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I had 3 deleted too for mentioning the unmentionable. You missed out on a good trip, some very remote areas here but they are magnificent. When you think about it Tassie is the same size as Ireland roughly with only one tenth of the population.

Sounds like you are grasping at straws. If you dont enter competitions how do you know how your beer is faring? The best way to know is enter competitions and get the feed back.

Another Aussie cricketer bites the dust, Andrew Symonds of Pommie extraction died today.

Nothing wrong with the forum, its the administration and mods which are the problem. Made it into a graveyard, mind you some of those in the graveyard creep out of the crypt and post.

There goes the neighbourhood, I came over here to get away from that cesspit.

If you want something simple for dispensing beer. If your having a party get the back pack sprayer for genuine cask ale, from a garden sprayer.

Have you read the PDF for set up? I had one but had the same problem as Matt_W . Once krausen starts sticking to it just gives out false readings. Cant go wrong with an analogue hydrometer. Binned mine too.

I wouldn't mind the recipe for this Foxy, when you have figured out the souring.athumb..

I like Emu and would imagine that it needs cooking the same as Ostrich it is low in fat and has to be cooked rare. Overdone you can sole your boots with it. I do like all my meats cooked rare. The one thing I have a problem with is octopus. Never ever got it right.

It was actually fried left over cauliflower cheese. But thanks for the dip in the beaten egg tip.athumb..

Bumble Bees were introduced illegally here in Tasmania and are regarded as a pest. The wind can carry them over the Tasman and into mainland Australia. They are **** crop pollinators (glad I had to type that and not say it) they are good at pollinating weeds. Fox Gloves are becoming out of...

Monday at 12:54 PM #1,833

Try some light Munich or Vienna for a bit more sweetness. What is your mash pH? A low mash pH can make a beer seem dry.

A nice drop, I got some in Hobart so it is Australia wide I would imagine.

Snap! I had Chicken livers and fried cauli for breakfast this morning. Gave the eggs a miss.