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by chris2012
Sat Aug 11, 2012 9:41 am
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: PID's and SSR's
Replies: 10
Views: 2041

Re: PID's and SSR's

I think the Sestos PIDs seem quite popular from skimming through a number of threads here, and they seem reasonably priced too.
by chris2012
Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:25 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Regulators
Replies: 4
Views: 568

Re: Regulators

Wow, that seems really cheap, I'm really intrigued if you could use that too.
One thing though, it doesn't say 'mixed gas'.

I bought one of these not too long ago http://www.micro-matic.co.uk/part-pid-1308566-17.html for my mixed gas tank.
But it wasn't cheap! (Around £80)
by chris2012
Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:07 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Dry hopping tube
Replies: 79
Views: 8796

Re: Dry hopping tube

Yeah, I made a hop rocket/randalizer using an oily bits filter and you can really taste it.

(I used Citra) And it even tasted a bit too citrus-y too be honest ;)
by chris2012
Mon Aug 06, 2012 3:37 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Dry hopping tube
Replies: 79
Views: 8796

Re: Dry hopping tube

You could make a massive one of these http://www.amazon.co.uk/strainer-Spicy- ... 815&sr=1-5
by chris2012
Mon Aug 06, 2012 2:50 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Ball valves
Replies: 9
Views: 846

Re: Ball valves

I think it's brass as it's under brassware, I'd rather spend a little bit more to be honest and get stainless.
by chris2012
Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:42 am
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Nitrogen
Replies: 12
Views: 2301

Re: Nitrogen

It's nitrous oxide used in cream whippers, aka 'laughing gas'.
by chris2012
Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:20 am
Forum: Other Alcoholic Brews
Topic: Making ginger beer
Replies: 10
Views: 2440

Re: Making ginger beer

Cheers that makes a lot of sense, I hadn't thought about using a mulsin cloth for
the ginger.

It seems quite fascinating to me how the yeast and bacteria work together. Does it end up
being slightly sour because of the lactobacillus?
by chris2012
Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:12 am
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Nitrogen
Replies: 12
Views: 2301

Re: Nitrogen

Nitrogen isn't absorbed as much as CO2 by the beer - so it makes the beer less fizzy than pure CO2.

With nitrogen + CO2 you need a special faucet to give it the nice guiness style head (which
is basically a disk with holes in, which agitates the beer as it comes out).
by chris2012
Sun Aug 05, 2012 9:14 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Anyone got a 33l catering-service-fr pot?
Replies: 11
Views: 996

Re: Anyone got a 33l catering-service-fr pot?

Fancy drawing :), what did you use for that out of interest?
by chris2012
Sun Aug 05, 2012 7:32 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Recirculating Infusion Hopping System
Replies: 6
Views: 1461

Re: Recirculating Infusion Hopping System

Interesting, can't see any reasons why it wouldn't work, would just mean it takes a bit longer I guess to infuse.
by chris2012
Sun Aug 05, 2012 7:31 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: CO2 Suppliers in Surrey?
Replies: 11
Views: 2167

Re: CO2 Suppliers in Surrey?

Shouldn't you make sure it's food grade CO2 though, couldn't there be trace ammounts of other gases in that case?
by chris2012
Sun Aug 05, 2012 7:21 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Dry hopping tube
Replies: 79
Views: 8796

Re: Dry hopping tube

You might be interested in this site if you want stainless mesh http://www.themeshcompany.com/acatalog/ ... _Mesh.html
by chris2012
Sun Aug 05, 2012 5:53 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Recirculating Infusion Hopping System
Replies: 6
Views: 1461

Re: Recirculating Infusion Hopping System

I figure this should be a lot faster than dry hopping and waiting a while - as the beer is being forced through hops.

Yeah, I'll have to test it out with different beers.
by chris2012
Sun Aug 05, 2012 3:09 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Recirculating Infusion Hopping System
Replies: 6
Views: 1461

Recirculating Infusion Hopping System

Just had a little idea to dry hop faster, which I’m going to call Recirculating Infusion Hopping System ;) I recirculate the beer through a hop filled filter, using a pump. At the moment I've only tested using water, but it's working great :) And I didn't have to prime the pump manually, as I just...
by chris2012
Sun Aug 05, 2012 1:48 pm
Forum: Other Alcoholic Brews
Topic: slight mistake on a cider kit! help.
Replies: 18
Views: 3102

Re: slight mistake on a cider kit! help.

I'm curious if you could use turbo yeast with it, maybe someone who's used it could comment on it?
(I've heard it may produce odd flavours though, as it seems it's mainly used by people who distill their wash)