Recent content by NDH

Time to part ways with my much loved HERMS Setup. I built this a number of years ago and presents in great condition thanks to it being amost entirely stainless steel including all fittings/valves, camlocks, kingco's etc. I've also given it a bit of a birthday with brand new silicone hoses and a...

Afternoon All, Due to a severe lack of brewing I am reluctantly parting ways with my bar. 4 tap "Lucky 7" font with snap lock fittings from Andale, 2 x perlick flow control, 1 x perlick stout, 1 x lancer tap. Comes with a bunch of spare seal kits though the snap locks were done recently. I...

Moving in with the inlaws while we build a new house so the bar has to find a new home. Andale 'Lucky 7' Font with 2 Lancer and 2 Andale taps 4 decal holders Stainless Steel bar top, recessed drip tray with drain hole 3" round stainless foot rail 2-Pac black finish Under the bar is a chest...

Are these fermentors jacketed or something? How do you temp control? I've just stepped up to double batches so may be keen.

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First wet run of the rig after near on 18 months of R&D. 3 way L-port valves worked a treat and only a couple of threads to re tape. What would I have done differently? -a valve on the inlet of the pump, I'm learning how to best prime the pump to get bubbles etc out but I can't help but think...

I had no idea this was a thing! I've just reverted back to the trusty hyrdometer after comparing it with refractometer readings and concluding that the eBay jobbie was a dud. Cheers for the chart! NDH

I've done a full 23l batch using berri apple juice, vanilla pods and cinnamon quills. I boiled 1 x 2.4l bottle with 2 split vanilla pods and 1 quill plus some yeast nutrient for about 5-10 mins then poured the lot in the fermenter The cinnamon ended up overpowering and vanilla only just in the...

I've just got an old 60W globe in a batten holder that I screwed to the side of the fridge, the amount of heat an incandescent globe produces in such a small space is impressive. I've also seen hair dryers hooked up to the heat output of an STC for larger volumes of air. Or as has been mentioed...

For no other reason than a bit of closure I just took a gravity reading (1020) and taster of the beer and it isn't as terrible as I expected. I think the dark grain being such a predominant part of this profile hides any nasties that may be in there. Mix that with a pretty rapid chill down to...

Ha, very observant of me. That's what you get doing a bit of research after a 14 hour night shift. Might have to trade up to a flooded font soon.

I too have considered flooding my font to some degree. I have an Andale 4 tap lucky 7 and there is barely room for the beer lines. My bar is on the verandah and the font heats up heaps up to the point I find myself drinking way too quick to try and get a refreshingly cold beverage. I like your...

Always a trap for new players! And I thought the 40 degree pitch was embarrassing <_<

Ha, of course I searched for over temp pitching but just read the recent post by old mate from Hobart. We'll see how it turns out

Hi All, Brew day from hell trying to keg 3 batches and make 2 partials. Last task for the day, take ice bathed 6lt boil (approx 15 minutes), dump into the fermenter, top up (23lt) and pitch yeast. Thought I'd better get an OG so ran off into the hydrometer tube and dropped the hydrometer...