Jim's Beer Kit

Did you have to drill the hole for the temperature probe, or does the FV come pre-drilled? Looking at the SS website, there appears to be a temperature gauge thin that position, so it would seem that there is a hole there already, but I can't see for certain.

I was interested and was considering buying one, but having to pay a subscription to download my own data??? Forget it!

I didn't take any pics, but will do when I have a minute. Basically I made a wooden collar, screwed it to the top of the fridge and then re-attached the "lid" to the frame using the same fittings as originally used. I used a little box on top of the old fridge to fit the controller, but wanted a cle...

The glass shelf will be replaced with something more robust...just haven't got round to it yet.

Got a bigger FV to fit into my new fermenting fridge...

Thanks Barneey!

I`ve gone down a slightly different route, calibraten the sightglass at say 20c, I`ve then placed a permanent set of scales under the MT and the boiler.

What sort of scales are you using for this, Barneey? I have been thinking of doing something similar.

OK, so I bought one (for the princely sum of £9.46). I have a batch fermenting at the moment, but it's nearly finished (will be bottling tomorrow) so not too much happening, but I gave it a go anyway. You can see a video snippet here You can clearly see the bubbles appearring at the surface... It wi...

I wanted something better to serve my draft beer from than a tap connected directly to the keg, so I knocked this together out of some scrap wood today


I'm very pleased with it! Just needs a coat of varnish now...

Do you have a air lock on your fermenter ?

I do, but I use a 33l stockpot, and the lid doesn't seal very well.

Not sure you would see much to be honest That was my initial thought too, but it does have LEDS so you should at least be able to see if there is Krausen and activity. The lid on my fermentor doesn't seal properly, so there is never any bubbler activity and so I never know if fermentation is actual...

I found this on eBay. I thought it might be a good idea to fit one to the lid of the fermenter to monitor fermentation progress. A good idea, or pointless exercise?

What size (L) is your SS FV?

It's a standard 33L Stockpot - the Bergland/ebay sort...

It is a bit too small, but I was limited by the size of the fermenting fridge, and didn't want to replace that too.

I have visions of it gently folding and your shiny pot slowly falling out in a forward roll.

Thanks for that...have just gone and put a brick under the shelf. I suddenly had visions of be FV dented and the beer all over the garage floor

Thanks for the advice (and the link) Orlando - that looks like a very useful reference!