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gday blokes I am back on the o/s trip again, and seeings as I just wanted to put up a few posts to keep in touch with the boys (and save me PM'ing everyone) I have decided to put a little thread up so anyone interested can keep track of my shenanigans. I put it under the HAG club forum, cause...

Gday everyone Just wondering if anyone else has noticed that Murray's Sassy Blonde in bottles has changed a little? I used to like the "old" version, but always preferred the Nirvana. The new Sassy (if they have, in fact, changed it) seems to be a bit darker than I ever remember, and has a...

Gday all I had a friend that recently bought me back from a trip a 6 pack of Mudgee Brewing Co's Porter. It doesnt say too much about it on the label, but it is a nice dark brown, pretty much black with a thick tan head. Probably a bit overcarbonated, but it is actually quite a substantial...

Gday All Just thought I may go out on a limb here, and start me a thread on the similarities/differences between Wyeast 3068 (weihenstephan wheat yeast) and the new saf dried wheat yeast, that is available through MHB, Ross, and sereral other quite reputable HBS's, I am quite sure. This whole...

Gday Just another allotment from me on my (strangely very frequent) trip to Canada and the US. I have had a whirlwind 5 days in Canada, and as such havent been able to get on the net too much. This thread will basically just be beer reviews, and some stories of what has been happening to me so...

Gday Was lucky enough to score myself an invite last to last nights tasting launch of the HopMonster IPA at Potters brewery in the hunter valley. There were a couple of AHB guys there, Les the weizguy, n00ch, Keith, myself and Tony. Was good to finally meet Tony, though I didnt get to talk to...

Gday I am brewing a belgian dark strong tomorrow, based on the rochefort recipe going round on the net, and it says to use flaked maize, and to boil it first. I have just gotten myself some Home brand Corn Flakes. I am pretty sure they are pre gelatinized, so I dont have to boil them? I know...

Here's an email I just got from a friend in Canada. A little americanised, but still quite funny. When I was a kid, adults used to bore me to tears with their tedious diatribes about how hard things were when they were growing up; what with walking twenty-five miles to school every morning...

Gday, and a merry chrissy from my "other" home, Canadia. Figured that I might aswell start a thread on my next 3 weeks in Canadia (and a few days in Southern Germany). I am over here for chrissy with my (soon to be) in-laws, and my wedding on New Years Eve, in a town called Vernon, in the...

Gday all One of the travelling reps that comes into my shop was today telling me about a beer epiphany he recently had in London. He has never really liked aussie beer, and hates how it is drunk cold, but on a trip to London a few weeks back, he discovered the british bitter on beer engine, and...

Gday all Just finished making my first German Pils, and my post chiller (copper sitting in ice) decided to clog up on me :angry: , so it is now sitting in the fridge waiting to cool to pitching temp. Anyway, I have a problem, that I am HOPING someone can help me with. I have brewed about 50...

Morning all Decided to put my morning to good use, as I had the day off, and put down a brown ale, that was delicious from the mash tun, and the sample I took from the kettle aslo tasted bloody great, and at 1062 (over 80% efficiency!) who was I to complain? Anyway, I ran it trhough my home made...

Gday all Just coming into fly sparging, and had a few questions last one I did, that everyone helped me out with. It was mentioned more than once that you should be able to get around 6L wort per kg grain safely, without extracting tannins, which makes sense. I will be doing another ordinary...

Gday all Been batch sparging for a while, so decided to give fly sparging a go again (used to do it on my 10L system). Brewed last week and got way higher efficiency than batch sparging, so just tried it again tonight, and got better efficiency again, but it as a bit astringent :( . I mashed...

Gday all I have a habit of using yeast that I have stored, like we all do, and I am genberally pretty careful not to let them go over a few generations old. I AM concerned, however, after hearing something on the brewing network, or reading somewhere that if you dont give your 1st gen yeast...

Gday I am thinking about trying my hand at a belgian pale ale, cause, well, just because. I am debating between getting wyeast 1214 Belgian Ale or 3522 Belgian Ardennes. Anyone had any experience with either of these yeasts? I have 1388 in my yeast bank, (thanks to the xmas case swap) but wanted...

Gday all I know that there has been alot of discussion lately about what water to grain ratio's are used, and I dont need to know what everyone uses, but the benifits of mashing thinner. I seem to be one of the few that mash thickly at 2.1L/kg, and while I am very happy with (some) of my beers...

Gday All I seem to have a little prob with brew #2 (and my preferred beer to enter) of the xmas case in July swap. I have a back-up, but was really looking forward to entering this one, and it seems to be STUCK!!! :o OG 1070, now stuck at 1020 I have 2 ideas as to what to do, and I want some...

Gday all Wondering if my refract has had it, or if it is OK, but I have a little problem. I bought a refract a few weeks ago, and was quite impressed with it, so impressed I managed to drop it on its head on the concrete while taking the OG for my very first brew with it! It gave me a few wildly...

Gday guys Just put down a double batch of APA, OG 1.054. I had a wyeast smackpack that I stepped up 4 times, so there was plenty of yeast in there to do the job, my main concern was I didnt aerate enough. It was 28C when it went into the fermenter, and I let it cool down a few degrees before I...