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I will have to get some sealing type washers yet, I am looking into that and will get them before the trial run, the ball valve opens outwards so no way it will hit the mash tun (Is this what you mean?) I am going to locate the manifold centrally, I just need to get the esky dimensions and go...

Not sure what happened there with the pics, also seem to of posted this topic twice :blink: how do I delete the other one? I will try to post the pic again.

I went down to Bunnings this morning and bought what I needed to make a filter for the bottom of my mashtun (Which I have not got yet!) and while I was there bought a ball valve type tap so I can get on with it as soon as I get my esky, just waiting for my tax rebate to hit the bank and there...

I think I will end up doing something similar. I have been giving this quite a bit of thought and will probably end up using a cradle and heat shield combo along with a gas fuse to rule out any leaks. What will you guys be using for your shield and will you use a fuse? Warren I would not do the...

Just read the whole thread again because I am really quite worried about the possibility of a gas line popping due to the extreme heat given off by the NASA. It seems that some, or most people are using a "gas fuse" to cut off in the case of a leak or some other disaster, do these things work...

So, basically the general theme is you need a flaring tool, or use of one and 1/4 inch copper pipe? I would be willing to pay a few bob for the job to be done it is peace of mind that I am not going to singe my eyebrows or worse still singe my beer that I am after. <_<

Not being a plumber or anything but I do know one end of a compression joint from another, would a copper extension be difficult to hook up or would you get a pro on the job? I need the peace of mind factor because the flame this thing puts out over an hour would have me worried, now I have read...

Thanks for that mate, this is what I thought you had probably done but thanks for the picture too. :)

I thought that might be the case and I was hoping you would answer this question because I was thinking about your cradle and wondering (as it is hard to tell from the pictures) is there much of a gap between the top of the NASA stand and the cradle or does the cradle sit on the stand? Cheers.

I did a test burn with my NASA over the weekend and they are loud scary beasts, it sounds like the end of the world is nigh. :super: What I wanted to know from other NASA owners is have you had any problems with the flames licking under the keg/kettle and threatening to burn the gas line? The...

Thanks for your replys, I am sure most of them are useful, not sure how this thread got hijacked though. :blink:

Seems you are slightly ahead of me at the moment, I do have my converted kegs for HLT and kettle but have yet to put taps on them, I am still looking into the ins and outs of drilling, obviously i want to get it right first time because there is no second chance. I am still looking for an esky...

Looks like the head thing will have to be looked at in more detail, it is just so annoying to have a head made of big bubbles that all pop down to nothing in less than a few minutes, no lacing on the glass and no white upper lip. :angry: I want to do an english style bitter soon so that is one...

Cheers for the detailed reply there Warren, it is a great help. I am going to be building something along the same lines as you have there but crossed with a few ideas I pinched from Batz pics in another thread. :D The way you have incorporated your burner is a stroke of genius and I will be...

I did use this Yeast a while back when a mate and I wanted to do a lager without having the ability to do true lager temps, it too climbed up and stuck to the lid but we left it there for the next two weeks regardless, it is now in secondary and has been for 3 weeks, I hope I have not wrecked it...

Cheers for that mate, that sounds pretty much what I expected. I have downloaded promash myself but am still learning to use it. :blink:

I done a stout a few weeks ago, turned out ok, average, not as I wanted but I will drink it. That aside, how do you get a nice tight head on a beer? I have had no joy at all with my head, it is always (on a stout) a brown offish colour and has large watery bubbles which pop and goes down in no...

No problem mate, it is nice to see someone else's way around the problem and relate it to the ideas I already had in my head. I have a question if you don't mind. When I first looked at the picture it looked to me (bad eyesight) that you had tack welded the metal together but on closer...

Hi Warren, I got my NASA last week from G+G and have given it a quick test run out in the garden but I kept getting problems when going at a really high pressure with it blowing itself out, have you experienced this? I have the same red "made in China" reg as you have in your picture and am not...

Thanks for that, I don't think they are infected, how would I tell? They are bottled in Grolsch bottles so it is hard to release pressure slowly because of the seal, I will give it a blast though. Cheers.