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:icon_offtopic: so they still haven't managed to fire up the old Bendigo rifle brigade brewery..

Similar sense of humor in Scotland, found this one in Edinburgh.

Must have been the weather last week.. couple of low 30s in a row really shakes out the bottle bombs! I made a batch about this time last year, some dry lager clone, not that great. I can't imagine i bottled too early as i'm consistently slack about these things, more likely it's a gusher...

that is sad Carby.. get the local rangers involved, they feel rather strongly about dogs being locked up in sheds

I too have found that bottle brushes aren't necessary. Rinse after emptying, stack, rack, box, whatever until needed again. Fill laundry trough with hot water and a couple of shakes napisan, soak for half, remove, shake, drain on the rack for another half then refill. Couldn't be lazier, 50...

Made a rather good Ho clone last summer, should get serious about doing one again this year. The orange zest & coriander seeds I believe I simmered for 5 minutes and added to the liquid to the primary as fermentation was reaching completion. The advice I was given last year which I will pass on...

Must be time for another Brewcraft bashing thread.. Sorry guys, it's buyer be-informed (not quite beware, but.. kind of on the same track) BC do K&K, and they do it well. You want malt, or variety then there are other places that do it better, much better. My local BC store are as friendly as...

I recall some blog had a webcam on their stout for the primary fermentation. They called it the Judy Garland Stout 'cos it grew up in front of everybody and turned out very bitter'

she's ait. I too know plenty of people who are getting the payout who are much more deserving. That said I bet harvey norman just doubled their shipment of flatscreen tvs.

Made a broken toe lager some years back. The other half managed to drop a 1.7Kg tin of goop from bench height onto her little toe with predictable results.

I should introduce you to the lovely lass up the road from me. She's about 30 years old, never worked a day in her short life. No front teeth, intellect of a gumboot, moderate understanding of spoken english (her first language). Fills her day with about 50 **** and a bottle of cheap liquor...

Go ford all the way.. I believe ill have lamb curry tonight in rememberance of the good sheep enjoyers last gasp second place. Wonder how much Ford are paying Skaife to keep hitting walls and taking out championship compeditors.

Beer price to match their food price. Anybody else here agree with me that a lot of pubs way overcharge for food? Most pubs around inner Melb you'll pay $25 a plate for dinner, and for that you might get steak & chips, a parma, drop another $5 they'll grill up the cheapest fish at your local...

I don't know about the current state of competitions, but at least one AHB award recipe book I have does list best kit as a category. Perhaps the defining difference would be whether the brewer has mashed grain, or whether they have used all pre-converted ingredients like crystal malts and...

ripped from their own website: Cereals (44%)(wheat flour, oatmeal, maize flour), sugar, wheat gluten, molasses, salt, barley malt extract, minerals (calcium carbonate, iron), mineral salt (sodium bicarbonate), natural colour (paprika, turmeric), vitamins (vitamin C, niacin, thiamin, vitamin B6...

If k&k is the affectionate name we give to the 1.7Kg cans with a 1kg of some combination of fermentable sugars thrown in, all kits are definitely not equal. ESB 3kg tins come to mind - to me they're more an extract brew than a k&k, although they come as a kit.. so the waters are a bit muddy...

Used K-97 quite a few times in the past, and while I do have a bit of a problem with fermentation temperatures creeping high at times, I have fermented K'97 17-18C and still found it to be characteristically banana estery and long lagging. My best experiences with this yeast were using it with...

facebook is fad, hopefully it will pass, like a bout of gastro

I like the idea that beer can be put in the same basket as champagne or wine, and it's not just the commoners drink for pubs.

I'd say a large drill press, low rotational speed, HSS drill bits