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In the end I didn't even use a nut, I just held the filter down with the female coupling which also gives me my constant liquid height above the mash. I considered making the filter more easily removable by swapping two of the screws (which hold down the Ikea screen) with stainless eye-bolts to...

Item/Vendor/Price Malt Pot - Big W $19 S/S Bolts for Legs - Bunnings $15 Cutting Disc - Bunnings $2 Flap Disc - Bunnings $7 Step Bit - Bunnings $10 2mm Cobalt Bit - Bunnings $5 Lifting Hooks (S-hooks) - Bunnings $2 HDPE Chopping Board - (?) kitchen shop $19 Ikea Screen - Ikea $3 S/S Screws...

For years my brewery has been very simple; just a 40L Birko urn, a voile bag and an over-the-side element for step mashes. After a few years of watching jealously from the sidelines as the Braumeister took off, I went to a friend’s BM brewday and was bitten by the recirculation bug. I had the...

It's interesting that Fermentis and Lallemand are both releasing a yeast called "Abbaye" at about the same time. The Fermentis version is getting luke warm reviews on some of the US boards, so hopefully the Lallemand product is is a different strain.

I'll take kezza's slot. 1. Lael (x2) 2. natdene 3. shaodw 4. gap 5. kingy 6. barneey 7. ArnieW 8. Putrino 9. Mitch_76 10. tateg 11. LiquidCurrency 12. rafinus 13. crazyhorse 14. marksy (x 2) 15. JB 16. Neo__04 17. Masters Brewery 18. Cervante 19. Cervantes 20. sipahono 21. BobCharlie 22...

Hi Dan, and welcome. Step one - update your location in your personal profile so people in your area can point you towards the local clubs, shops and maybe even invite you around for a beer. There are so many ways to brew, but a simple kit will allow you to get a feel for whether it's the hobby...

Beersuit may be able to confirm from his side by side, but I Think the GF may be heating less water during the mash. The BM is close to a full volume mash with optional sparge, whereas I get the impression that a much larger sparge is required for the GF.

From the manufacturer: • 2-8% Doppelbock, Mild Ales • 5-15 Amber ales and lagers, Brown Ales • 5-25% Scotch ales and other dark beers I have used 15% Dingeman's Biscuit, which is meant to be similar to Victory, and the resulting amber ale was fantastic. However, it was the only non base grain...

I find that I get a touch of chocolate by using the dehusked carafa malts in combination with dark munich. Say 5% Carafa Special 1 and 15% Munich 2. Getting rid of that blackened husk really tones down the coffee flavour. And while 11% brown malt is fine in a porter, it will tend to dominate...

And then there's the Grainfather, which sounds similar to what you are considering. http://aussiehomebrewer.com/topic/82035-the-grainfather/

What he said, because I am most certainly thinking. The same silly work hours which keep me from building my own are lining my pockets sufficiently that it's time to say "bugger it" and buy a turn-key system. Now I just need the hours to be slightly less silly so that I can actually brew...

Really long alpha and mash-out rests. More here: https://forum.braumeisters.net/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=51

It’s disappointing that the mash steps are manual, rather than programmable. How much would a better controller have added to the cost of this unit? For me, I would prefer to have a better controller and to leave the CFC as an optional extra. A programmable mash schedule would have brought the...

I have noticed on this and other forums that while everyone grizzles about the price of a BM, there seems to be a total absence of buyer's remorse from those who have them.

Bumping my own three year old post :huh: It looks like there is now a short malt pipe for the 20L. http://www.grainandgrape.com.au/products/category/FYNIIQWV%20braumeister/7BRAU+SHORT+MALT+PIPE+20L

http://aussiehomebrewer.com/topic/31331-big-post-of-water-around-australia/ Your water is fairly typical for the northern half of Perth - fairly soft and a bit salty. High-ish sodium and chloride and low sulphate will favour malt flavours over hops, but really, you can brew anything with it.

I have a Birko and was thinking of trying something like this with a copper pick-up: http://connorbreware.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=64_94&product_id=184

They generally come with a barbed 13mm fitting. With a bit of hot water and swearing you might get a hose on there, otherwise a short length of black retic then a barb to hose fitting will do the job. I use a submersible sump pump because I didn't know how much head I would lose through the...

I just realised that my earlier post was a little unclear. When I said recirculate, I was referring to moving the wort past the coils with a pump if you have one. I don't have one, so I just stir with a spoon. If you were referring to recirculating the coolant, then no, I find that 60 litres is...

It's no accident that my vegetable garden receives liquid fertiliser on brew days, but only after the coolant water has been used for cleaning up. Mmmmmmm, stinky fish emulsion with bits of break and hops - enough to make your cabbages sing. Back on topic, if you have a fermentation fridge...