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hahahha, indeed, i over looked that.

now ill have to be even more sanitary than usual.... dammit

i havent been brewing long, but it is an infection.....

i went from a coopers kit in early may, to the construction of an AG setup this saturday... hehehehe

the garage is a man heaven, tv for footy, kegging kit for beer fridge arrives tomorrow, 2 fermenters are in the fermenting fridge currently ...

yep, packet yeast of the shelf, not from the fridge like colin at colins. im really dissapointed caus ei knew colin has the good stuff, but i was lazy and went the nearby one. turns out the date on the yeast was in fact a best before, not a batch date........

i rang colin for some advice. as per ...

i went to a different LHBS cause hes a little bit closer, and he said i could use a lager yeast, as the s23 is for lagers and pilsners.

i heated it to 20 over night, and finally got it going.

i will be sticking with my slightly further away, slightly more expensive, but bloody excellent LHBS in ...

couldnt work out why the LCPA wasnt starting. checked the yeast and its expiry is 05/2009

is that going to have an effect, and how can i get it started? it was put down on monday night.

I am in the process of warming it up, hoping that will get it going

well, brew number 6 went down yesterday. i have two fermenters going all the time, and when one is bottled, i clean up and put the next one down straight away.

last night i put down a little creatures pale ale recipe

Black rock pilsner blonde
brewcraft no 15
12gms cascade hops steeped for 15 ...

i am going to be storing mine in the garage, as i am about to bottle my thrid brew, and have 2 fermenters going all the time.....

only problem is a i live in canberra, and have a tin garage. so it will get quite cold in there. each brew gets 2 weeks inside the house at about 16 in the spare room to ...

This looks pretty good to me (though not nearly as good as the doctor's set up):
http://www.pinnaclewholesalers.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=274
Only $550.

Haven't got one and haven't used one so not really a recommendation - just bringing it to your attention in case it helps.


yeah ...

Good Morning

Im after a little bit of advice here. I am going to buy a fridgemate and an old fridge today, for my fermenters.

however, i will be getting into kegs at some stage in the future, i was wondering what people thought of kegorators, (the premade fridge with a tap) that can be bought from ...

well i bottled the first brew on the weekend, it smells and tastes a bit like beer, it should be "drinkable" but i wont be using it to show off any brewing prowess...

i put down two brews on the weekend. A CPA with US-05 yeast, rehydrated for 40mins and pitched at 22C, currently on the heat pad ...

hahaha, weve been renovating for about 12 months, and every time i complete something, i start something new, and it ends up bigger than Ben Hur. the end results are great, but i think she is getting sick of being put to work on a paint brush or a sander every weekend and having dust everywhere....

being in canberra we have brew shops that i know of. one in kaleen and one in kambah.

the one in kambah seems to be very knowledgable, and my mate whose done heaps of brewing reckons he is great for everything HB you want to buy as well as advice, but his start up kit was $30 more than the coopers ...

The supplied instructions are for punching out beer fast, not making the best beer the kit is capable of. Do it cooler than the instructions suggest. Have a read around here, there's plenty of good advice on how to make a decent beer out of the kits. First step: bin the instructions.

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thanks for that geoff

i was about to head off to my HB shop for some sanitiser, but i think you make a good point about not doing heart surgery...

ive gotta get a bottle tree, but im stunned at how expensive the buggers are

thats the confusing part, and the reason i got worried about it.

the coopers starter guide said keep it between 21 and 27. I was told by a brew shop owner that the yeast will die at 15C??

I cant wait to have a brew brews behind me and start to learn the ropes a bit better

Good afternoon brewers.

I decided to join up, as I have my first brew in the fermenter, waiting to finish.....

My missus bought me a home brew kit, as she is sick of me forever renovating the house, and wants me to have another hobby, hoping once these reno's are complete, i wont start any new ...