Recent content by tgarland

Just to add to this, I have used Crozdog's calcuator. The attached pic shows my temps / levels etc. This only difference is I use a shorter beer line. As you can see, my carbonation pressure is just over 72kpa (10.5psi). The spreadsheet them advises to turn the pressure down as low as...

Thanks MXD, Is there anyone out there using the same pressure for dispensing the beer as the disired carbonation level, ie 70kpa for both? This is what I have always done. Looking at the charts, it is recomended to be carbonating to say 70kpa @ 4C, and then dropping to 50 kpa for serving I...

Hi all, I like to keep my keg fridge at 2.5 degrees C. I then use 70Kpa (just over 10 psi) for conditioning and dispensing my beer and this keeps the whole system in balance. Anyone familiar with a carbonation chart will know this is approximately C02 volume of 2.5 which suits the style of...

Hi all, Sorry if this has been covered 100 times before, I did a search an cannot find my answer. I purchased a D size C02 cylinder. Can anyone tell me where I can get it refilled in Adelaide? PM me please. Cheers, Tony

Thanks all, very good advise. I am going to try a 40 litre, $114 experiment :)

I have been using 70 Kpa for about 2 years now. Sometimes I find my beers a little sweet / rich. I see below that 100Kpa is used. Am I under carbonating for APA's and Australian type ales?

Have messed around with AG for a while but while I am building a new setup I am back on kit brewing. Recently picked up two kits of LCPA copy from Brewcraft. It comes with a Blackrock LME plus 15g Willamette and 15 cascade hops. The recipe calls to steep both for 10 minutes then tip into the...

Top setup! Does anyone out there have any experience with direct fired HERMS, ie, a solenoid controlled burner directly under the mash tun? I am taking a lesson from Lonnie's book at http://alenuts.com I would have to aggree with him that with circulatign wort, and a full false bottom that...

Bottom is where my fermenter goes for crash chills so i free up the ferment fridge

I love tax time, 8 cartons and only half full. Excuse the VB, I have bogan visitors comming for 2 weeks

Yes, that was my intention. I am currently building an 60l stainless conical fermenter , which need the additional height to fit in. I guess power tools after several brews did not help the situation.... a simple case of eager beaver! Sober is the key ;)

There is a lot of info out on the web stating that it makes a big difference to the fridge efficiency My advise woudl be to carefully hand drill a small pilot hole through the sheet metal in the freezer compartment. Then you can insert a small object such as a skewer and punch through the...

Time for you all to have a laugh at my expense but I just broke my brew fridge I finnaly decided to take the jump and cut out the section between the fridge/freezer of my brew fridge to turn it into a more effecient fridge. Rather than cut out the whole section, I decided to use a hole saw in...

Thanks guys, I think I am leaning towards the plate chiller however I want to run a theory... What about a setup with a large all copper counterflow chiller located in the HLT. This way, the inner tube of the chiller can be used as HERMS during mash, but when ready to transfer to the...

Hi all, I am in the process of building a 3 vessel all grain setup. I am comfortable with all steps apart from cooling. I have read many articles on people who have had very sucessful experience with each. I realise how conveniant immersion is as it is so easy to steralise. It is also very...