Recent content by Meddo

You're right in terms of temp control, I don't know how well that works or not out of the box. I did focus on only one of your two objections last night, my mistake. I can kinda see where you're coming from in terms of deadspace, but don't forget there's also wort surrounding the malt pipe to...

Just realised I've addressed your stuck mashes point @wide eyed and legless - which I'm baffled by - but not your temp control point. The 'heart exchanger disk', despite the daft name, is one of the best ideas KL have come up with IMO. The crazy thing though, is that the temp sensor is in...

No it doesn't prove your point at all, I bought mine because I purely wanted the stainless components (kettle, elements and malt pipe). I actually asked KL to sell me a dumb version sans controller but sadly they said no. I wouldn't have bought any of the other 1V systems in the market because...

Slightly, probably. Is it worth the extra effort though? Not pushing one way or the other, I do both. You rinse/sparge, you get more of the wort rinsed from the grain. But the wort remaining ('lost') in the grain contains less extract in a full volume mash than a (pre -rinse/sparge) partial...

65L gives you flexibility to do full volume mashes for single batches of standard beers, rather than needing to do a rinse/sparge, if that interests you.

There's nothing wrong with the recirculation on these units. Hardware-wise they're quite a good system. I've got no idea on the temp control etc though cos I've removed the controllers (and pumps) from mine and drive them with my own control panel and DC pumps.

As per Grok's mention (cheers Grok 👍) the following assumes you've read my post #10. Was just about to give that same advice until he pointed out I'd already done so in this thread 😝 Burst carbonating, as per your brewshop's advice, is great when it works and a pain in the arse when it doesn't...

Ok, so you're not able to tell me what the current rating is of the KSD301 that comes installed in the BrewZillas (and is sold as a spare part)?

Yeah, I've already got a brewery controller though so I'm powering the elements directly - would like to know which version of the KSD301 is in use so I know whether it can still be wired in series with the elements or not (obviously needs upgraded wiring to the KSD301 if so). Thanks,

Thanks for the reply but the spec sheet lists three rated current variants - 5A, 10A and 16A - so was asking which type is being used in the BZ35 and 65 please? There's no codes visible on the product listing photos or the unit itself in my vessels. Thank you,

Hi @KegLand-com-au, what's the current rating of the KSD301 thermal cutout breaker variant used in the Gen4 BZ35 and BZ65?

Thanks, appreciate that response 👍

Thanks for that 👍 Do you mind elaborating a little more on the "PE" please? I did a bit of high-level reading into the different types of plastic used in food packaging and polyethylene seemed to come in three main types - polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and high- and low-density polyethylene...

Bump please @KegLand-com-au

@KegLand-com-au, which of the three layers of the hot fill bags is the wort-contact one? What are the chemical characteristics (of whichever layer it is) in relation to leaching when heated? I've used them a couple of times now and they're bloody handy, but I've heard some reservations from...