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    Bulk primed keg

    Hello, I’ve recently bulk primed a keg. The keg has been carbonating for 9 days at approx. 19c. In the meantime, another keg has kicked, opening up space in my keezer. My question is whether or not the beer will continue to carbonate if I place it in my 4c keezer, or will the yeast: - go...
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    Sanitation of dry yeast packaged individually from bulk

    Picked up some dry yeast today from A lhbs that I don’t normally shop at. It seems they break down bulk packs into individual vac sealed packets (website info in photo). Has anyone had any experience with these oversized sachets (be it US-05 or S-04)? I guess my concern is sanitation /...
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    Stir plate heat switch accidentally left on

    ‍♂️[emoji30]‍♂️[emoji30] Long day at work, came home to make a starter for the weekend... after my starter has been on the stir plate for an hour I detect a burning smell. Turns out the heat switch on my stir plate was somehow switched on. My flask is heaps warm to the touch. Is it fair to...
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    Hop bill help

    G’day... All set for a brew day tomorrow utilising hops in the freezer but having trouble making a decision! Hoping for some advice as I have plenty of mosaic, cascade, Sabro, centennial and ekuanot on hand. Was thinking of combining Mosaic, cascade and Sabro. Any thoughts?? 19l / 5 gallon...
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    Blow off tube came off post pitch

    G'Day. Had a great brew day. I went back to my fv after having pitched (about 20 min prior) to find that my blow off tube had somehow released itself from the fv. Essentially, my wort could've been open to the environment (indoors) for upwards of 20 min. Has anyone experienced this, should I...
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    Milkshake IPA Recipe Help

    Hello all. I'm going to do a Milkshake IPA from BYO (Nov. 2017). It's the Urban Family Brewing Co. Limesicle Clone. I've never done fruit additions etc in my brewing however the recipe calls for a tincture of vanilla bean and lime zest to be made. The recipe calls for the zest of 2 limes and...
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    Ordered Grist incorrectly... should I even bother?

    I'm absolutely spewing at the moment! I ordered milled grain from my LHBS as per usual and particularly remember being rushed whilst doing so. Anyway... I meant to order 55 grams (~2 oz) of Roast Barley and 55 grams (~2 oz) of Extra Dark Crystal. So what did I do... I ordered 550 grams (over...
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    Getting your kids involved as "assistant brewers"

    G'Day. As the subject suggests, was wondering if any of you fellas ever get your children involved in your brewing? Just wondering the whole "moral" side of things as exposure to alcohol with children is a big concern here in Australia. Our 4 year old is my "assistant brewer" and...
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