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Hi All, Just a quick one! Using my first Wyeast propagator pack. Are the manufactured dates shown on Wyeast yeast packs sold in Australia based on the US dating system, or do those sold in Oz use a non-US dating standard. My yeast pack shows 3/2/11. Do I need to treat it as 2/3/11 for OZ...

Hi, Does any one here have personal experience with the above arrangement for wort O2 infusion?. If you do, I would like to here from you to get your guidance and learn about best practice for a first time set up. Thank You dalpets

Hi All, Been trying to track down local or national suppliers here in Adelaide. Haven't had any luck to this point in time. I am aware that medical grade oxygen is only available on the authorization of a medical practitioner, so that grade is out. Welding grade seems to be the only option...

Hi everyone, My gallery says there are "9 queries" but when I click on it nothing happens. Is there a problem with this feature? All pics have zero "comments" How do I delete a gallery picture?. I can't see a mechanism to do this! Thanks for any help.

Hi everyone, Just wondering if one does not want to go to a full kegging setup and wants to omit bottle priming if it is possible to force bottle carbonate brewed beer and, if it is, what equipment is available to do so. Thanks for your input. dalpets

Hi everybody, If a recipe calls for say 0.45K of LGS does that need to be factored into BEC calculations. If so, what sort of yield would be used (100%?)?. Aso how close is Cara-Pils grain to the 100% yield of dextrine?. Thank you.

Hi everyone, What should be the duration of an AG mashout using a Hermes rig? Presumably there are different mash constituents that take different time to denature, if that's the right word. Thank You.

Hi everybody, Are there pros & cons doing a mashout prior to fly sparging.? Could I have some opinions please, based on your experience with it?. Thanks dalpets

Hi everyone, I've read a little bit in my brief travels in home brewing about mash rests. Most seem to talk about the rests you don't need any more because of advanced grain technology, but I can't seem to find any good information that tells me if I should be considering the use of at least...

Hi everyone, I want to bulk prime today and I intend to use the carbonation calculator at http://hbd.org/cgi-bin/recipator/recipator/carbonation.html. Could someone explain the logic of why the beer temperature at bottling is factored into the calculation. After using polycar at 5*C in the...

Hi everybody, This brew I used, according to label instructions, copperFlock in the boil & Isinglass & Polybar in the secondary, but still my beer is cloudy. Could someone suggest what the problem is? Thanks

Hi everyone, I've just started trying to unravel how Promash (v 1.8.a) works. In particular its asking me what target water profile I want to use for OSH. This seems to be a pretty onerous task for everything I brew from now on. Can someone give me some insights into determing TW profiles for...

In a diiferent thread that I OP'd re 5.2 stabilizer Ross said that it should not be used for sparge water only the mash. In the below comments which I pulled from another brewing site it says; "With the single minded goal of getting the most out of the grain, continuous sparging is just going...

hello everyone This recipe is widely available on the web and I want to use it to brew. I have a couple of questions; * the recipe states primary fermentation, secondary fermentation & additional fermentation (see red highlight below). How does the additional fermentation 21 come into play...

Hi everyone, I wonder if anyone has gone to the trouble of getting an Adelaide water analysis. If you have, would you care to share it with me? I'm pretty new to this water business & I will be doing my first all grain brew in the near future. I suppose it depends on which reservoir one is...

The only place that I can find that sells food grade lactic acid is Grain & Grape @ 88% in 250ml lots. Using the 250ml as an example how much distilled water needs to be added to dilute from an 88% to 80% solution (80% seems to be what some brewers are using as a pH additive). Perhaps you...

Hi everyone, Could you please advise; If the quantity of stabilizer added to the mash should be based on the mash water volume alone or the mash water + grain volume. It has been said elsewhere that the stabilizer should also be added to sparge water but also that it has no effect on water...

I have come across these definitions. On the face of it they seem to be saying roughly the same thing. Obviously they are not the same thing. Could someone please enlighten me in a way that I am more likely to understand. "Attenuation refers to the percentage of original extract that has...

Hi all, Given the action of Isinglass on yeast (see below quote) can it be used for bottle priming withot a negative effect or is its use only recommended for keg carbonation. I am currently conditioning in a secondary at 7.5C for a period of 14 days. "Mode of Action Cryofine Isinglass speeds...