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Not sure if anyone spotted at the end of the fermentasaurus video posted today by Kegland on facebook, but they have plans for a new grain mill, inbuilt motor looks like a pretty neat little design thought i'd post it here in case others didnt see it

Due to selling a house, moving, cluttered garage etc etc, last week was my first brew day in ~10mths Did a recipe i'd done before but seemed to miss my numbers on both brews i did up (under expected SG by +0.02 on one recipe and 0.01 on another, both with an 1.050 expected SG) No-chilled it...

Located in Newcastle area (pickup available in Morpeth during BH, Fletcher during AH) Crankenstein Mill - 2 roller mill + base + hopper. Hopper holds about 4kg of grain Easily operated via a drill mounted onto the shaft (I've been using a cordless ryobi) More solid than the Keg King...

Located in Newcastle (Wallsend) 30L Stainless Steel Olive Oil Container (Sansone brand) $120 18/10 stainless steel ideal for fermenting beer in. Screw top and tap. http://www.theolivecentre.com/Olive-Equipment/OLIVE-OIL-STORAGE-SETTLING/30L-Olive-oil-storage-tank.html Diameter 360mm...

So I'm currently time poor and the fermenter and keg fridge is empty and I don't have any brewing time coming up, so today while at Woolworths I noticed the 'Thomas Coopers' range of cans was slightly discounted and a - Coopers Bootmaker Pale Ale...

Its next Sunday (27/11), and I've never been previously, but am going Anyone else going? How does it rate based on previous years?

So, getting over using the kitchen scales which I'm sure aren't that accurate.. Anyone got a scale recommendation. Need some Xmas present suggestions for the wife :) Mostly for hops and water additions,though if it covered a range big enough to also measure some grain that could be...

So Im going to be stuck in Lismore for work from Sunday -> Wed this week Anyone have any suggestions on places where I wont have to drink VB/New? :)

Got about 100 Grolsch bottles to sell. Moved to kegs so these are now sitting waiting for a new home. All in excellent condition, de-labelled, clean and ready to be sanitised for a next brew All seals good and some replaced with new silicon seals Listed on gumtree...

So to get some 'bang for your buck' I have used a couple of w34/70 packs to brew a Helles and then took a cup of the yeast cake to do a Vienna Lager I've never re-used a yeast cake for a 3rd brew due to not brewing that often and also never doing the same brew twice, but to try taking my...

So, new keg setup is up and running with a single keg in it. Now im trying to get the right pour :) Using - Valpar Flexmaster 5mm line - a ~4c fridge - a 0.1-0.2m height to the taps the magical co2/keg balancing spreadsheet says about 2.2m line at ~11psi I had this but it was pouring much too...

So I've got some Hallertau to use and some W34/70 yeast in the fridge Anyone want to suggest a decent recipe to utilise these? Fathers day weekend seems like a decent excuse to do a brew :)

So, in my joy of my very first keg I forgot I wanted to add gelatine to try and clear the beer... Its now a day later, and the beer was force carbed for a while but not completely carbed.. Can I de-gas, add gelatine and then leave on pressure for a few days without issue? Going away for work...

Breaking my kegging virginity this weekend, thankfully I have keg lube. Have a basic fridge and went out this morning and grabbed a couple of SS intertaps and long shanks Have drilled a couple of holes in the front of the fridge for the two taps and my questions are: 1) Seems a faucet wrench...

I've had my plate chiller for a few brews now, and was wondering... Is getting clear wort into a fermenter with a plate chiller possible? My usual process at the moment is connect it 10 or so mins before the end and run boiling wort through it, then at the end of the boil run it and recycle...

So, having missed the previous bulk buy and just entering the world of kegs last week, I want to add a couple to my stash Ebay currently has a 10% off promo, so the same supplier has listed on ebay the following Buy - Price 2x - $76 each...

So, with my recent gumtree keg acquisition, two 6kg co2 bottles came with it. Based on the labels these seem to be Air Liquide branded, one with a couple of bar code stickers and one without. Not sure if this means they are 100% legit personally owned or not? They look the same as the one on...

So I just scored (what i think) is a pretty decent bargain this arvo off gumtree and now have entered the world of being a keg owner (http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-view-details.html?adId=1120201098) Ive got two gas bottles (one empty and one full), harris co2 reg, 3 ball lock kegs, a bunch of...

Doing a brew this weekend and aiming to use some or all of the 5kg of RedX malt I bought a while back Anyone used it, got some tips, or a recipe? Aiming for something in the red ale to red ipa realms..

So, thanks to the boss being unavailable, I've inherited a last minute trip to New Orleans for a few days (then one day in Boston then home) Anyone with local knowledge want to offer some beer suggestions? Planning on a visit to Nola brewery and the avenue pub, but anything else would be...