Rays outdoors burner and free pot offer

[mrTbeer]

Free pot is always good

And a friend with weed is a friend indeed.

 

[surly]

Depends on what you call "standard BBQ gas". LPG is the standard gas in those swap & go type bottles. Some of us have natural gas plumbed up inside/outside the house for gas BBQs/appliances. Using this requires a different regulator and jets due to different energy output and fuel:gas ratios.

Thanks, that clears it up. I have a 9kg gas bottle I don't use, so that would be perfect

 

[Proffs]

Yuss! Got mine today. Browns Plains store still had 3. Ran it through a boil test and lost 5.3 litres in an hour! Bit different to the big W 19L pot and 3 ring burner. Bring on full AG batches!

 

[MCHammo]

Grabbed mine today, too. Lidcombe was sold out, so I had to trek all the way out to Campbelltown (they have one left now). Totally worth it, though. Time to start looking up some recipes...

 

[jaymzica]

can i ask a silly question??

Why are you guys putting bolts on the bottom of the crab pot insert thing? what does it do?

i see it applies heat directly to the mash...what advantage does this have?

 

[MCHammo]

I was wondering the same thing. I just measured a 43mm clearance between the bottom of the basket and the pot. Is this not enough to stop the bag/grain burning/melting?

 

[Arghonaut]

My basket sat directly on the bottom of the pot, i was worried it would scorch the bag, hence the 1" bolts to keep it up off the bottom. What is holding yours off the bottom to give it a 43mm clearance??

Being able to apply heat directly means you dont have to hoist the bag if you fall shy of your mash temp and want to raise it a degree or two, or you are doing a step mash, or you are raising to mashout, etcetc.

 

[MCHammo]

There is a flange around the top of the basket. This sits on a ridge around the top of the pot. So the basket is still making contact with the pot, but it's not sitting on the bottom.

 

[Arghonaut]

There is a flange around the top of the basket. This sits on a ridge around the top of the pot. So the basket is still making contact with the pot, but it's not sitting on the bottom.

Perfect, no bolts needed then.

 

[j-dunn]

The 60lt pot and basket without the bolts sat on the base of the pot. I used the bolts to raise the basket and prevent the bag from scorching. I had to bump the temp up during the mash. It worked well, no burnt bag!

 

[surly]

Anyone used the 38L pot for their boil yet? I am wondering if anyone has noticed scorching/burning of their wort.
Is the base thick/heavy?

 

[jaymzica]

nope. i was keen to do it this weekend but im going to hawaii next weekend so i wont be able to get my beer out of the fermenter. i could no chill i suppose...

 

[MCHammo]

I still need a few bits and bobs. Not likely to get a chance to fire it up for another week or two.

 

[JoshRunciman]

For those who were looking at Preston Ray's Outdoors, I got BCF on Gaffney St in Pascoe Vale to price match the offer (I think they're owned by the same company). As far as I know, they only had two left when I bought mine yesterday.

 

[Dan Dan]

I put one on lay by today, the minister for war and finance saw reason! There are still a few at the Maroochydore store for any sunny coasters interested. EXCITE.

 

[Proffs]

I've done a few mods to mine already. Ball valve and pick up installed.



I had to add some stainless bolts to the basket as it rested on the pickup by about 3mm.
I've got a pulley set up too but for some reason I can't upload the pic. Plus I think my pics are gonna be sideways. Pfft. I'll come back to this later. And by later I mean tomorrow. Haha.


There we go. Got it. Now all I need to do is convince the Gestapo to let me buy the ingredients for my next brew!

 

[surly]

Hey all,

I just picked up my burner and pot this afternoon. Took it out of the box to set it up and noticed the hose and regulator assembly has "propane" written on it despite the box claiming a LPG hose and regulator would be provided.
Before I go back and whinge, I just wanted to check to see if there is a difference? Also, anyone else notice this?

 

[MCHammo]

LPG is mostly/wholly propane. That is the correct regulator.

 

[surly]

Ah, thanks MCHammo. Good thing I asked :unsure:

 

[MCHammo]

Better to ask a simple question now than look a fool later on! It can be a bit confusing sometimes, though. Different names/terminology for the same thing...

On a different note, I've picked up the rest of the equipment I needed to BIAB, including the ingredients for my first brew. Thursday is looking like the big day

 

[Dan Dan]

Better to ask a simple question now than look a fool later on! It can be a bit confusing sometimes, though. Different names/terminology for the same thing...

On a different note, I've picked up the rest of the equipment I needed to BIAB, including the ingredients for my first brew. Thursday is looking like the big day

Wise words!!
What's the first brew?

 

[fletcher]

grabbed this deal the other day at ray's outdoors in camperdown. still looked like they had a few left! bought a new gas bottle also. now, to install the spigot and thermometer...

 

[MCHammo]

Wise words!!
What's the first brew?

I spent a little while looking around for a few easy recipes to start with (this is not only my first BIAB, but my first beer), and found a couple of alright looking leads. I then checked out the website for the LHBS, and found that they have a few decent looking AG recipe packs that they make up. Ended up going for the Vienna Lager pack that they do. I've subbed in WLP838 (Southern German Lager) for the yeast, though. Managed to get a taste of a few of the un-cracked grains too, which was awesome.

 

[breakbeer]

I've been using the crab cooker insert for a while now & it's been great. One bit of advice I can give is to drill a shitload more holes in it, I drilled approx' 100 more holes with a 3mm bit.

I wasn't getting very good drainage before I drilled it, now it's spot on. Without good drainage you risk a couple of things, the pump can pull too much water from beneath the insert & stuff up your element & also if the pump isn't throttled back the wort can spill over the side, taking grain with it & blocking your pump.

1 more bit of advice, don't leave it soaking in sodium perc' solution for too long. It will oxidise the aluminium & turn it brown/black

 

[jaymzica]

I've done a few mods to mine already. Ball valve and pick up installed.

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I had to add some stainless bolts to the basket as it rested on the pickup by about 3mm.
I've got a pulley set up too but for some reason I can't upload the pic. Plus I think my pics are gonna be sideways. Pfft. I'll come back to this later. And by later I mean tomorrow. Haha.

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There we go. Got it. Now all I need to do is convince the Gestapo to let me buy the ingredients for my next brew!

mate wow thats exactly what i want to do. how hard is it to put the ball valve in?

 

[Proffs]

mate wow thats exactly what i want to do. how hard is it to put the ball valve in?

Na, piece of piss mate. Just used a cheap step drill bit from bunnings to drill the hole to 20mm and filed the extra mm out. It was pretty easy seeing the pots only aluminium. The only bummer about it is that the elbow on the pickup sits just too high so the basket rests on it. I had to put 3 stainless bolts in the bottom of the basket to raise it. If you're any good with a drill this probably wouldn't happen. :unsure: I needed 60mm bolts but couldn't get them with the thread all the way up so had to get 75mm and shorten them. No biggie.

I got all the bits for the valve from Anthony @ Craftbrewer. Cost around $60. The bolts were another $15 alone! The pulley, rope, and clip came from the big shed and probably cost another $20.

Let me know if you want some more details about exact parts etc.

 

[fletcher]

Na, piece of piss mate. Just used a cheap step drill bit from bunnings to drill the hole to 20mm and filed the extra mm out. It was pretty easy seeing the pots only aluminium. The only bummer about it is that the elbow on the pickup sits just too high so the basket rests on it. I had to put 3 stainless bolts in the bottom of the basket to raise it. If you're any good with a drill this probably wouldn't happen. :unsure: I needed 60mm bolts but couldn't get them with the thread all the way up so had to get 75mm and shorten them. No biggie.

I got all the bits for the valve from Anthony @ Craftbrewer. Cost around $60. The bolts were another $15 alone! The pulley, rope, and clip came from the big shed and probably cost another $20.

Let me know if you want some more details about exact parts etc.

+1 for anthony from craftbrewer. he emailed me the specs and details about all parts. same price.

your set up looks fkn amazing mate. hope i'm that decent with a drill too haha. i might need help. i'm all thumbs

 

[jaymzica]

sweet as. i might try without the ball lock for now. ill pull the grain bag with grain out and sparge in another pot i have then transfer back to big pot.

 

[Proffs]

sweet as. i might try without the ball lock for now. ill pull the grain bag with grain out and sparge in another pot i have then transfer back to big pot.

Yea, that's my plan as well. The main reason I put the valve in was to fill a cube without spilling heaps of boiling wort all over myself...again. Haha

 

[jaymzica]

hahhaa yeah i think ill end up doing that as tippin 20 or so litres of hot wort into the fermenter isnt easy.