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Morning All, I'm heading out to Potters to for Father's Day with the family. I'll keep an eye peeled for any other local brewers that make the trip. Hopefully this wind dies down a bit. Benniee

Hi All, I've been making simple/shaken/swirled starters for a long while now and I'm considering making the move to a magnetic stirrer to provide constantly aggitated/stirrer starters. I'm hoping this will let me propagate more yeast from the same volume of wort. I have looked over plenty of...

Evening brewers, Got a question for you that relates to my most recent run of beers (around 9). Different styles, different yeasts, but all one thing in common. Bitterness is way down on my expected values (I use Beersmith with the Tinseth formula). Now, the one thing in common is the hops...

I have read bits and pieces about people using a combination of salts and acid when adjusting their mash pH. A question for those who use acids to adjust - where are you buying your acids from? I've seen citric acid in powdered form at the supermarket - but I was really hoping to use some...

Does anyone have any recent data from Hunter Water about the typical composition of what they are supplying? I've contacted them a couple of times via email and don't get a lot of info. They have some current water quality reports on their websites, but they don't list all the ions that are...

Afternoon All, I use a "spirit" filled thermometer in my brewing (all-grain), and I've previously checked it againist a known accurate thermometer here at work at a temperature of 65 degrees. The two thermometers read the same (which I was pretty pleased about). I performed this check about 18...

Hi HUBers, I'm going through some of the BJCP notes and I've got a quick question for those who have sat the BJCP exam in the past. In the writen part of the exam there is a style section where you are asked to describe and compare three styles of beer. The study guides provide a long list of...

I've recently upgraded my fermentation fridge due to the old one carking it, and the new one I've got will comfortably fit in a couple of fermenters. Great - this will allow me to get some more beer brewed in a shorter period of time. But in thinking about it I've come across a problem I'm...

I'm after a new fermentation fridge after my old one didn't survive a move back into my shed. It was an old bit of gear that had seen better days - more rust in it that metal. I'm in the Newcastle/Hunter area and thought someone nearby may have one for sale. If no one has anything I'll be...

I've got a mate who is trying to revive an old Mytton 22L keg. It's pretty grubby, and missing a lid and a pressure relief valve. He has the posts, but I think he should replace the poppets in them. Is this do-able with these kegs - I haven't been able to find any replacement poppets, only...

In the recent beers I've made I get a reasonable amount of haze in the beer. I've also noted that I don't really get a stack of break material in the kettle at the end of the boil. I'm brewing using tap water in Newcastle, and I've attached a "typical analysis" pdf file from Hunter Water's...

Take a look at the attached pic. Is a pH strip that I tried to use today to measure my mash pH. My process was to draw off a small amount from the mash and let it cool - use the sample to take a gravity reading, then dip the pH strip in there, left it for around 30 seconds. When I pulled it...

I've just been told by the family that my treat for Father's Day is a trip to Potters for lunch. I'd thought I'd check on here to see if any other local brewers going to be there? Benniee

I'm throwing this one out to more experienced palates than mine. I've only done a couple of beers using the Safale S04 strain - and I get a distinct "taste" from it. I will hopefully describe it and get someone to help me with the correct terms etc. Basically the smell of the beer is great...

A little while ago I posted up a thread about getting back into AG brewing, and also of some efficiency woes I had. Rather than drag up the old thread if anyone's interested that can read through it here. So, undetered I went at the same recipe again - this time with my own grain mill and a...

Does anyone have any details of how the internals of a flooded font look? I have a mate who is a really top stainless fabricator and I'm toying with the idea of a custom flooded font, but I'm wondering how to ensure an even flow of the coolant through the font. Benniee

I've just had a monster mill arrive at my doorstep - and now need to mount it and make up a hopper. I'm relatively handy with the tools so I'm not too concerned - but I'm wondering what size openning at the base should I aim for? I'm guessing that I should go no wider than the center line of...

Hello All, I've been looking to replace my handheld digital thermometer, and I've found a reasonable priced mercury-in-glass one at Farnell - link It's priced at $10.80 + GST, and there would be a freight charge as well (about $7 I think). Obviously at this price it's not a precisely they're...

I'm after a grain mill if anyone is looking to sell one. Benniee

Hello All, I've got a 30L fermenter with a screw on lid, and the o-ring has let go where it's joined/glued together. The o-ring looks fine - no cracks or splits. So I'm wondering if I can somehow glue it back together. Has anyone had any success trying this? Benniee