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I think that's the way I'm going to go too, hadn't thought about being able to program it so there's an added bonus!

From those who have built something already is there any benefit from having the controller as a stand alone unit? I'm thinking rather than attach it to the bottom of my pot I might keep the leads relatively long (possibly governed by the temp probe which is 1m I think) and having the controller...

Yeah from offcuts too so hopefully at a five finger discount. In reality making the malt pipe is very straightforward and should be relatively cheap for anyone who goes down that route...

Happy days, that's good to know. I was probably a little bit impulsive when I bought my pot but it was labeled as a 72lt (45 x 45) when in fact it was (42 x 45). Something to watch out for I guess... The excitement is starting to reach fever pitch!

Cheers Lael, I was a little concerned about any potential boil overs. If my calculations are right I will be 9cm from the top of the pot at my strike volume. lespaul: Im getting it made actually. I couldn't find anything suitable and it can be made easily at my work so good enough for me.

Not sure why this didn't attach first time round...

Quick question, looking at my volume calcs for my build does anyone foresee any issues with me being able to do double batches? The highest gravity beers I will likely do be something along the lines of a duvel (8.5%). I would really like to end up with two fairly full kegs after fermentation...

Summer snow outside of officer will sell you juice for $1 a litre. I've used some myself and turned out a pretty decent session-able cider - the juice was not too acidic which was good.

Cheers for that, is the box still the same as in the video? Anyway, my enquiry was more related to dimensions of the box and its mounting holes. A pc. no. of the box will suffice.

Hi Lael, Do you have any drawings of the box? Trying to suss out my mounting points, any brackets that may be required and the position of everything else on the bottom. Getting excited! Cheers, Fergal.

The heatsinks look brilliant Lael. Did they end up cutting a new die for them then?

I've actually gone down this route already and had a cone section & dome section spun at whitehorse metal spinners in Melbourne. My unit is designed to be totally enclosed with a 2" triclover fitting on the bottom & 6" on the top. It will be cleaned in place with a spinning ball. It is failry...

It will definately be used for pastuerising one way or another thats for sure. I was just wondering if the guys who were doing the programming thought it might be a useful thing to add to the current program? Using the equations for PU's in those links I suppose it would only be a matter of...

Hi All, Hopefully this is the correct place to post this question. I got into the homebrew world through cider making which I do every year using the apples & pears from relations gardens, roadside fruit etc. I also love beer and decided that I want to get into brewing so am in the process of...

I've found that temperature has a massive effect on things actually. The only time I've really had the fart smells is when its been fermenting at too high a temperature, this tends to strain the yeast apparently. Wild yeasts will still work at much lower temperatures than cultured yeasts (maybe...

I've done a few wild yeast fermentations at this stage and have been really happy with the results. From what I have read during a fermentation you get a succession of wild yeasts which will all contribute. I tend to sulphite the batch at half the recommended dose - the theory being that the...

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Yep, I'm on burette no.2 also. Trying to be superman and carry the entire contents of my boot at once was not such a good idea it turns out! I cherry picked the items I needed from the kits too rather than buy the whole lot as really it is aimed more at winemakers than cidermakers.

This is where I got mine from: http://www.anpros.com.au/

In short unless you take some methods to remove or kill the yeast any sugar added to cider will re-ferment. Here is a good thread to read (which should be pinned in my opinion): http://aussiehomebrewer.com/topic/83751-sweet-cider-how-to-keep-things-sweet/