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Perc. 1: 1 bag mkstalen 2: 1 Bag maxim0200 (if pickup avaiable first week of DEC) 3: 1 Bag waz_j 4: 1 bag pimpsqueak 5: 1 bag Fat ******* 6. 1 bag Niggles Met. 1: 1 bag (2/5 mkstalen, 1/5 maxim0200, 2/5's pimpsqueak) 2: 1 bag (2/5 Fat *******, 1/5 waz_j, 2/5 Niggles)

Hey Jon, Check out my similar attempt from a few years back here - it worked quite well. My objective was to ferment ales as well as lagers simultaneously from one temp-controlled fridge. Obviously the lager temp was controlled and the ale cooling bath temp "coupled" to that. Temp control...

Hi guys, agree with most of the commentary above. There's a bit more detail from my experiments in this post here

Yep agree the best plan on temp control/fluctuation/probe location is to do some experimenting. Check out some of the discussion here. Re the OP I also run the wires between the door and the rubber seal. I use a bit of blu tack next to the wires to seal any small gaps. Works a treat and no...

Dude... you've got a drinking problem. Don't you know Coke is bad for you!! I need to talk to your SWMBO about that again... Seriously though I'm looking forward to tasting these. Remember we need to sample them all side-by-side on the same day. From tasting the few samples throughout the...

Yep, +1 to Thirsty Boy's input. Check out a post I did a while back here. I stick the controlling probe to a glass of water sitting next to the fermenter. Depending on fermentation activity, I've measured the temp in the beer to be ~1-1.5C higher than at the probe, so adjust the set point to...

Hi Guys, I've done some fairly extensive experiments with my setup and the probe placed on the fermenter (1/2 way up) normally reads ~1-2C higer for ales, and ~1C for lagers at high krausen. You might find some useful info here. Now I know the differential I just run the one probe and set the...

Here's my home made IC. Managed to score an 18m coil of 1/2" from a plumber for $50 & a case of home brew. :icon_cheers: After a bit of thinking, decided to go for a double-coil arrangement to ensure full immersion for either single or double batches in my 70L kettle. Also decided to go to the...

This is my latest brew FWIW, based closely on Jamil's recipe from Brewing Classic Styles. Note my bittering calc is set to Tinseth. Rager comes out at 24IBU. Style: Traditional Bock TYPE: All Grain Taste: (35.0) Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size: 26.50 L Boil...

Yep + 1 on everything kabooby said. My latest brew is a traditional bock, using WLP830. I built up large starter over a week which threw all kinds of esters and sulfur. After pitching cold (7C) it's happily fermenting at 10C, still producing a bit of H2S but this'll clear up after...

Me too please Cheers!

Yep, I'm guessing the progressive slowing of drainoff might be due to the compaction of the grain bed as it sucks down through the sparge? This might explain why it worked better after you bailed out the tun. Oh, while you're at the hardware shop maybe grab a decent sized washer for the outside...

Yep, agree with the other guys... replace the pvc with something more resistant to collapsing. I have a similar tun/fb, & ended up going with 10mm reinforced pvc hose (from bunnings). Thought about the copper, but the geometry of the setup (not much room between hosetails) make it a bit hard...

Agree with Sammy that you may not save much by doing a bottle culture, and that there are inherent infection risks... it's certainly easier to go with a bought one. On the other hand, if you want to give it a crack then you could try a local brew such as the Wicked Elf Witbier (available at Dan...

Hi Guys, Just echoing some of the comments here.... I've got a bunch of stuff on order through Beerbelly. Due to the heatwave & a backlog they're still playing catch-up on the orders, so I'm happy to wait for my bling bits :D . Again, very happy with their communication/service & Amanda has...