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The support here is great. Although many people have great opinions of Sydney, I've only been here about two months. From what I've seen, the culture of Sydney is vastly different from the rest of Australia and thus my transition to living here is significantly different to my expectations...

Again, thanks for all the input. It has helped me double-take. I have done a very small test by way of getting some boiling water in a mug and adding a teaspoon of eucalyptus oil. It's been there about 5 days and there is still an odour and, seemingly, a residue. I'm happy to accept the...

I tripped over this Ginger Ale concentrate that might omit the prohibited sweetener. I have not yet seen what it's made of. http://www.grumpys.com.au/phpshop/?page=shop/browse&category_id=00c11cde55c4e450e3fd95ec75f6afeb&

Thanks for the input. In terms of toxicity, when it's properly used as far as I know it is not toxic. At food grade it is commonly put in boiled lollies and cough lozenges. If you eat as much as a Koala would, then yes you'd most probably have a problem (but then so do Koalas, they're...

Hello everyone, I'd like to ask if anyone has used eucalyptus oil as a sanitizer for brewing? I know it's a little obscure, especially since this is a predominantly U.S. forum and this oil is not usually abundant outside of Aussie shores, but on the off chance I thought I'd ask. The...

Mine is a kit-borne wort concentrate of Coopers Lager purchased from K-Mart last Sunday. It begun three nights ago and is beautiful (smells like vegemite, mmmmmmm). No taste tests yet, I can wait a week or so until bottling day before liking my fingers. It blew the water clean out of...

Oops, forgot not everyone is metric :drunk: conversions from http://www.botanical.com/botanical/cvcookix.html 1 cup = 240 ml 2 cups (1 pint) = 470 ml therefore; 28 cups = 6.58 liters = 14 pints 1 teaspoon = 1 teaspoon :cross:

It's not really beer, but it is fermented... I got this recipe ~15 years ago from a friend and have not yet made a batch :( Maybe it can be modified??? I don't know how, I started my first brew 3 days ago. The Plant Ingredients Lemons, 2 Sultanas, 8 (+/- some. No preservatives please, they...

That is interesting... I'm in Sydney and just started home brewing on Monday night. I bought a Coopers kit from K-mart last Sunday, it came with a can of Lager. While I was at the store my eye caught on a can of Coopers Ginger Beer. As I like ginger drinks it was added to the booty. I...

G'day everybody, Thanks for having me. :ban: I'm new to this brewing caper and although I seem to be coping well so far, I've not yet bottled my first batch (or is it b'atch in 'Yankee'? Maybe only ebonics... :fro: ). I've got some questions and a recipe to offer but they can wait...