Recent content by pilgrim

What a great idea. My wife might get her cobweb brush back again if I get one of these. She's been wondering where it went ;-)

I haven't been kegging long but can see the benefit of using a lube, particularly on the large lid 'O' ring, and to increase the life of the 'O' rings. Without lube the large 'O' ring certainly sticks and I can see bits of it eventually pealing of if left dry. I'm using 'CRC Synthetic Food Grade...

Hi kiwi, Welcome to the forum. I'm in Wanganui and have been on the forum for about a month. Lots of good/entertaining chat here. Pilgrim.

Gidday mate, from a Kiwi across the ditch. Welcome to the forum, there's a Goldmine of information here. I usually put a cup of stewed tea in my brew, doesn't affect the flavour much but the Tannin provides a useful source of yeast nutrients. Cheers

Thanks for the warm welcome. Yes New Zealand is beautiful and a lot of movies are being filmed here now (Lord of the Rings trillogy etc.) I've already got some great ideas from the discussions on this forum and look forward to contributing something myself.

Hi, my name is Peter Northway and I started Home Brewing in England around the mid 60's. My wife and I moved to New Zealand in 1973 and I have brewed on and off since we got here. I have brewed using the traditional mashing process but these days use mostly kits, although I like to experiment...