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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

been trying to find which style / category i should put a beer i've been planning to brew. was thinking of a mid strength apa style but there is no such thing and if by chance it tastes good and i went all silly and entered it a comp that followed bjcp guidelines i would be lost. apa's are...

hi all just after some hints or pointers. i bought my regulator for my small keg setup and i think i might be doing something very wrong or something is broken. i have a regulator that needs an alan-key to set the pressure. but the instructions are rather lacking. is it clockwise to...

okey dokey, trying to think of another brew to get down before the holiday season starts and i get thirsty (hot up this way B) ) was looking at having a crack at a red ale (my first) as i'll have some 1084 yeast going for my oatmeal stout. being gear limited... still i hear people yell ! i...

well, looks around.. *ahem*, i'm sorry everyone, i've been a bad bad boy and haven't posted here in way to long and haven't brewed in many many months. it good to see some of the old names around and good to see so many new names here ! and yes i must confess, i have brewed again and just...

hi all, not sure if i posted in the right section, however i'm managed to get permission to check out a brewery in the barossa and after a good location, needs to be kid and grand parents friendly and serve up a good meal for lunch. any pointers or places would be most welcome. cheers guys...

hey everyone, so, long time no see. how the heck is everyone??? lots of things have kept me from brewing but i'm hoping to put that right in the next week or so. so big cheers and beers to everyone :beer:

hi all, i'm sorta stuck on what to brew next. i've just put down a apa with 1056 yeast and since i'm being kinda lazy was going to repitch. however, i'm not to sure if i want to brew another apa on top of it or try something else. so i've got the following grains pale malt pilsner malt...

Hi All, calling all NT brewers! hopefully this saturday i'll be doing a mash demo for a few darwin brewers. so if your in darwin and want to see how (or how not :P) to do a AG brew then chuck me an email or pm and i'll send you the details. thanks

Hi All, i'm just after some pointers/help/ideas on doing a small brew demo. probably be about 5 or so people. i was going to keep it simple and make an apa or perhaps an aussie pale ale. however, should i print out the chart/diagram thats on here? recipes hand outs? :unsure: any help on...

sorry if this sounds like a promo. however, i found out last weekend that a brewer from malt shovel will be at the deck bar talking about brewing and drinking. its on wednesday night at 6:30 and he will be doing drink matching etc. just thought it might be a good night and a great way to...

i was watching a show about cheese on cable last night and they had some 'hop' cheese. looked like a cheese (maybe a chedder) coated with hops? have any of the cheese making people here tried to make some? or has anyone tried some? edit, i think it was a Hereford Hop cheese?

ok, i think i'm having some confusion with promash and efficiency. i changed my values to reflect my 'inability' to get over 65% or there abouts and went beer making last night. now this has been driving me nuts, i don't know if i should be adjusting the recorded volume (in the fermenter) or...

Hey big d, you catch some of that shaking tonight? how weird was that, very freaky ! B)

ok, quick question time. i've finally got around to use my new ag setup and was pretty happy with the how everything worked. i've built myself a cfc and it seems to be doing a good job, however its gravity fed at the moment and has a small height for the drop from kettle to the cfc. i'm...

woohoo, gotta tell someone, i found 1.5L magnum's of Chimay Grand Reserve today! guess what i'm ringing in the new year with B)