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If you can get it in Oz, Crouchers Lowrider is a cracking beer

Great discussion - def more interesting than the 'what can I use instead of' theme.... I've learnt something tonight. Righto - I've got a good range of options to try, and have some NZ Fuggles in the freezer ATM so will go with that first up (glad you suggested it MHB - it looks like I can get...

Thanks all - a healthy range of opinions - what I'd hope for around these parts. I'm not looking for a direct and exact POR substitute, more a variation on the CSA theme which is distinctly different to a late hopped PA. Its definitely that rough, almost grating bitterness to balance a plain...

I regularly brew a Coopers Sparkling based on Tony Wheeler's BYO article recipe but living over the ditch I don't have a ready supply of decent Pride of Ringwood. I'm looking for ideas on a good substitute that doesn't stray too far from the original POR flavour. After a search I see a few...

I second this method - works, is dead simple and prevents you having to put a tap in your kettle. In my case I did this as I wanted to keep the kettle as simple as possible. I've used PVC hose with a plastic pinch clamp to block the flow(like the one they use on IV drip lines in hospital but...

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Righto - thanks. Good to know. I'm not sure I'll grapple with that calc. in the near future. Probably stick to the rule of thumb that's worked well for the few partigyles I've done, i.e. for a given mash, 50% of the extract comes in the first third run off the second 50% in the next 2/3. I...

@ MHB, is CGAI the same as potential yield data provided with malt?

Early on I cracked two flasks on the stovetop by not using a flame diffuser. Direct flame to glass can cause intense hot spots and cracks. Now I use a simmer mat on the trivet and have had no probs for the last 4 yrs

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Yep, agree with you on that @dblunn. I do just that and use both methods to maximise brewing enjoyment.

Good to hear it all ended well. Not much use for your situation after the fact but maybe this tip will help someone else out in the future. In my fledgling kegging days I had the same problem - blockage after blockage of the dip tube and poppet after my keg hop teaball broke open as I dropped...

Try writing to the GP brewer Pete Gillespie. A top bloke who gave a very informative talk on brewing with 'interesting' ingredients at the recent NZ home brewers conference. He seemed happy to share recipes/ ingredient ideas there so he might point you in the right direction.

While we're on the subject here are a couple of other links. Dutch Craft beer scene http://dutchbeerpages.com/ A eclectic catalog of dutch beer historical styles (sort of Barclay Perkins style without the rigour) but interesting if you're looking into recreating something brewed before the...

I use one of these with my 3 ring burner and a 70L pot for 40L batches. It maintains a gentle rolling boil with an evap rate of 10%. Its helped along by a flame guard (two stainless flip-top kitchen bin outers clipped together around the pot) to act as a wind-shield and a type of flue to...

For anyone in NZ - BrewShop has them

The keg king ones don't measure up and look a bit crap. If you can stand the shipping costs Amazon has the ones shown in the OP.

Check out the feedback on the case swap thread I linked- a few pages of comments and evaluation of that recipe. Side by side with the original its a dead ringer to my tastes - but that's more down to brewing process rather than recipe. Now that Emerson's is owned by Lion maybe the hop bill...

Studio1 on the realbeerNZ forum nailed a good Bookie clone (named it Spellbinder). Check out a version via the URL below. Have brewed this one a few times and my fave version was with WL 007. Tasty as! http://www.forum.realbeer.co.nz/group/nzcaseswap/forum/topics/cs9-spellbinder?xg_source=activity

I've taken cuttings from different places- unwanted weedy looking bines that don't make the cut (before they hit 6" long), laterals that I've taken off the base of a bine to keep weeding easy and the airflow good at ground level plus tips once they reach my trellis capacity (about 5m from...