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Did you use the sparge calculator when rapping up from 75 Deg (mash out) to boil ? This does speed up the time to boil process.

Got one myself and just fermenting a pale ale. I changed the hysteresis gap heating and cooling to 1 deg. I am using the pale ale profile and it seems to be performing okay. Left the compressor delay to 54 minutes. Since it has been rapping up a deg a day I did notice it was heating a bit...

RE Grainfather. I have had the G30 since introduction I think about. 6 years ago and had absolutely no trouble. Purchased the G70 as soon as that came available Jan 2020 and also have had absolutely no problems. (Bar operator error) . I think DH issues was the PID controller early on, but that...

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$220 Pick up preferred, Can post at Buyers Expense. Purchased 12 months ago. Hardly used. Malt King Grain Mill 3 Roller Geared. With 12 volt variable speed motor and power pak. 6kg hopper and flies through the grain. Variable speed from Zero to 200 rpm. I just found it too heavy and big for my...

Dave, I have pasturised in the Keg by heating to 65 deg and leave for 10 mins. I don.t think from memory it was very successful. We do scrumpy cider with the neighbour each year and he bottles with the 750ml pet bottle and has pasturised without much success. I use Mangrove jacks yeast. I am...

Okay thats good to know. Did the same quantity last year and used the same yeast and did not have any problems. Next time 1 per 5 litres. It has started to ferment, but very slow, so yes I would say that the Campden tablets have inhibited the yeast growth. Cheers

I think next time I will only put in 1 Tablet per 5 Litres 1 Imperial Gallon is equilivant to 4.55 litres. So 48 litres = 10.5 Imperial Gallons so 2 tablets per gallon (PH 3.4 to 3.6) = 21 Tablets Put in 20 Tablets. On a lighter note A quote from Edgar Allan Poe “Believe nothing you hear, and...

My bad spelt Campden tablets incorrectly. (have edited) The 24 hrs wait is mainly for the effects of the Campden (metabisulfite) tablets to dissipate otherwise fermtation will stall. Mangrove Jack's Says to pitch yeast direct (which I did on the last 20 grams) or rehrydrate and pitch) I though...

I would hope so. I have used it on Apple Cider. Also waited the required 24 hrs before adding yeast. Could be a good point, because I know when I also used it on Apples a couple years ago it was very slow to start. I added 2 tablets per 5 litres and thats the required does for PH of 3.6 so I...

Hi. Just done some 48 litres of Pear Cider from Williams pears. Put them through a commercial juicer and just decanted some of the residue off the top. OG was 1.060 and PH 3.78 Added DAP Did a starter on 20 grams of Mangrove Jack M02 cider yeast Hit with Campden Tablets and did not pitch...

@KegLand-com-au Any update on the Rapt fridge, I would be looking at 2 of them

Yep that what I need. Lol

Malted Mick. Yes. Sounds like you are a tinkerer like myself, you get the bug and keep going. I am thinking along these lines. Using a Extractor fan so it blows air in the top of the Machine (Replacing the Ozito blower) This moves about 180 CFM. I would run ducting through a jockey box that I...