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Hey Guys, First brew with my Blichmann Fermenator and I hit a snag; I couldn't dump the hops. Dumped the yeast no problems, but I was unable to dump the hops from either of my double dry hops. Yes, I did throw the pellets in loose and yes I did put CO2 pressure on the airlock to try and force...

Hey Guys, Need some help with understanding what grains I can use for a USA recipe I am trying to clone. The clone is DIPA. 1. Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L Am I correct is saying Carahell Malt by Weyermanns is an equivalent substation? 2. Great Western Premium 2-Row Malt This base malt is a 4...

Hey Guys, I have been given for free a regulator with dual outlines whilst I am in the USA. Does anyone know if it will fit our Australian CO2 bottles threads? If not, can I buy an additional nut to make the threads fit? Cheers Dave

Hey Guys, I have a limited space in the garage that currently holds my old house fridge which I use to control fermentation temperature. I want to step up to kegging and us such I guess I will need 2 fridges. Problem is the space, its a small alcove 96cm wide by 120cm deep by 194cm tall. So my...

Hey Guys, I have resumed my brewing career after a few years off, and I have taken to all grain brewing. Everything is going really well, with the exception of carbonation in the bottles. I am using the Bottle & Bulk Priming Calculator link from this forum...

Hey Guys, I've been trolling through the threads and there is a lot of disjointed information out there. So can I ask which reg (i.e. make and serial number) you are using with your 23 jet Mongolian Burner. Cheers Dave

Hey guys, I'm starting to setup my first AG system. I'm looking at getting a 50-70lt Esky for my mash tun and I was originally planning on buying the premade Beerbelly False bottom. However I am now concern that the size of the false bottom won't be big enough. For example: 50l Fibreglass...

Need some on a little project I'm doing. What are your favorite Australian IPA's that can be found in a bottle and are available at any decent bottle shop? Cheers

Hey Guys, I need some help. You probably haven't heard of a internet beer review show in the USA called New Brew Thursday. Anyway I have gotten to know these guys by way of taking some Epic beers from Auckland too them and they are great bunch of blokes. They have asked me to bring some...

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Any fellow hopheads planning on going to this? I have my leave pass so I'll be there. Just waiting on the lineup to be published. The Local Blog

Hey Guys, Just thought I would let you know that the Murray's website is not the way to purchase multiple bottles of the AA4. As a result of the way they have set their website up the system wants to charge $15 shipping for every bottle purchased. So I gave them a call and they were happy to...

Firstly let me state that I just went back through the forum and I found no thread like this in the last 2 years, so I thought a new thread was due. Today I went to Platnium Liquor in Bellevue Hill in search of some good stuff for Christmas. Boy was I disappointed, yes the range was good, but...

I read that this limited release is selling at $25 a bottle. Apparently 800-900 of the 1515 bottles available have already been sold. I can't find anything about the 2008 version of their website, anyone got any ideas as to where to get this one? SMH Article

Hey Guys, After an absence of a few years I am going to be travelling to Singapore at least every month and I am after suggestions of where to drink. Last month I was only there for a night so I ended up in the new German Bar in Raffles City Shopping Centre called Brotzeit. It was your typical...

Hey Guys, Some of will know that I am off to Brussels next year from my where to drink post. I am now interested in what Belgian to drink. Maybe I can compile a list from your answers to this short but not so easy question. Q. If you could have any three and only three Belgian brews regardless...

Gday All, I know this has been covered in other threads but I was trying to get one thread going covering where to drink in Brussels, Belgium. I have a couple of free days in Europe next February (on my way to Sweden for the World Rally Championship event) and I plan to spend those days...

Gday All, With the temperature finally cooling off in Sydney, I find myself turning my attention to brewing some lagers and pilsners (unfortunately I dont have a brewing fridge yet!). I am looking for advice and some basic recipes from anyone that can help. At this stage I would like to do a...

G'day all, I am regularly in New Zealand and I have come to love Monteith's beers very much, especially there limited releases. Unfortunately they didn't release a Autumn seasonal this year like they did last year. Last autumn they released their Kristall Weizen which was one of the nicest...

Hey Guys, Just about to bulk prime my ginger beer and I am planning on using some brown sugar I have left over from the Mash. Can anyone advise me on the pro's and con's of using this type of sugar and should I use the same amount as if I was using dextrose? Any thoughts would be greatly...