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I have on eof the plug-in electricity meter things. Reads Amps (instantaneous) and can also accumulate kWH for you. We have an upright freezer, and it used iirc 80 kWH in a week. I defrosted it, and it used around 15kWH the next week. I will be defrosting that sucker every few months from now...

250g crystal and 500g munich??? dreamboat

Am I too late to post the score now??? Rob

I say taht you can overdo it. I tried a brew at a tasting and my notes on aroma read "Skittles". Couldn't get past that smell..... not good at all. dreamboat

PM's sent. One mans loss is another mans gain etc...... Rob

How long will it last..... that is an interesting question. Depends on how hot it is, how much other beer you have, whether you will drink this beer preferentially above other beers, and how many mates/relatives you have visiting....... dreamboat

I started using zinc and air about a year ago after so very weak ferments (1016-1018 was fairly normal), and have been very happy with the results. Almost always under 1010 now, and better flavours as a result of that. Zinc as a nutrient is pretty easy and cheap, and an air system is also not...

i have been thinking more about the pipe option for the rollers, and initially it appeared more difficult as you would have to weld a plate on each end to hold a shaft in place...... I have been thinking about that a little more, and I now see this as a great opportunity to fit meshing gears to...

Oh dear, here we go again Lock, Stock and Two smoking Barrels. Clockwork Orange The Hills Have Eyes The Seventh Sign Toy Soldiers Twelve Monkeys Scorpion King Filpper Mona Lisa's Smile Green Eggs and Ham Swordfish Beetlejuice Chicken Run Broken Arrow I will stop.... still things to do today!

Stainless steel pipe (sched 10 would probably do, or sched 40 if you want the extra wall thickness) should be worth considering as an option.... light due to the big hole in the middle, strong and shiney as it is stainless. Yes it would take a little more work to get a shaft in etc... but may...

Stephen, It is possible to get full bore ball valves which will let you get away with 1/2" sizing. THe reinforced hose is typically a clear PVC with a woven reinforcement.... PVC is not real flash above about 60C, but you can get away with it up to 80C probably. Of particular concern is the...

I would recommend that you have a better go at aerating the wort - or pitch more yeast. You can aerate up to 24 hours after pitching, but personally I draw the line at around 12 hours. Give your brew another run with the paint stirrer ( assuming that it entrains plenty of air, not just...

Toys I tell you... all of them... Check this out for a nice, tidy 150L setup to put in your garage... http://www.brauhaus-austria.com/en/150.htm dreamboat

I brewed a Pilsner on Friday night... 6kg pils malt 10g PoR, 60g Cz Saaz 60mins 30g Cz Saaz 15 mins. Two step infusion mash, ended up with 25 litres at 1054 in the fermenter, fermenting away happily now in the fridge with whitelabs bud yeast. Can't wait for this one to be ready! dreamboat

You are multi-tasking there Wee-Stu... brewing and buying a paper at the same time! dreamboat

I am brewing right now, and looking to go around the four hour mark... maybe a bit over. Organise strike water to be ready as soon as you are - having already done the calcs to ensure it will be dead right when the grain (craked the day before) goes in. Single step in four hours looks to be...

Off the top of my head, it is around 150g to a 23 litre batch.... do a google or serch this site for "bulk priming" and you are bound to find something. dreamboat

You will go mad trying to measure out your sugar that way. MUCH better to get another fermenter or bottling bucket, put all of your sugar in that, then rack (no air entrainment) into it, and bottle from there. Rob

Yes. Depending on where you source your ingredients - Grain - $2/kg, say 5kg for a brew Hops - $5/100g, say 50g for a brew (could be up to 100g...... depends on what you like) Yeast - $3-$15... you can make good beer with $3 yeast. Total around $15 for a 20odd litre batch. Rob

I will check current pricing and post it... can't see it having changed a lot. dreamboat