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Hey Gav - I have never done what you propose, but I would suggest its a very good way to get an infection and lose your cube of wort. I remember another brewer (can't remeber who) tried this to take a gravity sample from his cube and lost the lot to an infection. Is it just that you don't have...

G'day Batz You could try the Cooroora Woodworkers or their arch-rivals the Camphur Laurel group. They are next door to each other in Cooroy - they would charge you, but I don't think it would be too extravagant. Can get contact details for both if you are interested. Cheers

I probably should have worded that slightly better than I did. I am not suggesting that they taste the same in any way - but a couple of kgs of BB pale will certainly do the job in place of a couple of kgs of Weyermann Pilsner. Will it be the same? No. Will it be better/worse? Well that is...

I would have to disagree quite strongly with this statement, sorry. Any of the widely available australian malts can, and do, make very good beer. I have used all of the BB base malts, and I have never encountered the flavour that Nick JD describes above. I have drunk quite a bit of beer made...

Thanks very much Batz and Julie for hosting yet another fine event. Great to catch up with all of you gentlemen, there were way too many good beers to properly try them all. We certainly gave it a good go though. Andrew and Gav - thanks very much for bringing along some of your loot from the...

I've got some Bsaaz and Galaxy flowers for sure. I'll have a dig around in the freezer and see what else I can find....

1. Batz - Beers on tap.... (eggs for breakfast, some yummy nibbles) 2.Winkle +1 - UXB keg (plastic glass 4 Nick), Raison toast for breaky, pizza stuff, stinky cheese and rice crackers. 3. NickB - Rainy Day Bitter and/or Citra APA (Pizza toppings & Bacon and Hashies for breakfast, chips/nibbles)...

I can't speak for the other guys, but its not too bad in Cooran at the moment (some may need google maps to find wtf Cooran is). The flooding we had last weekend was definitely worse - that was the highest Six Mile Creek has peaked at in Cooran for quite a few years. We will see what tonight...

This is the view today from my back deck - there's normally a park and a road and not quite so much creek.... Very glad its this weekend and not the 10th :beer: I can bring some brekky stuff too if you want Nick - I'll get the bacon if you get the hashies? Stay dry Batz, I'll see you and...

I do it all the time for particular recipes. If you really want to see what flavour impacts it can achieve, try FWH in a beer that has no flavour or aroma hop additions at all - just FWH and a bittering addition at 45 minutes. I make an Aussie Ale with P.O.R flowers this way, and I really...

1. Batz - Assorted lagers on tap 2.Winkle +1 - some sort of Riwaka CAP 3. NickB - probably a German Pils 4. AndrewQLD (penciled in) 5. JoeG - Aussie Lager or Southern Cross CAP 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Sign me up Batz - pity the SCRUBS meet fell over, I'm sure we can make up for it Lager-Boy night.

35 years old (that does sound old) First home brew was a brigalow kit in 1995 - it was farken awful. Lots of kits and bits followed - they were pretty awful too. First partial mash in 1996 - it was freaking awsome by the standards of the day (not real high to be honest) A few more partial mashes...

Just as Ftb says above, 2 schools of thought both of which are right. Its probably the sort of thing you should try yourself and see if: 1. You can be bothered doing it for every brew. 2. It makes a discernable difference that you can taste in your beers. I have done quite a bit of both, and...

Ted, I think you might be drawing a long bow by trying to turn this into a NSW v QLD thing. I am very sure there are plenty of brewers on both sides of the border who don't particularly care either way. Dickheadism crosses all national and international bounderies. Happy brewing

I wish to apologise for any confusion. I probably should have said "scoundrels" "rogues" or "rascals" instead of "ratbags". It certainly was not my intention to infer anybody was practicing BIAB. It has been proven conclusively by Darren (or was it The New Darren?) that BIAB is just plain...

Cheers Batz - yes, rumours of my death were greatly exagerated :lol: Thanks for the PMs gents, hope to catch up with you soon. My wife is 8 and a bit months pregnant, so the Christmas caseswap is a little bit out of the question! I don't think there are any good excuses for missing the...

Hello Sunny Coast Brewers I have a nearly full sack of Weyermann dark wheat (approx 20kg) that I am not going to get through any time soon. I am running a bit low on base malts though - I would love to trade for some BB Ale or BB Galaxy. I'll happily trade kilo for kilo - or thereabouts, I'm...

Bribie - I made a 100% Vienna ale a couple of years ago using WY1007 and BSaaz flowers, which turned out very well. There's a photo here: http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/inde...438&st=1340 Its down the page a bit - there's a couple of pics there from yourself on that page too ;) From...

I normally use weyermann Carared in my house ales. When I ran out recently, I grabbed a bag of Wheat Caramel that had been sitting around for a year or so and used it in the same amounts. I must say I am very happy with the results, so much so that the Carared might get put aside for a little...

:icon_offtopic: I don't wish to be too picky here QB - but you may wish to read up on your beer history regarding pilsner. It had nothing to do with Bavarian brewers, and lagering as a brewing practice was around for a long time before Pilsner emerged as a style. Anywho - back to the...