HomeBrewers - RealBeer.co.nz2024-03-29T13:47:57Zhttp://www.forum.realbeer.co.nz/forum/categories/1500433:Category:24/listForCategory?categoryId=1500433%3ACategory%3A24&feed=yes&xn_auth=noMash Tun sizetag:www.forum.realbeer.co.nz,2022-03-31:1500433:Topic:3681802022-03-31T02:05:20.547ZBruce Kellyhttp://www.forum.realbeer.co.nz/profile/BruceKelly
<p>Hi</p>
<p>New to all grain brewing and in the process of building a small brewery setup.</p>
<p>I am not sure what capacity I need for a mash tun for a 50L brew. I was thinking of using a 50L keg but is this to small?</p>
<p>Hope this isn't a silly question.</p>
<p>Bruce</p>
<p>Hi</p>
<p>New to all grain brewing and in the process of building a small brewery setup.</p>
<p>I am not sure what capacity I need for a mash tun for a 50L brew. I was thinking of using a 50L keg but is this to small?</p>
<p>Hope this isn't a silly question.</p>
<p>Bruce</p> 'Christmas' recipe?tag:www.forum.realbeer.co.nz,2020-11-17:1500433:Topic:2964992020-11-17T03:51:44.932ZDaniel Ashmanhttp://www.forum.realbeer.co.nz/profile/DanielAshman
<p>Hey all,</p>
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<p>Looking for some inspiration for an all grain Christmas/holiday brew. Something to go with a Christmas roast dinner yet still be drinkable on a hot day.</p>
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<p>Thinking something I can chuck some spices in (maybe a spiced ginger beer or saison?)</p>
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<p>Anyone else doing a similar brew?</p>
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<p>A bit of inspiration here on in this article from a few years ago:…</p>
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<p>Hey all,</p>
<p></p>
<p>Looking for some inspiration for an all grain Christmas/holiday brew. Something to go with a Christmas roast dinner yet still be drinkable on a hot day.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Thinking something I can chuck some spices in (maybe a spiced ginger beer or saison?)</p>
<p></p>
<p>Anyone else doing a similar brew?</p>
<p></p>
<p>A bit of inspiration here on in this article from a few years ago:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.newzealandbrewer.co.nz/12-beers-kiwi-christmas/">https://www.newzealandbrewer.co.nz/12-beers-kiwi-christmas/</a></p>
<p></p> What To Do Whilst in Lockdowntag:www.forum.realbeer.co.nz,2020-04-03:1500433:Topic:2511642020-04-03T23:22:42.589ZMichaelhttp://www.forum.realbeer.co.nz/profile/Michael99
<p>I have plenty of grain, but my mill hopper and base were damaged beyond repair in my last move. So, I was going to order the proper stuff or have Chris @ Banks brewing build a nice hopper / base for me. However, the lock down screwed all of my plans.</p>
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<p>Although I am American, I have now lived in NZ long enough to understand the #8 wire mentality. :) Bunnings is closed, so I had to use what I could find in my garage to make a hopper & base. Gaze upon these pics of bodgery for…</p>
<p>I have plenty of grain, but my mill hopper and base were damaged beyond repair in my last move. So, I was going to order the proper stuff or have Chris @ Banks brewing build a nice hopper / base for me. However, the lock down screwed all of my plans.</p>
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<p>Although I am American, I have now lived in NZ long enough to understand the #8 wire mentality. :) Bunnings is closed, so I had to use what I could find in my garage to make a hopper & base. Gaze upon these pics of bodgery for a good laugh. (I will likely use some cardboard or laminate to build a slant in the bucket next.)</p>
<p>What are you folks doing during the lockdown?</p>
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<p></p> Brewshopstag:www.forum.realbeer.co.nz,2020-03-21:1500433:Topic:2511522020-03-21T02:04:16.683ZMichaelhttp://www.forum.realbeer.co.nz/profile/Michael99
<p>In Wellington, we are generally pretty lucky with the brew shops, and I guess I have gotten spoiled by how cool each of them are. Maybe they do not always have exactly what we need, but the service is great.</p>
<p>Brewtopia - I have gone to them whilst in lower hutt, then in the city, and ordered from the online. Never an issue.</p>
<p>BrewShop in Newtown - Corey and Aiden have always been helpful, and go out of their way to get what is needed.</p>
<p>Homebrew Store - Kenepuru - Always…</p>
<p>In Wellington, we are generally pretty lucky with the brew shops, and I guess I have gotten spoiled by how cool each of them are. Maybe they do not always have exactly what we need, but the service is great.</p>
<p>Brewtopia - I have gone to them whilst in lower hutt, then in the city, and ordered from the online. Never an issue.</p>
<p>BrewShop in Newtown - Corey and Aiden have always been helpful, and go out of their way to get what is needed.</p>
<p>Homebrew Store - Kenepuru - Always helpful. If something is not in stock, they will try to order it, and always great with a "hiya mate."</p>
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<p>Now to the real issue. I realize that I must have been really spoiled by these guys after making a visit to "The Occasional Brewer." Their customer management skills are far from stellar. Let me explain.</p>
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<p>I have been looking for Special B for a while, as I like it in my stouts and PKB clone. So, I looked online, and saw that The Occasional Brewer sells grain, and had this in stock. I thought this was great! So, I lickety split drove from Tawa to Newtown.</p>
<p>The shop was a bit busy, and that was awesome to see. Once getting to the counter, I asked for the grain, and the counter person asked if I needed it milled. I said no. Then, he asked another person to help get the grain, and I was flat told by the staff member, "We don't have time for that!"</p>
<p>Shocking!</p>
<p>As I was confused, I answered with a quizzical, "You do not have time to sell grain?" He responded yes.</p>
<p>Now I can understand being busy, and needing to prioritizing what needs to be done. A "can you come back in an hour", or a "I can have it for you tomorrow", or nearly any other response would be good. However, telling a customer that you do not have time for them is not good for business.</p>
<p>I suppose the work outing where I was going to bring some team members, will not be at the occasional brew. In kind, it is my belief that they really do not want any business from all grain brewers.</p>
<p>Hopefully their owner sees this post and advises the staff on customer service.</p> Water Profile for WLG and Poriruatag:www.forum.realbeer.co.nz,2020-03-15:1500433:Topic:2511462020-03-15T04:44:34.834ZMichaelhttp://www.forum.realbeer.co.nz/profile/Michael99
<p>Does anyone know where I can up to date info on the water profile for Tawa and Porirua?</p>
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<p>I would like to mimic the profile of a few UK places for some recipes I have been playing with.</p>
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<p>Cheers!</p>
<p>Does anyone know where I can up to date info on the water profile for Tawa and Porirua?</p>
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<p>I would like to mimic the profile of a few UK places for some recipes I have been playing with.</p>
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<p>Cheers!</p> Hopping Madtag:www.forum.realbeer.co.nz,2020-03-13:1500433:Topic:2511362020-03-13T01:03:31.831ZMichaelhttp://www.forum.realbeer.co.nz/profile/Michael99
<p>OK. So the title for this is kind of "click-baity."</p>
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<p><whinge></p>
<p>It is maddening to work on a loved recipe, only to find that the hops one wants are not available.I have struck out on 3 recipes today.</p>
<p></whinge></p>
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<p>Does anyone in WLG have any of these 3 available for a swap or to sell? If so, I might be able to pull together one of the recipes this weekend:</p>
<p>Citra</p>
<p>Northdown</p>
<p>Challenger</p>
<p>EKG</p>
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<p>Cheers folks,…</p>
<p>OK. So the title for this is kind of "click-baity."</p>
<p></p>
<p><whinge></p>
<p>It is maddening to work on a loved recipe, only to find that the hops one wants are not available.I have struck out on 3 recipes today.</p>
<p></whinge></p>
<p></p>
<p>Does anyone in WLG have any of these 3 available for a swap or to sell? If so, I might be able to pull together one of the recipes this weekend:</p>
<p>Citra</p>
<p>Northdown</p>
<p>Challenger</p>
<p>EKG</p>
<p></p>
<p>Cheers folks, and happy brewing whether you can help or not. I look forward to rahahb later today. :)</p> CO2 Wellington Areatag:www.forum.realbeer.co.nz,2020-02-25:1500433:Topic:2507982020-02-25T20:44:32.670ZMichaelhttp://www.forum.realbeer.co.nz/profile/Michael99
<p>Apparently the seals on one of my kegs is not working well, and my CO2 tank is nearly empty. This is a shame as I just kegged the beer. So, it is impossible to RAHAHB.</p>
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<p>I was going to go to CO2 refills in Petone, but their technician is out today and tomorrow.</p>
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<p>Do any of you know somewhere else that I can refill around WLG? I know a shop in porirua, but TBH, the owner there is quite arrogant and rude, hence I hate to do business with…</p>
<p>Apparently the seals on one of my kegs is not working well, and my CO2 tank is nearly empty. This is a shame as I just kegged the beer. So, it is impossible to RAHAHB.</p>
<p></p>
<p>I was going to go to CO2 refills in Petone, but their technician is out today and tomorrow.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Do any of you know somewhere else that I can refill around WLG? I know a shop in porirua, but TBH, the owner there is quite arrogant and rude, hence I hate to do business with him. </p>
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<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>Michael</p> Hazy Beerstag:www.forum.realbeer.co.nz,2020-02-02:1500433:Topic:2507852020-02-02T19:25:23.746ZMichaelhttp://www.forum.realbeer.co.nz/profile/Michael99
<p>Perhaps this is just a slight rant...</p>
<p>What is with the Hazy IPA craze lately. I remember obsessing about trying to get my beers more clear by whirpooling, using irish moss or whirlfloc in the boil, sometimes gelatine in the fermenter, and cold crashing, just so that I could get nice clarity.</p>
<p>Is the Hazy craze sloppy brewing, or is there more too it that I am just missing? I find that one could still have good clarity whilst getting the same level of hop…</p>
<p>Perhaps this is just a slight rant...</p>
<p>What is with the Hazy IPA craze lately. I remember obsessing about trying to get my beers more clear by whirpooling, using irish moss or whirlfloc in the boil, sometimes gelatine in the fermenter, and cold crashing, just so that I could get nice clarity.</p>
<p>Is the Hazy craze sloppy brewing, or is there more too it that I am just missing? I find that one could still have good clarity whilst getting the same level of hop character.</p>
<p>(tbh...I do like the flavour of some of the hazy beers myself.)</p>
<p>/rant?</p> Kegerator Died - What Nexttag:www.forum.realbeer.co.nz,2020-01-21:1500433:Topic:2509712020-01-21T19:58:50.742ZMichaelhttp://www.forum.realbeer.co.nz/profile/Michael99
<p>Hi folks!</p>
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<p>My kegerator stopped cooling. I reckon it just need a Freon re-charge.</p>
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<p>Has anyone here had their kegerator serviced? Do any shops recharge their freon? If not, I guess it will be a fermentation chamber for the WInter, and I will have to convert one of my fridges to be a kegerator. I just do not want to go through the hassle of cutting holes and such if avoidable.</p>
<p>Hi folks!</p>
<p></p>
<p>My kegerator stopped cooling. I reckon it just need a Freon re-charge.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Has anyone here had their kegerator serviced? Do any shops recharge their freon? If not, I guess it will be a fermentation chamber for the WInter, and I will have to convert one of my fridges to be a kegerator. I just do not want to go through the hassle of cutting holes and such if avoidable.</p> Special B Malt in Wellington?tag:www.forum.realbeer.co.nz,2020-01-15:1500433:Topic:2507652020-01-15T17:53:09.572ZMichaelhttp://www.forum.realbeer.co.nz/profile/Michael99
<p>Hi folks!</p>
<p></p>
<p>I want to resurrect a recipe I made a few years ago, and need to find Special B to do this. (It has a very unique flavour in my opinion, and the substitutes just do not do the same for me.)</p>
<p>Is there any chance any of you have this on hand, or know of one of the homebrew shops that do have it? So far, the one's that I know of in WLG do not show any in stock on their websites.</p>
<p>About 300g would be ideal, but may be able to get by on 150.</p>
<p>Thank…</p>
<p>Hi folks!</p>
<p></p>
<p>I want to resurrect a recipe I made a few years ago, and need to find Special B to do this. (It has a very unique flavour in my opinion, and the substitutes just do not do the same for me.)</p>
<p>Is there any chance any of you have this on hand, or know of one of the homebrew shops that do have it? So far, the one's that I know of in WLG do not show any in stock on their websites.</p>
<p>About 300g would be ideal, but may be able to get by on 150.</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>