Recent content by Margwar

I run this exact model and it works a treat. I use a seperate relay though to swith the fridge, hopefuly this will give me a few more hours out of it as you cannot be assured of the quality of the internal contacts on the relay, and how long till they burn out from switching the fridge on and...

Hey Blackapple... I reckon I have the same Mash Tun as you as I recognize the bit that sticks out where the outlet pipe is there. How do you find the Temp guage sticking in that far? I would be scared of hitting it when I was mashing in with my mash paddle? I was thinking of getting the same...

Thats a worry.... If that is the case does anyone have a good supplier of stainless products from the interwebs? Or are G&G's prices pretty competitive? Sorry to sound like a bit of a tight wad, but the problem with me is I have other hobbies that take away funds from my beer.

So I guess when you look at it all of our home plumbing fittings are Brass and we drink that water everyday, both on the hot and cold water side...? So for the the HLT side of the system Brass would be OK. But over on the Kettle side, maybe the extra money for Stainless for peace of mind would...

Thats great.... thanks for the quick replies. Time to go and get the Brass Monkey Budget Brewery happening.... Hey thats not a bad name for a beer :P

Hello all, I am on a pretty tight budget for my AG brewery and to save money I can see that I can get brass fittings allot cheaper that I can Stainless. What I was wondering is that you do see all the breweries of the world using stainless, so there must be a reason for this. But as a home...

Also take a six pack of your finest to your local scrap metal yard. I am in Melbourne sth east and have worked up a good relationship with the bloke at the scrap yard in Hallam. I bring him beer, normaly on a Friday afternoon when its most appreciated, and he supplies me with any offcuts and...

Just make sure you preheat the Esky with boiling water... Also a bit of alfoil in the esky over the mash and then wrap that baby up in a nice warm duna or blanket. Will be all good.

Thanks heaps everyone... Looks like I might be saving for a bit then or I might even give the silver solder a go!! Thanks again....

Hello, Being a bit of a handy man and loving just giving things a go, I was wanting to expand my All Grain kit and weld some valves and things to my boiler and make a mash tun and HLT out of old Kegs. Also I would like to make a stand for all my gear out of angle or box steel. I have Arc...

I think too that having the lid on the Coke bottle wouldn't of helped. Just cover with some al foil and make sure that you give it a swish around as often as you can. Let that yeast breathe man... I just used 3 stubbies of Cooper's Pale Ale, beer off the top, swish the yeast, poured into a 500ml...

Gee, I just opened my fermenter the other day to dry hop.... Hope my fridge was clean.....? Might be adding to the album too

Hi, I have been running my fermentation fridge for around a year now and my beers have improved so much. I just sit the fermenter on a heatpad hooked up to the heating side of my thermostat. With the probe firmly bluetacked to the side of the fermenter. With the moisture I usualy clean that...

Hey there all, I am normaly an all grain brewer but I am in the process of building a new house and moving the brewery there. In the mean time I have gone back to extract brewing as it is quicker and I dont need all my equipment. Just wanted to get your thoughts on your favorite extract...

I read a bit about raising the ferentation temp too... After 4 -5 days I like to bring my temp up to 19 and then 20. Seems to make a difference and things finish off a bit better...