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I had a similar issue - the easy way was to have the pot elevated about 3cm too much and use 4 little springs on the induction cooker's feet so it was gently smooshed against the surface it's heating. They kept turning off if the contact wasn't good.

I did mean yeast cake - i've never managed to get that much kettle trub in there before, to start with i was struggling to find the yeast, but after some swishing i have about enough for a new starter... There was the usual amount in the bottom of the kettle, but i must have just had too much...

Thanks Guys, i've washed the yeast and it looks pretty good, it's recultured coopers yeast. they taste like beer flour dumplings, so i guess that's the answer - i did put it into a cube fairly quickly to try to keep it as hot as possible, and i milled too fine.. I'm just glad to hear it looks...

about 2 mins, i forgot it and threw it in... i've never seen trub like that - usually it's just a very small amount under the yeast, not huge chunks!

Hi - i'm a quiet reader most of the time! :ph34r: I've done two things that i don't usually do - I didn't boil my whirlfloc tablet for very long, and i ground my grains very fine in the hope of finding some more efficiency - i biab and the crush from lhbs wasn't very convincing so i blended...

Hi Lael, I saw this ages ago but ended up building a custom RPi Solution which has been great, but the RPI has packed it in after many brews and i'm not keen to go though months of build + test to make another one. I'm amazed at how far the kit has come, it's fantastic and far more integrated...

Fantastic! thanks guys! i knew there had to be some tool made for the job. n87 - i tried all my spanners but they're all just slightly too thick and slip out when torqued, these plugs come very tight from the factory it seems! Thanks- Matt

Hi All, Every fermenter i get has a little plastic plug stuck in it where the tap screws in. It takes me forever and some very creative uses of screwdrivers and pliers to unscrew them, and i've finally had enough. What does everyone else use to get these things in and out easily? i don't have...