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I lived in Libya for 2 years - I used to buy a dry beer kit in the UK made my Hamilton Bard - it was basically dry malt extract, hop extract and yeast. I used to remove the kit from the box and put the clear plastic bag of dry malt extract into a zip lock bag. I was stopped and had my bags...

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First brew I ever made was from an out of date kit. I was working in Libya at the time (dry country) and was given a few brew kits by a fellow ex-pat who was leaving. The kits were Brewferm Pilsner which were 5 years out of date. I set up my fermeter in the lounge room as I could lock the door...

Have attached a diagram of how I wired mine up. I am a bit of a sceptic when it comes to the ratings of the micro relays they use in the STC1000 - hence the inclusion of extrenal meatier relays. I also like to hear the solid click when it kicks in or out.

Be careful, what you are switching with the STC1000. The relay outputs are spec'ed at 240Vac 10A. Note that this is an ac rating. Most 10A rated relays will switch ac okay, but will only switch around 100mA dc, this is reduced even further if you are switching an inductive load. The contacts on...

Just finished building a new heater for my fermentor fridge, using a 50W 8.2 Ohm resistor, which I will be running off 12 Vac. As can be seen in the attached pic I have mounted it on a heatsink to help radiate the heat. By my calculation this should give me around 17.5 W of heat. The cost of...

Thanks Nick. Just done my first AG following your method. I adapted it to different recipe, suggested by my LHBS, but your method made it easy. 4.5 kg Pale Malt 100g Crystal Malt 70g Fuggles 60Min 14g East Kent Goldings 10Min 14g East Kent Goldings 0 Min I managed to hit my OG as calculated by...

For anyone looking for a fridge, it is worth signing up to you local freecycle group, - picked up a 275 l all fridge in good condition - can now finally brew at the correct temperature. :icon_cheers: http://www.freecycle.org/group/AU/