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  1. Jayvan90

    KegMaster XL vs Series-X - Which one is better?

    I too started with a kegerator and it wasnt long before I got sick of defrosting it from icing over then messing about with ways to keep the font cool fans, insulation blah blah blah - Qld humidity certainly doesn’t help at all ! So here’s a start on the data base Kegerator- bad F&P - bad...
  2. Jayvan90

    KegMaster XL vs Series-X - Which one is better?

    I bought a second hand f&p - lasted 6months before the compressor died - So I bought the Westinghouse brand new and should have done right from the start ! Was pretty disappointed after all the time put in
  3. Jayvan90

    KegMaster XL vs Series-X - Which one is better?

    Plus I poured myself a dunkelwiess while I was in there of course !
  4. Jayvan90

    KegMaster XL vs Series-X - Which one is better?

    Here’s the badge inside the fridge and a bit of the plumbing i did - I can get 4 kegs plus the gas bottle and regulator
  5. Jayvan90

    Open fermentation

    Depends on yeast but I ferment in temp controlled chamber - (fridge plus inkbird and reptile heater) it’s in the shed so 6-9 months a year the temp is pretty stable around 18-20c fine to let an ale rip
  6. Jayvan90

    Open fermentation

    Ooooo might try that with my dunklewiess
  7. Jayvan90

    Open fermentation

    My point exactly, if you can open ferment in a timber vessel using yeast from a stick hanging by the door and still make drinkable beer then you can afford to try stuff out - not saying be careless with sanitation, good sanitation equals less risk of infections - you won’t know what you like...
  8. Jayvan90

    Open fermentation

    I too ferment in keg with spunding… buy yourself a bucket and enjoy a different process … I wonder how brewers fermented before kegs / pressure vessels / stainless steel / sanitiser …. Worry less brew more
  9. Jayvan90

    Open fermentation

    Chuck a clean towel over your bucket and let it rip … cold crash when it’s done and bottle / keg - heaps of fun.
  10. Jayvan90

    First AG Brew

    Some very basic numbers for your profile Grain absorption- 1L per kg Boil off 3L per hour Dead space 6.6L Trub loss 2L Pay attention to these measurements and fine tune your profile
  11. Jayvan90

    KegMaster XL vs Series-X - Which one is better?

    don't buy either you will eventually be disappointed - make your own
  12. Jayvan90

    First AG brew on 40Lt Guten - Advice needed

    Edit … 6.6L dead space 1L per kg water loss to grain 2L chiller / trub / transfer to fermenter loss Mash grain ratio 3L/kg mash thickness
  13. Jayvan90

    First AG brew on 40Lt Guten - Advice needed

    Hey Brad, For a batch around 5kg of grain I am aiming for 21L into a fermenter - usually gives me a full 19L keg of nice clean beer after cold crash. I usually start at around 31L in the Guten - do my water treatments then pump off around 10ish L for sparge depending on what Brewfather tells...
  14. Jayvan90

    Yet another comes back to the fold

    This one I only found by sheer luck, wasn’t part of a system thankfully was on a transfer line, it’s the only one out of maybe 30 … pretty happy with them other than that
  15. Jayvan90

    GUTEN

    Thanks @Ballaratguy will have a look - it was such a PITA I would prefer to not have it there at all ..even as much as I understand it’s purpose
  16. Jayvan90

    GUTEN

    Hey @duncbrewer, I’m busy today but will have some time tomorrow afternoon to respond properly- I followed the Klarstein instructions as that was most similar- I didn’t change the location of the temp probe but have since considered doing that as I think it might be better placed closer to the...
  17. Jayvan90

    Best base fridge for kegerator

    Here’s one I made out of a Westinghouse frost free .. fridge compartment has temp control down to 0c - fits 4 cornies plus 2.6kg gas bottle and reg
  18. Jayvan90

    GUTEN

    I went for the smartPID as a controller for a number of reasons. I had settled on Brewfather as my recipe software of choice so wanted something to integrate with that via wifi if possible. I wanted to be able to install it to the can and not have it external requiring extra plugs and cable...
  19. Jayvan90

    GUTEN

    @duncbrewer here are the pictures - I included one with a red circle that shows the proximity of the temp probe to my trub clogger
  20. Jayvan90

    GUTEN

    These things happen but I am determined to make it work ! Part of the initial thought for using the false bottom was how it would stay it in place, I install it right at the start before filling with water, there is enough space to slide it in between the wort out and whirlpool fittings. I will...
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