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Evening all I've been contending with a problem for a while now, that seems to produce a distinct flavour in every beer I brew. Not quite sure how to describe, but it seems to have some hints of sarsparilla or licorice. It's not overly offensive, but definitely not "clean". Last year it seemed...

I have numerous problems, but this is one of them... My last 5 or 6 brews have all ranged from moderately to substantially over-carbonated. I swap between AG's and partials, and bottle into the same bottles I've been using for years. First step to alleviate the problem was to reduce my gms/L...

I have a friend who owns a couple of cafe's and is interested in AG brewing. He has an array of commercial coffee grinders (Mazzer mainly) left over for one reason or another, and wants to know if he can use the grinder as a mill. My immediate thought was that the crush would be way too fine...

Brewed my first serious lager this season using W2278 (Czech Pilsner), but due to delays and an unseasonably warm August, temp in my brewshed was above the standard 10 degrees when I pitched. Hovered around 14 degrees for a week or so and activity was slow but constant, and then ambient temp...

I've been doing big partials for a number of years now, but recently a friend gifted me an old Malley's copper boiler retrofitted with a gas burner. It looks the perfect piece of equipment for me to move into full AG brewing, but its previous use was to melt the wax off bee frames.... hence it's...

Excuse my ignorance.... I brew into bottles, and not surprisingly my beers improve significantly over time (all ales to date). Drinkable at 3 weeks, far superior at 3 months. From what I gather, most brewers who use kegs seem to suggest much shorter conditioning periods (ie a matter of weeks)...

Looking for some constructive (or just downright nasty) criticism of a fresh tasting Summer Ale I'm trying to brew for the long, lazy afternoon. :rolleyes: I've seen the Monteith's Summer Ale post of late, but wanted to put a recipe up for discussion. Still only on partials.... Cricket's on...

I've averaged one post per year and now I've made it two in two days.... I must be getting thirsty! I'm trying to move into AG's using a large esky as a combined mash/lauter tun., but I'm having difficulty building the manifold for inside the tun. I wanted to create a simple manifold out of...

Some advice please... I have a planned brew day/evening tomorrow, but it's currently snowing in my part of the world. I can house a fermenter inside overnight after the initial yeast pitch, but space constraints mean it will have to be banished to the sub-zero temperatures of the shed for the...

Seeking some advice... Relatively new to partials, but I have produced some reasonable efforts. However.... I used a combination of Promash and the Mildura Brewery website to attempt a Mallee Bull clone (a fine strong ale), however after the mash and boil, the SG reading was very low (in the...