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Hi there, I am looking to upgrade my Mush Tun. Previously I used a SS braid, however I would like to get a square SS manifold to replace the braid. Does anyone have a heads up for an off the shelf manifold that would suit a 55L esky. Cheers Iggy

There was someone on this site who was fabricating SS conicals. Did that ever eventuate ? I have been looking around and the best solution I have found is the plastic conicals from Minibrew....the best price appears to be $148 US + postage from Kennywoodbrew.com ...

I went to the new U-Brew_it store on the Gold Coast today. It's a franchise of the u-brew-it chain that has stores is brisbane and Perth I think. Basically you go in and chose the style of beer you want, they provide you with the ingredients which consist of malt extract and specialty grains...

After reading various threads regarding HLT's, I would really prefer to install electric element/s into my new HLT. I was going to use the burner that I grineded out if an old barbie, however the idea of using a timer for the HLT or possibly installing a thermostat sounds like a good plan. What...

I have been trying to arc weld my metal frame together over the weekend. I have not done any welding before and it shows. The welds are very messy and break when i put force on them. The steel is 25mm SHS (galvanised). What I am doing wrong, i seem to be blowing a hole in the metal as I go...

I am having trouble adjusting the gap om my crankandstein 2A mill. It has two screws either end of the idler roller, are these the set screws? there are also two more screws on the frame perpendicular to the idler roller, do these need to be loose before adjusting? Do the drive roller and idle...

I have been using a single length of SS braid in my 55 L esky MLT, however I have been missing my expected OG by a fair degree. I've been through my method, it seems not to be the problem. Knocked up the a new braid manifold that has heaps more area than the last...will be intresting to see if...

I have decided to go the single tier option for the new brewery....I plan on using that work bench from bunnings that has been mentioned on a previous thread...its the one which can be built as shelves or a bench....how will pumping from the MT go regarding compaction ? Can a march pump be...

I ordered a crankandstein from TWOC a while back, roy posted it (non registered) in a 3kg red post bag on the 3 rd August. WHERE THE HELL IS MY MILL ! Australia post said that it should have taken 6-9 days, they also claim to have no clue to it's where abouts...we are talking about a 1ft by...

If anyone is intrested - TWOC brewing supplies in Bibra Lake WA have four crankandstein mills left from the shipment they received this week. I have no affiliation with the shop, I just know how difficult it is to source a mill in oz. He has 2S, 2A and 2D in stock with the 2A going for $147.50...

I work as an engineer at the Gold Coast City Coucil, here is an analysis of water quality for brisbane and Gold coast brewers. I have included standard to compare with. Cheers

Do lagers need to condition with some yeast remaining in the brew ? I am considering purchasing a Buon Vno mini-jet filter, so I could ferment 2 weeks then diacetyl rest 4 days all in the primary, then simply filter into a keg and lager before gassing. Would filtering out all the yeast affect...

Does anyone have any experience using this type of filter for beer....does filtering strip any flavour or aroma from a brew ? http://www.ibrew.com.au/html/equipment/wineequipmentset.html Cheers

Recently I forgot to add the whirlfloc whilst brewing an all grain pale ale...after 2 weeks primary and 1 week secondary the beer has been kegged and looks completely hazy...I've never seen such a cloudy brew...will this clear in the keg...does not adding whirlfloc have such a significant effect...

I have 5kg of vienna malt laying around and was wondering how a 100% vienna grain bill would work. I gather that vienna is half way between pilsner and munich malt ? What kind of IBU's should I be aiming for using tettnanger or hallertau. Will a small % of carapils be needed..or does the vienna...

What are the benifits from adding a small amount of sodium met. in the mash ? Is it anti-oxidising......how does the yeast react whem pitching...... Cheers.

It's been a while since I brewed, life has been distracting. After jumping on this site for 10 minutes the other day, I immediately became stoked about brewing once more. This is truely a cool site. Here are two brews put together from leftovers in the garage..... Pilsner 3.75kg JW pilsner 1kg...

I'am currently planning to use a heap of whitelabs yeasts that my local HBS gave me for free.....there's about 12 however all the use by dates are Aug 2004. So I'm wondering if these yeasts will kick on, I put one in a starter yesterday, no action so far. How long does liquid yeast remain...

I've just taken a whitelabs 'Dry English Ale' vial out of the fridge to make up a starter...it looks really strange.....there are chunks in it, looks as if it' seperated or curdeled.....anyone else seen this before, should I ditch it or persevere ? Cheers p.s the vial is quite old (used by...

With the weather heating up, lagers are on the cards for summer quaffing. So I'm wondering, what are the best lager recipies u've made?