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Essedue and RGV electric meat slicers made in Italy, from compact home slicers to 300 mm deli slicers

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How to Choose a Meat Slicer: A Buyer's Guide

Blade size, sharpener, belt or gear, home or deli. How to choose an electric meat slicer, use it safely and keep it clean, from the people who import them.
Grain Bill Builder by The Artisans Bottega: custom all-grain kits, weighed and milled to order in Melbourne

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All Grain Recipe Kits: Six Starter Recipes to Build and Brew

Six all-grain beer recipes for a 23 litre batch, from an Aussie Pale Ale to a Hazy IPA. See each grain bill, hop schedule and yeast, then open it in our Grain Bill Builder and we weigh and mill it to order.
Vacuum-sealed salmon, berries, nuts and vegetables around a roll of vacuum sealer bags

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Vacuum Bags Explained: Why Thickness and Quality Matter

Why a 140 µm Italian embossed bag outperforms a 70-90 µm budget bag: film thickness, PA/PE laminate, embossing pattern, seal strength and how the film is made.
Fermenter cooling in a tub of water with frozen bottles in a shady laundry on a summer day

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Summer Fermentation: 10 Tips for Keeping Your Brew Cool

An Australian summer can push a fermenter well past its comfort zone. Ten practical, low-cost ways to keep beer, wine and washes fermenting clean when the mercury climbs.
Notebook, thermometer, hydrometer and copper still parts on a workshop bench

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Distilling Glossary: Terms Explained from A to Z

From ABV to worm, plain-English definitions of the distilling terms you will come across, grouped A to Z, with links to our deeper guides.
Small copper alembic still with lavender, rosemary and amber bottles of essential oil

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How to Make Essential Oils and Hydrosols with a Still

A small copper alembic turns lavender, rosemary and citrus peel into essential oil and fragrant hydrosol. Here is how it works, what to grow and how to stay safe.
Hobbyist reading notes at a timber workbench with a fermenter, hydrometer and small copper still in a home workshop

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Home Distilling in Australia: A Beginner's Guide (Including the Law)

Before you buy a still in Australia, know the rules. Here is the ATO's position in plain English, what you can legally do, how stills work and how to choose sensible first equipment.
Yeast sachets, dried yeast granules and a bubbling fermenting jar on a timber bench

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Turbo Yeast vs Distillers Yeast: Which Should You Use?

Turbo yeast is built for speed and strength, distillers yeast for a particular spirit style. Here is how they compare and how to pick the right one for your wash.
Compact countertop air still on a timber kitchen bench dripping clear liquid into a glass jug

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What Is an Air Still and How Does It Work?

An air still is a compact benchtop still that uses a fan instead of running water to cool its condenser. Here is how it works, how the Air Still and Air Still Pro differ, and who each suits.
Glass jars of spirit ageing on oak chips and spirals beside a small oak barrel

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Ageing Spirits with Oak: Chips, Staves, Spirals and Barrels

Chips, staves, spirals and barrels all bring oak to spirit, but they behave very differently. How to choose the oak, the toast and the format, and how to stop before it turns woody.
Rustic Italian table with grape pomace, a tulip glass of grappa and a copper alembic in the background

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Grappa Explained: Italy's Pomace Spirit and the Alembic Tradition

Grappa is Italy's pomace brandy, made from the grape skins left after winemaking. Here is how it is traditionally made, the styles on the label and how to enjoy it.
Copper alembic pot still, stainless reflux column still and compact air still side by side on a timber workbench

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Pot Still vs Reflux Still vs Air Still: Which Suits You?

Pot stills keep character, reflux stills strip it back and air stills fit on the bench. Here is how each one works and which suits you, with a side-by-side comparison table.

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