Recent content by Nodrog

Starter Wort felt 'cool', similar to Auckland tap water temp in winter. Not sure want to use a thermo in boiled sterilised wort? Starter was fermented in ferm fridge at 20c. Re cup/ w250mls etc, yes am comfortable measuring the volume, but the definition of 'slurry' seems vague to me, just how...

The slurry came from a previous starter, it was really thick. I'd let the 1st starter fully ferment out, let it settle for 12 hours or so, and poured off the 'beer' from the top. Gave it a swirl, and poured that slurry into a sanitised jar that I kept in the fridge for 3 weeks. When I made up...

So first time using the stir plate, and not a great outcome. Pretty sure i know what i did wrong, but surprised it was this bad! I use a 3litre Erlenmeyer, makes 1.5 litre starter coming close to boiling over. Process: Weigh 150g of DME into flask Reset scale to zero and weight in 1.5kg hot...

Hmm, something to think about. Done a bit more reading on what rye brings to the table, and will drop it. http://drinks.seriouseats.com/2013/01/how-to-identify-adjunct-grains-in-your-beer-oats-wheat-rye-beer.html I was thinking Oats would add some extra 'body', don't want a watery taste with...

Am looking for something around 4% with heaps of mouthfeel and smack in the face hops. Do people think i'll get away with this? I will No Chill, so 20min hops added 5min before end, 5min will be cube hopped. Dry hops in 2 stages, 1st on day 5, 2nd on day 10 just before cold crashing. inspired...

Went with a Plastic jiffy box and wooden frame. Hopefully the plastic takes the heat!

Got my Herms hx made, a coil within a coil. Made the inner one first, around a saucepan from upstairs, then a larger saucepan for the next. It was a bit of a rats nest, so 3x 200mm M8 threaded rod and some copper wire, and is strapped n place so there's a 12 mm cap between each coil, and the...

Similar problem here, turned out I had tubing sized for refrigeration work, not plumbing. Plumbers no help finding fittings, went to an engineering shop, no problems. Maybe try an air con repair place? From what I remember the bits I used were: 2x male adapters, fits on the tube, male 1/2 in...

page 24 of the 45 page thread! thanks Fraser_john Can't find the drawing though...

Thanks Am i right in thinking that the NormClosed ssr is only going to be 12V input, and also 12V load? (Its put in serial with the 12V input going to the SSr that controls the 'other' element, ie HLT. If that's the case, wouldn't something like this do? Think this is Norm Open, but spec /...

Qldkev?? Do you use heat sinks with your ssr? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Output-24V-380V-25A-SSR-25-DA-Solid-State-Relay-For-PID-Temperature-Controller-/370812041158 ThIs one does not seem to have an option for one but the below looks like it would fit...

Re bottom mounting, i Wasn't confident on getting the element fitting to seal on a round surface, it's straight out of a kitchen kettle. Think I'm going to be glueing something to the bottom somehow....!

Probably belongs in the ghetto thread... Have installed element in base of 20 litre pot for my HLT. It still needs a box covering the terminals, and an outlet, I'll use a weld less bulkhead fitting in the base. Then some insulation. I'm worried about what to do about putting it down! If its...

5 1/2 hours today, from deciding to do the brew ( grain was bought at weekend, and crushed at hbs), to cleaned up and packed away again. Tables, trestles, burners etc all need setting up outside, no permanent brew stand, yet...! . Was first time moving from biab to mash tun with manifold recirc...

Got the ahb sign off on a columbus centennial cascade citra combo a few weeks ago, had a sneaky test of the first bottle at it he weekend, had only been carbing 4 days, but is tasting and smelling to be everything I'd hoped for...