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After many years of BIAB Ive moved to a 3V setup. Spent the last couple of weeks building it and got it up and running yesterday and have done 3 brews on it, all with the same issue. Basically, I have a HERMS setup and when I recirc (which I do from the start of the mash) the wort never runs...

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Hi, I've got a Williams 2dr Fridge for sale. I'm a fridgie by trade and have cleaned, pressure tested and rebuilt this fridge to better than original specs. Carel Low Temp digital controller also installed. This fridge will pull down to -22deg no worries. Plenty of room inside and can easily...

Hi Just wondering if anyone knows the amps required to weld a 1/2" socket to a stainless vessel? Trying to size up a TIG welder. Oh and if anyone has any good experience with a particular welder let me know :) Fil

Over the last few months Ive been putting together a portable temprite system. Fridge mechanic by trade so getting the parts and stuff together wasnt a real drama though my carpentry skills are a bit lacking :) For people who dont know what a temprite is, basically its a big can of refrigerant...

So got my wedding coming up in early December and have put together a portable temprite twin beer font setup specifically for the day and intend to serve homebrew to the guests. The wedding and reception are to be held at a friendly winery and the manager had some concerns for me having homebrew...

So I have been pondering this for awhile and thought I would ask the knowledgeable people on here what they think. So, as we know, the extraction of AA from hops occurs at over 80deg or so. So when you stop the boil and let everything settle before draining off the wort the temperature doesn't...

Ok so Im up over 50 AG brews now and have been using a variety of methods to clear the final beer with good results (filter, extended cold conditioning etc) but now I would like to try gelatine as it seems to be a cheap method with good results. My question relates to when to do the gelatine...

Hi While I was out decommissioning a A/C unit at a pub that's going through renovations I came across a box with a lid and a beer tap out the side..about the size of a two cartons of coopers. Anyway asked the owner what he was doing with it and he said he would be happy to have it disappear. So...

Hi Looks like I'm moving from Adelaide to Perth in January next year so cant take my hops with me. They have just completed their first season and all grew quite well (up to around 4m). I have 4 of them in 40lt pots and 2 of them in a 200lt plastic drum cut in half (think Snowtown barrels), all...

Had a few hours to blow in the shed this weekend so decided to replace my existing stirplate as it just didn't have the grunt to swing the large stirbar. I have available in my shed a lathe and mill so it makes creating balanced items pretty straight forward. The magnet spiny thing. PC...

Hi So I run two elements in my kettle and they work very effectively. The problem I have had is that over the past 12 months I have had 2 of them fail and both in the same way. The element itself is fine but the junction between the cable and the element overheats, softens and/or melts until...

Got 6 hop plants a couple of months ago, planted them in pots with manure and potting soil. 4 of them got a hand full of blood and bone and 2 didnt. The two that didnt have brown dry leaves. Ive added some BnB to them but it doesnt appear to have made any difference. Whats the normal cause of...

Hi Just spent the last 4 hours getting the dead gravity fed hot water unit out of my roof space. Its a nice copper vessel and I would love to cut it down to size and use it as a kettle. Just wondering if other people have done it? I realise that there may be lead solder in it but to my eye it...

Hi Ive done a search but without any luck on how to disassemble and clean the cheap chinese fonts. Ive got as far as pulling the top section apart but I cant get to the guts of it. They are these ones: Anyone got any ideas?

Hi Just grabbed a E sized CO2 bottle off of the street from hard rubbish in my area. It doesn't have a valve in it but I assume that isnt a big deal getting replaced. What is the go regarding refilling and hydro test date etc? Cheers Fil

Hi So Ive been brewing a pretty basic APA for the past few months with just using Galaxy hops. First two batches was great with really nice passion-fruit flavors. Hop schedule was 30gm at 60mins and 20gm at whirlpool. Since those first two batches I have been struggling to get any sort of hoppy...

Hi Ive been mulling this over in my head and also talking to a few professional brewers about it and coming to the same conclusion. You dont need to aerate wort prior to pitching if you are pitching a viable quantity of dry yeast (ie an 11g sachet of dry yeast). Obviously if you dont have the...

Hi I recently changed my BIAB setup so that it included a plate chiller. The problem I am having is that when I open the kettle valve nothing flows out of the plate chiller even though it is below the kettle (gravity fed). If I then turn it on its side it begins to flow but slows down to a...

Hi Ive got a length of nichrome wire (might be kanthal..cant remember). Anyway its rolled into a coil that was designed to run in a small electric furnace at 1800*C at 16amps on 230v. I was thinking if there was a way of using it on the bottom of the kettle so I can avoid an element in the...