Jim's Beer Kit

I could buy a LOT of grain for that price. I have some primitive automation a GF (old manual controller thank goodness) and a fridge controlled by a STC1000 but I look at the likes of this and wonder Why? It's not a system that might be used industrially and it's not needed by 99% of home brewers so...

It's a nice bit of kit but will not make better beer that any other one pot system. 9kg of grain (malt pipe capacity) isn't a lot for a 40 litre kettle I can get 9kg into my GF.

Atb. Aamcle

One possible solution would be to mount the top part of a electric cool box to drop the temperature.

But they're noisy and use a lot of power with respect to the amount of cooling they produce.

Atb. Aamcle

The GF has a small Pipework set that can be used for smaller volumes, I have one it works well. An issue to consider if your brewing weekly is temperature control for your fermenters, you will have 3 possibly 4 batches at various stages, fermenting, cold crashing, lagering and so on it could be diff...

Probes do go off, something you might try is soaking your probe in a warm solution of Biological detergent (for the washing machine). The enzymes may remove any proteins that are blocking the poures in the glass membrane.

It works sometimes.


Atb. Aamcle

Ok sorted

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Is there an adapter that will enable me to connect my regulated gas line a S30 valve, I want to be able to top up my barrel.


Thanks All.


Aamcle

I have used stainless steel car tyre Schrader valves on barrels both to blow Co2 in and to check the pressure, they worked well. But I was never sure they actually were stainless, the valves I bought were sold as stainless however when one showed signs of corrosion I cut it and found Brass!! Atb. Alan

Sumer is coming it's Shandy time, at 168IBU lots and lots of shandy.

Aamcld

Replace it with a Corny keg has in post, job done

Aamcle

Possibly the best variation of the is "No Chill" (look it up) I have found it works very well for anything but the most hop forward beers and there are easy ways you can use it for them.


Atb. Aamcle

Is this beer carbonated? If so there is a problem with pressure build up if not it should work.


Atb. Aamcle

Get 2 packets of yeast 34/70 is Ok use both.

Aamcle

Ahh well not enough...

Aamcle

Now I know there is a limit to how highly carbonated a beer can be if will be stored/dispensed from a PB. For instance Lagers are usually considered too fizzy for a PB. Does anybody know exactly (ok near enough) how many volumes a beer can be carbonated to and still be stored in a PB? Atb. Aamcle