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Thanks, dough balls are no issue, try using a drill mixer as you dough in, a new one, not one you've already used for mixing plaster or tiling adhesive, works a treat! I mash for 90 mins, dough in at 60 degrees, usually drops to around 55, hold at 55 for 30 mins, ramp to 65 for 30 mins. I then...

The theory behind using the bag was to be able to rip it out and wack the next batch in straight away without washing out the tun

Hi guys, I've just upgraded to a rims system, got it to a useable stage, then did the first 3 60L batches last Sunday. According to brew mate, my efficiencies came out at 56%, 62%, and 64%! I'm guessing that a lot of my problems are coming from using a bag, (holding the grain) above my false...

Hi all, I am looking to find and join a brew club in the Wimmera, or western districts of Victoria. I am based central to Edenhope, Harrow, and Dergholm, I BIAB at the moment and have just started to put some of my beers in the local shows. If there are no clubs in this area, would there be...

please excuse my ignorance, but why not sterilise the chiller, put it in an ice bath, then run the actual wort through the chiller and straight into the fermenter?

yeah, I realize that it is risky, but it was spur of the moment, I had nothing else, and I put the fermenter inside the brew fridge so I figured there shouldn't be too many nasties in there... still planning on setting up an ice bath with a chiller running through it, I just got impatient and...

righto guys, firstly, thanks for the help. In the end I just ended up sourcing my grains and hops etc from my old brew shop whilst I was in Melbourne. After discussion with dave from greensborough home brewing supplies I just went for a basic faux lager using bry-97 as the yeast. 5 kg...

Agree with tazman, make a starter to give the yeast a chance to multiply and get going, really easy to do and will cost you nothing to try.

Hi everyone, Well, I'm finally gearing up to start my foray into all grain brewing. After doing kit and kilo's, then partials for years, I had gotten most of my stuff together ready to start AG a few years ago, then I moved from Melbourne out west of Horsham, and basically went back to...

Hi everyone, Well, I'm finally gearing up to start my foray into all grain brewing. After doing kit and kilo's, then partials for years, I had gotten most of my stuff together ready to start AG a few years ago, then I moved from Melbourne out west of Horsham, and basically went back to...