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Howdy Ya'lls... About 4 years ago, I embarked on a HERMS controller project. In true Bonj style, once I had it reading and displaying temperatures on the LCD, it suffered from my lack of focus and stagnated. So, then after a few detours, chicanes and hairpin direction changes, I ended up with...

This thread was started to move discussion of amateur vs commercial definitions and whether kits, including fresh wort kits (FWKs)should be allowed in the AABC, and by association, the subordinate state competitions. The discussion was started in the QABC results thread. I will start by quoting...

Hi All, Just had dinner and a few drinks at The Spotted Cow in Toowoomba. Very nice selection of beers. I had the chef's special wagyu rump for dinner, matched with a Matilda Bay Dogbolter, which is an excellent match. For my entree, I had a Meantime Pale Ale.... very nice. Dessert was the...

I got my arduino reading my DS18S20+ temperature sensors today. Let's put all the arduino based stuff in here, and give Zizzle's thread a break. I'm looking forward to seeing what others come up with. (randyrob) If you're after a cheap board, check out the "Really Bare Bones Board". Probably...

Okay, the time has come. After months of procrastination and confusion, I decided it was time to HTFU and just get it done, so I drew up some plans and bought the steel. After talking to Mobrien, he kindly offered to weld it up for me yesterday afternoon. I actually had a similar offer months...

Hi everyone, It looks like I'm organising a beer pilgrimage departing Brisbane, hopefully with stops at Northern Rivers, Murrays, and Potters breweries. Dates are yet to be arranged, but the general idea is to wrangle a couple of days off work and head south! I have been busy over the last...

Anyone got a PS3? Wanna play online? I have Warhawk, MotorStorm and Sega Rally. I've started an AHB clan on Warhawk, for PS3. PM me or post in this thread with your PSN username (mine is "bobchop" (bonj was taken :( )) and I'll send you a clan invite. Even if you don't have any of those...

Just thought I'd let you all know that Kmart is having a sale between 25th (today) and 31st Oct 2007, and are advertising a 200L chest freezer for $299 which looks identical (apart from the handle on the lid) to my 200L Centrex model. I know that there are a few people looking for the Centrex...

Okay, I'm heading down to Newcastle on Thursday for a family wedding, and will be in the Hunter Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. I'm keen to hook up with some Hunter/Newcastle brewers, and will be spending the whole day on Wednesday at Potters, so if you want to have a drink or three, send me a...

Beersmith has me totally confused. I just did my 3rd AG today, and I'm confused by the boil-off and batch size figures. When I use the boiloff tool, I put in 27L boil volume, then I fiddle with the percentage, until I get my final volume, which is 21L. That gives me a figure of 14.8% boiloff...

I'm about to put a collar on my Centrex 200L chest freezer, and I'm wondering if there's a limit as to how high the collar can be. If I use an 18cm collar, I reckon I could fit two more kegs on the compressor hump. Is 18cm too much? What is optimum? What have others used? I'm real keen to...

Inspired by a recent conversation on the #AHB irc channel, we have "What's on the plate?" I'll start: Lemon Meringue Pie. Actually the plate is empty now, so I have to show the rest of the pie. Do your best AdamT! -Bonj

Hi folks, Just thought I'd post a big fat message about how I brewed my first All Grain today :beerbang: . Expected to do it tomorrow, but SWMBO took the day off today, which meant that she could watch our daughter (I'm a full-time dad). Recipe was a pretty simple APA made up of BB Ale Malt...

Howdy Ya'll, I am turning 30 at the beginning of June, so to celebrate the occasion, I'd like to invite those of you (and your SO's if so inclined) who will be around at the time to join me for a few (dozen) beers. :party: Saturday, June 9th is the day/night in question. With the help of a...

G'day dry hoppers... I've recently bought some corny kegs, and in an effort to get them filled nice and quick (since I'm down to about 2 litres in bottles :( ), I'm endeavouring to dry hop in the keg. I've seen lots of solutions to the in-keg hop sock question, but I'm wondering if I can make...