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Cheers, Mark. I never would have thought of that, but it makes sense. I'll cool the wort sample in the eyedropper or a small sealed container and see if it makes a difference. Thanks.

Hello, fellow homebrewers. I have been brewing all-grain for a couple of years now, and i've had a re-occuring problem with just about every batch. I use a refractometer to measure my mash and wort gravity. I have been calibrating it with distilled water at 20c at the start of each brew day for...

@markp and @blotto you guys are right, the silicone tube DOES fit over the dip tube and float. I have gone back to using the float after having a near disaster with an IPA I made recently that blocked BOTH the gas in and the beer out disconnects. Don't ask.... Also, as far as sanitizing goes...

Hey, Buckerooni, glad to hear the fermentasaurus mods are working well for you. I've done about 4 brews in it since I modded it, and i haven't had any issues with oxygen bubbling back up through the dump valve. I do, however, spray the crap out of the exposed side of the dump valve with...

Hey, I picked up one of these (actually i got 2 as it was cheaper to buy two at the special price than it was to buy one...go figure) at supercheap auto, then attached it to a garden hose fitting. If you crimp the end almost closed, it works a bit like a small pressure washer, and is bloody...

Yeah, a floating dip tube hose to pull clear beer from the top is good in theory, but the one supplied with the pressure lid isn't a great design. If the silicone tube was a bit larger in diameter, it could be clamped over the short dip tube to prevent it becoming detached. Same for the float...

The butterfly valves are much more sanitary than the ball valves as they don't trap any beer/wort/liquid/germs inside the bore of the ball when closed. But using the butterfly valve under pressure on the fermenter MAY cause a small amount of wort to get pushed up between the seal and the axle...

Maybe I should've got the design patented...:question: Maybe Kegking will offer me a job:fallingoffchair:

Right, I got all the bits for this mod from 2014online (http://stores.ebay.com.au/2014online/) EXCEPT the actual valve, which I got from 2008mysky (http://stores.ebay.com.au/2008mysky/) but I have seen these valves on KegKing's website. The parts are: 1 X DN15-DN50 1/2"-2" Sanitary Female...

Hey, thanks for the positive feedback! I'll definately put up a post with the ebay seller and the parts i used as soon as i get home tonight. As for dry hopping, i'm yet to do a serious IPA in the fermentasaurus (we really need an abbreviation for this thing...) I have been thinking maybe a...

I recently acquired a 35L Fermentasaurus and the pressure lid kit from the good folks at Beerco. Its an awesome piece of equipment. The ability to ferment from start to finish in one vessel, and then transfer under pressure to a keg, makes the process so much easier, and is sure to result in a...

Good beer is a work in progress, but i've got a couple of decent recipes sorted.;) It would be awesome to hear from someone who makes beers to sell at markets and such. I reckon excise would be a killer, but i've seen people doing it so i guess it can be done.

Cheers for the advice, Yob. Its funny that you mentioned Daintons. We are in Shepparton, literally up the road from where the Daintons came from.:D

Cheers, mate. Will have a read of these.

Hello, fellow homebrewers. I've been brewing all-grain 20L batches for a couple of years now, and i have been thinking about taking the next step and starting my own small-scale brewery. I am interested to hear if anyone else has made the transition from home-brewer to nano-brewer, and what the...