. If not I may be able to find my old one in the bottom of the wardrobe. I use the new style...

I was advised that the smaller handheld cappers didn't always get the caps on straight & the bench capper was the way to go. Think the bench capper was about $38- on special at Big W about 12 months ago. Even at full price it is good value, easy to use. I have 5 different heights of stubbies...

The pressure will escape, no problems. You may notice a slight doming of the gladwrap but it doesn't need a hole. The new style Coopers fermenters don't have an airlock, the gas finds it's own way out.

Another possible source of fridges are real estate agents who manage rental properties. A mate of mine used to work for one & quite often they had to empty out a rental house & the fridges etc. are just chucked out.