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Just did a pilsner. Went to the tap to draw a small amount for a SG reading and noticed the tap was leaking a little... no problem, tightend the tap, wiped away the drips... still leaking. Tighten again... still leaking. BUGGER! Run out to get my second carboy. Cleaned it, stealaised it. put...

The "How long to brew an all-grain batch?" thread got me thinking. I know there are gonna be a lot of variables here, but how much gass does everyone go through during an AG batch? Say a 9KG gas bottle... How many batches would that last? Cheers Chrus

My keg guy fell through. My mate was gonnahook me up with an empty keg or 3... would of been perfect for getting my AG set up going. So now I have no kegs and no AG setup. Im gonna have to find another place to get my empty kegs from. Grrrr....

Last night i cracked open a bottle of Apfelwein, and noticed that instead of the usual whiteyeastie bits down the bottom of the bottle, there was black stuff. Cracked the bottle open, and there was almost no carbonation. Decided not to drink it just in case something was wrong. All my other...

Yesterday I bottled another beer. When I was sanatising my bottles, pretty much every bottle I cleaned had some mould come out of it. Got the bottle brush out and when to town on them and made sure they were all clean. Is there a good way to prevent bottles from going mouldy? Every time I...

I got a mate who can get me an empty keg or 3 from a bar he works at, so im thinking its time i got my own AG set up and all that stuff... but there's one thing worrying me. Down here in Aus, we got a pretty big drout goin on... so we have water restrictions and junk. I dont mind "wasting" an...

Goin out tonight for b'day drinks. Goin to a German bar for steines. Lowenbrau Tis gonna be grouse. Steines and beer wenches... i cant wait. And we're goin to this place called Pancakes for dinner... i mean... pancakes... for dinner... what a brilliant idea. Just though i'd share my plans...

This is probably gonna be the stupidest question ever asked on these forums... but hey... ill ask it anyway. My mind wanders to some strange places when im at work... and heres what i came up with last night. Probably a human carboy is the best way to describe what i was thinking. Now... if...

Ive just done the maths... and its not looking good... Just looked at my beer supply and ive got 6 bottles left. My IPA is currently in secondary... ready to bottle on wednesday... then 3 weeks till its drinkable... so thats 25 days to wait... So... I gotta make the remaining 6 beers last 25...

About a week and a half ago, I moved my IPA from primary to secondary. Got a very small amount of airlock activity in the first day or so then nothing... and the vodka in the airlock seemed to even out in the 2 chambers. Just went and looked at it this morning and I noticed that theres positive...

Ok... so im not just gonna punch him for no reason... A mate of mine is heading off to Europe with his SWMBO in about a week... spending 2 months or something over there. Now heres why I wanna punch him. Hes gonna be over there with all these awesome beers... and the bastard just doesnt...

In so proud... got my first blow off today. Woke up this morning and went to check on my brews. As im getting closer, I can hear the airlock bubbling away nicley. I was expecting to see the clear liquid (vodka) bubbling in the airlock, but instead theres a strange yellow/brown colour in...

sorry its kinda big... not my pic... just found it...

I started my 3rd brew yesterday arvo, doing a Canadian India Pale Ale this time. Im still not to the stage of making my own wort yet, so i just buy the tins of the stuff, so i dont get the awesome smell of everything brewing up. But I had just finished brewing, moved the carboy into the back...

Im starting to get really excited here. Its been a week since I bottled my second batch of beer... So I thought i would crack one open tonight and see how the flavour is goin. I know I should wait 3 weeks for it to fully develop its flavour... but i just cant resist... I gotta try one now. So...

Is there any real difference between using sugar and carbonation drops for priming when bottling? The first two beers I brewed, I just used carbonation drops for the convenience factor, but am wondering if it would be a good idea to start priming with sugar instead...

Well... its been a week since bottling... so I decided to crack one open and see what it was like. It kinda didnt really ferment... i saw nothing happen in the airlock the whole week it was in the fermenter... and there wasnt as much of a change between the OG and the FG as their should of...

Well... im kinda pissed off ATM... I got an assignment due on Wednesday... got a pretty good start on it too... but my laptop hard drive crashed on the weekend... AND I LOST ALL MY WORK! GRRR! Just got home from work at 11pm on monday... and im sitting down to start it all again... At least i...

Was just out looking at my 2nd brew and the temps sitting about 28-30C. From the limited stuff Ive read about brewing, this seems to be within reasonable limits. But im wondering... whats the best way to keep the temp down in the fermenter? And what temp should i be aiming for in order to get...

OK... so im really new to this home brew stuff... so yeah... not really much of an idea whats goin on... Me and a mate (who's gonna register here if he ever gets around to it) started a brew last week... followed all the instructions that came with the kit and stuff... But the little airlock...