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It's kinda annoying that I have to bring it up, but... ;) A room of over 250 brewers, with a fair proportion of accredited and training beer judges considered a BIAB-brewed beer to be 'better' than the same beer brewed on HERMS and Gravity systems as part of the System Wars presentation...

Since my fermentation moved out of the house and so became subject to sub-zero temperatures in winter (and autumn and spring), I've been using the traditional homebrew Heater Of Death to add heat into my fermentation fridge. Although others seem to have no issue using and recommending such...

While searching for a maintenance manual for my fridge, I found this: http://www.stokesap.com.au/Content/templat...8&zoneid=11 It details IP65 rated enclosures for temperature controllers such as those that almost everyone ;) seemed to buy on eBay (not the bigger ones from the Australian HB...

Not very beer-related, but interesting nonetheless: http://www.truetex.com/carbonation.htm I do not condone anything this guy does. I do not condone anything I do.

For ages, I have been talking about and meaning to do a ramp mash where I mash in at around 55degC and throw small amounts of heat at it until it eventually gets to 75, whereupon I let it sit for a while, then lift the bag and proceed with the mash. Screwtop prodded my interest in a post he...

Looking through the ISPcorp website at the various documents about the Polyclar products, I see that Polyclar Brewbrite is a blend of PVPP and carrageenan, designed as a kettle addition when we (well, I) would normally just add Koppafloc. I thought I might give this a shot next brew. Anyone...

Please don't play this to my family. I don't normally do this sort of thing.

Wandering around the Northcote Kmart, I noticed that the nominal 20litre jerries I use for nochilling are on special for $12.99, which is the best price I've seen for a while. Disclaimer: My parents own shares in WestFarmers and I occasionally receive free food from them (my parents).

Originally purchased from Ray's Outdoors in Preston. Complete with bungs and screw-caps, but without wort/beer. Hardly used (stupid purchase). Pickup Only from Collingwood. Get 'em before the council does.

The first episode in a series about advertising airs tonight and looks like it will be looking at beer advertising. Might provide something interesting to lay your eyes on while enjoying a glass of your own. Let the ranting begin! :D

This webblog has an interesting, albeit Americentric, discussion about what constitutes a Craft Brewery in that part of the world. http://www.madisonbeerreview.com/search/label/craft I occasionally meet people who buy HomeBrand kit beers from the supermarket and mix them with their chosen...

I've been given an Andale beer gun! I'm fairly ignorant of such things, but this one has blue plastic handles so looks a lot like the item in the Andale catalogue. Its previous owner didn't clean it before he stopped using it (quite some time ago) so the beer line going into it needs...

I've almost finished the refit of my pilot plant kettle, taking it from a simple and effective boiler to an overly complicated affair. I bought a $10 kettle from Kmart and installed the element through a hole cut with a cheap holesaw. I installed a hose-braid hop stopper on the outlet and used...

Funny what 'basic research' sometimes turns up. Found this: http://www.barthhaasgroup.com Their 'Research and Publications' area may be of most interest.

Perhaps I killed the part of my brain that handles google searching last night, but there doesn't seem to be Beersmith profiles for Bairds malt anywhere obvious. Assuming for the moment that it isn't me, could someone please point me at them. Cheers.

I'm sitting looking at the Gluten Free Beer kit from Brewer's Choice and I get the idea to actually do some research on gluten. Wikipedia is the first site I find to say something of note. It seems that gluten is not soluble in water. Buddhist monks use this fact to help extract it from wheat...

SpillsMostOfIt's Belgian Dumb Blonde. Brewed to BJCP Style 6B and fermented with a Belgian Yeast. 3.0kg JWM Pilsner Malt 1.0kg JWM Wheat Malt 0.20kg JWM Light Munich 0.10kg JWM Dark Munich 0.10kg LDME 0.10kg Table Sugar 4.0g 5.2pH Stabiliser Mashed at 68degC for 75minutes. 90minute boil...

I've not been able to find a reference here, so... On a whim today, I added some boiling hot water to a little citric acid in my stainless steel kettle in an attempt to remove the boiled-on scale that accumulates. Previously, I've tried all the usual cleaning suspects. Said scale just fell off...

Termimesh. I want some - have done so for a while. I figure that a false bottom of it in my kettle, or a cage over the tap outlet might be interesting. With SWMBO wanting to play with Precious Metal Clay - which can be fired on a steel mesh over the stovetop - I can probably buy some with...

I've got some cheap stainless steel tubing that I figured I would make a thermowell out of. I thought about sitting it between hammer and anvil to seal up the end, then got to thinking about chemical means. I don't want to weld it and I figure I probably won't be able to braze it with my propane...