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    KEEZER For Sale, Albion Park, NSW

    Hi mate just sent a message through your gumtree ad. If you resort to splitting this gear. Liam
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    Show us your brewrig

    Pretty stoked with my new rig. It's previous live was as a shelf holding musical instruments at school. I'm sure it prefers its new role as my beautiful mobile brew rig. A weekend of welding and it holds all my brew gear.
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    RecipeDB - Powderkeg GB

    I've been trying to brew a good ginger beer for ages. This recipe nailed it. So gingery. Lots of bite from the chilli. Many thanks to GG for sharing recipe. Only modifications to original recipe were a brigalow GB kit from woolies, soaked fresh ginger in about 600 ml sweet sherry. Chucked in a...
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    Raising temps at end of ferment

    Brewers friend.com for yeast pitching calculator is what I use. V helpful
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    Forgot to flush plate chiller

    Pleased to report absolutely no infection or off tastes that I can detect. In fact because I made a starter in accordance with a yeast pitching calculator I believe this is my best beer on record. Happy days. Ps I have purchased SS immersion chiller to avoid future scares.
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    Forgot to flush plate chiller

    After a 6 hour brew day I noticed some funky chunks in fermenter. Oh shit. I believe it's some crap from the plate chiller. Tried to scoop the chunks out but only got the floating ones. Who knows how much is submerged. Has anyone survived a **** up like this without infection?? Will pitch the...
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    All Grain Equipment For Sale

    Hi mate I'm interested in your heating element. Still available? Photo?
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    Considering electric boil kettle

    Hi all. I'm in the process of setting up a 50L kettle with electric heating element. I have pulled the elements from 2 cheap Kmart kettles (2400w I think they are). And can decide whether to put them in or hold out for a larger element. Questions I have: Will these 2 elements provide a...
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    Brass vs SS

    Hi folks. I need some advice please I'm in the process of upgrading to a 3V setup using 50l kegs for HLT, kettle and possibly mash tun. I've purchased BRASS ball valve and fittings because of low price What are pros and cons of brass vs SS (other than price difference)
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    Brass vs SS

    Hi folks. I need some advice please I'm in the process of upgrading to a 3V setup using 50l kegs for HLT, kettle and possibly mash tun. I've purchased BRASS ball valve and fittings because of low price What are pros and cons of brass vs SS (other than price difference)
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    Ideal steep temp?

    Doing my first extract. Advice is to steep grain for 30 min in hot but not boiling water... What's the ideal temp??
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    How long to force carb a cold beer?

    Cheers guys I'll fumble my way through this current keg then I reckon I'll try bumping the next one up to 300 for 24hrs and back to serve pressure and see how it goes. Thanks for the advice Happy brewing
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    How long to force carb a cold beer?

    My LHBS says don't shake or roll so I didn't try it. Just 48 hours at 260. But that's for 'hot' beer. Worked well. But now I've got cold beer out of the FV. 24 hours at 260 the beer was flat 48 hours at 260 the first pour was great and the next few we're pure foam. I've read the length of...
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    How long to force carb a cold beer?

    Greetings all Been researching furiously the last few months on this forum and have increased my knowledge and brewing skills vastly. Thanks to all contributors My latest brew was cold crashed for a couple of days at around 4-6degrees. How long and at what pressure should I force carb to avoid...
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    WTB: Keg setup TOWNSVILLE area

    Looking at upgrading from bottles to Keg system... Anyone around TOWNSVILLE or surrounds looking to sell gear to a relative newbie brewer? I've got a fridge just need the rest of the kit - Kegs, C02 bottle, regulator, connections, lines, gun, etc. Cheers
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