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• Posted in thread: First Recipe: B17 Oatmeal Stout Mk I (PM) on 02-16-2013 at 08:42 PM
  I wanted to jump into making my own recipes, so I came up with this. Plan to brew it next
  weekend. I used Jamil, Beer Smith Sample, and other internet readings as guidelines to work
  within.INGREDIENTS...

• Posted in thread: Riwaka pale ale on 02-13-2013 at 11:20 PM
  Hi,Just found this thread. If you see this - how did it turn out? I have just purchased Riwaka
  and Nelson/S hops.CheersMas:Hi Mas,Wow this is an old brew. I remember doing this and not being
  overly im...

• Posted in thread: How do you sanitize the valves on corny keg? on 02-12-2013 at 09:51 PM
  I remove the posts and dip tubes for every second beer. You can clean everything and then
  replace/relube all the washers that way.I often find little bits of hops and other stuff
  trapped in the valves...

• Posted in thread: Falconers flight extra IPA on 02-11-2013 at 03:24 AM
  This isn't true. Fermentation is only done when you take a sample reading with a hydrometer
  then another sample reading two or three days later. If the gravity is steady, you're able to
  rack if you wa...

• Posted in thread: Falconers flight extra IPA on 02-11-2013 at 12:35 AM
  The majority of brewers have wives/girlfriends that think they are idiots for sniffing
  airlocks, admiring the clarity and color of a brew, getting excited when we hit our OG
  perfectly. But if we didn'...

• Posted in thread: Help on 02-11-2013 at 12:30 AM
  Btw I always cover my carboy with a towel to ensure there is no light in there. Only
  consideration should be temperature control. Eg if your room temp is too high you may end up
  fermenting too hot wit...

• Posted in thread: Help on 02-11-2013 at 12:28 AM
  If its an extract/partial boil batch it's likely your OG is high due to not mixing the top up
  water before taking your sample.If you have the right volume and its am extract kit then don't
  worry about...

• Posted in thread: It's a sad day.... on 02-10-2013 at 10:55 PM
  Not every day but my last brew session I did 2 batches for myself and one for a mate then the
  next day I did 2 for a wedding and 1 for a bachelors party.You would be surprised what you can
  do with two...

• Posted in thread: It's a sad day.... on 02-10-2013 at 10:37 PM
  You guys are inspirational. Would be awesome to have that kind of beer laid up.Inspirational
  alcoholics lol.Inormally have at least 35-40gal of beer in kegs and can brew up to 3 x 5gal
  batches in a da...

• Posted in thread: Falconers flight extra IPA on 02-10-2013 at 10:31 PM
  I'm sure smelling spent CO2 is not the best but I can't seem to get my nose away from the
  airlockEvery single member on this forum is an airlock sniffer. A little CO2 never hurt anyone
  and it only add...