Recent content by boyracer

I've got a NIB one you can have ( will need it replaced in future).

Thanks for pic mash basher. I have seen one similar made from 150mm with a T with a threaded cap fitted that allowed ice to be poured into the cooling chamber. Will have to do some more reading regards the linked HERMS/ chiller set up which seems to be more like i wanted to make though not too...

digging this up. I have come across this SS coil and wish to make a chiller of some sort. Not sure about immersion or flow through or fitting this 1/2 inch OD inside some bigger food grade plastic pipe? Want easy to clean so SS sounds better than copper then just spray with star san? Thinking...

Tried one last night. After upping temp with no action i left it for 2 more days then bottled at ~1026 FG. I guess the possible higher mash temp as suggested was to blame? Tastes fantastic..even wife likes it and she isn't a stout drinker usually. Loads of coffee, good retention and pleasing...

That was the highest numbers i have written down in my brew data handbook. Single digits = better. From memory that was an early experiment in partials. I am thinking my next investment might be the esky mash 'tun'. I usually do in the oven at 60-65 in lidded SS vessel. I have a thermometer...

^^Thats it. Guess i misread the 1023 FG bit... Just started wearing glasses and don't generally wear 'em in the shed. Interesting read on starters. I have never made a 2 litre starter with 200 Gm of malt over 2 days! I usually pitch into 1 or 2 cups of cooled boiled water (30 deg) with a...

Yes, A hydometer reading. I've given it a swirl, and upped temp to 20 degrees. Check again in morning.

Hey all. I have a Triple X stout that appears to have stalled fermenting. FG is steady on 1026. Og 1058. 23 L batch @ 17.5 degrees. Day 10 in Fermenter. Rehydrated before pitching with plenty of action. Has my yeast (nottingham) gone too sleep? Should i give it a stir? re-pitch? Bottle it...

Yes, i would like to enter please.

Unicorn poo brewery. It's out there somewhere (in the shed...in pieces), rarely seen and mostly powered by imagination. Miss 5 y.o is working on labels.

Yes please. I'm in.

always learning... read about the toucan and had 2 cans of SA that i wasn't using... the temp thing is interesting. i thought and was told by LBS that consistent temp was the key as long as < X. Been brewing ( partials ) all summer at this temp ( off a strip thermometer-could be out a bit i...

Morning all. I have a toucan stuck on 1021 FG. I didn't do an OG. 2 x coopers RA 1kg #1 1kg #2 cascade and czech saaz both kit yeasts produced a vigorous Krausen from hour 1. 23 litres... no temp control but but keep my fermenter in a large water barrel which keeps temp stable at < 25 deg...

I reckon they were savvy blanc drinkers myself. :rolleyes: Yeah, the first subject i studied i got a D for first paper and was miffed until missus told me it was Distinction... its been 25 years since i went to school!