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    Roasting your own malt

    My wife has brought a air fryer/oven thing. It has a rotating small drum that is a stainless mesh, it looks like the mesh will be small enough to hold grain. Thinking of giving it a go roasting up some malt, the darker malts are quite expensive and because the drum rotates i should be able to go...
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    Whos on team #NOCHILL

    I just did my first all grain brew 3 or 4 weeks ago. I did it no chill and am now sampling it, i have none of the issues you guys are talking about, i have a clean, clear, citrus, florally brew that is actaully not very bitter at all, its almost a session brew. All that i did was shift the 60...
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    Whos on team #NOCHILL

    Your supposed to just leave it overnight
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    Kegging

    Looking at getting into kegging down the track as im sick of bottling already. What are the pros and cons of Sanke/D type Vs coney. It seems the commercial are a bit more sturdy including the coupler
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    Whats up

    there was one day in 2011 it was that hot. i remember it and you can keep your heat lol
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    Whats up

    42deg C no thanks lol. ive never even been near that heat and i would rather not. the hottest roughly on record are 42C
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    Whats up

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    Whos on team #NOCHILL

    I just use a food grade HDPE bucket with a lid that seals up, works good and takes the heat ok. i usually dump it at around 80C
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    Voss Kviek Question

    im so keen to give some kviek a run sounds like a blast (literally) and not too much waiting
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    Hops filtering post chill...

    i just use a kitchen sieve to get the bigger bits. dont even have to sanitize as i no chill. apart from that i just dump it in
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    PUMPKIN AND CINNAMON BEER

    hmm sounds ineresting, keen on a recipie
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    Whos on team #NOCHILL

    So ive just got into all grain and am finding that chillers seem overpriced for what they are. So im just doing no chill, i find the results very good and i dont think its worth it to start with at least. my hop flavor is all still there, and not overly bitter. I just adjust my additions a...
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    Whats up

    We are just coming into winter now/ end of autumn. We do get some amazing days. Its pretty mild here im sure compared to so,me places in the states. It doesnt snow where i live
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    Whats up

    nice, i found after my first brew a little bit of hop matter stuck to the element but not burnt or overboard. i might look into a controller. stuff can be a pain in the ass to scource in new zealand especially in current times, im a sparky anyway so may work something out. I dont even have a...
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    Whats up

    yeah its pretty nice. i get to work in some amazing places at times. sometimes Mckenzie district and tekapo. it really is amazing. we are really enjoying not having all the asian tourists on our roads atm, for their driving and the air has got way clearer
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    Whats up

    Cool, sounds very similar to me. i have the keg king element but i dont have the power meter to regulate the power, either on or off. i seemed to manage it on my first brew. only turned it on for very short periods at a time, seemed to work ok. i may work on a pump at some point it depends if...
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    First all grain brew

    I have bottled up my first all grain brew, i did single vessel BIAB (electric) It was a self made recipie cause why not for a first go Made approx 25 litres 5kg Gladfield ale malt 1kg Gladfield pilsner 500g oatmeal mash @ 67 for one hour 30g Motueka @40mins 30g Motueka @20mins 30g Motueka...
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    Whats up

    Hi Im a 35 yo guy from the South Island of New Zealand. Currently in level 4 lock down. We are also coming into winter, gets pretty cold here. Was 3 degC this morning when i went to the car. I brewed extrext around 2014 did a few play arounds adding hop teas etc. mainly brewed coopers kits and...

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