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HLT is almost done, just need one more barb for the Heat exchanger outlet. Pump and valves mounted. Hopefully be able to do a few tests this weekend!

Started work on my HLT Today, Got the element installed, herms coil bent to the right shape, and 2 of the 3 weldless bulkheads installed. Just waiting on my compression fittings and barbs so show up and I can finish it off and get brewing.

I have used the Australia post wine boxes for tallies but it is expensive. About $18 from Townsville QLD to Newcastle NSW.

Yeah I will have to get a step. Hopefully wont need to be up there to much after mash in.

First half of my Herms Rig finished. Just need to plum it all together. Very happy with the finish so far.

So I have finally gotten around to building my brew stand. I'm about halfway through the build now and I'm pretty happy with it so far. Just waiting for the stainless fittings and temp controller to come, so I can build the HLT and herms arrangement. Speaking of which I have a couple of...

Sweet thought that may have been the case.

Do you recirculate the batch sparge through the herms to resettle the grain bed?

I will be fly sparging, but I can gravity feed into the kettle if I stay with an 2 tier system. Can you still batch sparge with a herms setup or would it just defeat the porpose?

Your right I could get away with the one pump, but I thought it would simplfy the brew day not having to swap hoses around for filling the mash tun and sparging. Boil kettle will be gas fired as I already have the burner and gas bottle and was thinking it would better to have it on a seperate...

Hi guys, I am trying to design my new brew stand and HERMS System, I have drawn up a rough system setup. Just want to confirm I am on the right track.

Well its been in the bottle a week now, and I couldn't help myself I had to try it. Turned out quite nice still a little young but its only going to get better with some age! It's Probably more a light ale rather than a lager but that's ok. I now have a good recipe to throw together when I'm...

Well I have brewed this up today. I did extend the boil to 30min and dropped the 20min hop addition and doubled the 2min addition. We'll see how it turns out. in a few weeks.

IBU's will be about 31. They are fairly late additions so not to much bitterness comes from them even at 11.1%AA.

Hi guys, I've recently moved from doing kits and bits into mini mashing and all grain brew in a bag. I'm loving the freshness of the mashed and specialty grains. I do however need to throw down a brew with limited time this weekend and I was thinking of doing a mini mash but use a kit to...

Picked up all the ingredients at the brew shop today (Marks Homebrew Newcastle) Had to replace the coopers LME with a Briess light pilsen malt. Looking forward to brewing this.

I have one of those scoop things

seperate.

yeah just a fine layer.

Should I give the bottles a shake?