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Hi I'm looking to buy a 2nd hand working chest freezer for storing chilled cartons of beer. I'm in central Vic but can travel to Melb/Ballarat/Geelong for pick up. PM me if you have something available. Thanks, Trev

Hi guys, I've brewed quite a few brews with Lallemand Windsor yeast. My attenuation is always around 69%. Beersmith says attenuation should be 73%-77%. I'm ok with this but I'm moving to a new much larger brewing system and want to find out what others are experiencing for their attenuation...

I'm about to make my first Saison and I'm after some advice on the following recipe. Of main concern is the grain bill, hop schedule and ferm temperatures - so I guess the lot. JW Export pils 70.8% JW Wheat 13.7% Simpson RB .5% 34g Saaz (60min) 21g Hallertauer Mittlefrueh (60min) Sugar 660g...

I've got a new Keg King refractometer. I've used it on my current brew which has been in the fermenter for 10 days. The sg is 1.024 which is very sluggish to me (using Notto) so I compared it to my hydrometer which read 1.013. I thought "Ah! my refractometer hasn't been calibrated" so I did a...

Early brew day today! I've made a 1L starter from the sediment of 4 CPA bottles + 100g dme. The yeast has flocculated nicely but I'm concerned about what's been left on the top of the wort. Any thoughts? My backup plan is using US05 but I'd rather use the coopers if it's ok. Thanks in...

I've just opened a vial of California Ale yeast to make a starter. I don't usually smell the fresh yeast but for some reason I did this time. It smelt very funky like a Berliner Weiss. It is about 3 months old and has only been stored in the fridge. Is this normal or should I use my US 05...

I'm transiting through Singapore. I've only heard of about 1/2 of these beers. Any recommendations?

Hi After reading a comment on damaging yeast under pressure I may be left with a problem. This is what has happened so far... I brewed a pilsner, pitched a starter of wlp800 and fermented at 10 deg. After 12 days the sg had dropped from 1.050 to 1.027. I had to go away to work for a month...

Hi I'm moving back to Australia after living in Asia for most of the last 11 years. I've bought a property in Sandon which is just outside of Newstead so I'm guessing that BAD is my nearest brew club. I've been all-grain brewing for the last year but have been doing partials and k&k for around...

On the weekend I was speaking with a Canadian friend and he brought up how interesting it was that to serve Coopers beer correctly you need to roll the stubby gently to mix the sediment. This wasn't the first time I'd heard this from someone but it doesn't seem to make any sense to me as I've...

I'm planning an APA. My recipe is: 4.7kg 2 Row pale .70kg Caramel Malt .50kg Vienna Malt California Ale yeast Irish Moss 14g Centenial (first wort) 20g Colombus (tomahawk) 20min 28g Cascade 5 min 60min boil 41.2 ibu og 1.056 abv 5.4% My big question is have I got the hop additions in the...

I've just been told by my LHBS that he has just returned from the states and now has "hop shots" which (quote) 'This is a syringe of hop oils that can be used for bittering. I haven't tried them yet myself but they are now starting to be used in homebrewing just like the pros are doing.'...

I bought some Irish Moss tabs from G&G late last year. I've just received some whirlfloc tabs from my local US supplier. They both look identical. I was sure that they are different. Any thoughts?

For the next few weeks I'm stuck on an oil rig in the South China Sea. I look through f-book today and see that my wife has swiped some of the ingredients I had set aside for a partial mash when I get home and made an attempt at a no boil kit and kilo with no boil. Has anyone else had this happen?

G'day, I'm sure this is already on the forum somewhere but I can't for the life of me find it. What do people do when they drop around to a mates place for a few quiet ones? I can't drag my 19L keg around with me. I'd prefer not to bottle. Do I need to get a cpbf setup or settle for...