Thanks charva but I can't take the credit, I was only putting my own twist on other peoples ideas.Charva wrote:The crates are a brilliant idea and are going to save me so much earache!!!
Thanks
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- Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:20 pm
- Forum: Brewing Equipment
- Topic: upgrade? to steptoes ghetto brewery -pics
- Replies: 3
- Views: 618
Re: upgrade? to steptoes ghetto brewery -pics
Don't tell me that now BigDave!
- Tue Jun 04, 2013 9:12 pm
- Forum: Brewing Equipment
- Topic: upgrade? to steptoes ghetto brewery -pics
- Replies: 3
- Views: 618
upgrade? to steptoes ghetto brewery -pics
I never thought I'd get bitten by the upgrade bug once I had a functioning AG setup, live and learn eh OK so after AG2 (my mates 1st brew) when the boiler cut out mid-boil I decided to remove the little plastic cut out pin and fit a backup element too http://imageshack.us/scaled/medium/195/2elements...
- Sat Jun 01, 2013 10:40 pm
- Forum: Grain Brewing
- Topic: Newbie to all grain brewing
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3393
Re: Newbie to all grain brewing
I'm not much ahead of you, but I've done 1 ag brew all on my own and one with a mate. Advice I'd give is: get your gear set up then do a dummy run just using water, pick a recipe you're likely to use and use this to give you temperatures, water quantities and timings and then follow it through, heat...
- Tue May 28, 2013 11:15 pm
- Forum: Brewing Equipment
- Topic: Advice appreciated on first AG set-up!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 430
Re: Advice appreciated on first AG set-up!
Hi I've just started AG too, I went for a tap at the bottom of the boiler, with the mesh tube from a flexible hose connector as a filter, to stop this tube being coated/blocked by soggy hops I added a mesh disc (kind of a false bottom) which sits above it, I thought it might be overkill but for the ...
- Tue May 28, 2013 10:48 pm
- Forum: Brewing Equipment
- Topic: Autoclave/Pressure cooker
- Replies: 103
- Views: 8935
Re: Autoclave/Pressure cooker
My Prestige Hi-dome got 2nd hand from car boot has a 3part weight, 5lb, 10lb and all three screwed together = 15lb, i.e. 15psi.
Worth looking for a cheap one of these, the rubber seals and safety valve are still available as spares too
hth
lg
Worth looking for a cheap one of these, the rubber seals and safety valve are still available as spares too
hth
lg
- Mon May 27, 2013 2:06 pm
- Forum: Brewing Equipment
- Topic: Vintage glass airlocks
- Replies: 4
- Views: 948
Re: Vintage glass airlocks
Wow, those are beautiful mate, sorry but I can't offer any help on age origin etc, but from what little I know about glass I'd guess that antique French is quite possibly correct. Thanks for letting us see them BTW your links seem to give viewers the chance to scroll through all your photo's, you mi...
- Sun May 26, 2013 9:22 pm
- Forum: Brewing Equipment
- Topic: Parry Boiler elements
- Replies: 1
- Views: 392
Parry Boiler elements
Anyone got any Parry boiler experience? I picked a CWB6 up for a song the other day, very shiny and it boils up very nicely, notionally 27l capacity but seems to be about 36l to the brim. Want to insulate and use as my hlt BUT the element is one of the concealed circular ones and the surface is a bi...
- Sun May 19, 2013 9:24 pm
- Forum: Brewing Equipment
- Topic: Resealable plastic bottle caps?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2006
Re: Resealable plastic bottle caps?
home brew shop has the ones with a dimple at £0.08p each
http://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/cgi ... 90#a100690
= £8 per 100, any use?
lg
http://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/cgi ... 90#a100690
= £8 per 100, any use?
lg
- Tue May 14, 2013 5:16 pm
- Forum: Brewing Equipment
- Topic: Question for solar pump enthusiasts?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2435
Re: Question for solar pump enthusiasts?
lord groan wrote:Orlando I've got one of these pumps http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WST-High-Qual ... 5aedb8fb06 I'm pretty sure it's the same pump but from WST it's cheaper, delivery was about 10 days in a small jiffy bag. As you can see from the connectors I've added to mine the threads are 1/2" bsp a...
- Mon May 13, 2013 10:17 pm
- Forum: Brewing Equipment
- Topic: Question for solar pump enthusiasts?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2435
Re: Question for solar pump enthusiasts?
Orlando I've got one of these pumps http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WST-High-Quality-DC-12V-Magnetic-Electric-Centrifugal-Water-Pump-Hotsell-/390535379718?pt=UK_BOI_FarmingEquipment_RL&hash=item5aedb8fb06 I'm pretty sure it's the same pump but from WST it's cheaper, delivery was about 10 days in a small j...
- Sat May 11, 2013 3:00 pm
- Forum: Grain Brewing
- Topic: AG No.1 for steptoes ghetto build, with pics
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2118
Re: AG No.1 for steptoes ghetto build, with pics
AnthonyUK - Last night was a while ago now! It's a very long time since I had a pint of Flowers, I chose the recipe because it was simple and I remember really liking any Flowers pint I'd had in the past so I thought I'd start with this one. Tastewise I'd have to call it a good solid bitter, for me ...
- Fri May 10, 2013 10:55 pm
- Forum: Grain Brewing
- Topic: AG No.1 for steptoes ghetto build, with pics
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2118
Re: AG No.1 for steptoes ghetto build, with pics
OK I should have left it a bit longer but it's had 2 weeks in the bottle so I thought I'd try a pint. It poured absolutely clear and bright, lovely colour, nice fizz on the tongue, not too much just right in fact BUT absolutely no head whatsoever. Why is there no head at all? Obviously something I'v...
- Fri May 03, 2013 11:37 pm
- Forum: Grain Brewing
- Topic: AG No.1 for steptoes ghetto build, with pics
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2118
Re: AG No.1 for steptoes ghetto build, with pics
I'm in Southampton mate.
- Fri May 03, 2013 10:16 pm
- Forum: Grain Brewing
- Topic: AG No.1 for steptoes ghetto build, with pics
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2118
Re: AG No.1 for steptoes ghetto build, with pics
Ok, I know what I did was supposed to turn grain and hops into beer but it really does seem that some sort of miracle happened there? I've just bottled my AG1, a flowers original clone, and having tasted a bit I reckon it's a really lovely pint. I just can't get over the fact that it worked! And tha...
- Sun Apr 28, 2013 9:04 pm
- Forum: Grain Brewing
- Topic: The Homebrew Shop
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1259
Re: The Homebrew Shop
Haven't used the postal service, but as they are 'only' an hours drive away I made my first pilgrimage there a few weeks ago when getting the ingredients for my first AG brew.
friendly staff, great range of stuff, definitely going back or using the postal method in future.
lg
friendly staff, great range of stuff, definitely going back or using the postal method in future.
lg