Gday all. As my title suggests, two days ago I set my temp controller to cold crash my brew and I went out there just now to transfer and it seems my freezer died or something happened, not sure yet but the temp in there was 69 degrees Celsius!! Lamp must have stayed on, I don’t know. Anyway, my question is, what now? What would actually happen to the brew? Is it a sink job? I assume I chuck it? BTW, it was a IPA, if that really matters. Cheers ..read more

Sorry, this is a rhetorical question to which I thought the answer was a simple NO! Well, apparently you can. I just drank these three cans of beer from Lucky Bay Brewing in Esperance WA and they tasted very nice, here are the brewery details. https://www.luckybaybrewing.com.au I drank the Lockdown Dark Lager without knowing it used un-malted (70% raw) barley, clean crisp very well made nice and dry maybe short of a bit of body. I’m looking forward to drinking lots of this at the... Read more ..read more

So Im using the Fresh Wort Extract Kits (5L) from my LHBS, many LHBS's have a rack of them in the store around here in Brizzy, I hope some of you know what Im referring to. So I made one up that required 1kg of Dextrose to make it into a full strength Beer, all the rest of them only need 500g of Dextrose to make Full Strength, it end up tasting like a wine/beer, VERY Cidery (VERY). So ive worked out I need to be using LDME instead of Dextrose to stop this, but I need to add Hops to... Read more ..read more

Interested in home brewing and experimenting ..read more

Hi all, Just had an amazing NEIPA by Big Shed Brewing called Boozy Fruit. I can't recommend trying this one enough! I wanted to have a go at brewing something similar anyone tried making this before? The website says the malts include pale, toffee, wheat and oats. And the hops are Galaxy, Wai-iti, Citra, Ekuanot and Mosaic. While I'm keen to mess around with hop combinations can someone recommend a place to start with the grain bill? Thanks and honestly if you see Boozy Fruit on the... Read more ..read more

I have this glycol chiller I Made from a window AC...electronics modded...can chill down to -15c No longer needed....just the AC unit and cooler.. You will need a temp controller/pumps/hoses etc Can help you carry it downstairs..weighs about 40kg Coogee 2034 ..read more

English made. Lab quality. Fully functional. $90.00 Pick up Bargo 2574 or can arrange postage ..read more

Selling my keezer / kegerator. Originally a 300lt chest freezer to which I added a 220cm oak collar. Dimensions are now 1.2m depth, 1m long, 60cm wide. The original freezer motor has been replaced by a fridge motor which disperses cold air through a fan. Does not have a thermostat as I used a temp-mate to control temp. Can run at 0 degrees. Has an 80cm stainless drip tray attached to the front and four Perlick SS taps. All taps have John Guest fittings on the shanks with QD’s. Has a... Read more ..read more

Hii All Thanks for letting me join Can anyone tell me the ingredients in Milk Stout booster I think it is 600grm dark malt, 400grms corn sugar and 250grms lactose Cheers Chris ..read more

Kegerator $150. Some minor scuff and small dent as per photo. Includes taps,hose fittings,new beer lines. NOTE: Does not include gas bottle or gauges. Could do with new castor wheels. Beer fridge. $140. kegs display purposes only NOT included. NOTE: no storage shelves in door. No bottom crisper. Some minor marks as per photos. Cash pick up Brisbane 4055 Garry ..read more