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Hi All, Any Braumeister brewers had any troubles with their unit tripping a safety switch? Was hoping to knock out a brew today but every time the Braumeister switches on the heating elements my safety switch trips. All the connections seems dry and secure, so not sure what it could be (i'm no...

Hi All, Hoping someone might have one of the 275L Fisher & Paykel Chest Freezers (Slimline) and could help me with the internal dimensions? I have the outer dimensions from websites, but wondering if my fermenters (pails) etc will fit OK inside - their diameter is roughly 36cm. I need to buy...

Hi peoples, I'm tempted by one of the Braumeister 20 litre systems but was hoping someone who brews on the system could let me know what final volumes they are actually getting into their fermenter. I read that with a "normal beer" it can produce 25 litres of wort but I wanted to make sure as...

Hi everyone, I am currently living in London and thinking to bring some hop pellets back with me when I fly to Melbourne in April. Has anyone brought hops back with them like this and got through customs without a problem? I know hop flowers are a no-go, but there shouldn't be a problem with...

Hi People, I am moving house this weekend and have one more chinook plant in a pot that I can't store. If someone lives near Carlton North in Victoria, and wants to grab it today, they are most welcome. It is quite small at the moment - it grew from a cutting I made last year and...

Hi Everyone, I am moving overseas and would like to offer up my brewing setup. I have been brewing small batches of 4 to 5 litres for almost 2 years now and have been getting some great results from this gear. Also included is some regular scale stuff which can be used for full 23 litre...

Hi everyone. While ordering a Saison DuPont to share at Beer DeLuxe this afternoon I noticed that they have both Crouch Vale Amarillo and Darkstar Espresso in bottle! Pretty sure they are new addition, although i don't frequent that place often. Fairly popular brews in the UK, mainly on cask...

Morning! I was wondering if anyone who uses a Plate Chiller / Heat Exchanger (like ones by beer belly, or blichmann) has measured the amount of water it takes to cool the batch? For an average 23L brew ..... Cheers! T

hey guys, so i have been reading and calculating a lot about my water recently using various texts and tools including those from palmer, daniels and the very helpful "key concepts in water treatment" for melbourne's water from wheeler. yep, another all grain brewer who needs to dig just that...

Just got back from the launch at 3 Raven's brewery of their new 55 American Pale Ale. Nice guys, and a great brew. Another local ale using galaxy hops - my first introduction to galaxy, and they smelt awesome. They were (and still are tonight i think) serving using a randall-esque hopper...

hey y'all. i wanted to ask a question in the hope to clarify my idea of mash temperatures and its effects. i fairly new to all grain, so forgive any ignorance .... i understand that higher mash temps produce more unfermentable sugars, but does it also affect the gravity of the wort? so...

hi all ... does anyone know where i could buy a bottling bucket in melbourne? or failing that, where i could get the pieces to build one? haven't seen them on the usual websites. i assume it would be pretty easy .... thanks! tom

Hey dudes, I just bottled an all-grain batch of pale ale - syphoned from a small 5L carboy (i do only small batches at the mo). The beer has a really intense yeast smell (i think its yeast?), which i have also noticed in my last couple batches. It tastes really good, but i'm worried about the...

hey guys ..... im a relatively new all grain brewer, so hopefully i don't make a fool of myself with my first post .... so i've brewed a few batches of american pale ale using british pale malts (maris otter, golden promise), and they have turned out pretty good, but maybe a bit too heavy (or...