Recent content by Ben Davies

Depends on where your probe is I suppose. Inside the fermenter or taped to the side with insulation on top. Or just inside the chamber somewhere. A little more information on that side might help. I'd make sure the probe is compatible with the STC. You've dialed in the stc1000 probe before...

Maltodextrin should work at adding body to the beer. It's a non fermenatable sugar so whatever you add will remain. Hope that helps

Any idea when this will become available. I'm installing that temp twister into my 30lt kegmenter lid atm PITA not alot of realestate on them pressure lids. And not alot of room for error. Anyhow a welded coil lid option would be great

Hey I'm in the same route at the moment. My story gotta give the Bro his 3 keg Keg king keggerator back. Now I cut my teeth on this unit so to speak and it is a great first step unit I into kegging as all is done and dusted all you gotta do is brew the beer keg it then connect it carb it and...

YEP I use castors on my brew stand and ferm chamber you can move if need for cleaning purposes.

Nice work that is some cold storage space there plenty room to lager. You reckon them castors are up to the task?

Check out www.Braukaiser.com he also has mash on experiment I'm sure mash length and more really informative if your into the geeky side of brewing and why we do certain things. Most conversion I hear happens in first 15 minutes of mash I'm expecting beta Amalyse works slower and is responsible...

The Stee Pac? Are these steeping hops or malt? How's the beer taste as it warms up?

Sounds like a phenolic adhesive plastic type off flavour descriptor to me either infection from poor cleaning/sanitation or yeast stress.

No probs with decoction with Biab style I can only imagine it might even be easier. Just lift the bag and scoop out your grist into your decoction pot and add wort till you get a nice thick decoction consistency and boil away.

My 2c favour sulphate in water calculator for crisp dry beer.

Raising mash temp to 75-78 c should kill enzymes therefore halting enzymatic activity. I hear the big boys do it to lock in OG once reached in mashing. I have do both nowadays i just heat sparge water to 75c not sure if it really matters what temp you sparge at. But sparge ph i think matters to...

Yep sure is an actively fermenting beverage will develope a foamy looking layer atop after 9 days is odd but you may have somehow re disturbed yeast and have kickstarted fermentation keep it warm now for a good finnish.

Hopefully mate but you can disrupt suspended co2 in fermented solution and therefore some airlock action. But if there was krausen well cant deny that. Good luck on your 1st brew. You being patient itll be fine:).

A brew or two ago i had a massive brain fart being a lazy ******* and hit the preassure release on regulator on a burst carbed keg after dialing back the regulator. I had a healthy fill on that keg and i had nice foamy preassure release valve on first squirt :confused:! So yeah one way valve...