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Hi everyone, The club has given me a bunch (150g) of pride of Ringwood and 400g of pale choc to brew something with. What would you brew with this? I am thinking an Australian Old or Stout immediately but would be interested to hear other opinions. Cheers Starkesbier

Hey, I just opened my cube and got a strong smell of baked beans/cooked veges which is a classic DMS smell. When I think about it I only boiled for 60 minutes when I should have boiled for 90. Any suggestions? Or just pitch and pray? Cheers Starkesbier

Hey, My English IPA that won the Spotted Cow home brew competition (see here) goes on tap this weekend at the Spotted Cow in Toowoomba, Qld. I have named it Starke's Triumph after the Bernard Cornwell novel Sharpe's Triumph that covers the Duke of Wellingtons battle at Seringapatam in India...

Hi all, Picked up a 190l upright freezer but unfortunately it has the coolant lines as shelves. A quick test show these are bendable but I am too chicken to go all the way at the moment :unsure: . Anyone got any advice on how to go about bending these out of the way without f&*king it up...

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Hey, I am wanting to remove the lining from the bottom half of my fridge door to create more space for kegs in my fridge. I also want to leave the top half with shelves for holding bottles in place. Has anyone done this? and if so do they have any advice on whether this is a good idea or not? My...

Hi everyone, Just thought I would let you know that Lyall Cottam (aka blackcat) is going to be on 612ABC here in qld at approximately 1:30 PM tomorrow talking about brewing, home breweries, clubs and competitions. This is the result of a story about him winning best beer at AABC showed up in...

I am off overseas for a week or so and have the opportunity to bring back some of the following list of beers :icon_drool2: . As I will be limited in the amount I can bring back I need to sort the good from the bad and the ugly. All opinions much appreciated. Gordon BierschCzech Style...

Hi, I remember reading or hearing somewhere that you get better flavour and aroma stability from late hopping if you chill to 80 deg C before adding your hops. I also have a recollection of reading on here somewhere that someone was chilling to 80 then "no-chilling" from there. However, I can't...

PUBS march meeting - 30/3/10 7 PM at the Beer man's shop. Pale ale Minicomp

Could this be the new sanitiser of the future? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science...revelation.html Sure beats the idea of sodium met or some of the other nastier cleaners? We shall see. Starkesbier

Hi, When brewing yesterday I took a refractometer reading at flameout after whirlpooling and came up with a reading of 13.8. After having emptied by boil pot I took a reading from in the trub and got a reading of 14.6. Has anyone else experienced this and can suggest a possible cause? I should...

Hi everyone, I know this topic has probably been done before but I cannot find a thread on it. So, what are the top beer venues in Perth? I am over there for a conference from Sunday to Wednesday and would love to sample local brews that cannot be bought in Brisbane. Any recommendations would...

I woke up this morning and realised that I had forgotten to aerate my wort before pitching yesterday. I have thrown in an 11g packet of US05 about 11 AM yesterday and by this morning it had a krausen. Is the damage already done? And is there anything I could do to fix this situation if it has...

Can anyone suggest a good beer venue in Bondi or Bronte? :chug: Any advice will be much appreciated. Cheers in advance Starkesbier

Hi everyone, Just a quick query. Is the void space under a false bottom included or excluded when considering water to grist ratios. I ask this because the two liters under my false bottom can be a significant percentage of the total water. Any commnets? Thanks Starkesbier

Just curious. When you guys (and gals) swap from one keg to the next how do you clear the beer from your lines if you want to make a fresh start? Is this a newbie question? Must be if I have to ask it huh :) . Cheers

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could give me advice on recovery from over attenuation. Just tried my partial oktoberfest (from a stubbie) and it was overbitter and a bit too dry :( . As I have not touched the keg yet (other than burping) I wondered if I could improve this beer by adding a small...