Jim's Beer Kit

I have the exact same problem. Brand new GF, 3 brews in and the pump makes that god awful noise and refuses to pump. Turning it on/off for a random amount of times gets it going. Even does it during clean cycle and blowing down the pipe tells me everything is clear. Have contacted GF and they tell ...

I’m on iOS 11.3 and the recipe thingy crashes for me as well.

Mine has cut out again mid mash so the home brew company are getting an email with a video.

They can send me a kit as well to replace this one that’s not going to be any good now. Only the third brew on it and have had problems with two now.

Anyone had any problems with this. Running a cleaning cycle which was fine with the recirc arm. Attached the chiller and the pump isn’t working. Just sounds like it’s trying to pump but failing. Blew down pipe and that’s clear. Do I need to get a replacement, machine is less than two months old.

Could you not fill the FV from the boiler while it's in place in the fridge?

Wouldn't you prefer to drill into the side, so you can still open the door? There have been queries as to whether there are any electronics/pipes running around the sides of a fridge, but plenty of people do drill into the sides. Thanks Dave, that makes sense and I hadn't thought about the issue of...

Another brewmate vote.

Keep an eye on www.barsupermarket.com they often have bargains . I got 24 red stripe glasses for about £6 a while back.

I use round 25mm labels from A4labels.com, and I laser print them at home, and stick them to my bottle caps. The labels come off glass with some hot water so I may look at getting rectangular ones for the bottles in future. http://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/t392/jockyno1/8B648E66-AC3D-4A6B-8A0A-D...

Thanks lads, got another 2kg of Maris otter on order. Will attempt brew this Saturday if i can find the right connector for my chiller.

Thanks for that, any chance of getting something a bit stronger?

Local home brew shop has just recently started stocking grains so I picked up what I could from limited stock. Can I make a worthwhile brew from the following : 3kg Maris otter 5kg Carapils 500g Golden promise 5kg caramel malt EBC 120 500g roasted barley 100g Fuggles 113g Goldings 113g Styrian Goldi...