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by UpTheToon
Tue Mar 08, 2016 9:08 am
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Y-strainer basket removable?
Replies: 8
Views: 1604

Re: Y-strainer basket removable?

Thanks, I thought that's how it should work.

Problem is I just can't get the bugger off. I'll see if I can find a mate with a vice and a bigger wrench...
by UpTheToon
Sat Mar 05, 2016 7:29 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Y-strainer basket removable?
Replies: 8
Views: 1604

Re: Y-strainer basket removable?

VANDEEN wrote:Here shows you how @ 0:19, be careful to ensure you have the mesh tube fully seated both in the strainer body and the cap otherwise you will buckle it when tightening the cap down.

:-)
Opps, my image was massive. I've fixed that.

Thanks all, VANDEEN did you mean to include a link?
by UpTheToon
Sat Mar 05, 2016 5:00 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Y-strainer basket removable?
Replies: 8
Views: 1604

Y-strainer basket removable?

I just got this to protect my mag pump. Is the basket part supposed to be removable?

if it is its on tight...

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by UpTheToon
Thu Feb 25, 2016 4:55 pm
Forum: Beer Recipes
Topic: BrewDog Recipes - Free
Replies: 61
Views: 12803

Re: BrewDog Recipes - Free

Quite a few breweries are happy to give away their recipes, Magic Rock emailed me back with one when I asked, but publishing every single one in a detailed PDF is excellent!

They could have sold this as a book if they'd wanted too. Great move by them to release all that knowledge for free.
by UpTheToon
Wed Feb 24, 2016 8:57 pm
Forum: Beer Recipes
Topic: grams per litre
Replies: 6
Views: 1190

Re: grams per litre

Matt12398 wrote:You are correct
Cheers. Thought it must be. Was thinking too hard...
by UpTheToon
Wed Feb 24, 2016 7:30 pm
Forum: Beer Recipes
Topic: grams per litre
Replies: 6
Views: 1190

grams per litre

This feels like a daft question.. but I'm really not sure what the answer is. When a recipe gives the hops in g/litre would you expect that to be for the volume of liquid you are currently working with (eg boil volume for hops in the boil and fermentation volume for dry hop) or batch volume? Batch v...
by UpTheToon
Wed Feb 24, 2016 4:46 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Simple Electric Brewery Controller help!
Replies: 11
Views: 2216

Re: Simple Electric Brewery Controller help!

To clarify, I think you'll want a relay per element and the position switch will turn on the relay to the chosen element. The relay is just an internal switch to a high power device.

You need a spiffy diagram like me :D
by UpTheToon
Wed Feb 24, 2016 4:41 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Simple Electric Brewery Controller help!
Replies: 11
Views: 2216

Re: Simple Electric Brewery Controller help!

Yep, my MS paint diagram is by no means the only (or best?!) way of doing it. I read a lot and got confused a lot and eventually got enough info to do this build. My first was in a pastic box and it blew up. :) Hence the relays and safety this time. Those are 10amp switches from auber (I have a frie...
by UpTheToon
Wed Feb 24, 2016 3:53 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Simple Electric Brewery Controller help!
Replies: 11
Views: 2216

Re: Simple Electric Brewery Controller help!

Now investigating this a little more and am I right in thinking the switch would need to go between the power in to the box and the PID? I.e. power in --> switch to split power to either Boiler Element or PID That being the case, does the switch need to be 13A? I presume so as the boiler element is...
by UpTheToon
Mon Feb 22, 2016 11:17 am
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: 240v LED indicator lamp glowing when "off"
Replies: 4
Views: 921

Re: 240v LED indicator lamp glowing when "off"

Yes, something to be aware of if you don't isolate the power to/from the SSR.

I have a (very) rough sketch of the wiring for my basic one pid/one element biab build if it's of any help.

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by UpTheToon
Mon Feb 22, 2016 10:57 am
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: 240v LED indicator lamp glowing when "off"
Replies: 4
Views: 921

Re: 240v LED indicator lamp glowing when "off"

SSR leakage is powering the lamp.

In my controller I put a relay in front of the SSR so I could switch off power to it completely while still having the PID active.
by UpTheToon
Tue Feb 09, 2016 9:21 am
Forum: Dispensing
Topic: Removing Crusader spears with a 5p piece
Replies: 13
Views: 3330

Re: Removing Crusader spears with a 5p piece

I have three of these and first thing I did was cut the safety's off.

Even if you are being particularly dozy and start trying to open one with a bit of pressure on it you hear the CO2 escaping well before the spear is going anywhere. Not that I've ever been that daft... #-o
by UpTheToon
Mon Jan 11, 2016 2:25 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: New pellet hop filter review - Lautehex
Replies: 63
Views: 20026

Re: New pellet hop filter review - Lautehex

Conclusion I really really really want this product to work, it looks good, it seems like it should work That line is so similar to my view on this gadget that it is slightly eerie! Yep. I really wanted this to be good so I could ditch my hop bag and use pellets straight in the boil. With a large f...
by UpTheToon
Mon Jan 11, 2016 10:47 am
Forum: Brew in a Bag
Topic: Bag support frame
Replies: 15
Views: 6971

Re: Bag support frame

I brew in my outhouse and rigged up a block and tackle type arrangement to lift and hold the bag. I leave it there while the wort heats up for the boil. A possibility if you have somewhere solid to put a D loop thing on your ceiling?
by UpTheToon
Wed Jan 06, 2016 9:07 am
Forum: Beer Recipes
Topic: Malt Miller - recipe orders
Replies: 9
Views: 2426

Malt Miller - recipe orders

Wasn't sure which section to post this in.. The Malt Miller website now lets you order specific quantitates of grain and pellet hops (whole leaf is still by 100g). Personally, I've started ordering base grains in bigger quantities but for other grains this will help with having random small quantiti...