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Duncan’s Brewing Company Cone Dip Fresh Hop NZIPA 6.0% ABV Single Hop Riwaka Eggers Hop Farm Apparently they chartered a plane to fly these hops from the fields to the brewery. "Harvest to brew in a single day". Golden straw color, just shy of bright, bright white foam that laces the glass...

First up, Garage Project Pernicious Weed. 8.0% ABV Nelson Sauvin and Rakau hops “Oldman’s Hop Field” Poured into cleanish wine glass with a vaguely Teku shape (best I could find in my rental). Orange/copper color, slight haze, bright white head that dissipates quickly. Grapefruit/lychee/grape...

Well, I've touched down in Auckland and had a chance to stop by the local New World grocery and buy a couple of singles. I figured I might as well post some tasting notes, since these seem to be pretty rare to see in the U.S., if at all. Here's what I picked up today. I'll add my notes as I...

It seems like there should be some great Hazy IPAs down there, since that’s where all the hops are coming from. Is there an Aussie or NZ version of Treehouse?

Thanks! I think Coopers is the only one that hasn’t been sold off yet. I was hoping to do a tour, but they’re closed for upgrades :(

I thought this place looked promising: http://wheatsheafhotel.com.au/ I also stumbled on this informative looking website: https://www.beeradelaide.com/microbreweries.php

Next week I'm going to be headed "down under" with my wife and 2 kids for our biggest adventure yet. This may be a once-in-a-lifetime kind of trip, so naturally I want to make the most of it. And of course by make the most of it, I mean try as much local beer as possible! I'll try any beer...

This is an interesting Senior Project I found where a mechanical engineering student basically made his own from scratch. Of course, he had access to the University's machine shop, but the estimated materials cost was around $150.

I've always wondered this as well. What is it exactly that makes the plate and frame chillers so expensive, though? Like, you've got 2 plastic end pieces, 30 or so stamped stainless sheets, a couple of yards of gasket material, some bolts and a bit of stainless piping. None of that seems like...

My last was a Czech dark lager

I wonder if it’s actually the lack of minerals that makes the water here seem so-so to me. I imagine there’s a reason Dasani and the like aren’t selling straight RO water.

I'm curious what other brewers are doing for water treatment in the greater Atlanta area. I'm north of the city and our water comes out of the Chattahoochee river. On paper, it's great for brewing (I'll add my Ward Lab numbers below). The chlorine levels can get pretty ridiculous sometimes (my...

I have an Anvil Foundry available with everything you need for recirculation and whirlpooling. This would be an ideal setup for someone getting started with all-grain brewing, or someone looking to downsize to a simpler brew day. The Foundry comes with the standard malt pipe and stainless...

I ordered some probe cleaner this afternoon. We'll see if that helps at all. If not, I'll have it for my next one. I'm not super concerned about a 0.01 difference either, I just want to know I'm in the ballpark. Brewfather's predictions are usually pretty close on my system. I just like to have...

I have one of those “Dr. Meter” ph pens you can get on Amazon that claims to be accurate to 0.01. I think I got it about 2 years ago. It seems to be pretty accurate, but the settling time is getting to be ridiculous. It takes it about 10 minutes to get through a 3-solution calibration. And when...

I’m always looking for new eggcessories!

@SpikeBrewing, do you have dimensions available for mounting the mill on a custom stand? From the images it looks like 4 bolts would secure it, but I don't see any information about size, thread, spacing, etc.

R290 is just propane. Much better for the ozone layer. However, it’s also extremely flammable (your chiller should have very prominent warning labels about this). That could explain why the repair people you talked to are hesitant to work on it. Unfortunately, consumer refrigeration equipment...

I have your older vacuum sealer and it is great! I’d love to check out this new one.

That's a good idea about adding a T. I wonder if you could keep the lid from tipping if you added a beefy butterfly valve or something on the side opposite the condenser. Adding a bulkhead would probably be the easiest and cheapest thing to do. But this particular set of kettles has the welded...