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Good to see another fellow brewer using ECC's 460 to control their brewing systems. I use it to run my HERMS and fermentation fridge. Visually great, accurate and simple to use. Have made approx. 20 beers using it and the only issue I have had was my old computer freezing every now and then...

Morebeer in the states sell a twisted copper coil which is designed to swirl the wort as it flows through, providing better heat distribution through the liquid. A motorised stirrer in boththe HX and HLT would help even heat distribution throughout for sure. I found a couple of very slow rpm...

I run a HERMS with my heat exchange pot uninsulated and it works great. My thinking was it has better control over the heating without the potential of major overtemps due to the thermal insulation. I should buy some thermal mating and temp fit it around my HX and see how it effects its...

Good to hear a few brewers are making their own. I'd like to hear what they thought of the finished result, the beer in which they used it in and how it tasted and possibly rated compared to bought candi if used in a exact recipe to compare.

I love Belgium beers and dark beers especially and the price of candi sugar is just crazy so I found out how to from following the instructions in this link http://www.franklinbrew.org/brewinfo/candi_sugar.html it took me about an hour and a half to get the candi sugar to what looks like...

Hi Chicky, I'm looking at converting a chest freezer for kegging and was wondering what size chest freezer you used?

Both pre-boil and post-boil were lower than expected gravity. I think I'll be making another beer this weekend as I've ruined my beer. The new equipment cleaner I bought obviously needs a really good rinsing. I think there was residue left from it that's killed most of the yeast starter added...

Yes, Mel is great, really helpful. I'm seriously thinking about buying a MM3-3 mill, it's a 3 roller mill. Constantly missing my mark with OG is really bugging me. I really need a mill so that I can have further control over my brew, isolating outside variables. Also want a chest freezer to but...

Brewing a Vienna today and the efficency has come out at around 62%, 11% less than 6 months ago when I lived in Sydney. The only thing that has changed with my setup has been the water supply and my local home brew store and their supply of grain and the cracking of it. Last night I boiled my...

Thanks, I have been getting my supplies from Mel at my local so will have a chat next time.

Hi I moved to Enoggera, Brisbane at the beginning of the year. Since then I've brewed 2 AG beers and found my efficency to be lower than usual by about 5-8 points, enough to annoy me when I'm aiming for 5% and getting 4.5% etc. Has anyone experienced something similar after moving and brewing...

Dick smith sells a great rack mount aluminium box that I used to house my HERMS controller, SSR's, lights etc. It cost about $30 from memory. Check out pictures of the box and installation on my photo album page if you like.

Look up BCS-460 control system. Great versitle and accurate brewery control system.

With regards as to if Candi sugar is worth it and noticable in contribution to flavour, after reading 'Brew like a Monk' by Stan hieronymus, I'd say no when you are adding clear candi, just substitute it with normal cane sugar just as long as you keep the percentage no more than around 16%. I...

By using the entire cake our count will be extremely high, and as you have warned, the fermentation very fast and vigorous which in turn will change the flavour profile of the beer by the yeast I'd take a portion of the cake, about a cup gives approximately the right yeast count foe 20L...

My wort has been fermenting for 8 days now and has only dropped 24 points from 1.051 to 1.027. It started fermenting at 20 rising to now 22. Is White labs british ale wlp005 yeast a slow fermenter. I oxygenated with a stone and pump for 10-15 mins and pitched the yeast as a starter and it seemed...

9 Lt pot, inlet on the left with outlet on the right where temperature probe(not in picture) screws into. The element is from a $19 Target kettle rated at 2200-2400W. There is about 5.5m of 1/2'' copper tubing. Can use it to ramp temperature from Protein rest to Saccharification to Mash out at...

I have done the 60min IPA clone recipe from my book of 150 classic clone recipes by Brew Your Own magazine. It is a fantastic beer, great flavour, both malt and hop and great aroma. This one is one of my favourites and will be trying the 90min IPA recipe in my book next. The ingredients listed...

1. 9 Lt Big W SS pot, not insulated 2. Disck Smith - Rack Mount component box - $30 approx 3. 5.5m copper tubing - bunnings - $25 approx 4. Yes, and it's a 1-2 degree C + / min rise 5. Sick with Stainless Steel as it's food safe 6. Bending of copper tubing 7. Nothing, I'm really happy...

I bought the brewing control system BCS-460 for my brew system. I posted info about it and my brew system setup for general awareness and keen to chat about it with others who have the system as well or thinking of it and it's pro's and con's. Unfortunitely I'm alone here in Australia with my...