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Sorry, I haven't checked this thread for a while. Yes, it's still available.

still here............

still available, still free.....

it's still available. got a nice controller on it.

it's still available

it's in Hazelwood Park, and the controller is a Lae Electronic. it's a good one, they're about a hundred bucks I think.

it's an old GE Americana from decades ago, about 430litres (would have been "15 cu ft"), with a temperature controller added so it can easily be set at say 12C. Interior light has been disabled. Works fine, if a little rough in appearance. Shelves will come with it so it can be used as a regular...

ok thanks

and should I get a fermentasaurus 2?

If I understand correctly, SS conical fermenters (but I've never used one) often have a racking port above the lowest point, so the rubbish at the bottom can be bypassed. Fermentasaurus lacks this. Is this a problem?

Thanks for the feedback. I can easily adjust to 35 litres.

for the last 20 yrs or so I've used 50L SS kegs with the tops cut out as fermenters, but they are heavy, and my back hurts. I'm looking for a light-weight fermenter. I'm thinking Fermentasaurus, which would also save me some racking (if I understand correctly). What do people think of these...

ah, EC1118, the virus-ridden yeast. Therein lies a fascinating tale.

if you want to be scientific about it, take the same wort and divide it into aliquots, and pitch each with a different yeast. You'll discover (i) you can make a drinkable beer with bread yeast (ii) yeasts ain't all the same. Different yeasts can impart, as everyone here knows, different flavors...

allopurinol + lots and lots of water. Allopurinol as a blocker of uric acid production should have a strong positive effect, but nothing is certain in medicine and biology. Good luck, let us know how it goes. And remember that serum uric acid levels often drop during acute gout attacks. so get...