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Apologies for not replying earlier, have been busy with work etc. Will send a PM. Ha, think the missus has her eye on the pot, if you hear of anyone wanting some over the next few months, I might have it still around. lol.

Hi guys, As a result of my work, which sees me away for a week + at a time over summer, I'm giving up trying to grow hops (they tend to be unhappy without water hey). So for that I have a 3 year old rhizome of Hallertau available for anyone to come and grab, it's currently in a terracotta pot...

Yeah, at least the keg has the pressure relief valve so I shouldn't end up with scummy beer everywhere :-) The grey cord is the power cable to an immersion heater. It's usually black, but the infected goop is all over it as I had to pull it half way out to move the lid to get the photo. The...

Cheers mate, I'll do that.... bar the cheese.... haha, tastes and smells ok. Just the funky stuff on top. I kegged the bottom 15L odd and we'll see how it goes.

Hi guys, Been a while since I've been on here. I've just been out to the garage to keg a Brown Ale, cracked the top of the fermenter and found this..... I've never had an infection before but this is definitely not normal. Do I just tip it and walk away? It still smells ok, but I'm thinking I'd...

I usually do a good beer for around the $40 mark, that's including malts, hops and good yeast. I have a Coopers recipe that I'm evolving with a mate which is costing about $20 - $30 per batch, which isn't nearly as good as the more expensive kit & extract beers, IMO. For me, yes it would be...

Hmm, I found about 20 bottles of homebrew under the missus' house from the previous owner. She's been living there for approx. 5 years, so thought, what the hell, how bad could it be (no growth etc. evident inside the bottle).......... One mouthfull and :icon_vomit: worst stuff I've ever...

Hey man, I think I had a similar experience when I tried DSGA, it was a bitter and had a very strong taste that I didn't like about it. However, after a few weeks in the bottle (think I left it for a month) it was awesome. The boys are still raving about it and I've got the last of it tucked...

I will join Malted, I hate Bunnings with a passion!! One perfect example, went to Bunnings to look at outdoor furniture stain, saw the price and thought "that's not quite right", went down the road to Home Hardware... 50% cheaper!! and it wasn't on sale. Bunnings are full of it. I was onced...

Hey mate, did you put them on by dipping the end in hot water? It softens the hose and allows it to be put on easier. To take my hoses off, I undo the clamp, put the fitting over a container and pour hot water from the kettle over it to soften the hose, makes removal a bit easier, just watch the...

When I checked mine for leaks I just put some detergent and water in a squirty bottle and gave each connection a squirt and yes, you can see the bubbles. I had issues with the posts on my keg, if I wasn't careful, the out post wouldn't seal properly and would have a slow leak in it (after...

Taking bum's post a bit further, why don't you buy a 6 pack of beer from the shop, and pour it in a glass and then do the same with your homebrew and see if there's a difference in head retention between the commercial stuff and your HB? That way you have the same pouring style, rather than...

To the OP, mate, I think what you described in your first post may have been a taste that I had in my first few brews. It's hard to describe, but it was a sweeter type aftertaste that lingers and some couldn't taste it while others described it as the 'typical homebrew taste'. After talking to...

I believe that the 'homebrew' taste may actually be a few different things depending on the person's taste. I've never had someone point out what 'extract twang' actually is, so I'm not sure what it tastes like. During my first few brews, a few of my mates (who had tasted homebrew before)...

I can't guarantee the quality of this brew, but I found a stash of unknown homebrew under the missus' house, it was a minimum 6 years old. Dropped one in the fridge and popped it later on..... worst beer ever!!! :icon_vomit: But I don't know how it was brewed or what ingredients.... If I were...

Fair enough, next time I'm headed to the big city I'll have to try and drop by and have a look. The price is the only downfall to extract brewing, I'll agree with that, but it's still comes in cheaper and a better product than some of the stuff on the shelf.. and it's another reason to move to...

I love my local HBS, every time I go in there I never get out in under 30 minutes. There's always something to ask about or they're always up for a chat or giving me different options on what to do, so I'm more than happy to pay the extra few $$ to support them, considering it's their livelihood...

The DSGA is good, I had to let mine age for nearly 2 months in the bottle, I think I overdid the boil and it was quite bitter on the first couple of tastings, left quite a sharp lingering bitterness to the point where I was thinking about turfing it, but I think that was my fault with the boil...

Have you been watering them and giving them doses of liquid fertiliser? I usually give mine a sprinkle of water every day (sometimes it's literally only a sprinkle if it hasn't dried out at all) and they get a drink of worm tea 2 - 3 times a week. I'm a first time hop grower too (and they're in...

I've only done one unhopped extract brew, DSGA, and it turned out awesome. The boys all agree that if it were on tap at the pub, they would be more than happy to pay for a few pints. I had the same problem you had, I did a 10L boil and it took a while for my electric stove to get a good boil...