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Free fridge in Lane Cove, Sydney. Not very pretty, but it works. I haven't used this for a couple of years, as I haven't been brewing. ;-( I put a new seal on it when I got it probably 7 years ago. It's a Kelvinator and measures roughly 61cm wide by 64cm deep by 140cm high. Fits a 60L...

I made starter (180g DME, 1.8L water) and pitched a Wyeast Brett Brux, manufactured in November, and has been sitting in my fridge for a few months. Unfortunately the Brett had an extended and hot ride from Craftbrewer at the hands of Fastway. I pitched on Tuesday, and I'm not seeing any...

Picking a couple of these out to have while watching the game tonight... 1. Cortez the Killer 100% Heavily Peated Distilling Malt Strong Ale ~7% - Ready 2. matho AIPA 8.5% wyeast 1272 bottled 25/3/2013 3. grantw Theakston...

I have a patersbier fermenting at the moment. 2 days in it was tasting great. 4 days in and it has a pretty nasty medicinal off flavour. Last time I made this recipe (July '12) I had the same problem. I ended up leaving the keg under the house for a week and filtering it, and it ended up OK...

I think I know the answer to this already ;-) I made a 4L starter of WLP051 and put it on my stir plate last night, loosely covered with foil. This morning there's a tiny fruit fly spinning round on the surface. I fished it out with a sanitised spoon, but I guess it's too late and the starter...

Hey folks, The seals on some of my Lancer Pacific tap adapter shanks need replacing. Seems Lancer don't sell to the general public any more. Anybody know where I can get them? Cheers, Jon

I need to add DS18B20 temp probes to my HLT, Kettle, and Mash Tun outlet. For the tun outlet, I've been looking at the Gryphon brewing setup he uses for his HERMS kit, i.e. putting a T piece between tap and camlock, and using a short BSP thermowell. Parts list would be: T piece, thermowell...

Hello folks, I've been thinking about upgrading to a RIMS or HERMS system. I have a 50L keggle with a false bottom, and use a March pump to recirculate. It seems to me that the cheapest way of going RIMS would be to put an urn element (concealed or otherwise) in the bottom of the keggle below...

I have an Aussie Pale Ale fermenting at the moment with WLP009 Aussie Ale Yeast. I'd like to hear what other styles / recipes people have used with this yeast - just to get a little bit of inspiration for my next brew. I'm obviously planning on re-using the yeast cake. The pale ale was, based...

I have a PID controller with a pin-out per the photo below. I have a cheap PT100 probe with 2 blue connectors and 1 red one. I've connected the red connector to pin 5, and the 2 blue ones to pins 3 and 4 (any other configuration just gives an error.) This seems to work OK, except for the...

I'm trying a dry yeast for the first time in years (the last one would have been from the top of a can.) I've pitched 4 packets of rehydrated Craftbrewer S189 into 38L of OG1.044 lager wort at 12C. That's 1.2g per L, which is at the high end of the Fermentis spec sheet, but shouldn't be over...

Hey folks, I bought a March pump from the USA, and a mounting bracket from Craftbrewer. Unfortunately the screws that secure the pump head aren't long enough to go through the thickness of the bracket as well. According to the March data sheet, the screws are #8-32 x 3/8ths - if I could get the...

Hello folks, I have a 58L keg that I (legally!) picked up from the Local Taphouse after their Canadian beer night. I'd like to convert it into a kettle, but it has plastic casing on the ends. Pictures below show it with and without the plastic base. Having removed the base, it's obviously...

Hello folks, I've had an Orval style sitting on Brett for the last four months. Just came back from holiday and it's grown something new. Anybody with Brett experience seen a pellicle like this before, or have I acquired a new bug? I'm worried because I took the bung out to taste it before...

My old chest freezer died a while ago, and Ive just installed its replacement courtesy of EBay a 300L Kelvinator. Im now thinking about a few upgrades and would appreciate everyones input. At the moment I have two gas disconnects on a splitter, so I can (obviously) only have two kegs on gas at...

I came across this item on ebay which seams like really good value - three taps with flow control on a stainless font for $180. Anybody got any experience with the brand: Banner? Cheers, Jon

Hello folks, I have a chest freezer that I picked up on ebay a couple of years ago. Unfortunately it has recently died - the light comes on to say it's cooling and I hear the compressor kick in, but it doesn't get colder. I assume that means the gas has gone away, which effectively makes it...

I have a 50L keg for a kettle, and use an Italian burner with a medium pressure reg. I find that I get about 2 brews from one 8Kg gas bottle (plus it's usual bbq duties) which is rather expensive. I'd like to install an electric element in the kettle, and just use the gas to bring it up to the...

I've been using Maris Otter as my base malt in the majority of my brews for quite a while. This weekend I made an American Brown using Joe White Traditional Ale as the base. My efficiency is usually a little over 80%, but this time it was 70%. Should I expect less extraction from the JW malt, or...

I brewed a batch of my Orval style yesterday - I use a refractometer for checking pre- and post-boil gravities. The trouble is, my readings are all over the place. Post boil varied between 10.2 and 12.6! I have an alloy paddle I use for stirring the kettle. My method is:- 1) Stir kettle! 2)...