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Ignore the last question about needing separate power supplies for the pumps - obvioisly they do need them!

I've decided to go down the arduino controller path for BIAB and need a bit of help selecting the right parts. I will have: Crown urn for heating 12v DC pump for recirculating during mash 12v DC pump for immersion chiller The arduino bits are where i need help. So far i have: 1 x Arduino Uno...

Its a 20 l urn cke11y, not sure on batch size as i haven't actually given it a go yet. I'm wanting to set it all up first. Anything above 9 or 10 litres i will be happy with. If little bits of trub and hop pellets get stuck, do you think this would be an issue though? As it will all get boiled...

Thanks for the replys. Yeah i thought cleaning it would be a bit of a *****. That was my major concern. If i had the whirlpool outlet pointing at a downward angle, do you think this would eliminate the heat issue?

I've recently picked up a crown urn (concealed element) and I'm wondering if this system would work as intended for BIAB. The idea is to have a recirculation pump that i will hook up to a controller to maintain mash temp. Then shut off pump and do the boil as normal. Once boil is complete and...

Thanks guys. @paulyman I am wanting to put it all together myself. So more wondering which individual parts i will need. Cheers @bribieg thanks that makes sense. I was hoping to avoid lagging the urn, but also wanting to avoid a pump. I guess it's one or the other though. So if i go down the...

I've recently got myself a little 20 litre crown urn to make the move into BIAB from extracts and have a few questions. I'm thinking that my ideal setup will be something like: Fill the urn Flick the switch on my controller Water heats to strike temp Add the bag and grains Controller keeps the...

I'm a bit curious about the wheat LME. I've never used this before and just wondering if it is actually known that hop hog has wheat in it or if it is just a bit of a (educated) guess??

You were spot on stewy, FG was 1.010 which is great. Attenuation was somehere above 80% (forget exact number). Unfortunately I'll be bottling Yob! The most un-fun part of it all!

A quick update : I dry hopped 20g each of simcoe, centennial, galaxy and mosaic last night (day 17) and had a taste tonight. It is bloody delicious! It's the bright orange colour of a Boatrocker IPA and is comparible in taste to a Hop Hog (I might be a bit biased but reckon it's fairly...

Thanks for the info shacked. Will dry hopping balance the sweetness? Or not really? I'm thinking I will follow the advice of upping the temp to 20 for a few days and then dry hop a fair amount for 3 days while cold crashing. With dry hopping, I think I will go for 25g simcoe and 75g galaxy for...

The amber was all I had on hand at the time and I don't really mind the extra colour. With the Dex, that was exactly the reason for it. I wanted a higher attenuation in an attempt to make the beer drier as all my past attempts were a bit kind of thick and didn't have a nice finish. Having said...

Good to know I'm kinda on the right track. The 50g dry hop was not enough darkbrew?

Cheers Nathan. I reckon KISS is definitely the way to go but I get a bit excited when reading all about the different hop varieties!

Haha good question - I'm not really sure either!! I'm boiling the grains liquid (after steeping) along with 800g of the Light DME and I think I read somewhere that they need the 60min boil for proper flavour or some sort of chemical reaction (that I clearly didn't understand). And 60 min seems...

Cheers mate. I was thinking around 3g/L so will go with that. I'm after a Beechworth Pale Ale/Hop Hog type beer. Would using equal parts of all 4 hops be the go or would certain varieties be more suited to dry hopping?

I should point out that I'm an absoulute beginner - this is only my 5th or 6th brew. The grains and hops used are a very wild guess at what might taste somewhat okay - so any feedback is helpful. Cheers

I've just put down an APA (probably more like an IPA) and I'm wanting some feedback on how I've gone about it and any issues you think there might be. The recipe is this: 10 litre boil for 60min Fermenting at 18c (US-05) and I'll leave it for about 3 weeks. Light DME - 1.65kg Amber DME - 1kg...

Thanks mate, I am wanting to get something like a JS ale. I love their amber ale and the 150 lashes but think the lashes are a bit watery. What would you recommend in regard to the amount of dextrose/corn syrup I would need to add?

This is my second brew after doing a stock standard coopers kit. I purchased a few ingredients and was hoping that someone could help out with a recipe. The ingredients I have on hand are: 1.7kg Black Rock golden ale can 1kg Dextrose monohydrate 500g dry light malt extract 500g maltodextrin...