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  1. francismcphail

    Macgee & Marshall Crown Ale?

    A long shot I know but I'm looking for a recipe for Macgee & Marshall Crown Ale. More information is >> here << Just wondering if anyone might have sampled this brew in the past and might have a recipe. I haven't hit up any of the UK based forums yet thought I'd start local and go from there...
  2. francismcphail

    Mel - Free Fridge! - Frigidaire Cyclic 335

    Have a Fridge sitting alone and empty. Free to good home.. or any home really.. Located in Rowville.
  3. francismcphail

    Fridgidaire Cyclic 335 For Sale - [vic - Rowville]

    Fridgidaire Cyclic 335 Fridge freezer for sale. $100 pickup in Rowville. Fridge and freezer sections work very well.
  4. francismcphail

    Kegerator From Ebay

    I purchased like I think a few have also done a kegerator off ebay. Pinnacle Wholesalers also had one listed a while back. Now after putting the fridge on it's back for 10 - 15 mins to put on the castors, I've found that the fridge fires up but isn't cooling at all. Not being any type of...
  5. francismcphail

    White Corn?

    I've recently been given a 500g pack of dried white corn. Not exactly sure what I can use it for though.... Anyone with any suggestions?
  6. francismcphail

    Free Tv

    Although not 100% brewing related, I have a TV that I don't want anymore. (Can be used to watch TV while waiting for the mash to finish.) Now for some reason I was unable to give it away to anyone as part of the bushfire appeal. (SIGH!) So I'm trying my luck here. (Apparently they only wanted...
  7. francismcphail

    I Have 3kg Of Orange Blossom Honey...

    I have a 3kg tub of orange blossom honey. Honey wheat beer comes to mind just wondering what else I could do with this?
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    Grain Particles In Boil

    Just started to boil another brew and noticed that I have a truckload of grain, husks etc etc in the boil as well. (So much that if I dip in a small strainer the mesh comes out lined with it. I'm going to add in some irish moss towards the end of the boil just wondering if anyone has any...
  9. francismcphail

    Opinions Please For My Second Ag

    I've taken a recipie from the forums and bastardised it a little. Just wondering if anyone can comment and advise on any changes I should make?
  10. francismcphail

    Yeast..

    So I do my 1st AG, pop it into the fermenter and put in the yeast etc etc... 24 - 36 hours later... nothing.. no action at all. Ok.. So it's sitting at 18c... Wyeast Labs likes to be at 23c until it gets going.. Not that I've had this problem before.. So on goes the heat belt.. still no...
  11. francismcphail

    1st Ag Down And Fermenting!

    Just a quick shout to everyone that's offered advise with all the questions I've asked. Just put down my first AG. :beerbang: I used TL's Kilkenny clone recipe, and ended up with 66% effiency on my first run. I found I boiled off too much wort in the 60 minute boil so I need to allow for more...
  12. francismcphail

    First All Grain - Recipe Review (kilkenny Irish Red Ale.)

    I've deceided to be patriotic and put my Australia Day Holiday to good use.. Going to start my first AG on Australia Day. Wifey is asking for a Kilkenny style of ale, and I found TL's in the recipe section of AHB. Just wondering in relation to sparging for this recipe (batch sparging) how much...
  13. francismcphail

    New To Kegging And Not Wanting To Blow Myself Up :)

    So I get home and find a message on the answering machine. My regulator is in stock but dang it 7:30 PM and LHBS is closed. Called this morning and was able to pickup the unit. (YAY for me!) Included in the pack is a note from the LHBS titled "KEGGING INSTRUCTIONS". Now I've been around the...
  14. francismcphail

    Purging O2 From Keg

    I'm about ready to keg my first batch of HB into a keg. I have read up and found that you need to purge all the o2 from the keg before sealing to stop oxidation. Just want to know what is the correct way to do this for a cornelius keg?
  15. francismcphail

    Bar Fridge For Cornelius Kegs

    Hi all I've been hunting now for a keg fridge for a while. I bought one off eBay that turned out to be a dud $93.25 down the tube but I beleive in Karma... (What goes around comes around.. So mister shonky eBay seller of fridges just you wait! :angry: ) Anyway.. I have a seen a few posts...
  16. francismcphail

    Fridge Size

    I've got two cornie keg's I'd love to put in a fridge. I've come across one and am unsure of the size. It's a Kelvinator fridge 1.4m tall and from the pic's I've seen the freezer compartment is about 1/3 of the total height. Thus 2/3 of 1.4m is about 93cm or there abouts. (I don't have any...
  17. francismcphail

    Free Beer?

    Found this little gem about 20 minutes ago. I don't know how true this are with the site.. but you might get a free beer mug out of it .... Thought this would be best in the off topic area. http://www.freebeermug.com/index.html (I'm not affiliated.)
  18. francismcphail

    My Kegs Arrived

    My eBay kegs arrived this morning. So I unpacked and began the lovely job of cleaning. One keg was relatively clean, and just needed a good rinse out, a and a soak in bleach, the other was a mess and had about an inch of crud in the bottom. (But I did buy non reconditioned kegs.)...
  19. francismcphail

    Worth Buying?

    Found 2 x 19L kegs for sale however they don't have release valves... They do though have a press button release. As I'm a complete newbie to all of this and I'm looking to move to kegging I'm wondering if these are worth even looking at? (Pictures attaced for reference.)
  20. francismcphail

    Melbourne Home Brew Shops

    Hi guys I've over the last six months started getting into home brewing with some good and some bad. (It's all a learning experience.) I've been going to a local home brew shop in Boronia, (The Brewers Den) and have continually got great service, and advise. I've also been over to BrewCraft in...
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