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    just another 'first biab - suggestions?' thread

    Yeah, I always try and reduce the headspace as well. Also, just a point for the future is to think about using all brown bottles rather than clear ones, they stop the beer going "skunky" as they filter the light. Brown bottles filter out UV light which reacts with some of the alpha acids from...
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    Free Online All Grain course for beginners

    It should add to your brewing, not take away :D With these things, I give them a go, if I like them and get benefit i keep them, if I don't I get rid!
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    Free Online All Grain course for beginners

    Hi John, thanks mate! just put in @beerbrewing and hit follow and you will get all of my updates on your feed. You can go back through my photos and videos from what you've missed this time around. So far all I've covered off is some really basic equipment, ingredients, recipe and general...
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    Free Online All Grain course for beginners

    Yeah on Instagram, just through pictures and videos taking people who are interested from equipment needed, ingredients to buy and the recipe and then through each step of the process from there. As I say, it'll be reasonably basic initially for relative newbies who have maybe done extract brews...
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    Free Online All Grain course for beginners

    Cheers Feral and Andy, let me know if you need any help. And if anything doesn't make sense just let me know! It'll be pretty basic for the first course, then I'll start bringing in more complex techniques!
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    Free Online All Grain course for beginners

    Thanks Homebrew kid, let me know your thoughts as we go through it, if you have any questions just comment and if you can share with your mates who'd be interested.. the more the merrier!! Cheers!
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    Free Online All Grain course for beginners

    Hi there, I thought some of you might be interested in a free homebrew course for beginners. I'll be going through each step of the process for your an all grain brew, making it easy to understand so you can follow along at home. The course starts on Thursday where I'll post all equipment and...
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    Beersmith help

    Cheers everyone, I think you've nailed it, stop using the app! I hadn't realised just how bad it was until looking at the desktop version. Issue sorted, thanks a lot!
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    Beersmith help

    Thanks guys, yeah my issue is I can scale it, it's just entering the initial recipe volume. Eg I've found a recipe I want to brew but it's 34L and there isn't a 34L equipment on the app. Do I add one and make up all of the finer details for a 34L mash tun? And if so, are there generic figures I...
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    Beersmith help

    Hi All, I'm just getting to grips with Beersmith, I've been using it for a while (no where near its full potential) and have entered in all my equipment measurements. I was wondering if you could help me, when I see a recipe on here for a batch size for a different volume such as 34L that...
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    Mash times and temps

    Hi mate, I always used to get these mixed up as well. I have an instagram page for anyone on there where I post tips, here is the latest around mash temps; https://www.instagram.com/p/BIZQ7EXhrLZ/?taken-by=beerbrewing
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    FS Keggle Melbourne

    Hi BG, I take it this has gone? I have a mate who'd be interested as he's just starting to get into brewing. Cheers!
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    Free fermenters - Melbourne (Eastern burbs)

    Let me know if there are any others up for grabs anyone! I'm in the process of brewing 4 or 5 beers for my wedding next year, so need all the fermentors I can get my hands on!
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    Rum Barrel Aged Porter

    Awesome, thanks for all your help! I've just racked it into secondary and added 50g of the chips, I'm planning on bottling after 2 weeks and then leaving them to mellow. We'll see how we get on and I'll post pics! Cheers Guys.
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    Rum Barrel Aged Porter

    Hi Folks, I was actually hoping for a bit of advice.. I'm currently brewing a Porter that I want to add Rum barrel oak chips to, I've read so much conflicting information through various different forums and publications so thought i'd see if there was any consensus here. Brew day was on...
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    No Chill Cube Oaking

    Again, dragging up an old thread, but this looks AWESOME! I'm looking at brewing 4 or 5 beers for my wedding next year and reckon this could be one of them. I don't have a keg so I'm not too sure about carbonation, can you guys offer any recommendation on how best to carbonate a stout or porter...
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    Mashing - Ratio's, times and temps

    Hi guys, I've actually edited it now, I've actually 3kg of grain to 15L of water, ratio of 5:1 which brings it in a little. The book I'm reading mentions the ideal would be 3:1 so I'm still over that, I guess it doesn't matter if it works right? It's more so once I've got a few more brews...
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    Mashing - Ratio's, times and temps

    Hi Baris, thanks for that mate. Yes it's a BIAB, so reckon after the boil I'll end up with about 11-12 litres transferred into the fermenter (at a guess)'. I did a similar one with a similar grain bill, again 15Litres last week, the Original gravity was 1.052. I see you mash for 90mins but at...
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    Mashing - Ratio's, times and temps

    Hi All, Hoping for a little help, I'm just brewing my 4th AG brew at the moment whilst doing a bit of research around mashing. The first couple seem to have turned out pretty well (Bright Ale clone and Single hop Nelson Sauv Pale Ale using the same grain bill as the Bright ale). I thought I'd...
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    Good start, what's the next progression?

    Hi All, Newby here hoping for a bit of advice. I'm new to this brewing malarkey but so far loving it. I've made a couple of brews from kits, started with a stout and backed it up with a nice pale ale and I just wondered what the next steps are? What's the natural progression? What did you all...
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