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[bum]

GAH! So I get up early today to do my first brew since July. I am pumped.

Okay, first things first - start boiling the 3-piece valve I broke apart last night to save time today - because, you know, that 1 minute would have really ****** me over today. So, you know how the seals between the ball and the flange sides are two piece? The cat has decided to play with the smaller, thinner pieces and I CANNOT FIND THEM.

So I go to Bunnings hoping against hope that they sell a similar valve (so I don't have to replace it twice or put off brewing today). They don't, naturally. They do have 1/2in two-piece valves though - which I look at and think "well, I'm not happy about it but I know I've got at least one such valve at home from when I used to lay gas services - I'll just boil the **** out of it and save myself a few bucks".

I get home only to realise that the valve I have is male-female not female-female so I can't put the barb on it. So back to Bunnings I go.

Brass or chrome plate? Well it is only temporary but I spend the extra couple bucks on chrome anyway. The bag doesn't say anything about the thread, naturally, so I grab the one that looks right. It isn't, of course.

Do I go back and buy yet another valve (that I am going to replace anyway) so I can brew today or do I just whine on the internet?

I don't see why I can't do both. BBL.

 

[.DJ.]

bum,
I would go to k-mart, buy a kilo of sugar, a can of Coopers Lager and dump it in your fermenter...

SOLVED!

 

[Pennywise]

Well, you've had your whine, time to head back up to Bunnings and buy another wrong valve :lol:

 

[bum]

But what if they're out of hop tablets? I want to brew an IPA.

 

[bum]

time to head back up to Bunnings and buy another wrong valve :lol:

Thanks for that. Now I have someone (apart from myself) to blame when it inevitably happens.

 

[manticle]

It is shameful but I always laugh when somebody is licking a window.

 

[jyo]

But what if they're out of hop tablets? I want to brew an IPA.

Just boil the kit for an hour or 3. But you'll need to use a boil with a rate of 1L per 100 gms of malt, (so about 75L for a standard 1.8kg tin) to achieve the correct gravity for your starter. This may/may not increase the bitterness which may/may not make a better beer. Also, add your yeast at 30' for a quick ferment.

Works for me, anyway.

 

[Malted]

Lucky you never saw Steady Eddie

Oh a trip down memory lane that one. I still remember him telling a joke about having sex with his girlfriend, who was in a wheel chair and they ended up on the Goldcoast.

"So just remember this the next time you want to bag a disabled person and you know put them down, just remember this: Superman is now one of us":

 

[WarmBeer]

Just found a dodgy-looking, cheap and cheerful, Chinese Dumpling place, less than a 3 minute walk from the new house.

Their hot'n'sour soup, and their pan-fried pork dumplings were both excellent.

Win!

 

[warra48]

Just found a dodgy-looking, cheap and cheerful, Chinese Dumpling place, less than a 3 minute walk from the new house.

Their hot'n'sour soup, and their pan-fried pork dumplings were both excellent.

Win!

I'm leaving mrs warra and moving.............. :lol: B)

 

[freezkat]

Should have warned me to not smoke the hops beforehand

I might be ok in a few weeks

 

[bradsbrew]

How try hard boring is Ray Hadlee. Feels like I'm watching the radio :huh:

 

[goomboogo]

How try hard boring is Ray Hadlee. Feels like I'm watching the radio :huh:

Channel 9 have already received at least one complaint.

 

[argon]

Watching league... What am I a hobo?

 

[bum]

Had a loverly night and lovery beers at Mountain Goat tonight (quite like the Rye IPA - perhaps a touch more session-friendly than I'd like but I guess that worked out well since I had a session on them) but why do you sell me a pint of IPA then send security around to kick everyone out to close up? Ever heard of "last call"?

Oh yeah, ended up making beer today. w00t!

 

[Gar]

Learned an important lesson last night, it's probably not the brightest idea to jump onto the 11% Scotch Ales after drinking Torpedo's all night.... WALLOP

Was a bit wee-wee'd working this morning.

 

[Pennywise]

The Green Flash Barley Wine in the fridge it taunting me

 

[DUANNE]

just doing my first brew for 3 months or so and filled the hlt without looking. it was nearly up to temp so i gave it a stir only to see a white cloud rise from the bottom. so i pulled it down from its perch and had a good look. floating around the top is about half a dozen tadpoles! i mustve left some water in it last time i brewed and a tenacious frog has got in and laid eggs. funny thing is it had a lid on, no idea how it got in there. almost considered brewing a porter instead of the saison thats planned.

 

[Lecterfan]

just doing my first brew for 3 months or so and filled the hlt without looking. it was nearly up to temp so i gave it a stir only to see a white cloud rise from the bottom. so i pulled it down from its perch and had a good look. floating around the top is about half a dozen tadpoles! i mustve left some water in it last time i brewed and a tenacious frog has got in and laid eggs. funny thing is it had a lid on, no idea how it got in there. almost considered brewing a porter instead of the saison thats planned.

:lol: Gold. Plenty of protein in that one!

Staying at my rellos place in WA a few years ago and they had frogs everywhere (tiger snakes too unfortunately - for the frogs at least)....quite often I'd grab a magazine in preparation for a good long sit-down, get to the loo, open the lid and there'd be a bloody frog in there. Must have had a hell of a swim through some pipes and buggered if I know where they were getting in (clearly they weren't entering the house and prying the lid open and jumping in that way)....

 

[manticle]

I really, really, really like Coil.