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    New to kegging - question about gas leaks

    Hey all, I've recently moved to kegging. I have purchased a Series X keggerator from KegLand. I've set it up following their youtube video. I also watched a few other videos on setting them up too. One video suggested that to check for leaks in your system "give it about 40 psi and come back in...
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    Dry hopping - what is correct?

    This has probably been covered, so apologies for going over old ground. When it comes to dry-hopping, information is scattered and inconsistent. So I want to get a view on what others do - mainly to see if what I am doing is wrong. Here's what I do: Time I generally like to give my beer 2...
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    First AG "own" recipe

    Hi, After using my GUTEN 40L system to knock out a few recipes, with pretty good success, I want to try my hand at creating my own beer. I got myself a subscription to BeerSmith (pretty cool software!) and started playing around with it to come up with a pale ale I want to put down on Friday...
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    Help with American wheat ale recipe

    Hi, I'm hoping to put this brew down next weekend: https://beerandbrewing.com/hazy-train-american-wheat-ale-recipe/ MALT/GRAIN BILL 5 lb (2.27 kg) German Pilsner 4 lb (1.8 kg) Malted Wheat 1.2 lb (544 g) Vienna 0.375 lb (170 g) Acidulated Malt HOPS & ADDITIONS SCHEDULE 1 oz (28 g) Centennial...
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    Black IPA

    Hey all, Just about to put this down - grain was suggested by my LHBS, the hops I've sorta just winged together from various recipes: Black IPA Grain 4kg Ale 1kg Vienna 0.4kg Eclipse Will give you aound 68 EBC and 5.6% ABV Hops 14 g Magnum 60 min. (40 min for no chill) 28 g Centennial...
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    No chill hop additions with hop spider

    Hi, I did an APA yesterday, 2nd all grain with (using the GUTEN 40L). I used a hop spider (the big mesh net thing that you can just dump your hops in at different times). I also used the no-chill method, decanting the boiling wort straight into a cube. Last brew (which was the same recipe) I...
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    Mosaic extra pale ale

    I've got a Mosaic XPA in the fermenter, a fresh wort kit from All Inn Brewery. It's been doing its thing for a week, I tasted a little today, I went to take a gravity reading but I have lost my hydrometer, tasted some anyway -it is delicious. Given I have lost my hydrometer, I intend to leave...
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    Ella dry hop

    100 grams too much? After a big grapefruit hit to a golden ale
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    Weak (if any) fermentation

    Howdy, Been a while since I've posted here. Hope everyone is going well! I've put down an Aussie Pale Ale (fresh wort from All in Brewery). Did all the correct stuff, except all the things I did wrong: * Totally forgot about the Canberra water temperature - for those who don't know, polar...
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    All Citra extract brew

    Hi All, Im going to use up the remainder of my kits and bits before I take the plunge into partial mashing and all grain. I have 80grms of Citra two tins of coopers LME and half a kilo of imperial malt (i think it is similar to light crystal) So i was thinking using 30grms of Citra at 60...
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    The race that stopped the nation

    Any tips????
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    Partial Ideas

    Hi Guys, I want to do a partial, Im aiming for some sort of pale ale yummy beer thing. I have a can of LME and 80 grams of Citra, I know ill have to buy the rest, ie grains ect. But Im not sure what and how much of. Wouldnt mind adding some other hop with the Citra, maybe chinook...
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    Cooling Wort

    Hi Guys, I intend to put a brew down tonight. I have a 15ltr pot that I do my boil (only using kits and bits still) Im going to do 30 min boil for a DSGA tweek. I was intending to cool back to pitching temp in the sink with some ice water, just curious is there an infection risk here (via air...
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    BRY-97 and temprature

    Hi, I am currently in the process of getting a ferment chamber set up. At the moment the temp isnt too bad but we will push into the high 30's come summer so... Anyway, i have read somewhere that BRY-97 is a more forginving yeast when temps reach around 23c which is around the room temp...
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    Temp controller that does not require wiring

    Hi, I've decided to take the next step in making amazing beer, and am going to set up a fermentation chamber. I just bough a STC 1000 im curious is there any controllers out there that do not require wiring? I'm a little put off by the wiring process and I don't want to burn my house down or...
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    DR S's golden ale tweek

    Hi, Im going to put down the can version of Dr Smurtos golden ale but I havent got any amirrilo. What I do have is 40grms of Cascade and 100 grms of Citra and 20 grms of Galaxy. So i guess its departing from the original a little bit but has anyone got any ideas? I'll be using: 1x Can of...
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    moving FV outside to bottle

    Hey all, Im going to move my FV outside to bottle. Any thing i should be aware of when doing so? Should I unplug the air lock? I have this crazy idea of putting blutack in the top of the air lock to stop any air from getting in there whilst i move it an avoid sucking in any of the water?
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    Oatmeal Stout

    Hi Guys, I recently tried an oatmeal stout from the Illawarra Brewing Company. It was really good! Id love to replicate something similar. Is there a recipe out there which is more in line with the kits/extracts brewing procedures? Thanks
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    Golden Ale questions questions

    Hi guys, Im think about putting a Golden ale down here is what Im going for: 1x Coopers Real ale 1kg of DME 100grms of Crystal malt Galaxy (since i have about 40grms left) And im thinking about buying some Amarillo or Cascade to go along US-05 A couple of questions what should the hop...
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    3rd brew- Pale ale

    Hi guys, I put down my third brew this week. I did a galaxy pale ale last time which turned out great! ableit a little bitter (due to a 12 minute boil of 15grms of galaxy). The beer was a little i guess thin though. This time around i have done the exact opposite ( i love the experimenting!) 1...
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