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Worthwhile watching for those that build their own equipment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxEhxjvifyY

As Dicky Smith once said, offer better service than anyone else in the street and you will succeed. People are moving back to wanting good service. The future is service.

Inspired by James Spenser, I made a small batch beer with the intentions of using blackberries for souring. I won't get specific on the recipe as it needs a lot of reworking but just thought I would plant a seed for someone looking to try something different. Basically, I used some mosaic hops...

Thanks for the detailed answer. The rest of the world also thinks metric is the way to go. I only use brewmate because it is easy and basic to use and I am used to it.

I was always had the understanding Ray's and BCF were owned by the same company. They have two stores near each other for you to choose from but they win whichever you choose.

I use Brewmate for my basic designing. I want to add more fermentables. It seems to require a SG figure but all the grain data I find gives a %. Anyone know how to convert?

Have I misread or why wouldn't you put the heat belt on the fermenter and measure the temp of the wort itself? As yeast can create some warmth when fermenting. The more mass you have in your fermenting chamber, the more stable the temperature will be. Mass can simply be some bottles of water.

Without double pole, it isn't safe and won't meet Australian standards. The STC 1000 had a few scary safety issues. Double pole switching is necessary to switch both current carrying conductors. Suppose someone replaces the lug top and wires it incorrectly or plugs it in to an extension cord...

Does anyone know if the Inkbird temp controller has double pole switching on the output? I have not been able to get an answer from them directly.

Just ask the electrician that you are going to get to install it.

Looking for some feedback on grain mills available in Australia. I only want a small low end one.

Large electric urn. About 120 lts. Two phase electric. Local butcher is getting rid of it. If anyone may be interested contact me and I will give you their details.

IC cooler it was.

Does anyone remember the old cooler Swan Breweries made. CS cooler? It was a hop based cooler rather than wine based. Never been able to get any leads on it's make up.

I was just keeping it simple. Beginner's style. Use any container you want. DAP is just a very basic cheap yeast nutrient. If you have better, use it. Also, US05 will work ok as a yeast. I stress Beginner's. I was scared to even try after reading so many over the top posts about meads, ciders...

This recipe is just a basic and needs tweaking to make it great. 2 lts pasturised apple/pear/ rasberry 2 lts apple pear 2 kg local honey 2 packets EC1118 yeast DAP. Staggered. One 19 litre spring water jug. Throw them all in the jug. Add 1/2 a teaspoon of DAP at beginning, then 1/4 each day for...

Just hit the bay named after E. That dual sensor yellow one is quite acceptable. Min. Max. dual temps. Temp difference between the two. 9 volt battery that last ages. Big display. I use the Teflon coated thermocouples. I think they are $1 each. Only issue is you get a lot that aren't welded...

I see some for about $22. Wondering how accurate they are. I have heard somewhere you can get a different reading each time with the same solution.

Which one? That's easy. Brew the one YOU like better. You're going to be the one drinking it.

Has anyone had any experience or feedback about the super cheap refractometers?