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I have an old fermentation fridge for sale. It has been a very reliable ferm fridge for a long time and holds a good temp. Temperature control is analogue from -30 to +30. I can adjust it pretty much spot on to my desired temp. Been on the porch unused for a little while so needs a good...

Is PBW safe to use on rubber? I have had my front loading washing machine in storage for the past 2 years and as people may know front loaders are prone to mold around the rubber seal, well over the last 2 years I have got a fair moldout break. Any one know if PBW is safe to use or other other...

I keep breaking my hydrometer so currently on using my refractometer. I want to calculate my SG now that my fermentation is winding down. At the start of fermentation I had a gravity of 1.064 (16.8 Brix) Then during fermentation I added and extra 18 gravity points of sugar to give me 1.084...

Threads on beer and health keep cropping up every now and then and in half of them I usually mention a paper I wrote about the health benefits. There was a thread just the other day that if I recall was about cardiovascular disease. Anyway I dragged out the external hard drive last night and...

On my last few brews my efficiency has been a lot greater than expected, meaning I have needed to make adjustments for my IBU. What I have never done is adjust my SG. In this regard how do other adjust their SG when they go above or below? Below you can boil longer or add more sugars, higher...

Hi I have never been able to completely work out how to use the Mr Malty Pitching Rate Calculator in terms of my yeast starter techniques. Essentially I only make one size starter so Mr Malty is irrelevant, but I am interested in how my starters compare. Firstly I make a starter for all my...

Hi Guys, I have a licensed copy of Promash and Windows Vista at home, I also have a licensed copy at work and running XP. Anyway I often transfer my recipe's between locations and have noticed that at home on Vista if I save a recipe, session, txt file etc to the default folders I can not see...

I posted this in the Robust Porter Recipe Advice thread, but thought it would get lost in there so starting a new thread. Anyway...... Folks I brewed this yesterday and had some puzzling results with my efficiencies so just after some thoughts from others. Recipe Recipe Specifics...

Hi Guys, I have always bottled my beer, or used my Tap-a-draft (which has served me very well) but with some house renovations in the pipeline I have (well my wife actually) thought on a way that we might be able to incorporate a keg setup. I live on a very narrow block in an old terraced...

Could not see this link posted anywhere (although I did not look to hard). It is a story about a 45-Million year old yeast that is now being used to make beer. The first part of the article is about the yeast and the second part about its application in making beer. The last paragraph is...

A couple of weeks back I put down a Wee Heavy (Scottish Strong Ale). It was about 98% TF Marris Otter and 2% Roasted Barley, Fuggles 34g 60min to 24IBU Mash was 69deg 60min, Mash out and Sparge 75deg 120min Boil I fermented at 18c for 14 days with Wyeast 1084 (Irish Ale). My OG was 1.084 as...

Not my favourite brewery and a sh*thouse news paper to boot, but some craft brew in the news. http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21...35-2761,00.html

Picked up some Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale on the weekend so thinking about doing a Wee Heavy. My recipe idea Maris Otter 97.9% Roasted Barley 2.1% Fuggles 30gram @ 60min 6.1% to 24IBU Mash 69c 60min 120min boil Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale I am using Fuggles as that is what I have it stock, but would...

I fear my brewing is getting worse, perhaps i should just stick to the Brewing at hand rather than digging trenches, laying bricks, playing in the garden. My Mash tun normally drops 1-2 degree over and hour, but the brew before last dropped 3-4degree and then on the weekend about 6 degree. i am...

So I must have not been paying much attension last night when I made my starter. I did notice the colour of the starter was rather dark, but today when I got home from work I noticed i made my starter looked a bit small. So at a guess I think i made a starter that was 150g LDME in 500ml. Hence...

Looking at doing an American Brown Ale this weekend and was just after some feedback on this recipe Guidelines OG: 1.045 - 1.060 IBUs: 20 - 40+ FG: 1.010 - 1.016 SRM: 18 - 35 (47- 92 EBC) ABV: 4.3 - 6.2% 4.4kg JWM Trad Ale Malt 84.6% 6 0.5kg JWM Choc Malt 9.6% 750 0.3kg JWM Crystal 5.8% 130...

Hi, I am looking to get a refractometer, but what should i be looking for? There seems to be a few different types on the market. http://stores.ebay.com.au/easylifeproduct_...6QQftidZ2QQtZkm One of the site sponsors has a refractometer I have my eyes on, but i would like to get a bit more...

Hi, Just wondering if any can offer advice on this dial thermometer. I can't read the brand. http://www.homebru.com.au/index.php?main_p...4643989856f02d4 I would like to compare them to the Mash Master dial thermometer. I am considering a thermometer for my Mash tun and Fermenter. Cheers.

So i had a few problems today. To start with my mash tun dropped 3 degree. I was meant to be mashing at 67 and when i checked the temp after 60min it was 64... mmm that has never happened before. Then missed my mash out temp and almost missed my sparge temp. So anyway after all that I had...

Hi I just got the water quality data for my address so thought I may post it up for others that are interested. I live in West Perth which is supplied from the Mt Eliza system. I am the Beatty Park side of West Perth, don't know if that makes a difference. Now I just have to work out what the...