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    White Labs WLP059 Melbourne Ale yeast to be released

    Anyone in Melb consider donating a WLP059 yeast sample, frozen or other wise? Happy to repay a generous favour with a good deed in return.
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    Fermenting Under Pressure

    Thanks for the replies. I'm on a tight schedule to produce some HB for the Jan holidays and pressure fermenting may just prove to be my saviour.
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    Fermenting Under Pressure

    Anyone pressure fermented a kolsch and if so how did it turn out?
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    Chill then whirlpool or whirlpool then chill?

    Well then, looks like I'm screwed because I use a pump to recirculate the wort whilst chilling with an IC. So perhaps an option could be to: 1. use the IC to bring the wort BK down to 30C or thereabouts, which is typical using water from a rainwater tank in Melb 2. remove IC and whirlpool...
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    Chill then whirlpool or whirlpool then chill?

    To those who chill and then whirlpool, how are you whirlpool - spoon, mechanically powered stirrer (eg. cordless drill) or via a pump?
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    Chill then whirlpool or whirlpool then chill?

    I've always been paranoid about exposing cooled wort to the atmosphere (and wild nasties) and so have never been game enough to remove the kettle lid & IC in order to access the wort and get a whirlpool going. Perhaps I've been over cautious because it sounds like a few here whirlpool after...
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    White Labs WLP059 Melbourne Ale yeast to be released

    Just a heads up: anyone seeking to purchase Bronzed Brews or 6 O'clock Brews, Lulu is currently offering a 10% discount + free shipping. Use coupon code BOOKSHIP17. Ends 20 Nov. Now, to get hold of some WLP059...
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    Expire wyeast

    Make some small starters and see if they'll fire. Say 250ml @ 1.030 for each, and then step up.
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    What are you brewing in 2017 ?

    That picture with all the cubes.....keep it handy folks. If your partner or anyone else ever complains that you're brewing too much beer, just bring out the picture and tell them that's how much everyone else is brewing.............
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    What are you brewing in 2017 ?

    Don't normally do high gravity beers, but for a few years have been meaning to brew a belgian tripel. Got so far as to purchase a smack pack of WY3787 - twice - but on each occasion the tyranny of work, chores and scarce time meant both smack packs went to waste. Blasphemy, yes I know! Been...
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    What are you brewing in 2017 ?

    Hey DJ Like the insulated MT :bowdown: Is that a BrewTech or your own handy work?
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    S.S. Olive Oil Drums.

    Thanks Batz
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    S.S. Olive Oil Drums.

    Hey Batz What's the go with air lock etc. Are you using 'as is', US carboy fashion, or modifying in some way?
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    Spunding Valve

    Thanks Mardoo I'm certainly keen to try my hand at pressure fermenting and am in the process of acquiring the various bits and bobs, in no small thanks to the contributors to this thread. I have always pitched my lagers at 7C and controlled a slow rise to 10C - 11C. Never had a need for a D...
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    Spunding Valve

    Thanks Mardoo Am certainly keen to try my hand at pressure fermenting and am in the process of acquiring the various bits and bobs, in no small thanks to the contributors of this thread. FWIW I have brewed 4 to 6 lagers per year over the past 10 years and by pitching at 7C and fermenting at...
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    Spunding Valve

    In order to get some 'bang for buck', my normal approach to brewing lagers is to throw a second batch onto the yeast cake. I'm reasonably sure it won't be an issue, but figure I may as well ask the question; does pressure fermenting adversely affect a lager yeast cake and the quality of a...
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    Mash Master Mill Master Mini mill Bulk Buy.

    Hmmm. My current mill is an original Mill Master with stainless rollers - cost me more than its proposed replacement. Always seem to be other more pressing matters to tend to rather than properly motorising the darn thing but the new mill's arrival will be a good excuse to pull my finger out.
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    Mash Master Mill Master Mini mill Bulk Buy.

    Yay, bring it on the new mill. Had a motion dynamics mill motor / controller / coupling sitting in a box for years and finally have the motivation to utilise it.
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    The 2017 Melbourne Grain Bulk Buy

    Been achieving 80%-82% with monotonous regularity, so its not higher efficiency I'm chasing, but an improved sparge. Thanks to the good work of MJ :cheers:, it makes more sense of buy a new mill than to replace the rollers with fluted variants.
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