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As the OP already collects Rainwater (which in most cases is pretty much as pure as you can get unless you live next door to some big industrial area) I'd suggest the easiest (and probably cheapest) way to get good clean water is to get another small Rainwater tank and collect just rainwater in...

Thanks mabrungard - I have over the last few days been reading many of your posts / blogs on water treatment and have (I think) learnt a lot. I have since also found a source of Rainwater which I intend to use for my next Hefe, however even then with I will need to use Acid (Lactic or Phos) to...

Water Report for Mt Yokine Reservior in Perth as of October 2015

Thanks again guys, all good points. As to above, to date I have never tested my water, so this is all a first for me. The only "figures" I have are based on EZ Water Calc and my water profile as provided by the Water corp. I will be testing pH next brew once my test strips arrive. That will...

Hi, I don't intend to use Acidulated malt, Just 88% pure Lactic acid form G&G. From what I read acidulated malt is just malt treated with Lactic acid anyway, and being a Wheat I am just using 50-50 Pils / Wheat as my grain bill. . Based on my water profile EZ water Calc says I will need 6ml of...

Thanks gents for the quick replies. I have to note these are all calculated pH levels from EzWater so not measured. I was as surprised as anyone at the variable caused by the grain bill was shown as what it was. I BIAB so no issue with stuck mash. Last crush I ran the wheat through the mill 3...

Guys, I've been having problems with my hefe's always being low mash efficiency. 3 from 3 strike rate of about 6 or 7 gravity points low when measuring post mash and it's been driving me crazy. All my malt based beers have been fine and there abouts just wheat beer efficiency is way down. I've...

I wouldn't trust the temp corrected reading with a hydrometer and I also would t trust a single reading as sometimes they are wrong. Temp adjusted gravities are notoriously inaccurate. Good for a guide but you are far better (and safer) to cool your sample first. For my process each gravity...

http://howtobrew.com/section4/chapter21-2.html Palmer says Soapy flavors can caused by not washing your glass very well, but they can also be produced by the fermentation conditions. If you leave the beer in the primary fermentor for a relatively long period of time after primary fermentation...

How do you transfer to your fermenter? You mention you have a 18l stainless pot you use as your kettle. Do you have a tap or valve on it or Do you syphon? If you use of those have you tried sniffing the tap , or syphon. Basically anything that you use to transfer to your fermenter from your...

Any machine shop would repair it but it will Probably cost you more than a new mill. Unless you can DIY or have a mate that possibly could re-tap the thread for you (no need to helicoil) just run a bigger size tap through as its just aluminium, than a new bolt goes in in place of the existing...

Hi lukasfab, You could put it in but at 183'C you may as well just bypass or remove the Switch all together as 183'c is too high a temp and its not going to do it's job. (you'd probably have a fire before you got to that temp!) :-) So if you are in a rush, bypass the Switch (Join the 2 wires...

Unless using a refractometer have you considered cooling your samples to 20 degrees when measuring? I've read temp adjusted samples are notoriously unreliable. I personally take the sample (like Nev many times throughout the process, end of mash, end of boil, at pitching) any samples taken on...

Glad it made you Smile Aces :D they do work a treat though and nice and simple.... "Concept and Design Stage" In Action. "Look Mum only one hand!" As an added bonus and at no extra cost it leaves your other hand Free to hold your Beer..... :chug:

Mate take a look on Gumtree - lots of Free Fridges available. Just pick the one closest to you. http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-perth/fridge/k0l3008303?ad=offering&price-type=free

I say cleaning your urn tap is a definite must do. I have read of many cases of infection in a tap causing ongoing infected batches. I personally disassemble and clean down my urn tap after each brew day. It's easy to do and just reduces the risk. Another thing I've read which seems good...

I like the look of that unit. For that price seems good value. Might be time to invest in my next bit of kit!

Guys if you read my first post, I clearly state, no open flames, no gas cooktop and be careful. But boiling a liquid even a flammable one isn't that extreme. We are talking about bringing a small amount of liquid to boil for a few minutes to check thermometer accuracy, not about boiling litres...

Really? You are thinking a bit extreme IMO. This isn't a drug lab kit! How do you think distillers get their product? They boil off ethanol from the water mix to end up with a more purified finished product. That's boiling Ethanol.... But hey if you don't feel safe doing it then by all means...

I've had lots of time to think about all things beer lately as I recover from a bout of "Man Flu" Anyway one thing that came to me as I was coughing up half a lung one afternoon was about Calibrating Thermometers. There's been lots written about not trusting one single thermometer, even if its...