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So after many words with myself and some composure iv decided to sell off my brewing gear, Long battle with alcoholism, and huge weight gain has prompted my doctor to have a chat with me and that probably giving away the brewing may be the best idea for fixing some issues. I've got a heap of...

So iv known its there but keep forgetting to do anything with it... tonight i smelt it and it smells great... I brewed a milk stout about 6-8 months ago..i put it under the stairs to get around to bottling and just never have... the temp would never fluxuate in there much as our house is Aircon...

So iv seen some talk about the places on "Dead Space" in brewing systems, and i come across the same issue myself in the last brew i done. Deadspace in your Boil Kettle is classed as the volume left after your pickup tube stops picking up. Now in Systems like the robo brew or Braumeister are up...

Hey Guys i thought i would show off my big system 4v Herms system. I build this a bit over 2 years ago but has been a bit of a work in progress, I originally had the herms coil inside the HLT and have since trialed a kmart $8 Kettle Herms setup which works more efficiently than having 6m inside...

So i have started collecting the stuff for my build. - 50L Sanke Keg - Braumeister 20L Malt Pipe, Top & Bottom Screens and filters, Hold down bar - Sourced Grain and Grape - M12 All thread, Wing Nut, and assorted nuts/washers - Sourced from Konnect Supplies - Weldless Fittings - 1 Ball Valve...

Been AG brewing for about 12 Months and have decided to Call it quits...... Health reasons etc need to get off the booze so i now have no need for my brewing gear. It has been a hard decision to give up the Beer as brewing has been a much loved hobby and will live a large void in my life, I have...

Hey guys Picked up 5x 50L kegs from a Local market today, I only need 2 Happy to offload 3 x of them Melbourne Western Suburbs PM me Email [email protected] or Skype jameyliddelow for info, Missus is going to take photos soon but they all look the same hahah Stems still in place and...

First Ag Brew BIAB No-Chill Simple Saaz Blonde 4kg Breiss Pilsen 500g JWM Pale 120G JWM Cara 100g Breiss Victory (biscuit) 10G Cascade @ 60 30g Saaz @ 60 10g Saaz @ 5min Whirflock @ 5 Safale S04 90 Min mash @65c No Mashout........ ...... .... ... ... ...... . OG @ 15L 1057 OG @ 18L 1044...

Hey guys, I'm now going to play with bits & pieces i have available to do some testing and playing before i start building my Single Vessel Recirc BIAB System.... I'll be doing most of the SS work myself as i will have a whole sheety workshop at my fingertips in the next few months (works...

I'm close to wanting to play with electric brewing to be able to do stepped mashing and make a Brewy clone style rig Iv got an older electric element there not sure of the age, it's 2400w also been looking into a 3000w Bend yourself style. But what I don't know is do they die out slow or just...

Want to to a BIAB over the weekend, Thinking a pale after drinking my Extract on last weekend which was done with POR and Cascade hops at 36IBU Now thinking an AG version with Nelsons and Amerillo's 2.5kg Pale Malt 1.5kg Wheat Malt 250g Crystal 60 15g Nelson Sauvin (11.3%aa) 24ibu @ 60min...

Just wondering if anyone has done this before?? I'm thinking about getting a kegging setup going over the next month or so however at $70 odd per keg i'd be interested to know if using a 20L Cube after fermentation then bulk prime it then letting it carb naturally over a month or two then...

Hey guys Just wondering if anyone has any old kegging gear they are wanting to get rid of Taps, Kegs, Regulator etc I'm looking to start getting a hold of some bits n pieces and i love to get my hands on 2nd hand gear. Cheers Jamey

So iv done my first AG brew (BIAB) and i pitched some Safale S-33 today at around 11am I airated pouring from the cube to the fermenter then using my mash paddle i stirred it furiously for around a minute then pitched directly ontop of the foam then gave it a shake 30 mins later, straight into...

Iv looked around the forum and cant really find any information on this.... Iv spoken to another brewer who has used bleach for years to sanitise his equipment & bottles etc... Im wondering if anyone else does this?? and what kind of Dilution and contact times etc..... Cheers Jamey

Well i visited a member off the forum the other night who has moved very close to me... he is very much into AG Brewing. He passed down to me some equipment that i can experiment with until i am in a bit more of a position that i can get some deacent Equipment to do my AG. The equipment i have...

Just wondering where you guys are sourcing those big kegs that you use to make the brewing rigs?? wouldnt mind beginning one just need a back bone for my build.....

Just dropped a brew into the FV Jamo's Golden Ale Original Gravity (OG): 1.046 (P): 11.4 Final Gravity (FG): 1.009 (P): 2.3 Alcohol (ABV): 4.79 % Colour (SRM): 7.4 (EBC): 14.6 Bitterness (IBU): 33.2 (Average) 1.7kg Liquid Malt Extract (Mangrove Jacks Golden Ale...

so few sheets to the wind :drinks: :blink: Just bottled up my first extract............ tastes farking awesome so far!!! and i was thinking to myself after finishing my first Mexican Cerveza kit brew and hopping into my Coopers Pale kit while bottling with nirvana cranked up in the garage...

Hey guys, Well SWIMBO has given me notice today..... iv been evicted from the kitchen as my brewrey.... suits me fine cos now i need to setup in the garage... Im going to either buy an URN or a burner or make a rig to suit what i do..... however the main issue i have is water supply, My...