Recent content by Big Mick

How did this work out for you? Im trying to buy some cans of Visy myself. Who did you contact and where is there Brisbane Wa

Ive been having issues with my brew pumps. Ive got 3 MKII pumps on a 3 vessel HERMS setup. Two of the 25kW guys on the HLT and LMT. And Ive got the 65kw on the BK for whirlpool / chilling / transfer. I never had an issue when they were set up horizontal, but I re-designed the setup and running...

Yeah spot on. You could test the resistance with a multimeter from the kettle to the earth on your element plug. Someone said you want less than an ohm resistance. I dont think your get that with threads touching the outside of the hole. Depends on the size of the hole too I guess. As I said I...

Interesting. Do you use a seal on each side of the kettle?

I was looking into the tri-clamp bulkhead option also - my only concern is grounding of the kettle. With silicon washers either side of the kettle for sealing, I'm worried there wont be an adequate circuit back to earth. For this reason I am looking into soldering myself or hiring the services...

Anyone know where I can get nitrogen / CO2 mix for pouring Guiness Stout in the GC / Brisbane area? In the small bottles that fit in a keezer?

Looks amazing mate. I got no insulation on mine - I put a meter on it to see if insulation is worth it after reading a lot of people say it wasn't. Since the 5th of Feb it's used 9.8 kwh - that's $2.31 for 20 days on the goldcoast over summer (12 c a day) - Keezer set to 1 deg. It's also outside...

I get the same thing in my HLT I assume from the heating element. I've tried troubleshooting a few things / changing out chords etc and even changed the elements but still get it - as you said only when I've got a small cut and also not wearing shoes. Only a minor tingle. In the end I just try...