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currently using Perlic but I cant stop them dripping/leaking if I disconnect gas, I have fitted kits to them but that didn't fix problem,[which I've put up with for a few years now] but after losing 3/4 of a keg when I left the gas on last night I'm thinking of replacement, Shirron or Celi or ...

anybody having trouble accessing CRAFT BREWER web site, been trying for 2 days and keep getting "web site unavailable" Russ

Hi I replaced my taps with Perlicks 9 months ago working fine until recently when I noticed that they would drip if I disconected the gas over night, I would come back in the morning and the drip tray would be full, so I disconnected the beer lines released the pressure in the line but they...

G'day all, was just steeping my grains for a brew which I have done many times before when I got distracted[Iaan's spread sheet] and forgot I still had the burner on,when the penny droped and I got back to the stove to turn it off the temp had risen to 95*c I quickly removed the pot and sat it...

Cheap friges and freezers avail at Garfield Mate has ex flood damaged friges & freezers for sale for $50 each[neg]even an old Peters icecream chest freezer[retro kegerator?]plus more shite than you can poke a stick at. ring Mick 0356292810 for details

As I keg only I usually ferment 21 ltr brews,after hyd samples & kegging I am left with bout 1ltr which I used to toss out[a waste]so I started putting the leftovers into a couple of 15ltr cubes that I kept in the freezer,so after bout 40 brews I ended up with 20 odd litres of frozen allsorts of...

How do you work out your expected EBC?eg:if carared is 40-50ebc,med crystal 145,caroma 350-400,your grain bill for steeping is:carared 125grm-med crystal 250 grm-caroma 50grm what would be the expected EBC if these were added to a Coopers real ale kit[230ebc I think]. is there a formular for...

Going to tassie this w/end anyone know of any micro style breweries-ggod pubs in or around Hobart apart from Moo? thanks Russ

prob a dumb ? but how do you make/add a yeast nuriant? I"ve read that you use a pkt of unused kit yeast-boil in water[how much-how long]when do you add it to wort?and yes I tried a search but could'nt find answer :unsure: thanks Russ

Just about to pitch 2 ferms of Dr Smurtos golden ale but found out I only have 1-uso5 1-saf04 2-nottingham 20+coopers 2-thomas coopers sparkling any ideas? go with 1 04 + 1 05 has anyone used anyother yeast in DSGA,if so any noticable diff ? Russ

Just picked 2 15ltr cubes from bunnys,want to make a double batch to get ahead for summer,my plan was steep grains,add kit contents,split into the 2 cubes top up to 15 ltrs with water,then transf to ferms top up to 20ltrs and pitch when ready.questions-1. can I store the wort at room temp,[about...

Just about to use a yeast slurry for the first time,had it in fridge for 2 days @ 6*,what temp should I bring it up to before pitching into a wort thats 26*,should they be the same[close]or is it irellivant? its a us05 off a wheat style going into a toucan-Coopers stout/dark -200g lite choc-100...

Put down a brew last week that was the same recipe as one I did in July Coopers Real Ale 250g BE2 230 Med Crystal 280 Carapils 100 Carared 100 Carabohemien 100 Caramunich 2 300 DLME Nottingham yeast @ 26* 20 ltrs ferm temp 17-19* og 1052 july batch sg @ 7days1026 fg 12days 1018 checked sg of...

Yesterday kegged 2 new brews,removed gas from existing keg[1/3 left]gased new kegs then returned gas to 1/3 keg-this brew a deep red Irish ale has been pouring a very clear beer but after reconect first pot very cloudy slowly improving over next 4 or 5 now back to clear again, this is the second...

G'day all, a simple question[I hope] as I like to serve my beer cold, lately I have been getting chil haze in the glass,my norm is to drop temp to 1* in primary ferm for 2 days,rack to secondary add geletine leave 2 days,transf to keg.I'm going to try some "polyclar"do I 1. add polyclar to...

G"day all Ihave a brew going[kit & bits]starting sg1056 been fermenting for 9 days @18*, sg at present 1022 which is about 5%alc which is what I would like :chug: ,is it possable to drop temp to 4* for a day-rack into secondary-add finnings wait 2 days then keg,will this have any adverse effect...

Hi all, my dilema is one of my ofspring gave me 1 can TOOHEYS special draught,1kg COOPERS bh2,500grm goldensyrup,2x15grm Goldings finnishing hop tea bags & 1pkt english ale yeast for xmas[ as she knows I like Irish type beer], this is what a local hbs sugested,after research here I cant find a...

First go at KEGGING read forced carb method above three times set off to do my first keg,transfered brew out of second fermenter cold conditioned 3 days 4* conected gas to outlet start to set to 300 kpa brew goes everyware!! out of disconect,try again same senario,conect gas to gas inlet gas...

I know this is a longshot but has anyone got a CO2 cyl they want to part with for a resonable amount of cash,pref in VIC ,but will pay any freight costs from interstate,just setting up a keg system and the minister for finance chucked a wobbly when I told her that a CO2 cyl was going to cost...

G'day all, I've just been given-1 can COOPERS dark ale,500grm dark malt powder,1kg light malt powder,1kg COOPERS #2 brew inhancer,750 grm dextrose,1 pkt Brew cellar "english ale yeast",as a total newbie any sugestions for a good recipe?[I do like dark english style beers & stouts,if that...