Recent content by Willigofasta

A wise man once said "Everything in moderation except sex, laughter, olive oil and holidays". He wasn't a home brewer!

This is a somewhat simplistic explanation but the most natural remedy for gout is an adequate intake of water. Historically it was assumed that alcohol and rich foods caused gout directly. Leaving alcohol aside for a moment, certain foods, it is true, are high in purines (the building blocks of...

Genius

I have a 20L BM Plus with around 25 brews on it. Looking to upgrade to a 50L. Anyone considering the opposite, i.e. downsizing from 50 to 20 and would consider a swap arrangement?

Same SS fermenter setup with blow off tube. Same problem: no bubbles but SG dropping. Figured out afterwards the lid may not have been on snugly all the way around. Took care to seat the lid/silicone gasket properly all the way around. Problem did not recur. Conclusion, no structural leaks.

Congratulations likewise. I love my BM 20+ with hood. Build quality will not leave you disappointed. Mine also came from GnG. Got about 25 brews under the belt now. The built in chiller is simple but not as quick as an immersion chiller. Run mine from a 25000L rainwater tank through the BM and...

Yep. Also, volume-wise, the candi syrup doesn't amount to much volume anyway.

There are loads of clone recipes on the net. Castle Malting has a good selection of generic Belgian beers. https://www.castlemalting.com/CastleMaltingBeerRecipes.asp?Language=English&RecipeType=Beer Brewfather (brewing software) has a library you can browse for clones and then copy and modify...

Great thread this. Wildwhitty can you explain how you modified the dip tube. Shortening or bending away from the central indentation on the bottom of the keg. Cheers

Yep, it's getting chilly. Heatpad please

A mate told me of a friend who puts his cube in a swimming pool for quick chilling. No wasting of water. I'm going to try that. Meanwhile I run water from my 5000 litre rainwater tank through a chiller coil and the outlet goes back into the tank. 90 C down to mid 20s in about 30 minutes. Only...

I'm interested in your Tapcooler bottle filler. I'll PM you if I can figure out how to do that.

Well done getting a custom report. Your figures are a bit different to mine. I got a reply from one of the water engineers at council who advised that central Nowra where I live (Osborne Street) could be supplied by either Flatrock or Bamarang but that, regardless, their figures are consistently...

Hi Dave, I live in Nowra and have just started to look at Shoalhaven Tap Water chemistry when I noted this post from you. Wondering if you might be able to furnish figures fror chloride and alkalinity which are not published in the monthly water data reports by Shoalhaven Water, Cheers, Bruce