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G'day Brews, good to see you at the home of Aussie hop-wranglers mate! If your home-made beer matches your home-made biltong I'll be down your way for some beer and 'tong very soon!! Much to learn here, great positive community. Hi to the missus and junior brewers, cheers from the Lismore nut...

Huge thanks to you all for your great advice. The seller has agreed this is unusual and is sending another bottle as a replacement so I'm happy with that. pH test was fine but with bits of the lid floating in the liquid and an eerie streak of blue something bobbing just below the surface, I...

Hi Mofox, you're right mate, having had a very close (and sticky) look it seems to be more likely the corroded seal has reacted and gone rank. I was tempted to use the stuff anyway but when I found bits floating in the liquid I thought I should ask the pros. appreciate all responses from the...

Cheers luggy, I've contacted the seller this morning. I'll post their reply as advice for others. Gonna contact Craftbrewer now :)

Hi all, I have just opened some StarSan I bought from an Aussie supplier on ebay (suppliers name withheld until I receive a response from them). I have attached photos showing the condition of the just-opened bottle and while I am very unimpressed with the mouldy caps, corroded seals and melted...

Hi Crusty and Brew Matt Whereabouts are you Crusty? Enjoying the natural wonder that is the NRivers? I hope we can grow hops up here, keen to see if I can do it!

I thought I'd drop a line and say Hi from Lismore NSW - um... Hi I'm fairly new to home-brewage and although I've raised a couple of successful lagers and pilsners, I have broken my 2 Bavarian wheat beer efforts quite horribly (although judging by the aromas and flavours, I have made enough...

Nice setup mate (must get myself a temp probe!) Just a thought, do you still have the shelves from the fridge? If so, you might get a longer cool by putting the top shelf in (with insulation on top of it) to effectively bring the fridge ceiling down to just above your fermenter. The cold air...

My first post - cool! On the subject of keeping the brew cool, I bought some polystyrene insulation boards (from a popular hardware store beginning with B) and used them to box in the frame from an old crappy bbq I had rusting away in the shed (I chucked the burners etc, just kept the frame). It...