Recently made an ale which I wasnt happy with, chucked about 1g/l of galaxy into the keg to dry hop and it seems to have rescued it.. so it is my friend currently.
I have one the same as this http://www.mistygully.com.au/catalog/produ...products_id=507 and its starting to give me the *****.
It doesnt seem to have enough suction.. any tips to get it going better (I have removed the filter and tried cleaning out the metal 'snorkel' bit but it still doesnt...
Now if only someone came up with a true 1 vessel brew/serve system so I could drain out the trub/yeast etc and then just chuck it in the fridge and carbonate... maybe a keg shaped conical with an element inside and wider lid?
So when are you starting production edak so we can buy australian!
I am very tempted to try and grab a braumeister before 1st child is born as I have a feeling budget wont be able to accomodate it after.
I wasnt even pissed and for some reason I decided my 40g of homegrown saaz looked like 40g of willamette pellets and chucked them in at 90 mins of the boil last weekend..
Once you get kegs you never look back.. it is probably the best investment a homebrewer can make imho.
I brewed kits for a number of years and was churning out some really nice beers but you do get a lot more control of the final product going ag (at the expense of time).
Like has already been...
It should be fine, they will hopefully settle down the bottom of the fermenter with the yeast.
The only problem you may have is if you have a sediment reducer on your tap these can block up pretty easily with loose hops.
So if I am reading this calculator right..(http://www.onlineconversion.com/mixing_water.htm) If my mash was 55c with about 25L of water.. then added 8L of boiling water.. I should be round about 65.9 C ?