Ebay, Gumtree and FB Marketplace

[luggy]

Both

 

[DU99]

Home Brew Bottles Grolsch Werribee

 

[nathanvonbeerenstein]

couple of crab cooker's on Gumtree, apparenty 20L each
seem to have electric elements and sight glass's and faucet's so might make pretty good BIAB urns for someone looking to get into AG, and all thats required is a gooooooooood clean! http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/rockhampton-4700/fishing/crab-cookers-largco-20-l-/1057218066

 

[Yob]

Young NSW Massive Deep freezer.. I paid $1400 a month ago for a similar sized unit

$600

make a killer Keezer :super:

 

[panzerd18]

Or if you like icecream.

 

[DU99]

30 litre hot water urn Melbourne

Crown Commercial Hot Water Urn Melbourne

 

[Tahoose]

Young NSW Massive Deep freezer.. I paid $1400 a month ago for a similar sized unit

$600

make a killer Keezer :super:

Didn't see that in the kegging setups thread?

 

[fdsaasdf]

Rather inexpensive-looking temperature controller - has anyone experience with these? I am not so fond of the idea of wiring up my own STC-1000....

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Digital-Temperature-Controller-Beer-Fermentation-Wired-Fridge-Freezer-Thermostat-/291259233923?pt=AU_Building_Materials&hash=item43d0673683&_uhb=1

 

[Yob]

probes arent the best and it's only heat or cool, not both

 

[mofox1]

Rather inexpensive-looking temperature controller - has anyone experience with these? I am not so fond of the idea of wiring up my own STC-1000....

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Digital-Temperature-Controller-Beer-Fermentation-Wired-Fridge-Freezer-Thermostat-/291259233923?pt=AU_Building_Materials&hash=item43d0673683&_uhb=1

"Can be used for heating or for cooling".

You'll probably want one that will do both... First part of ferment is very exothermic, you'll need to be able to keep the temp down. After it calms down a little, you'll want to be able to maintain the temp with a heat pad/belt/lamp/etc.

Ed: Beaten by quick typey fingers Yob...

 

[motman]

Rather inexpensive-looking temperature controller - has anyone experience with these? I am not so fond of the idea of wiring up my own STC-1000....

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Digital-Temperature-Controller-Beer-Fermentation-Wired-Fridge-Freezer-Thermostat-/291259233923?pt=AU_Building_Materials&hash=item43d0673683&_uhb=1

I've got one. Seems to do the job. I've got the probe in a little pocket of camping mat foam I stuck to the side of the fermenter with silicon. I'm in Brisbane, so only heat or cool will be OK for a fermentation fridge (I hope)

 

[Tahoose]

Didn't see that in the kegging setups thread?

Edit: read that as "made a killer keezer"..

 

[fdsaasdf]

"Can be used for heating or for cooling".

You'll probably want one that will do both... First part of ferment is very exothermic, you'll need to be able to keep the temp down. After it calms down a little, you'll want to be able to maintain the temp with a heat pad/belt/lamp/etc.

Ed: Beaten by quick typey fingers Yob...

thanks to you, Yob and motman - will grab one I think as ambient temps around here rarely drop below 20deg for 10 months of the year...

 

[Lekkerbrew]

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=271626365970 brand new 30l urn $70 vic

 

[BrosysBrews]

No affiliation claimed, but could be a bargain if your up that way and after an urn! http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/north-ward/small-appliances/urn-40-litre-birko-hot-water-crab-cooker-/1058702239

 

[luggy]

Picked up a thermapen today, half price due to printing error on the case, $65 including shipping from the UK.
Link

 

[Danwood]

Mine !!

Thanks, Luggy !

 

[luggy]

No worries had my eyes on one of these for a while, should come in handy

 

[lael]

Are the thermapens significantly better than the other options out there? How quick are they in real use?

 

[NewtownClown]

Are the thermapens significantly better than the other options out there? How quick are they in real use?

A professional tool that is incredibly accurate at +/- 0.4c and a very fast 3 second read for half the price of similar instruments. It comes with a certificate of calibration and is lifetime guaranteed.
I bought one a few months ago on ebay for my sister who feels the need for every kitchen gadget available and have been watching them ever since to get one for myself.
I am just finding it hard to justify the purchase of a $65 thermometer - I cook and bake a lot and brew up to 60 batches a year and have managed to do so without a thermapen all this time.
Saying that, I could buy it for "peace of mind" - to reliably calibrate all the other thermometers....