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Hi all I'll be moving to Perth shortly and have a disturbing amount of brewing stuff laying around. Time to get rid of a few things, please PM me if interested. Pick up is in Killara, NSW. $30ea 8.5kg LPG Bottles - both 2/3 full I would guess, these are the swap n go ones from Bunnings (2...

Evening all My fermenting freezer packed it in a month or so ago, so anyone who can find a use for it is most welcome to it. If you are happy to swap out frozen water bottles to maintain temp, you have yourself a ghetto fermenting space. I should also mention that the compressor still works...

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Apologies if this has been posted before: The latest cool thing in Japan -- Hot Beer? Japan is a country that likes to embrace new things, and whatever new and bizarre trend comes along, J-List will be there to report it to you. The latest cool thing in Japan might just be hot, as Kirin...

I'm planning on brewing my NSW case swap beer on Sunday, and the recipe I'm working off has a 29IBU 60 min addition of Magnum. I have no Magnum in stock, so I've been searching the internet for substitutes and the information has been less than conclusive. I am leaning toward a load of...

Just picked up a couple of Orkney beers in Chatswood West. There's a liquor/convenience store on Millwood Ave. Pictured below is the Skullsplitter Barley Wine and the Dark Island Old Ale. They have a number of other English beers including London Pride, Sheepshagger Gold, Holy Grail something...

I may get lynched for this but hear me out... A friend of mine came by Saturday 2 weeks ago to do a spot of brewing with me. It was his first time (aww...) and he's usually a "whatever the missus picks up on sale" kind of drinker. He's been pretty chuffed with the beer he's tried at my place...

Just thought I'd share some wisdom from the Jamil show - Belgian Golden Strong episode. A top tip for making your extract more fermentable is to steep it with some base malt at saccrification temps for say 1 hour. The enzymes on the malt will continue to work on the longer chain sugars in the...

I made a double batch of Oktoberfest back in November and split the fermentation between some S-23 dry yeast, and some WLP833 liquid yeast. I have recently tapped the S-23 keg and there is a faint-but-noticeable candy flavour to the beer. A bit like a redskin lolly. Any ideas on where this...

I was just listening to an old episode on Basic Brewing Radio. They were interviewing a guy from Brewers Supply Group who had spent a lot of his time with hops (he was approaching retirement age). One thing that stood out from the discussion was his advice to always remove your hops from the...

New brewer to the fold, my first born on halloween. Suggestions? The missus has already rejected Pumpkin (for a bloke?), Jason, Stein (as in Frankenstein). I'm have tried on Fred (last name Bassett - Fred Bassett, also Freddy from nigtmare on elm street). Come on lads, you've got 2 days...

Hi all, where would I get hold of some 8mm ID gas/beer line in Australia? I have a gas manifold from the US (Morebeer), and despite my best efforts the 6mm line just ain't going over those barbs.

I am brewing a dubbel tomorrow, so decided to make a starter this morning with my WLP530. 11 hours later not much has happened. If the worst happens and I don't wake up tomorrow to find a nice krausen on the starter, I have a packet of T-58 in the fridge. Anyone have an opinion on suitability...

Last year I happened to be in Melbourne with the car while G&G had their 20% off sale. I grabbed a load of stuff naturally, including a few kegs. It was only once I got home and unloaded that I noticed the weird post on one of the kegs. I didn't know how to get the post off to replace the...

Enjoying a few watching the grand final. Does anyone know the hops used in this one?

Was looking at the White Labs website this evening and ran across something I hadn't seen before. According to the audio (link on site) this is a lager strain that performs well at ale temps too. Has anyone used it yet? Any opinions? WLP862 Cry Havoc This signature strain, from Charlie...

Hi guys I've just moved into a new rental place which doesn't have an outdoor NG point. So I'm looking to swap kit with someone currently using an LPG setup. Probably only makes sense if you live somewhere near Sydney. Please send me a PM if you are interested. I'm currently getting a good...

http://www.happygoblin.com/ Anyone know this guy? Dude is using a large homebrew system! I found a bottle in the local beerstore in Crows Nest and purchased with a bit of trepidation. Note the hand-written ABV etc. The one I have is the Pale Ale. Nice gentle hops, and a slight honey...

Last week I dry hopped my SNPA clone which has been in primary now for about 3 weeks. On Monday I moved it out of the fermenting fridge to make room for another brew. I have put it in the shed (where it is pretty cold) with a towel around it to deter light getting in - it is a glass fermenter...

Today I picked up a random sample of beers from the local Dan Murphys, including a lovely Wiehestephan Festbier. I also picked up two beers from a Victorian micro called Buckleys: One is a pilsner - Buckley's nuPtIaLZ - quite cleverly named The other a bock - Buckley's dark bock I just drank...