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    Almost Lager Weather

    I went to check on a oatmeal stout i was making in the old fridge and have discovered a rather unusual occurence. I may need a heat belt for my brew !! ... in Darwin :o Yes its been 16C in my fermenting fridge, no wonder its been slow going for the ferment. Might have to sneak in a lager...
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    Nt Brewers Question

    Hi All, I've been thinking about the lack off malt up here in Darwin and was asking here as I know there are a few Darwin based brewing people and possible a few down the track in Alice and between. I've been starting to think that paying up to $50 freight to get some malt to make beer is...
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    Alternative To March Pumps

    i got one of the small little pumps as well and finally got around to wiring it up today. Hopefully will be using it in a week or 2. And for $30 can't hurt to try. I think seeing it over the UK forums helped the decision. ebay link thought i would post the place i got it from on ebay. came...
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    Ginger Beer Recipe - Scratch Brew No Kit

    Cheers, i thought it was low in ginger, but yeah $32 a kilo in darwin is crazy for ginger. And yep, use old promash to track my numbers so i know whats happening. thanks again.
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    Ginger Beer Recipe - Scratch Brew No Kit

    Hi All, its been awhile since i posted something off any use etc, so i thought i would chuck up a recipe for ginger beer to get some feed back etc. So far it tastes good with only 1 week in the bottle. But like most it lacks the zing of ginger. It does have a nice bite but nothing...
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    Cashews And Bacon

    there is an article on byo about steeping bacon http://byo.com/blogs/bacon-beer-bacon-beer.html
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    Bonks 2nd Question - Baby On The Way

    thanks City i'm an AG brewer and i'll do another search and see what i can see,
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    Bonks 2nd Question - Baby On The Way

    Hi All, just after 6000 different ideas or opinions on the following subject. going to be a dad soon and was thinking about putting down a brew of some sort to send to family and friends to celebrate bub. was thinking of putting it down for a year. so my ideas where, try a port kit and have...
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    Bonks 1st Question - Secondary Fermenting

    Hi All, I've been trying to come up with a way to add vanilla to my porter without causing or reducing the chance of it getting spoiled via to much head space or infected by nasties. my method at the moment is to put it in my small keg with a few spoons of dried malt to do a small ferment and...
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    Where Can You Get A Good Beer In Darwin?

    yeah, its next door / part of the building that was rourkes. rourkes got turned into monsoon and wisdom took over the beer garden.
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    Home Made Conical Fermenter

    awesome stuff, been thinking about this as well since i saw the thread as well. must be diy week for ahb :)
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    Where Can You Get A Good Beer In Darwin?

    Hey, Wisdom has a really good range in bottles and tap. We also have a vintage cellars for take-away stuff. The deck bar has a few but not many but other then that its all the usual range. EDIT: also if you are staying in palmerston, then the arch rival has coopers on tap and a few bottles...
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    Plastic Buckets Of Doom

    thats where i got the mash tun from. the other buckets came from the usual place for about $10 each. the kettles cost $16. the other parts i had and didn't need to buy much else for the system. the stand is one of those bolt together jobs - think it was a 4 shelf unit. i just used all the...
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    Plastic Buckets Of Doom

    Hi All, well its been a long long process and a journey of many many months (ie years) but i finally have managed to put together a brew system that has gf approval, which means i'm not in trouble for boil overs anymore in the kitchen :lol: being on a tight budget and having a cupboard full...
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    stand pic 2

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    stand pic 1

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    Inside brew kettle

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    Plate Chiller pic 2

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    bonks bucket brewery

    just some picks on my plastic doom buckets
  20. Plate Chiller

    Plate Chiller

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