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The "tents" for this years Octoberfest are already being put together. This is a good link to a webcam across the road. http://www.mwea.de/templates/cam/video.jpg Wes

We have to clean out our Mittagong warehouse so our surplus stock of malts, bottles, post mix kegs, rice hulls, stainless steel vessels,and more has to go! There is about 1/2 tonne of bagged malts - mostly specialties but getting long in the tooth, a large bale of rice hulls and a mix of...

I dont often have a winge, but today in a reflective/studious/dumb moment I decided to buy some Grolsch. I well remember the enticing aroma that filtered up from the freshly uncapped bottle. Hallertau I think they used for aroma. Images of Sunday lunches at Doyles and other harbourside venues...

We dont have too much to complain about here in OZ - take a look at this - http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Business/2013-01-29/article-3166753/The-fight-to-ferment-law-pits-small-businesses-against-Nova-Scotia-Liquor-Corp/1 Alcohol is state controlled in the Maratimes region but this is plain...

On the move and out must go the 60L system. Will be downsizing to a 20L I think. The system is still installed and I will be happy to provide a demo mash for any seriously interested party. The brewhouse comprising HLT, mash/lauter tun, kettle and fermenter I would prefer to sell as one. The...

Will be doing the BIG sea change in a month or three to Narooma. Are there any brewers in that area on AHB?? Wes

Found this on a German site I occasionally look at - http://www.thelocal.de/lifestyle/20110728-36597.html Wes

Dont know if any of you have been watching grain prices, but malting grade barley went through the A$450/tonne barrier today. That is up from A$200/tonne 3 years ago. And the picture in UK/EU is similar. Major shortage of supply - sooooo, stock up guys, the next malt pricing season starts next...

A very interesting blog some of you may care to follow - Teri Fahrendorf is a seasoned US brewmaster and has been a judge at the AIBA for 1 or 2 years and is well known in the local micro scene. Her travels across the US make some interesting reading. http://www.roadbrewer.blogspot.com/ Wes

Thought the collective might like this one! "Shanxi Hunyuan and imitated "Qingdao" beer Recently, the Commerce and Industry Bureau Hunyuan County law enforcement officers in the county Department of Hongda wholesale inspections found that the shop was selling a counterfeit beer bottles...

Dont throw out that old computer tower - yet. I love this idea. Wes

I know some of you have single and 2 door drink cooler cabinets being used for fermentation so thought the following advice might be of assistance. Over the Christmas period I needed to brew some ales (pilots for a new brewery) and consequently had my 2 door cabinet running at a nominal 16C. All...

Has anybody seen Weissbier Etalon in the bottle shops? This beer (from the Ukraine) has been getting rave reviews and winning plenty of gold around Europe and the UK. Wes

Zwickel, thought you may be interested in my new sample tap! Wes

Visited our Cuz in Sydney today for Christmas drinkies and nibbles. Now Cuz does not drink but has this fetish for collecting "things". "Wes, can I get you a beer? We have Tooheys New" "Cuz, that is not beer mate" "Well have a look in the esky - there are some others in there" Checked the...

The Brewferm Belgian Beer kits are now available. (www.brewferm.be) Kreik, Frambois, Pils, Gold, Abbey, Ambiorix, Diabolo, Old Brown, Christmas, Grand Cru, Triple Tarwebier and Gallia from ESB in Sydney and Grain and Grape in Melbourne. They also have candy sugar to go with the kits. Have a...

The mainstream beers of the Czech Republic seem to be in even more strife than their Belgium compatriots. I purposely tried a 6 pack of the "new" Pilsner Urquell before I left and was not terribly impressed. Same scenario as I outlined for the Belgian mainstream beers - lots of calcium chloride...

Just returned from a brief visit to Belgium and the Czech Republic. Sadly not long enough to find all the better small breweries, but I did get some intereting input on whats happening to mainstream beers in those two countries. Belgium. as we know is home to Interbrew, now known as Inbev after...

Here are the analysis values for these two new Malt Craft malts: Wendouree Gold Vienna Moisture: 4.3% Extract fine grind dry basis: 83.8% Colour EBC: 9.5 Total protein: 9.8% Kolbach Index: 47.8 Diastatic power: 190 Chocolate Chit Malt Moisture: 3.1% Colour EBC: 800 Wes.

Malt Craft has just released two new specialty malts from Joe White - "Wendouree Gold" Vienna and Chocolate Chit Malt. The Wendouree Gold is a Vienna style malt with a colour range of 6.5 to 10 EBC and a full malty flavour. It can be used up to 100% of the grist where it delivers a full bodied...