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The Olympics have also been a source of interesting names. A couple that I recall (apologies in advance for dodgy spelling) - American female swimmer - Misty Hymen Italian basketballer - F@cker (was great listening to the announcers trying to point out the proper pronounciation while a guys...

Gotta love the Thai names. I had to deal with one of our people from our site in Thailand and her first name was Pornphan.... Also heading to Shanghai for a training session and one of the other attendees is called Silky Wang......can't wait to put a name to face. Soz.

If you have some means of suspending the bag above the wort while you give the liquid a burst from your heat source of choice you will avoid the burnt bag bum problem also. This is how I get to my mashout - pull the bag up above the wort via the pulley and secure, crank up the urn and then lower...

Hey Foles, Don't get discouraged, they say problems are treasures (bloody sensei !!). There is always one of these problematic brews in the pipeline, if it's not the first it'll come to get you later when you get too cocky. In spite of the issues I'm sure the beer will still be the best you...

Not sure if this helps but I tried using qbrew when I switched to AG and found it a little lacking. I am currently using Brewsta (also free) which seems to be better geared to AG. I should point out that I am using BIAB so may not have the same requirements as you do. Cheers, :icon_cheers: Soz.

+1 Soz

Bribie, I use a 40lt urn as well and on my last brew I started with 34.4 lts. After I pulled the bag (5.3kg of grain and I did raise to 76deg for mashout)and squeezed I was left with 32.2 lts and SG 1040 (my software works this out as 77%, dunno how close this is). After my boil I was left with...

Congratulations on breaking the seal, popping the cherry etc etc :icon_chickcheers: Equipment: 40L Birko Urn, Swiss Voile bag, skyhook pulley, hop sock, etc. I too am an electro-BIAB-no-chiller and reckon it's the duck's nuts for simplicity vs results Using tank water, and with a complete...

I put a couple of drops on the lens and then close the cover ASAP to minimise evap, I then leave the refrac on the bench with the cover down to cool before taking a reading. For those that leave the sample in a seperate container to cool before placing on the refrac, wouldn't you be getting...

I have a 40lt urn for my BIAB setup and found one of those chip fryer baskets at a second hand shop. It's stainless so there's no problem with the rust. I just cut the handle off and it fits over my element perfectly. :beer: Soz

I use a 40l urn for BIAB and it works well for me. It originally had a 3000W element in it but I managed to burn it out. I should clarify that it was an exposed element. I have an old SS chip basket sitting over it to stop the bag from melting. However, beware if you element is the exposed type...

Cool ! Don't need the husks as the bag takes care of that function but the extra traction through the mill will be welcome. :icon_cheers: Soz

Thanks for all the input guys. The feeding slot was opened up from the start so supply to the rollers is not a problem. I drive the mill with a DC motor with a reducer in between so speed is pretty slow. I will try the moistening next time as it does seem to be a grip issue just with the...

*Bump* Planning a brew (and subsequent crush) this weekend, any thoughts? Anyone ?? :icon_cheers: Soz

Wasn't sure whether to post in this part of the forum or under gear & equipment but I have been having problems trying to crush my latest batch of JWM Pilsner. I have done 2 brews out of this bag so far and for some reason it doesn't want to pull through the mill. I have a Marga which has done...

I also used to frequent JM as he was the closest shop that stocked grain & hops. Trouble was that he often didn't have what I needed and the 'interesting' part of the visit was starting to get to me. Thankfully BB started stocking grain and hops and a pretty decent variety too. I found the...

Yep, just finished mashout and about to pull the bag out on my NS Summer Ale to-be. Cheers, Soz

Other than dumping staight on to an existing yeast cake this is the simplest alternative I have seen. I am assuming you allow the yeast to carbonate before refridgerating? Cheers, Soz

Thanks for the informative (as usual) post TB. I have to say I have in some cases been underwhelmed with the flavour and aroma coming through in some of my NC brews. My last brew, a cerveza-y ale-ish thing had the Glacier cube hopped so I've got higher hopes for the lemonless lemon flavour to...

+1 for the spent grains. They make an excellent mulch. We have very sandy soil and I spread the grains out in a 1" layer and it seems to form a hard crust that water still goes straight through but seems to retain the moisture in the soil very well. Hops, break and yeast trub all goes on the...