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Not had it done myself, but a mate had it done a few years ago and he swears by the results. We were only talking about it a few weeks ago and he said that he may need to get it done again as things are deteriating a little. Cost around 4K and it seems, well in my mates case anyhow, you will...

Good idea. Seeing is believing :) Thanks razz. I have an old washing machine that has a built in thermostat that alows a maximum water temp setting of 90 deg. I will use the pump with the HE to start with and maybe adapt it in other parts of the brewery over time. Cheers Q

Watching this thread with interest. Got me thinking about piecing together a temporary HE to guage the difference it makes before going full bore ahead with all the right gear. I understand the additional uses of a march pump outside of the HE but for a quick mock up HE could I use an old...

I just place a piece of foam around the probe and tape it to the side of the fermenter. Not the most scientific approach but it works. Set your tempmate to the correct temp and away ya go!! My fridge probably turns on/off way to many times but I couldn't be arsed working out how to run the...

Brew No.1 for 2010 is the following Cream Ale for those balmy Sunny Coast afternoons. Was going to use polenta but decided on rice just for shits and giggles :P Ricecream Ale 4.00 kg Ale Malt - Barrett Burston (6.0 EBC) Grain 80.00 % 1.00 kg Boiled Rice (2.0 EBC) Grain 20.00 % 20.00 gm...

This thread is gold :lol: :lol: :lol:

On tap will be a couple of house favorites. Pommie Git ESB 4.30 kg Ale Malt - Barrett Burston (6.0 EBC) Grain 84.31 % 0.50 kg Carared (Weyermann) (47.3 EBC) Grain 9.80 % 0.30 kg Biscuit Malt (24.0 EBC) Grain 5.88 % 30.00 gm Challenger [7.90 %] (60 min) Hops 26.2 IBU 20.00 gm Goldings, East...

I didn't even understand the question....let alone the answer !!! Prideofthesouth - need more info to provide a worthwhile answer. Cheers Q

FFS.... I've been drinking water from the tap all my life. Still do it now. If I'm outside doing stuff around the yard and feeling a bit parched, I turn on the hose and have a drink. Have been using hot water from the tap for cooking, washing etc. If I make a coffee or tea in summer and don't...

I was putting together an order for Craftbrewer today and had an idea. Rather than have it posted, I decided that I would drive down to Brissy and pick it up. SWMBO has been wanting to go to Ikea for a few weeks now - so why waste the trip :rolleyes: So here's the rub..... I am happy to...

Any news Burper ?? Cheers Q

Try this: http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/inde...?showtopic=1434 Try the search function - heaps there to digest. Cheers Q

So with my standard 12 litres + 3 litres top up, I should run 7.5 litres and stop - add 3 litres and sparge the final 7.5 litres? I generally give the mash a good stir after adding the initial 12 litres and allow it to settle for 15 mins or so before draining. Should I do the same after adding...

Will continue with the 12 litre sparge and add 2-3 litres half way through. That should give me the required volume without extracting any nasties :) Cheers Q

Now I'm sold. Multiple sparges it is :) Cheers Q

Yep - looking like either multiple sparges or add top up water preboil... :) Thanks for all the replies... Cheers Q

Never thought of hop utilisation..was too busy thinking about the gravity... :( I think adding to the kettle seems to be the best option... Cheers Q

My current MT is too small (25 litre esky). With a standard grain bill of approx 5kg, I can fit (just) about 15 litres in for the mash. I batch sparge and generally can fit around 12 litres in for the sparge. With evaporation and trub loses in the kettle, I end up with about 18 litres in the...

Or Sqyre.... :icon_cheers:

QUOTE (bigfridge @ May 19 2009, 08:25 AM) Hi Peter, Thanks for your very detailed post - it really tells the story. I would suggest that you can easily buy a valve from someone like kegs-on-legs (available from your local brew shop) and you will find that the valve comes with a free, fully...