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  1. Belgrave Brewer

    Holgate Esb Any Idea's On A Recipe

    I doubt the original recipe had Galaxy in it. The Holgate ESB was a favourite of mine and I proudly served it at my pub for years before they decided to only sell it uncarbonated for hand pumps and it dropped off my tap list. I switched to Hargreaves ESB after trialing a few others, which was...
  2. Belgrave Brewer

    Question for Icemaster G40 owners

    How did you go Stevo? The tank is 40L, but with coils, it can hold about 38L. I have 2 fermentors going on the G40, and each holds about 10L in the fermentor jacket plus the plumbing, so I have around 60L in my system all up. 33% glycol is what I've been told, so after testing with just...
  3. Belgrave Brewer

    2019 Hop Plantations

    The beauty of home growing is that you can harvest when cones are ready, and not harvest all at once and take an average of most ready and some not ready as they do commercially. Of course they do train so growth is at a similar rate across varieties. Lower leaves will be the first to get...
  4. Belgrave Brewer

    Stainless Conical Fermentors

    I've seen the jacketed version with heating/cooling at his home brew shop in Woori Yallock. It's a Chinese product, but the gear looks solid.
  5. Belgrave Brewer

    Chinook hop trimming

    Train 3 bines per string and let the rest grow on the ground first year for root development.
  6. Belgrave Brewer

    WTB Hop Rhizomes in Newcastle

    I'll have some available in a few weeks time.
  7. Belgrave Brewer

    Home Grown Wet Hop Fail

    It's highly unlikely that the wet hops gave your beer a metallic flavour. The best use for wet hops is at end of boil, or, reduce the wort temp to between 75-80C and whirlpool for 20+mins...this will not add any IBUs. Many homebrewers have reported underwhelming flavour/aroma from Cascade...
  8. Belgrave Brewer

    WTB Hop Rhizomes in Newcastle

    Yes, I can post to QLD. I can't post to WA or TAS. I'll start harvesting this week and will create a thread once I have them available.
  9. Belgrave Brewer

    WTB Hop Rhizomes in Newcastle

    No probs, I'll post availability soon.
  10. Belgrave Brewer

    WTB Hop Rhizomes in Newcastle

    I'll have rhizomes for sale at the beginning of July. Cascade, Chinook, and Victoria will be available this year, and possibly Centennial.
  11. Belgrave Brewer

    Hop rhizomes

    I'll have Cascade, Chinook, Victoria, and possibly some Centennial and Columbus. Harvest should be complete by mid-July, and I'll post on the forum when available.
  12. Belgrave Brewer

    Wet hops for dry hopping

    I did a collaboration Harvest Ale a few years back and we used 33kgs of wet hops into 930L for dry (wet) hopping in the fermentor, it was delicious. Best to put them loosely in a weighted bag if you are going to use them this way.
  13. Belgrave Brewer

    Hops Growing Masterclasses in VIC and SA

    Hops Growing Master Classes February 2nd in VIC at Yellingbo Brewing & Hop Garden, and February 9th in SA at Fresh Hops Co-op of Australia. Horticulturist and Hop Grower Stuart Bn will guide you through all aspects of successful hop growing in this 4 hour course. Contact Stuart at...
  14. Belgrave Brewer

    2019 Hop Plantations

    That's one of the downsides of mounds, any excess water drains to ground level. I'm also watering a 1.5sqm area per plant. It's about 2000L per day for my field. On dry hot days, it's more. Keeping the soil moist can be a challenge. Most years I don't fire up the irrigation system until some...
  15. Belgrave Brewer

    2019 Hop Plantations

    There's nothing wrong with a bit of brown on the hops. If the tips are just browning, they are probably ready to be picked. Picking them early will not give the lupulin time to do its thing. Pick them late and you may notice onion/garlic aromas and flavours that are undersirable. What's the...
  16. Belgrave Brewer

    Icemaster G40 in QLD garage?

    I'm not in QLD, but I have a shed that gets extremely hot in summer and very cold in winter in VIC. I've built an insulated room inside the shed that stays cool in summer and can easily be heated with a space heater in winter. I'm will be using the G40 with 2 50L fermentors at the same time...
  17. Belgrave Brewer

    2019 Hop Plantations

    It is early, but every year is going to be different. First year plants are unpredictable. I have burrs on my Centennial already, and Victoria and Chinook have thrown out laterals and close to producing burrs. I cut back my Cascade a few weeks ago and am now just training it up. Commercially...
  18. Belgrave Brewer

    Hop pest or disease troubleshooting

    It'll depend on what you find is the culprit. There is no single solution for all. Neem oil does not control everything.
  19. Belgrave Brewer

    Hop pest or disease troubleshooting

    This is This is not disease, this is pest. Most likely caterpillar, but could be snail/slug or other leaf eaters.You'll most likely find them on the underside of the leaves and might need to inspect at night if you don't find them in the day time.
  20. Belgrave Brewer

    2019 Hop Plantations

    Keep cutting back the new growth. It'll take a few rounds. Each bine you cut will grow laterals, and there will still be some bines that have not come up yet. It'll lessen over the season, but the plant will still kick a few bines out.
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