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Pics as promised.

For me, I found it was about 2-3 degrees, like Mattress said. A blind stainless tube directly into the wort will obviously have a better reading, and sanitary issues are pretty much non-existent if you follow normal procedures. I'll upload some pics later but I use electrical cable glands...

Just a word of warning with the zip lock bags. Before buying a vacuum sealer, I got all enthused one drunken evening about trying sous vide. I decided I'd have a crack at a couple of pork "scotch fillets" with a PID and a slow cooker death rigged on my kitchen bench. I used a zip lock bag for...

FWIW mate, I found that the instructions that came with my basic keg setup never worked well for me. Way too hit and miss for my liking. These days I use a balanced setup 99% of the time and the Ross method in emergency situations. I know waiting 10 days or so sux big time when you want to try...

ra88it, check out this guide on force carbonating if you haven't already. You should always chill your beer down before carbonating, liquid absorbs more CO2 the colder it gets. There are a heap of threads floating around on here about kegs and carbonating. Also look into balancing your system...

It would have its work cut out with Adelaide tap water... ;)

Thanks guys, had a look through the previous thread beersatan linked, gotta say I'm not surprised. Like everything, you get what you pay for. Sometimes you bomb, sometimes you get lucky. It's been a toss up between making my own kettle or just shelling out for an urn. Harry Volting (gotta be...

Yeah I noticed that too. I'd probably be hanging a temperature controller off of it regardless and just cranking it up flat out. Still, that means your $200 urn is now somewhere around the $260 mark, although I'd probably still do the same with a Birko or the like, for accuracy purposes.

Cheers argon, might see if I can pry some info from the seller about a rolling boil. If they're passing it off as a crab cooker you'd kinda hope it would. I'm only looking for a HLT (no boil) but it would be nice to have the option up my sleeve should the need arise.

I've been looking at electric HLT's recently. Came across these on ebay. 48 litres @2400W for $200, seem pretty cheap in comparison, which scares me only slightly more than it excites me. Anyone had any experience with these? Apologies if these have been posted on before, couldn't find...

Benefit of the doubt given and apology accepted. :D

DoS threat withdrawn. Return to DEFCON 5 ;)

Total fake by John_thebrewer (AKA John Bogiatzis) to drum up business. Just look at the link address. I say we call in a DoS on their arses.

Thanks mate :)

Thanks for the glimmer of hope there Tony. Time is something I do have. Statistically at least... :unsure: As a token of fairness to the original recipe, I brewed this again last weekend with flame-out hops instead of dry (still no-chill as before). I probably won't touch my first batch until...

Which unit is that HowlingDog? In the market myself...

Yeah I had a feeling that was a big part of it manticle, cheers for the direction. I will try it again sometime, perhaps when I regain my sense of bitterness and the fear subsides.