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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-28/antarctica-alcohol-crackdown-at-australian-davis/100329618 Packaged beer is ok...homebrew is out

Due to moving house, COVID, renovations etc I have some unused grain that is now too old to bother mashing. Just a few kilos of Golden Promise and various specialty malts. I thought I may as well hand it over to a mate for his chooks. My guess is that it's ok for chook feed, I've not read...

I've done this and it worked for me. But it means that you start your mash with a lot of water and there is a trap for the unwary. If the tip of your recirc pipe is under water (mash), be careful when you turn the pump on. It can suck grains into the pump. Reduced pump efficiency can cause a...

I'm asking the question because I cannot think of a single one. I brew kits and giggles and for the last one I substituted the usual can of Liquid ME for a bag of Dried ME. Then realised why I chose LME in the first place. Hands down, it is just much easier to use. That powder is so dry it...

I have a problem with my latest batch. 2 x Black Rock Nut Brown Kits 200g Simpsons Brown malt (milled) Wyeast West Yorkshire liquid yeast 27lt wort. Temp-21c It developed a prominent dry grain-husk flavour that I don't think is meant to be there. I've come up with two possible reasons for...

Because of the cazy weather I've decided on a chest freezer to put my fv's into. I read about a simple Johnson A419 regulator and was wondering if there was a equally simple unit available in Aus. Cheers

After finding Brett strains at the local homebrew shop I had to jump in and try some. I used a Coopers Dark kit, nothing else, and threw in some Belgian Sour Mix 1 for a 17lt wort. Just to see what would happen. I was told I could expect some weirdly good aromas but even then I was surprised...

Hi. I'm a K & K brewer who likes to keep things simple. But that does not stop me from getting into trouble. Hope to learn from people here and to contribute when I can.