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Thanks for confirming the blank scroesheet issue, we're seeing a few people asking/barking about it, this explanation should keep them happy.

Similar to Razz for me. I use the Bunnings 6mm id vinyl tubing for gas, it's cheap, flexible, good size and handles the temperatures of keezers freezing over just fine. For my beer line I use 5 meters of 4mm Valpar Flexmaster, which is a lot if you use the calculators, but I've found it's better...

Are the entry forms around somewhere? Website just say's "Coming soon".

Hey Martin, I can't say I'll be putting my hand up any time soon to run the stewarding at Vicbrew (got enough on my plate with our own comp and club), but I'm more than happy to help out the Vicbrew team if more help is needed. -Cam (Vice Prez Merri Mashers)

What kind of abuse has happened in the past that required the formation of these rules? Our opinion has been if people are willing to pay the money, we're happy to judge their entry, but we're also always taking on feedback.

I would just use kegs as storage. They're the perfect vessel for it, air tight, opaque, holds pressure, easy to transfer into/out of. Anything else and you're just going to introduce problems. This system would work great for what you've described, you can store the bulk of the beer in 20L kegs...

I just hang them on hooks... Anything pre-made up with fittings that is. If it's got no fittings it goes into the box, but I'm not precious about it then, it's fair game to be re-purposed.

My Intertap FC taps are hopeless as well. I don't serve with high pressure normally, but I keep the lines balanced with about 5 metres of 4mm Valpar line, the FC taps always poor hopeless. Switch the tpas around and all is good in the world. What I've taken to, with decent success, is removing...

Who are you referring to here? Individual brewers, or competition judges? Competition judges fill out scoresheets with pen and paper pretty much exclusively. There's many reasons for this, none of which would prevent moving to a computerised system, other than time and money. (Basically home...

This open in Compmaster now? Can't see it...

Would be interested in seeing what's inside the capsules. If it was just DME, they'd need like 500 grams to make 5 litres, bloody big capsules.

Hey crew, any news on the dates for this comp next year?

The same way every other commercial brewery does selling kegs for $350?

Clubs do that too, however, still only charging $8-10 per entry. You make you money back from, you know, selling the beer. You're charging $350 a keg, and $90 a case for the beer, that should easily cover the production, excise and marketing costs for most normal beers.

Is anyone else a little confused by this competition? I mean the prize is for someone else to take you recipe and turn it into a commercial offering. Doesn't seem like much of a prize to me. Is the brewing something the winner does, or does someone go away and brew the beer? Those are...

Looking at the prices on eBay for the Chinese stuff, you might as well go to Keg Land, seems very close in price, and only take a few day to ship, unlike the 6 week wait for the stuff direct from China. That said, I have found the Keg Land camlock fitting to be of fairly poor quality, they...

It's the 25th of October, the same day as the awards. Judging in the morning, recovery in the afternoon, awards in the evening.

Any ideas when we'll know about judging/stewarding? Put my name down and haven't heard anything. Just need to keep on top of it as It'll be a day off work for most to get along to this. EDIT: Never mind! Email received about 30 seconds after I posted this. Nice work!

Got mine as well, cheers for organising this WEAL!

Yeah, that's a big issue. I keep a stock of PET bottles for sharing and portable beer, but I only need 1 box of 15 on hand to meet all my needs. Being able to re-use them is the big thing here... Cans being single use, will certainly need more stock to use, but I can't keep 200 empty cans lying...