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it's an old GE Americana from decades ago, about 430litres (would have been "15 cu ft"), with a temperature controller added so it can easily be set at say 12C. Interior light has been disabled. Works fine, if a little rough in appearance. Shelves will come with it so it can be used as a regular...

for the last 20 yrs or so I've used 50L SS kegs with the tops cut out as fermenters, but they are heavy, and my back hurts. I'm looking for a light-weight fermenter. I'm thinking Fermentasaurus, which would also save me some racking (if I understand correctly). What do people think of these...

I've got two siphons like this: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Auto-Siphon-Racking-Cane-For-Beer-Wine-Bucket-Carboy-Bottle-Racking-Homebrew-New/292118860171?hash=item4403a4118b:g:La8AAOSwEAtZaHfz problem is, the plastic piston seal quickly wears and gets leaky, so air goes past and it aerates...

I've seen some PET units for a reasonable price, but I've never used one. Does anyone have any advice re this? thanks

My spare CO2 tank started life as a fire extinguisher, and still has the crappy grip handle-operated valve. Has anyone found a good source for screw-in valves that have the right male thread for a regulator? Which I think is CGA320. When I last looked for these 4-5 yrs ago, they weren't...

http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/beer-that-killed-75-in-mozambique-brewed-with-toxic-flour-1240072 This happened in Mozambique. Don't brew beer from flour.

my Haier 148 litre upright freezer has packed up: faulty thermostat. It turns out than on removing the RHS grille (2 screws, 10 seconds) the control panel can be popped out the front and the thermostat is out in about a minute flat. I can get a universal fridge thermostat to slot straight in...

Does anyone have any thoughts on brands to avoid? Ebay and other places have them pretty cheap, from around $50. BOC want about $160, for their own brand.

I'm looking for a small fridge, maybe a bar fridge or a fridge-only, that will take a corny. I found a bar fridge this morning at target, $141, that would have except for the compressor area at the bottom which made the floor only 220mm deep. I want small because the smaller it is, the less...

I also make wine, and the other day I took about 350 litres of it, in 72 litre plastic containers, to a commercial bottler (wine bottling solutions, Lonsdale, SA, they are fabulous). Problem: one of the containers (ex-coke syrup containers) split and I lost 72 litres of 2010 cab. I won't use...

to install a ceiling fan; not brewing-related, but if I fry myself, no more beer.......... Thanks

Bad news: I was about to start a brew and found some tiny crawling things in the crystal malt bag. I chucked that lot out, and after carefully looking in the other malts they seemed OK. Luckily I had a new bag of crystal malt on hand. But this got me thinking: could the new vacuum bags that...

HI, a while back someone on this forum mentioned a website where people list stuff they no longer want, so it's available for recycling. Sounds great, but I forgot to bookmark it and now I can't find it, can anyone help? Thanks in advance, Peter

This afternoon, while I was struggling to open a bag of malted grain, I remembered someone telling me that there is a trick whereby you cut one of the threads stitching the bag closed, and hey presto, it will zip open. But I can't remember it: can anyone help? thanks Peter

Does anyone know how CO2 cylinders can be shipped? I keep seeing them "pickup only" on Ebay but it must be possible to ship them. Assuming they're not empty of course, in which case Australia Post, etc, can handle them. ANy thoughts? Peter

Advice appreciated: having put my back out badly by lifting a full fermenter (about 25 kg) I want to never do this again, so I must buy a pump. What do people recommend? March? Any thoughts on who stocks them? Thanks, Peter

Like lots of people, I use a fire extinguisher (with pickup tube removed) to gas my kegs. I squeeze the 2 levers to turn on the CO2. BUT, the tiny little valve inside is doing a completely different job from that which it was designed for. As an extinguisher, it has intermittent use at most...

Fellow home brewers, especially those who have been in touch with me by email re cascade hops. The hop supplier, Hopco, who had previously quoted prices for cascade hops supplied in 5kg lots, stopped replying to my emails, so I called him. The man said, "I saw you had a posting on...

Hi everyone, I'm going to buy a big (5kg) bag of cascade hops, and I won't use all of them. Does anyone want a kg or 2? It works out to $40/kg plus postage. I'm in Adelaide. email me on [email protected] if interested. Peter

Hello brewers, I've got about 40 longnecks, mainly pickaxe, a few grolsch-style, to give away. I've been kegging for some time and these are just gathering dust. Pickup from Hazelwood Park.