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Hi Guys, Unfortunately I've not had time to brew for ages. So regrettably I must sell my gear. Some of it is new and I never got to use it. I haven't worked out the prices yet. PM me if you're interested. I've got photos which I can send you if you provide your email address. I can post the...

Hi all, I should start by saying that I don't really know how to properly "taste" beer. Diacetyl? wouldn't have a clue. But I often crack open a beer and taste rusty flavour. Not just homebrew either. Sometimes I'll open a bottle of commercailly made Coopers and taste the same. Lat time I...

Who has oxygen for their yeast propogation? Where did you get your oxy bottle from? Is it a worthwhile expense, or do stirplates work well enough without the hassle and added cost of O2?

Hey folks, It's my time to take the big step into brewing with grains, not tin cans. So I'm after a bit of advice about what stuff to try first or do before I go and spend too much money. Although I haven't been too adventurous in the past, I have been doing a fair bit of reading and I do have a...

So I did my first brew for a long while about a week ago with a mate whose keen on getting into the brewing himself. And today, I transferred that brew into bottles and keg. It was a coopers K&K euro lager, with kit yeast etc. I just bought and used for the first time, a filter to clear the...

Hi All, I'm interested to know if anyone who's filtered their beer to get it yeast free and crystal clear, has noticed that the results have also improved the old "Home Brew Fart" issues. If anyone has noticed improvements can they please direct me to some threads about how to do it and what...

Hi All, 1 week ago I put down my 1st brew in two years. Morgan's Royal Oak Amber Ale 750g Light DME 250g Maltodex plus some Fuggles pellets made into tea. kit yeast SG 1.040 It didn't start to ferment well (18 degrees when I pitched). I wasn't sure if the brew was too cold or the yeast too...

Hey folks just got myself a gas bottle today.... woo hoo!!! The guy in the shop said I need to be careful about making sure the seal to the regulator is good or I can lose all my gas. I came home and pulled the Harris regulator out of it's box, and discovered there is no seal at the union...

Hey peeps, The title says it all.... What do other Mac users do??

Sorry folks, try as I may I couldn't find much info on CC. All I found was that people do it and why. What I want to know about it is: How to do it? What gear do you use? What are the Hazards and Pitfalls? What to be careful of? etc. Cheers Edit: I found some more info on this with a bit more...

Hi folks, after a 2 year break from brewing. I'm trying to get my stuff together and I am not sure what some of these parts are. first is this white thing which came in the bag with the cheap tap... any ideas??? :unsure: Next is the font and tap which I got ages ago from eBay. The whole thing...

I've been looking at the air-up bottles because I like my 4wding too, but I don't think they are the most affordable. Anyone have an idea about cheapest way to go in Sydney area whereby I can also use the air-up high flow regulator for my 4wd tyres. Cheers

Sorry if this one has been flogged to death. All I could find in the searches was filtering beer. Anyway on with it: Just wondering if it is a good idea to use filtered water in the fermenter (I do K&K). If so, would a particle filter do or should I get a carbon filter also? How many people...

Hi folks, Firstly I am after some tips on growing hops. Secondly, can anyone help me find some rhizomes? Cheers

I found this site tonight (USA of course) with... electronically heated & cooled conical fermenter and the Five Barrel Brewhouse :D

Check out this link I can't believe people would pay that much honestly. I mean what's wrong with the plastic fermenters?

Hi guys, have read all history posts about racking and I can't find the answer so here is my question... I don't have another container to rack into yet. My lager has come along nicley in the fridge 15C. Time to bottle soon and I was thinking that I could try to cold condition in the bottles...

Hi there, I wanted to start a discussion on improvements that one can make to the standard k&k with supplied yeast. I have been brewing for 18 months now and have experimented a little with using: liquid yeast boiling the kit ingedients going for better quality ingredients using a water filter...

Hi Guys & Girls, I put a brew down last night in my newly modified fermenting fridge. I used K&K but also used a yeast starter I made from some left over trub a friend gave me (White Labs San Fran Lager Yeast) The fridge has been set at 15 degrees and the wort was at 20 when I pitched. After...

Hi Guys/Girls, I am new to this forum and fairly new to brewing. I have done about 20 brews now using kits all the way. I feel I am ready to start making things more difficult for myself now (and better brews). I have been reading all sorts of literature and I have heard that when you use a...