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Recently I was lucky to receive a few bags of hop pellets from a mate who has a mate who grows hops in NZ The hops I got are as follows Green Bullet 12% AA Pacific Jade 14% Supa Alpha 12.5% Nelson Sauvin 11.4% I was going to try each in a single hop and single base malt AG beer to showcase...

Hello all I was wondering if anyone had any tips for filling a corny keg from 375ml commercial beer bottles. Reason being I am making a mate of mine a three tap kegerator for exchange for his bobcat help at my property. I dont wish to present it to him empty so was going to...

I got a grain bill from the local brew shop and was hopeing someone could answer this question. Is this too much roast malt? What can I expect it to turn out like? The recipe (Steve's KOBA clone) called for 25grams of roast but instead I beleive there is more like 250grams. Should I go ahead...

I have almost completed my chest freezer kegerator. I have bought new Celli taps with flow restrictors to put on the front. I have had beer on tap before useing a different system and taps, so Im quite familiar with how to balance a system useing older gear. My question is what is the optimal...

I am currently building a kegerator out of a chest freezer and am haveing trouble decideing on which taps to fit to it (4 off) What is the difference between stainless steel and chromed brass taps (apart from price) ? Will a stainless tap last longer and be more durable? I will not have a...

Ever since I switched to AG my missus has been scoffing it down. Her new years resolution (again) is to lose weight. Anyway she has been bugging me to tell her how many calories in my beer? I have absolutely no idea, so I was hopeing someone here at AHB may have a formulae or similar for...

As I see it beer and beach fishing go hand in hand, so I thought I would start this new thread on your biggest or best catch. Here is mine, caught a few months ago off the beach whilst holidaying at Crescent Head NSW 30kg / 66pound caught on 20pound mono line

I finally made the leap and have nailed my first AG. The yeast has just been pitched and already cant wait for my next SG tasteing. I decided to make Tonys "Bulls tail pale ale" All went as planned with minimal dramas. My promash efficiency came in at 86% (not bad for first go) Ill have to...

I always bottle prime with dextrose because that is the thing to do right?? Today I opened a long neck that was bottled in september 2006, it was the only bottle I primed from the batch with "White sugar". I had long forgoten about this experiment but was pleasantly surprised when I poured...

Gday, I just ran a test on my recently constructed HLT useing a 2000 watt immersion element in 45 litres of water. I thought some of you might be interested in the figures I took down. I havent started AG just yet, Im still stuffing around testing etc but hope to do my first this Tuesday...

WOOPS :( , I accidently froze my yeast. With the warm weather I couldnt help haveing a fiddle with the shed fridge thermostat. It was the lager yeast trub collected from my last lager stored in a sealed glass jar (1 week old). Nothing else in the fridge froze - bottled beer, cubed lager etc...

I have a tucker box style freezer that Im planning to put two kegs in. I have noticed other blokes have used freezers for kegs. Is it possible to adjust the thermostat on the freezer right up or would I have to install a "fridge mate" style temperature controller to prevent the beer from...

Could somebody please give me the dimensions of one of those cornelius kegs (height and diameter) I have a spare chest freezer donated by the brother in law and am trying to work out the best keg size and system to use. I think ross is selling these kegs cheap $70 from memory. Thanks in advance

I currently have a lager brewing in primary at the moment in my small brew fridge useing saflager 34/70 yeast. I will be racking to secondary in the next few days. Im hopeing to use the yeast cake for my next lager, save myself a trip to the brew shop just for yeast. My questions are - 1. Can I...

G'day all, Im a long time viewer but yet not posted due to my questions answered in other posts (top site). Im relatively new to brewing and have a question Im hopeing someone can answer. When I bottle prime (with dextrose) I often get fizzy head overflow from the bottle before capping, the...