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• Posted in thread: Pulling bottles from your neighbor's recycle bin - thrifty or across the line? on 02-04-2013 at 08:06 AM
  Rummaging through someones trash is disrespectful, if you are seen it's likely to become
  awkward.So best avoided; just ask in an appropriate way.If you think the person may be
  embarassed by the quanti...

• Posted in thread: Keg Force Carbing Methods Illustrated on 01-03-2013 at 09:44 PM
  Re: Bobby M's post 646.An excellent & simple answer to the often asked question of newcomers to
  carbing.Addressing particularly newcomers, I think several additional points are worth
  making:1) "Set & ...

• Posted in thread: bottle it or wait it out on 11-04-2012 at 10:08 PM
  "There are also times where the yeast just won't finish getting the beer down to the FG range
  it should. That's where the extra bit of sweetness comes from". - opinion of Unionrdr.Others
  have said "it...

• Posted in thread: bottle it or wait it out on 11-03-2012 at 05:40 AM
  OK best response seems to be: "modify the impact of sweetness by hop bitterness".I had not
  really thought of that mainly because I was originally aiming for a relatively low bitterness
  ale. Luckily I ...

• Posted in thread: bottle it or wait it out on 11-02-2012 at 01:03 AM
  I have recently had a similar problem:New to me double (2 x 1.7Kg kit) extract brew kit.Started
  & went well for 3 days then one bubble from the airlock about every minute for another 10 days,
  Several ...

• Posted in thread: What Sanitisers and Cleaners are used. on 10-27-2012 at 12:39 AM
  Diversol which I see mentioned warmly, is I believe also widely known as "Pink".I recognise
  this is widely used, & considered very effective as a cleaner.BUT.....as I understand it's
  composition, it c...

• Posted in thread: Rust in MLT on 10-27-2012 at 12:30 AM
  Bit late for comment now but for those who may come later:1) Stainless steel can, & often does
  rust, but generally the corrosion is mild & there is usually an identifiable reason.2) There
  are many all...

• Posted in thread: Faucet dismantling cleaning & reassembly on 10-27-2012 at 12:00 AM
  It was about ime I gave my 6 empty kegs, lines & faucet a thorough clean.I have until now just
  cleaned out with loads of hot water run through the lines & fortunately I have had no problems.
  Looking f...

• Posted in thread: Is PBW the same as Oxyclean on 10-22-2012 at 01:32 AM
  Since bleach is so cheap you should at lease consider trying it.Bought by the 5 litres minimum
  from a swimming pool supply shop at around 1$ per litre. Or smaller quantity as household
  bleach from a s...

• Posted in thread: Keg Force Carbing Methods Illustrated on 06-08-2012 at 06:45 AM
  It's just my opinion but two things frequently not mentioned:1) Set & Forget requires the gas
  regulator to be permanently "on".A possible consequence of this, is that if there is even a
  minute gas lea...