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  1. thisispants

    Best brewery in Hobart?

    Going on a Tassie trip in September, just wondering what is considered the best craft brewery in Hobart? I'm an IPA guy.
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    Dry hopping during fermentation - krausen wont drop

    I'm basically planning ahead in case.... I'm making a NEIPA, I ended up dry hopping on day 2 as it kicked into gear really quickly and I read dry hopping during high krausen is good for hop biotransformation. Anyway, I've just realised the krausen may not fall for a while....I was planning on...
  3. thisispants

    Mashing overnight

    Hi, I'm trying to streamline my brew day where I can...I'm toying with the idea of mashing overnight. I brew with a brewzilla, but I do have a couple of questions if anyone out there has done this previously..... Will an extended mash hurt the beer? I'm not comfortable leaving the...
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    NEIPA grain bill?

    Hi all, Trying to make a great NEIPA and am a bit unsure about the grain bill in particular. Any thoughts on how to improve this one? 20L 5.5kg Golden Promise (81.2%) 350g Dextrose (5.2%) 300g Wheat Malt (4.4%) 300g Rice Hulls (4.4%) 250g Flaked Oats (3.7% 75g Carafa Special 2 (1.1%) 125g...
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    Can I use sodium percarbonate to clean a brewzilla?

    Basically what the title says.... I've been brewing all grain for years, but have just decided to test out a brewzilla due to my increasing lazyness. I'm doing my first brew day on Sunday....but realised I don't have the right cleaner? I've got a bunch of soidium percarbonate on...
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    Dry hop scheduling, help please!

    So I've brewed a black IPA, and decided to try a staged dry hopping schedule. Essentially dry hop half the amount on one day, and then the rest of the amount three days later. Ultimately dry hopping for a week. However, I've just realised I'm going away for a week and if I dry hop my second...
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    Yeast starter not doing anything

    So I made my first yeast starter yesterday ..... Boiled 1L of water with 100g of DME for 15 minutes, cooled it down to 23C then pitched the yeast. It has been about 20 hours and there's literally nothing going on I've been regularly shaking it up to get some oxygen in there ... The only...
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    Starsan bottle leaking, is it still OK?

    So I threw the starsan bottle in my being box and left it for a couple of months .... It's been slowly leaking since then...... The cap was on, but it was slowly leaking Should I just throw it ?
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    Decent cheap container for yeast starter, no stir plate

    I'm transitioning to liquid yeast and since I'm making a black IPA with an SG of 1.065 I figure I should make a yeast starter. What's the easiest and cheapest container I can get to do this? I know you need to shake it.... What do you guys that make one without a stir plate use?
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    Black IPA Recipe help

    Hi, I'm looking at making a beer for winter and would like some help / suggestions. I really love IPAs, so I'm making something slightly wintery, a black IPA. I'm thinking of making the grain bill mostly Marris otter, then adding some carafa II special (I can't find carafa 3 anywhere...
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    Dry hopping: Keg vs fermenter

    A work colleague recently suggested that if I want a really hoppy beer I should dry hop directly into the keg instead of into the fermenter. I love hops and am definitely keen to increase the hoppyness of my beers. Has anyone done this, if so, how has your experience been? Better than dry...
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    Do you have a beard? (poll)

    I've got a half baked theory that brewers have a higher beard to face ratio than the rest of the population. So answer the poll!
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    Carbonation advice

    Hi, Some advice please.... I'm set and forget method carbing my brew, I set it to 10 PSI on the 21 Dec and I need it good to go by tomorrow..... However I tasted this afternoon and it's still on the flat side, only barely carbed enough to drink.... As I previously said I really need it good...
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    Picnic Tap, clean or rinse after every use?

    I've just started kegging and had my first beer from the keg today, bloody lovely!! However, should I clean or rinse the picnic tap after every use?
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    Which tap type for best pour

    I'm just starting to Keg my beer, and am thus far only using a picnic tap. Very basic (and cheap). If I decide to upgrade, what tap would be considered the easiest to get a good pour out of? I don't have holes in my fridge at this point, are pluto guns worth the price? Or the taps that...
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    Kegging questions, complete newbie.

    Hi, complete newbie to kegging here....I've read a bunch of information on kegging, but I've got a couple of questions before i attempt it for the first time tomorrow. I'm going to do the set and forget method.....I'm doing a fairly small batch, about 14 liters.... 1. Does the volume of beer...
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    Beer Line - what diameter?

    Hi, I'm looking at getting beer / gas line for my first kegging setup. A quick question regarding the line..... 1. Will all the different types of beer line 5mm/8mm, 5mm/8mm, 6mm/8mm fit on my corny keg? 2. What size line should I get, and why? 3. Do you connect the tubing directly to the...
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    How to identify if I have a ball lock or pin lock keg?

    Just bought a second hand corny keg.... I'm in the process of buying all the bits and bobs to get my first keg set up happening..... Anyone know how to tell the difference between a ball lock and a pin lock keg?
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    Bentspoke Crankshaft IPA clone

    Anyone have any idea on how to brew one of these? I bloody love this beer, I just can't seem to get a fresh hoppy taste like this beer has. Any help would be grand.
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    Looking for hop suggestions, single hop IPA

    Looking at making a single hop IPA next week. I've previously made some IPAs using just citra which came out an absolute treat, any other hops lend themselves to the single hop IPA treatment?
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