Neither. I've only used it ambient so far. I have designed some peltier coolers for it, but the machining cost to have them milled is excessive,...
I say this as an owner of their 1/2bbl standard conical... [img] I want one!
The below is based on my own experiences only - others will do things differently - but I've had some great competition success with my processes...
Are you wanting to start out simple and basic, or do you want to dive into all-grain? Do you want to just make cheap beer, or do you want to...
First brew in 7 months! Grain measured and crushed, hops and water additions measured and ready to go. HLT on timer for 5:15am, should be at...
Yep, that's technically freeze distillation and illegal :) We won't tell anyone if you dont :) If you know the ABV at the point of freezing and...
Excellent tips folks, thanks very much! I'll give them a go tomorrow when I have a few minutes. I'll use the tripod too for sure, these were hand...
I've built a DIY lightbox following one of the million or so guides online just so I can take the odd nice shot of "things" (no set item, just so...
Unless the LHBS is brewcraft. They don't know the meaning of all-grain - at least the ones here. Not a bad price for that. Never used Joe...
I have some part-sacks of uncrushed malt (pilsner and wheat) that's over 18 months old. Strictly it's at the end of it's life but if it's stored...
Look at Mini BIAB. A few bucks extra outlay, but you can get started with a 19L BigW pot and a cheap bag. Ingredients for AG are much cheaper...
It's not uncommon for primary fermentation to reach final gravity in just a couple of days, but it doesn't mean fermentation itself is done. Yeast...
Reminds me of why I went straight to AG. That just sounds confusing to me :) I just boil the entire lot to sanitise it with all extract and...
Boiled briefly = 15 mins minimum. One tip, 1:10 DME(g) to Water(mL) ratio comes out at around (close enough) to 1040 SG. 100g DME in 1000mL...
Unsure of the quality myself; however if the label says something along the lines of "produced under licence in regency park, south australia"...
Thanks for coming to the SABC meeting last night Alex, that Belgian was certainly very, um, belgian! :) Sorry, I typically avoid belgians, but...
Yes, however you'd source food-grade stuff from a homebrew shop.
I wouldn't burtonise. Burton breweries don't even burtonise these days :) Coopers do for their Pale Ale and IMO it's very minerally to me. If...
Ahh, the "its not broken, I'm not going to fix it" thing :) FWIW I put those numbers into the MrMalty yeast pitching rate calculator, and for 20L...
Looks pretty good! I have a Citra/Amarillo APA on tap at the moment, it's awesome. Personally I'd bitter with Magnum, but that's only because...
