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I thought I'd start a thread instead of posting in another and have this buried. The iSpindel is a fairly young project and is developing all the time. It is fairly simple to build and the instructions are here: http://github.com/universam1/iSpindel/ I recommend using Google translate when...

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2016/10/10/byu-celebrates-first-ever-milktoberfest-with-chocolate-milk/ Gotta love an abstinence campaign. I can't stop laughing.

I got my fermentation fridge finished. I had been using a water bed heater as a heat source, but since it was designed for heating water by direct contact I wasn't really happy. And when I took it out, there was evidence of overheating, the plastic on the fridge looked like it was beginning to...

I have been following the thread on HBT and built up this. It allows the precise temperature control of the BrewPi without the need to set up a raspberry pi/PC. You still get PID control which is accessible from your computer/phone connected to your wifi network. I'll post more when I get...

I have an STC 1000+ unit that I used as a prototype for this project. This is the 2 probe version to monitor brew and fridge temperature, with settings to help reduce temperature overshoot. It has been wired up to light up a blue LED when the unit is cooling and red when heating. It needs to be...

I have my hydrometer that came with my Coopers kit. Cross referencing it with Ian's spreadsheet and tap water, it seems to be reasonably accurate. However, in the quest for an ever increasing number of beer gadgets, has anyone got a hydrometer off ebay or Aliexpress that is really accurate and...

I thought I'd document what worked for me here rather than in the multi-chamber thread as to keep discussion about that topic there. I am running Wheezy on an old computer connected to the home network. I installed the LAMP server as per instructions in point 1 here ...

As it happens I have some 75mm foam with the reflective insulation glued on left over from a previous project. The off cuts have been annoying me. And I really want to get my 2nd fermenter going. I decided that I'd measure up the fermenter and roughly cut the foam. For the weekend: liquid...

I did my first yeast starter using yeast from Coopers Pale Ale. I have used dry yeast up to now. I pitched yesterday and a nice frothy white krausen is building today. It is Coopers DIY Vintage Ale (2013) recipe. My ferment is holding at 18 - 18.5 in the fermentation fridge. What attenuation...

I got mt STC 1000 A400_P version from Aliexpress yesterday. I was pleasantly surprised to see the header clear of solder. This will make things easier. My Dupont wires arrived today and since the holes were exposed I decided to have a go uploading the STC 1000+ software. It worked so I...

I'm planning a 1v system based on a 40L urn. I planned to use 19L Woolies pot as a malt pipe. I want to cut out the bottom and use a false bottom. Pump back to the top type recirculation. I had thought about putting in an overflow pipe. I could do this incorporating another false...

I broached the subject of an urn to SWMBO today. I might get one as a Christmas present. I intend to make a simple 1v recirculating system using a stainless pot as a malt pipe. Crown, Birko or other. I'd want the 40L version. The Crown is 2cm wider so that seems a plus. Thoughts?

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I picked up a some specialty grains from the LHBS. I like to support small bricks and mortar shops but now I am wondering if I am wasting my time. I bought what was labelled Carapils and Caramunich. When I got home I saw they were labelled as Joe White Maltings not Weyermann. I assume as a...

http://www.fermentis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/SFA_K97.pdf I stumbled upon this in the Craft Brewing section of the Fermentis Website. German Ale yeast - suitable for Belgian Wheat beers. I hope they add it to their homebrew line as it adds a different yeast to the dry yeast category...

In Bright on a work trip to go skiing. Across the road is the Bright Brewhouse. They do tasting paddles. I had the standard 6. Lager, Amber Ale, Pale Ale, Wit Beer, Porter and Dubbel. All very nice. I particularly liked the Pale Ale, hopped with Galaxy and Citra. They had a seasonal 6, which...

I fill a pot with water. Bring just to boil, turn down gas. Put stainless steel sieve in pot and put in the gain. Grain has been beaten in a teatowel with my wife's you'llbe of a rolling pin. I leave gas on low until finished. I rinse the grain with hot pre boiled water. Then bring to boil for...