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by lord groan
Fri Jan 04, 2013 9:40 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: can anyone identify a big white plastic bottle thingy
Replies: 5
Views: 1429

Re: can anyone identify a big white plastic bottle thingy

Thanks Masterosouffle and Tangoman I was sure someone could come up with the answer. Now Google is my friend and is suddenly willing to help when I use the correct search term! They look very like these....... http://www.beveragefactory.com/draftbeer/cleaning/pressurized/bottles_diptubes/M801321KS.s...
by lord groan
Fri Jan 04, 2013 6:12 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: can anyone identify a big white plastic bottle thingy
Replies: 5
Views: 1429

can anyone identify a big white plastic bottle thingy

Hi can anyone help? I've been on the scrounge for a while now trying to get enough bits to assemble an AG setup, being as tight as I am I'm trying to do it for next to nothing. I've recently seen 2 white plastic containers in a builders skip in the car park of an old pub being converted to a tesco-e...
by lord groan
Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:06 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Best fridge for fermenting and cooling king keg/beerspheres?
Replies: 2
Views: 932

Re: Best fridge for fermenting and cooling king keg/beersphe

Cheers Kev888 Its still at the 'thinking about' stage. I've not got into cornies yet so I'm thinking about one with room for a pretty standard 25l FV or a mango barrel converted to fermenter. Then when not brewing in the summer using it to chill a keg - currently I've got a couple of beerspheres, a ...
by lord groan
Tue Dec 11, 2012 9:40 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Best fridge for fermenting and cooling king keg/beerspheres?
Replies: 2
Views: 932

Best fridge for fermenting and cooling king keg/beerspheres?

Hi folks, Just the other day SWMBO asked if a beer fridge would make a good birthday present! Wooohoo! Now it may come to nothing but all of a sudden I felt an overpowering need for one. What I'd like is one I can modify the way Jim (and countless others) have done by fitting a heater for fermentati...
by lord groan
Mon Oct 29, 2012 11:00 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: device to suspend a funnel/strainer over a fermenting bin
Replies: 2
Views: 527

device to suspend a funnel/strainer over a fermenting bin

As I recently had this problem I thought I'd post my solution. I had been using SWMBO to hold the funnel/strainer combo over the fermenting bin while I siphoned into it and getting tired of her sarcastic comments I began thinking there must be an easier way, mulled over various mental construction p...
by lord groan
Fri Oct 26, 2012 9:09 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: making a mash tun using barrier pipe?
Replies: 15
Views: 1963

Re: making a mash tun using barrier pipe?

thanks everyone, good advice. Darkonnis I've asked my local Indian takeaway ( a different one to the 1st!) if they chuck mango barrels out and was promised a "big" one at the end of the month if I go back. Will have to wait and see what "big" means, and see if they even remember me! Fingers crossed ...
by lord groan
Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:16 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: making a mash tun using barrier pipe?
Replies: 15
Views: 1963

Re: making a mash tun using barrier pipe?

I've been having a tinker this afternoon, I've stripped the braid from a couple of flexible plumbing pipes, only 10mm in diameter but I managed to stretch the ends out by working a plastic knife handle into the cut ends, then joined them with a short length of 15mm copper pipe and cable ties, free e...
by lord groan
Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:38 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: making a mash tun using barrier pipe?
Replies: 15
Views: 1963

Re: making a mash tun using barrier pipe?

food for thought,
thanks Deller, I'd forgotten evaporation losses. I think i'd better drag the burco down from the loft to do an accurate capacity check, then rethink! I'll try making up a braid loop with some copper tube and see how that pans out.

cheers for the advice
lg
by lord groan
Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:41 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: making a mash tun using barrier pipe?
Replies: 15
Views: 1963

Re: making a mash tun using barrier pipe?

i was thinking of bringing 20 litres up to temp, straight from the hot tap (combi boiler so only needing to increase by 20-30c), filling the mash tun, then refilling boiler whilst mashing ongoing, then sparging with the 2nd batch of hot water from the boiler to arrive at 40litres. would this work ok...
by lord groan
Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:14 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: making a mash tun using barrier pipe?
Replies: 15
Views: 1963

Re: making a mash tun using barrier pipe?

thanks for that, that kind of mirrors my concerns
by lord groan
Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:49 pm
Forum: Other Alcoholic Brews
Topic: Has anyone brewed with date syrup or paste?
Replies: 10
Views: 3728

Re: Has anyone brewed with date syrup or paste?

Update-

My neighbour and his beloved have tried a pint and both swear they love it! I think they're being honest with me.
I have since discovered dates are pectin loaded so that answers the problems I had clearing the brew, next time good initial filtering, and pectolase.

lg
by lord groan
Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:46 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: making a mash tun using barrier pipe?
Replies: 15
Views: 1963

making a mash tun using barrier pipe?

Hi all, Right, first off: Apologies in advance for all the newbie questions, i've ferreted about for previous posts that cover my questions but wasn't particularly successful. I'm trying to assemble the necessary bits and bobs to try a grain brew, intending to do about 45litres as my mate and I will...
by lord groan
Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:14 pm
Forum: Other Alcoholic Brews
Topic: Has anyone brewed with date syrup or paste?
Replies: 10
Views: 3728

Re: Has anyone brewed with date syrup or paste?

Tasting time! Ok, the bottles have fallen almost clear but not quite, popping the lid on a swingtop bottle gave a satisfying 'fhut', then the brew did the champagne thing and frothed over the top, caught it ok in the glass and poured very gently down the side. The sediment lifted immediately even th...
by lord groan
Fri Oct 19, 2012 8:54 pm
Forum: Other Alcoholic Brews
Topic: Air locks
Replies: 2
Views: 690

Re: Air locks

Hi Scotty, Air locks would definitely be better, because they form a tight seal in the bottle neck and the water in them prevents any possibility of air blown germs finding their way into the brew, the water also guarantees that pressure is never built up because the CO2 generated can bubble out. If...
by lord groan
Sat Sep 15, 2012 5:51 pm
Forum: Other Alcoholic Brews
Topic: Has anyone brewed with date syrup or paste?
Replies: 10
Views: 3728

Re: Has anyone brewed with date syrup or paste?

OK, next update, I was away for 1 week and on my return I found the wort still as cloudy as ever, in went a dissolved sheet of gelatin, a good stir and I left it for 4 days. This helped a good deal but still left it rather cloudy. I've racked it again today, and got my home-brewing neighbour over to...