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Interested. Price pending etc... As always, thanks for organising.

Yeh BM20. I was having results similar to yours, not quite as bad tho. More 40 mins. So I took it out in frustration but thought I’ll try it again with the original tap. I have a conical too so was prepared to go without. I mainly hop stand with my immersion chiller. Brew brite at 10 mins. So...

I switched back to the original braumeister tap for my latest brew. Much better result and consistent flow compared to the ball valve. Will be sticking with it.

Because of the amount loss to trub / deadspace at the bottom there can be a big difference between mash efficiency and brewhouse efficiency with a BM.

Agree with the above. Would suggest a gravity reading between each step too so you can isolate the problem. Just give it a good stir, take sample amount, throw that back in and test the next sample amount. Make sure your getting an accurate sample in other words.

Yeh I replaced mine with a ball valve so only opened it half way. I think it's important especially at the start so it's not sucking the trub into the clearer whirlpool area around the helix. Worked well, thanks Weal.

Did another brew yesterday with the helix after my adjustment on the BM. 155g of whirlpool hops. Worked much better this time. Tap half open. Still slower which is to be expected, but far quicker then last time and at a consistent speed throughout. Got 21.5L of clear wort instead of 20L. Will do...

I'm about to test my two 5L's again, haven't had some beer I was willing to waste until now. They made the beer pretty metallic the first time round so not expecting a miracle, but thought I'd have another crack before having to go thru the replacement process.

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Had a similar problem to Liam_snorkel with my BM20, also with 160g of whirlpool hops. Perfect speed for the first 15L, slow thereafter. But I didn't have the helix in the right spot. I have now taken the spring out of the t piece and ran it round the vertical part of the element, exactly like...

Thanks everyone. None of mine showed any signs of blackness. Interestingly after having half the 2L last night, I attached the mini reg and bulb. Now the 2L is also tasting a bit metallic. I remember the first two pots of one of my 5L's were fine before attaching the reg. didn't think about it...

How's everyone going with BB4 kegs? Bloody impressive concept. After leaving beer in mine for 3 weeks, the 2L one seems fine, but my two 5L jobbies have definitely given the beer a metallic taste. Only half filled those. I did a TSP clean and scrubbed the inside as best I could, then a 1.5x...

I'll grab the 1098. Will call in Friday lunchtime and pick it up, any dramas let us know.

Definitely keen for a full 5L kit and an extra 4L keg. Will need a bulk amount of bulbs too I guess.

Rob.p (and the MM crew) x 17 25kg bags DcPrahran x 2 25kg bags Clarkie x 1 25kg bag I'm regional and down there every couple of weekends, so will have to confirm pick up details if that'll work in. Or if someone is kind enough to hold it for me :)

Thought I'd give the Voyager grain a go to support the concept. Very happy with the pale malt in both a Pilsner and a dark ale. Keen to try the Veloria in a smash beer next. Hope other Brewers get around voyager grain and support it.

I actually found it went the other way and I got a couple of percent increase on two different brews. Great fresh grain and it's made some bloody nice beer.