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Can't tell if that freezer has removable shelves. Some of them can't be removed, which makes it unusable.

Apparently Saphir is used in the Hitachino Nest Ale. In trying to clone it, i picked up a bag of Saphir When i took a sniff right out of the bag, it smelt like a florist shop! maybe that's just my poor sense of smell, but it was a nice change from the pine flavours and stronger fruit flavoured hops

An alternative for a pulley system is to use a large funnel with a slightly wider diameter than your urn. You would still need to lift the bag, but only for a couple of seconds while you put the funnel in place. Then rest the bag on the funnel. I have a funnel like this that is exactly the right...

Thanks all for the advice and the generous offers, but most of all to Felon, who came through with a spare cylinder, just a short drive from my house. Very much appreciated mate!

No soda stream adaptor - I've never needed one!! oh well, looks like i'm drinking commercial beer then..

Thanks mate, but I checked the trading hours - just my luck it's closed... damn

Hi, I had just started carbonating some beer for a Boxing day BBQ tomorrow and suddenly noticed the C02 supply was non-existent. It's my own fault for not checking on this earlier in the week but... well, now I'm buggered. Anyone know where I can get a refill for a Keg King cylinder tomorrow...

I know it's an old thread, but thought I'd add my experiences. I took a trip to Nelson recently and toured the Motueka hop gardens. On the way back into town, I asked to stop off at the NZ Hops HQ. Speaking to the lady at the desk, she said they were shying away from the homebrew market because...

Thanks all for the advice, i'll keep it around for now until i know for sure if its gone south

Ok will do thanks Wolfman, although the thing is, I've already kegged and carbonated it, thinking that the lacto was actually normal for a saison. I suppose the carbonation will eventually drop out - have i stuffed it up or will it be fine to keep it around for 6 months? Should I keep it at...

Thanks everyone, Google images is telling me it is likely a lacto infection, as suggested. Sorry, forgot to take a photo of it before I cleaned out the fermenter. It doesn't taste good at all, but after doing some reading, it seems like I can leave for 6 months and I might have something...

Hi all, I've been lurking for a while soaking up knowledge, but finally have some questions and some experience of my own to add. Setup is a crown urn for BIAB and a two-tap kegerator. Living in the Sutherland Shire, I've been brewing for a bit over a year or so after seeing a second hand...

I've just racked a saison from secondary, where it had been for about a month or so. I noticed that the layer on top didn't look anything like the ales I normally brew. What I saw instead was a hard, thin, milky white layer, which had cracked when i moved the fermenter around. Sort of like thin...

I've just finished a keg of smoked IPA and kind of happy to see the end of it. It was an experiment after having some smoked malt leftover from a Rauchbier (which is still lagering). I found some days it tasted really interesting, but on other days it wasn't very appetising at all. I could...