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Just a thought, but wouldn't the fact that we boil our wort for 60-90 mins kill most bugs and possibly drive off some of those chemicals from either source anyway? I prefer carbon filtered rain water from a clean source myself, but i add brewing salts & acid to improve my water profile. Can't...

Thanks guys, i think N87's set up is what i need to do, cheap & effective. Cheers!

thanks guys. looks like G&G do a 50ltr, still too wide for my fridge, i think i may be asking for the impossible, maybe it has something to do with design i.e. height / width / weight ratio? The jerrys & cubes would be ok, but i think would have to reduce my volume, i don't know about you but...

G'day all, I am trying to maximise brew day & considering doing 2x 40ltr batches (2x different brews) on the one day, don't mind spending all day brewing if i can get 4 kegs at the end. Trouble is 2x 60ltr fermenters won't fit in my TC fridge. I don't really want to buy another fridge that...

wow...thanks Wiggman! That's a lot to process, but i'll endeavour to read it & try & understand it. Cheers! Thanks as well Manticle & MHB, i always value your posts & have learned a lot from your posts. OP....sorry to hijack you're thread...hope it's added value?

Thanks for the reply guys. I did a 40ltr 1.043 brew in it today, took your advice & backed the off the heat once it reached 100 deg c & used the spray bottle, worked a treat! I maintained a rolling boil this time instead of it trying to jump out of the pot. one extra keg on brew day & save...

if used in the correct dosage rates though, will it affect flavour? seems like theres quite a few threads recommending it? Being a Noob to AG as well, I'd love to add nothing to the Mash, but current reading tells me i need to do something to lower it. at the moment i'm tossing up between 5.2...

Thanks for the reply's guy's, this photo was a 1.050 brew just before hot break, approx 28ltrs pre boil, as you can see my fear is that twice this volume will be a messy clean up, could my boil be too vigorous? do i need to back off the heat? i'm using a NASA burner if that matters? I'll try...

G'day guy's, i'm new to AG brewing & have done 5 batches so far, they've turned out great thanks to advice on this forum. First thing i have realised though is how little i know about brewing & 20ltrs is just not enough for 5hrs work. I have a very basic 3V system, a 55ltr esky as my Mash Tun...

ok thanks guys, i'll take that on board…. and thanks for sharing your recipe Droopy Brew, looks enticing! cheers.

going for a 70ltr pot, hopefully will be big enough later on. re - base grain, as much as required without going full AG, just want to give partials as much of a chance as i can. I want to try a partial due to freight costs of grain, to see if i'm happy enough to settle on doing partials as...

yeah, agree…got me thinking that my tastebuds are not detecting the off flavours correctly & could very well be Autolysis from Mark's detailed explanation. I would like to think it is not oxidisation or an infection from my doing, as i am very careful with my transfers & sanitation. But still...

G'day all, just about got my gear sorted to try a partial, moving on from all extract. Can anyone suggest a mind blowing recipe for an APA with either Citra / Amarillo & or Nelson Sauvin hops? and any tips would be much appreciated. Going for a simple set up at first, esky mash, Nasa Burner...

thx for everyone else's comments too BTW, i'm taking everything on board... cheers.

yeah i get your point Mark, and i will definitely give it a go. could you expand on head destroying protease A & oxidative reactions? also 7 days at 18 deg C for fermentation end? at this temp my brews are still bubbling away at 10 days, albeit a lot slower (i've never timed them) but as they...

i wonder if we are all drinking the same stuff??? because there is no way in hell the carlton draught we get where i live, has any hint of Citra or NS hops in it , just dirty old remnants of POR that have been sitting on the brewery floor for about 10 years! but the Lazy Yak is full of both...

i love vegemite & beef, there up there with beer…..but no it doesn't smell or taste like that. After having a read of Mark's attached guide, i'd have to say it was a bit of both Papery (Oxidisation) & cooked potato (Methionol - infection). I'll have to think about how this could of happened...

no, not really, maybe more like boiled potatoes that have been burnt on the bottom of the pan if that makes sense? WOW..thanks for that..it's a very in depth guide just what i need, thanks! i'll have a read and post back. FYI - i have actually left the same style brew for 5-6 weeks, no...

i reckon it's to do with being spoiled by better beers and having refined taste buds…half your luck for those who think that a Lazy Yak is shit beer, i only wish i was able to brew like you. But for an extract brewer a Lazy Yak is a nice easy session drinking pale ale on a hot day, leagues...

g'day all, got an off flavour in one of my brews that i just can't put my taste buds on. it was an all extract brew, APA style, 23ltrs brewed at 18 deg C under temperature control for 3 weeks. 1.5kg can of Coopers Liquid Light Malt Extract 1.5kg of Coopers Liquid Wheat Malt Extract 500g of...