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Guys Clubs been going well for a few years now. We had a get together last Sat. It's pretty informal but great for swapping beers and beer yarns. Most of the action is on the Facebook page so log on there and introduce yourself. it's an extremely friendly club so try and make it to one of the...

New to bread-making...but have been baking a "no knead" loaf a few times a month the past few months. Been very surprised how easy it is and how well the bread turns out. Great crust and nice a chewy inside. been using cheap Aldi flour, a bit of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of yeast.

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The Southern Lager & Ale Brewers, (the infamous SLAB), are having an informal get together this Sat. Drink some beer, talk some beer and generally forget about the real world for a few hours. All Southern Brewers welcome. Check our Stalkerbook page for details...

Your wasting a 35l urn and an immersion chiller on extract. Just jump to Biab and follow one of the step by step guides.

Black Labb - great post. Thanks for taking the time to do this. Very jealous as well. I toured Schwartz a few years ago when Sam Fuss was head brewer. She was fermenting a Pale Ale that was being dry hopped with heaps of cascade cones. She let me get up on the ladder and give all those lovely...

Your doing pretty well anyway. Shouldn't push your luck. Enjoy the trip.

Give the Pumphouse a miss and pencil in Harts and The Lord Nelson instead. :)

$9.86 Big W Kettle Element...

I remember reading articles in both BYOB and the old Brewing Techniques about brewers looking to up the "maltyness" of their beers and purposely dropping the efficiency of their mash to achieve a noticeable effect. If you have the room, (or do a smaller batch) try a no sparge mash at a lower...

Cam We had SLAB Round 8 yesterday at Heathcote. Great arvo of beers and beer talk. We've been a bit slack updating the AHB page as most communication is now via the SLAB face book page. There is a thread in here pointing you in the right direction to the Face Book page. Join that and you will...

I like that word Fermeniting !! Sort of a cross between Fermenting and Vomiting. Maybe thats what happens when you get an over vigorous ferment. When your wife yells at you, "what the hell is that?" you calmly reply "I'm Fermeniting" as if its a normal part of everyday brewing.. :P

A big thanks to all involved. Greatly appreciated !!

kettle element(s) installed in an old plastic fermenter. ball valve screwed into tap hole. pretty cheap option.

Putting fermenter in an old fridge (non working) works well. Buffers inside from outside temp swings. Keep an eye on temp and if its getting too low wack a bottle or two of hot water in to bring up a bit.

if you get time it maybe worthwhile watching the Mash Up episodes from around Queenstown: http://www.youtube.com/user/NZCraftBeerTV You need to scroll down a fair bit to find the earlier ones that take in Christchurch. I haven't watched them for a while but the Arrowtown Brewery episode well...

Bruce It aint the fastest grind. Runs about 80 rpm. Never really timed it but from memory it takes about 10min to do about 5kg. This isn't too much of a drama as I fill up the hopper and start the grind then go and get other stuff ready. I think I read soemwhere that a slow grind can be an...

I run my Marga using a "window winder" motor out of a Toyota. Runs off an old PC power supply. Pretty simple.

Mountain Goat on a Wed or Fri nights a must. Rainbow Hotels also a nice friendly place to hang out with a good selection with Little Creatures around the corner.

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