Recent content by Skiddy au

one 400m pot (and a step bit drilled hole) we have: Or video: Now all I need is a CIP ball

I had an Ozito pump and setup like dibbz, and it works well for most of my fermenters. I use the top of a clothes horse to rest them on, but I have now encountered a problem, in that my glass 54lt demijohns (I use them for long term storage of wine/cider) won't sit on this, they're too heavy...

Something like this? Tried drilling it out, but snapped my 3mm drill bit. I have contacted Gasmate to see what they have to say, failing that, refund it is.

So I did a test boil on 10 L to measure the data, and the efficiency is poor vs the nominal rating:

Do you remember what size you drilled the hole open to? It might be my next thing to try. What sort of time does it take to boil? Thanks

Hi all, I finally got around to buying a dedicated 50L pot for homebrewing, after using a improvised stock pot for the last few years. I brewed with it for the first time yesterday, but encountered a problem, I couldn't maintain a roiling boil without the lid on for the 25L or so in the pot. I...

I was wondering about that, but I thought it unlikely, because all the malt went into the boil, so I thought it would be evenly distributed once I poured into the fermentor. Something I'll watch more carefully next time.

I put the numbers into this formula from this byo.com article: ABV = [277.8851 – 277.4(SG) + 0.9956(Brix) + 0.00523(Brix2) + 0.000013(Brix3)] x (SG/0.79) This gave me a result of 4.5%. Also revisited the recipe, and put in the brewers friend recipe builder, with a predicted SG 1.049 FG 1.011...

Just to be clear, I am not relying on the refractometer for the final gravity, the 1.012 from the hydrometer is the correct number. Rather I am relying on calculators such as this one which take as input both the final hydrometer reading and final refractometer reading.

Hi, Just finished fermenting my first attempt at making my own recipe, as a partial boil, but I have noticed something strange with my gravity readings. Beersmith gave me a predicted OG of 1.051, but I had it in the fermentor at 1.059. The finishing gravity predicted at 1.013, and actual at...

Thought I give a quick update. As the season progressed, and the apples I picked were riper, the yield increased. I have also found the most efficient amount of crushed apples to out into my press to get the best yield. I think to improve my yield now I need to get finer grindings, so I might...

I was thinking of trying to get some small hardwood or stainless sheets to add as layers in the pressing process, to see if I could replicate this/encourage juice to flow from the middle of the pressings. I spent good money on the press and grinder, they are not going anywhere soon, so I will...

Thanks for this info. I am based in Melbourne, and the apples were picked from around the Colac/Otways area. I thought I was a bit early, but the press and crusher are new toys that I wanted to play with. When it comes to roadside apples, it's a bit of a guessing game, as you can't tell if they...

Hi all, Last year I made my first cider, and after hours slaving over a juicer, decided to go for a crusher and press this year. I have been using the setup today on some apples collected from roadsides about the place, and the yield seems..disappointing. The press is a ratchet style basket...