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Hi yesterday i oput down an esb pils with whitelabs bud yeast.I ordered it last thursday and I only received it yesterday so I'm thinking it sat in the heat somewhere because the yeast was very brown and not seperate like it usually looks. I have never used this yeast strain before so I am...

Hi all Well got the setup working pretty well. My beer is nicely gassed and pouring pressure is ok. One thing I notice though. When I come home, the pressure in the keg is at around 10psi. I turn down the valve untill I hear it releasing gas.Then I pull the release valve on the reg untill the...

Hi My new setup is cool but the gauge is faulty. I have spoken to the supplier who has agreed to replace it, but I need to send it and not the whole reg. Can I purchase a stopper at Pirtek or something. I am assuming the thread and size are a regulated standard. Any advice or suggestions...

Well After 4 hours of trial and error and even more error, I have finally finished the begginings of my setup in the garage. Rather than describe the events, I thought I would simply post some pics of my adventure. The venetians pictured are what I usesd to secure the fridge seal after I...

Hi guys I'm heading down to Melbourne this long weekend. Any good microbreweries/pubs to go to down there? Thanks Adam :chug:

Well Finally got my wife to agree to a keg setup so I have 40 Brown grolsch style bottles for sale. I also have a bottle tree that holds about 60 bottles. emailme on [email protected] if yr interested. I'm in Sydney btw. Adam

Hi Due to various family commitments and hot weather my 2 can coopers has been ccing for about 3.5 weeks. Should I chuck it or bottle? tasted really good about a week ago. Thanks Adam

Hi guys quick question. why do kegs need to be de gassed if they r going to be stored in a coolroom if not completly empty. A mate and me were chewing the fat pondering this. Any ideas?

Hi all Had my first taste of an esb lager I did about a month back. I have read the pilsner is a bit bitter and I find this in the draught also. The thing is, and I find this to be true in most of my beers except a wheat beer I did a few months back, the beer seems watery. I only fill to 20...

For anyone interested I was surfing graysonline and found this auction in sydney. They have a lot of good stuff. Ads http://www.graysonline.com.au/sale.asp?SALE_ID=7314

Hi I did a wheat beer on thursday (morgans liquid yeast and liquid malt). The problem is I didn't add all the liquid mal( late, in a rush thought I added it all). Is it too late to add honey or dextrose? What should I do? I spent some bucks on this batch cause I wanted a nice beer. I woulda...

Hi Guys Last night after cleaning my fermenter with smbs I noticed it smelt fruity. Did I not clean it properly or does the plastic absorb some of the flavour. I put a batch down in it last night, will it go bad? Thanks Ads

I was down the hbs near work in north sydney,(Hi Dave) and a friend of his is starting a brewery calle snowy mountains brewery. Keep a look out for this. Don't know exactly when. Adam