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You've given me pause for thought, Mark. I think my 50L keg is too narrow to make a good malt pipe for the 70L pot I'm working with, especially for no-sparge double batches. I would have thought that a malt pipe that barely fits in the outer vessel is probably optimal, being analogous to a bag...

Well that PDF is dated 2012, so pretty new by brewing standards, especially as that document starts off by talking about ancient Sumeria. If you Google the exact phrase "Crash deglazing", you get 3 hits relating to Candi Syrup, Inc, and one Indonesian page about keto dieting 🤔 So maybe you're...

Thanks for your input, Mark. I've previously built a 4V HERMS, (subsequently sold off most of the components). My motivation for this project is to keep the small footprint (both while being stored and in use) of my one-pot BIAB system, while gaining the precise temperature control, ability to...

Cool, so am I right about using the decoction to get to mashout? In which case it'll be a thin decoction (little or no grain removed from the mash), with the main purpose being to use the crash deglazing method utilised to caramelise the wort? Maybe if/when I move to a bigger place I'll get a...

What's the decoction for? Are you supposed to bring it to mash out temp using a decoction? It's not clear from the wording. Grmblz, how are you planning to package your 12? And where/how are you cellaring it? Something that has always put me off doing bigger beers that require or benefit from...

Is this proposed flow control unit going to be an add-on, maybe a shank like the existing one you sell, except compatible with the Ultratap? Or are you talking about a new tap with integrated flow control?

So, what's the recipe for the 6? I had it on tap at the brewery, wouldn't mind giving it a crack.

Cool, thanks Grmblz. I don't really mind the shape of the Nuktap, but the obtrusive black text/logo isn't great, IMHO. I am tempted by the flow control version of the Nukatap, a feature which seems to be completely absent from the current Ultratap lineup. Maybe I don't really need flow control...

I have 3 Celli taps, the ones with SK 240-014 stamped on the side. They're rear-sealing and I believe are made of chrome plated brass. I dissassembled them completely for cleaning after a period of disuse, and the insides just looked like dull brass. One had some green corrosion, which I'm sure...

I should have been more clear in my original post: I am intending to recirculate using a pump, and the malt pipe will replace the bag. It will be functionally equivalent to a Brewzilla, Grainfather, or many of the DIY 1V electric recirculating systems that others have built. My concerns were...

No, you need a female threaded fitting to attach to the ball lock bulkheads I linked. After some Googling it appears that maybe a 1/4" female BSP to 8mm push-in doesn't exist. You could use this: 1/4" BSP 316 STAINLESS STEEL SOCKETDefault Title And this: duotight - 8mm(5/16) x 1/4 BSP Male...

Something like this: Gas Ball Lock Post with 1/4 Inch BSP Bulkhead Assembly And this: Liquid Ball Lock Post with 1/4 Inch BSP Bulkhead Assembly You'd then want something like this but 1/4" female thread to whatever diameter your gas/beer lines are (probably 8mm). I can't find it on Kegland but...

I'm thinking about swapping my grain bag for a malt pipe and doing recirculation. Has anyone made a malt pipe out of a 55L commercial keg, or foresee any problems with the idea? Unlike the malt pipe in, for example, the Brewzilla, the sides aren't straight (keg has those bulges). I wonder if...

Thanks folks. I fired off a message to Distillex and got a prompt response telling me they could definitely custom fabricate something to my requirements, but asking me to message again after Chinese New Year. The person I was messaging explained that their engineers are already on leave and...

Does anyone have any experience with stainless unitanks from AliExpress or other similar overseas retailers? I'm seriously considering an SS Brewtech Unitank 14 (52 litres), but something like this looks like comparitively better value: US $650.0 |55L Double Wall 2 Bar Brew Conical Beer...