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  1. gerald

    Chrome Celli beer keg tap ($100)

    his is a 2nd hand Chrome celli beer keg tap. Was used a couple of times 3 or 4 years ago. Works perfectly. Has a couple of very small scratches on the handle (pictured). Selling because it hasn't been used in a long time. This is a beautiful Itlian beer tap and retails for $125 Located on the...
  2. gerald

    Portable Kegging Setup Idea With Diagram

    hey guys, i wanna put together a kegging setup for parties n such. probably wont get much (infact more likely 0%) use at home cos i dont have a fridge that can accomodate a keg. so when i take it to parties i gotta keep it cool for 24 hours before hand so the beer will cool and will absorb the...
  3. gerald

    Grumpy's Stout Recipe

    So i was up at Grumpys on the weekend and has some of their stout. blimey was it good! im not a huge stout person but this was something else, never has a stout been so delicious :-P it seemed chocolately and smooth. does anyone who knowns a recipe that would return a similar result?? Thanks...
  4. gerald

    A Few Questions About My 2nd Partial

    ok the recipe. grain - mashed for 75minutes at 67*C not entirely sure what grains were used in the end but there was a bit of munich in there along with maybe pils malt? had 3kg 1 tin of thomas coopers light malt extract. used around 300grams of dex some honey and some raw sugar too mashed...
  5. gerald

    Fosters Make A $60 Longneck?

    have a read... http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story...5010800,00.html i was surprised when i read the murrays grand cru was making just 300 cartons, here we have 5000 bottles, though they are long necks so slightly more, what ever. serioiusly this isnt fosters ground and i dont think...
  6. gerald

    Chimay Blue, Partial Half Batch

    Bellow is the copy n paste from beersmith, i dont have the equipment to do allgrain or even a big partial so im doing a half batch so i can keep a decent ammount of the fermentables as the grain ive mashed myself! its only the second partial i've done but Type: Partial Mash...
  7. gerald

    Just Did My First Partial!

    ok, so i wasnt sure about building a good mashing tun out of a cooler so i just bought the 20L esky and made a bowl into a sieve. hoping this would work only then did i realise that 3kg of grains (pale and wheat) doesnt look anything at all like 3kg of rice....for give me! anyway i went ahead...
  8. gerald

    Infected Beer, Lots Of Pressure In Bottle?

    i think i might have an infected beer. doesnt smell all that good, doesnt taste amazing. but i havnt done this beer before. i was kinda lazy with it and it was sitting in secondary for like 3 weeks... still shouldnt have been a problem. was a muntons kit, kit yeast, 500gm dry malt, 500gram...
  9. gerald

    Muntons Ipa

    muntons 1.8kg tin of IPA + a brew craft brew enhancer 20 (500gram malt + 250gram dex and 250 corn syrup i think) OG was 1042, pitched yeast at 24 25 fermented at around 20-21 the entire time. was done a few days ago - no action in the airlock and the same gravity reading 2 days ago as it is...
  10. gerald

    Ale Still Fermenting After 2 Weeks

    doing a cooopers sparkling ale according to the recipe on the back 1.7kg of sparkling ale 1.5tin LME 500gram LDME 350gram dex and ive dry hopped it with 10grams of POR. anyway its been in the fermenter for 2 weeks now and its still bubbling...BUT the FG doesnt seem to be dropping. infact, its...
  11. gerald

    General Questions About Steeping Hops

    So im wondering, the longer you steep (boil) hops for the more bitter the water its steeping in becomes. but is there a point at which it becomes less bitter? whats the difference in steeping when your after aroma and after flavour? what i understand but am double checking cos im not sure at...
  12. gerald

    Diff Between Ebu And Ibu?

    as title says, whats the difference between EBU and IBU?? dont really get it :-S is there a difference? thanks gerald
  13. gerald

    Muntons Ipa

    OK, so ive got a 1.8L tin of hopped Muntons IPA, and a number 20 brewcraft beer enhancer which includes 500grams malt (i presume its LDME) 250corn syrup and 250glucose. just wondering what else i could do to improve this beer? I dont mind deviating from the normal IPA style and making a little...
  14. gerald

    Ginger Beer With Low(ish) Og (morgans Kit)

    hey guys, just did a morgans GB, i also used 150grams of fresh, grated ginger, 2 cinamon sticks, a lemon and 100grams of honey, put that all into simmering water, then added the can of morgans GB mix. let it sit for a while, added 1kg of dex, and a small amount (maybe 50-75grams of brown...
  15. gerald

    Thermometers That Actually Work...

    Hey guys, I'm pretty new to brewing but am loving learning so much about beer by actually making my own. anyway i was just wondering what the best way to get an accurate temp reading from inside a fermenter is? i was thinking of drilling a small hole in the side around the 24L mark. insert a...
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