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Must go! Moving overseas! Now on ebay auction starting at $1, no reserve... get into it guys. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/192116738185 Closing down! All rugs slashed!!

Hey, yes you did! Yep it went well for me. I love the mini kegs idea. Maybe when I get overseas I'll have to find something similar.

Excuse the x-post from Buy and Sell, but I'm selling my tap king set up, which has the CO2 regulator hack on it and 8 bottles. I'm located in Murrumbeena, S/E suburbs of Melbourne. See ad here: https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/1140288929

Upgrade from bottling to 8x 3.2L bottles, on gas right out of your fridge :D See ad here for details and a few more photos: https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/1140288929 Pickup is in Murrumbeena (S/E Melbourne Suburbs).

I saw this on Melbourne Freecycle and thought it would be perfect for a keezer or temp-controlled fermentation chamber. "On offer is an old front-opening freezer (Not upright chest freezer) modified with a digital temperature control. In working condition. Photos available upon request. Pick up...

Excellent news, I was just about to post them on gumtree and you've come to the rescue. I'll PM you with more details.

I have some bottles I've been hording that are surplus to my needs. There's a range of sizes, mostly quite clean – stored in cardboard boxes – but they will need another decent rinse/clean, plus sanitise of course, before being filled with amber nectar of the gods. Free to good, loving home...

I believe the use of bread yeast is intended to leave the mead sweet, somewhere between 1.020 and 1.040, from a quick look around the web. Most wine yeast will have a higher alcohol tolerance and will ferment the honey out more fully, leaving the mead more on the dry side. If you follow this...

Hi all, apologies but I am regrettably pulling out. I was down for a cube and to supply chips+dips. Hopefully you have enough notice to adjust the recipe without too much inconvenience. I have removed myself from lists. 1. Midnight Brew - Sons of Zeus IPA (Red X, Apollo, Bravo) 2. Grainer -...

True. I also get to do her tastings too! In seriousness though, I will have a spare ticket for the 2:10 session and will take charitable donations if anyone wants the ticket at a discount.

The Immigration Museum on Flinders St is doing some Scottish exhibition and are running a Whisky tasting workshop. 12:40pm or 2:10pm start $15 'festival' entry + $23 tasting workshop. Me and the Mrs had tickets (to 2:10pm start) but we're sick. I may still go if I can convince her I'm feeling...

This is what I've been doing, but only because I racked to another demi/carboy which would was full of air. While it's in the primary vessel there should be a good blanket of CO2 over it and I wouldn't think there was a need to worry. That opens up debate about if/when to rack and the effect...

As long as the blue lid didn't leak too much I think you'll be fine. Having said that, I personally would go with a double or triple layer of glad wrap and the rubber band, or maybe even alfoil. Either way I don't think you have big worries.

Has anyone else received their scoresheets? / Have they been sent?

I've a vego, so don't count me as a number when looking at meat. I'll bring myself some veg mains but happy to chip in for salads and sundries. I did the hummus and french onion dips last time, happy to do whip those up again. I think I have a salsa recipe somewhere. (Will bring suitable...

Unrelated to your question, but I've seen people advise against putting a hot cube straight into the fridge, as the heat from the cube quickly warms up the air and it just becomes a sauna, with the fridge's insulated walls keeping more heat in than the fridge's cooling can offset efficiently...

I didn't buy that 100%. The sugar portion of honey will ferment out, but there are subtle flavour compounds which won't, since they're not sugars. Within the BJCP style of 'mead' there are substyles for dry, semi-sweet, and sweet, so it must be possible to make a nice-tasting dry mead...

The Australian distributor, Dan from Calibre Beer was there last night. If you contact him I'm sure he'll tell you where you can find them (if whether they are available in Melbourne, he's Brissy based). http://www.calibrebeer.com/contact-calibre.html I agree, while they were all delicious...

Mid-strength is next on my list too. I'm using about 200g of carapils as well as some crystal, as this will lend extra body without the sweetness. I'm actually using 240g of crystal, with the thought that moderately high bitterness will keep it all in balance. Worth checking out the tried and...

I've booked in. Perfect timing; I just bottled some mead last week and want to get some more on the go, so hoping to get some inspiration.