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Hi gang. Haven't been around for a while. Only make about 5 or 6 brews a year now. Don't drink so much any more due to medication, and it takes me a month or two to drink a keg. I only make the fresh wort kits these days so I'm not a real home-brewer. Anyway, I have 80 large bottles that I got...

I thought screw tops were a manifestation of the evolution of technology, reflecting the development of human intelligence :lol:

In it's first season it will only produce a few skinny vines, and not many flowers - if any at all. This is when it needs TLC. Second season is a different matter.

This was an ebay purchase from last year. It was either a seedling or a clone, and came in a small coke bottle with some potting mix and straw. It took a while to get going, and was rather unspectacular. Totalled about 30 flowers. As you can see from the photo, it will do better this year.

Reckon the Arrogant ******* would be worth a try. I'd just love to have one of them bottles.

Sometimes I get an attempted boilover. This happened a couple of times when I put a hop bag in at the 30 min mark, but more often when I add the last 2kg of liquid extract after a 60 min boil, and bring to the boil again. Doesn't bother me because I only keep it boiling for another 5 - 10 mins...

Thanks. It's OK now, but I've taken to closing the shutoff valve when I'm not pouring a beer - just until I can judge the pressure properly. I only have 3 or 4 (425ml) glasses an evening.

I've had floaties in brews. Looked like cork fragments through the condensation. All were suspended in the top inch of brew. Still floating when racked, but the floaties stuck to the side of the primary fermenter as I racked it. Secondary was clear. Drank OK.

This is my first kegfull. It took a couple of days to carbonate properly on 100kpa, but now after about a week or more, it's become over carbonated. I have it out of the fridge, giving it the shake and release, as recommended earlier in this topic. In future, once a keg is carbonated to the...

There are free crates out front of most milk bars.

This topic hasn't been around for a while but I dropped in with me mate to the Lambs Go Bar in Fitzroy. He only had 2 feature beers on tap. St Arnou pilsener and 3 Ravens bronze. I tried the pilsener first. We'd just prior been to the JS Portland pub brewery, and we both reckoned the St Arnou...

Went to the newly appointed keg fridge this morning, to see if my first keg was cold and carbonated. Went and got a large glass (and a bucket for the first squirt - just in case). Everything worked perfectly. Poured a nice beer - not quite enough head, but close. Just one question fellas. How...

Thanks Linz. I had the keg in fridge overnight. When I connected the gas to it the reg it worked OK. Now it's in the fridge at 300kpa, with the fridge door closed over the gas line. I connected the pluto, and that's in the fridge too. Grouse.

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Valve on reg. Haven't connected to keg yet.

Just got a kit from LHBS. 1 Coke keg with ball locks. Micromatic regulator, gas bottle from Air Liquide and pluto. When I turn the tap on the gas bottle, it farts out through the relief valve. Can I adjust that ot what?

My normal procedure these days is 2 weeks primary and 2 weeks secondary.

I've had a batch in secondary for 4 weeks, and another for 1 week. The first was meant to be bottled, but I am getting very short of bottles and stubbies. (I've eased off drinking but kept brewing)( Trying to get back into my R.M.Williams jeans) I rang the LHBS and asked if he has a regulator...

Quite a few including myself using the $19.95 BigW 19lt SS pot with glass lid. The bottom is no thicker than the sides, but it's fine.