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by HairyJamie
Wed Jan 03, 2018 12:59 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Grain mill - wow!
Replies: 6
Views: 2103

Re: Grain mill - wow!

More consistency was my main aim - my og was all over the place with no changes to any process for my last 10 brews. I tried to account for this by progressively lowering my brew house efficiency, but it still wasn't following a pattern. I think my precrushed grain was just getting staler over time ...
by HairyJamie
Sat Dec 30, 2017 11:26 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Grain mill - wow!
Replies: 6
Views: 2103

Grain mill - wow!

Hi all, I got a bulldog mill for Christmas from my lovely wife and had the opportunity to brew today. Wow what a difference! After a spate of low efficiency brews around 65 to 70 % I got 89% brewhouse efficiency!! That's the highest I've ever had and although I'm not an efficiency chaser I have to s...
by HairyJamie
Wed Nov 01, 2017 2:17 pm
Forum: Home Brew Suppliers
Topic: Best Quality BIAB bags
Replies: 8
Views: 5975

Re: Best Quality BIAB bags

Hi Chris, have you considered doing a square bag for an igloo cube cooler? I'd be interested!


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by HairyJamie
Mon Oct 23, 2017 9:56 pm
Forum: Grain Brewing
Topic: I`ve just bought a Sack.....
Replies: 12
Views: 2952

Re: I`ve just bought a Sack.....

Now now, no stupid answers please, we can all use Google here ...

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by HairyJamie
Thu Sep 07, 2017 9:41 pm
Forum: Yeast
Topic: Harvesting yeast
Replies: 16
Views: 5873

Re: Harvesting yeast

Interesting, one to try on the next brew I use liquid yeast with - cheers!

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by HairyJamie
Thu Sep 07, 2017 9:14 pm
Forum: Yeast
Topic: Harvesting yeast
Replies: 16
Views: 5873

Re: Harvesting yeast

Will the method work if you draw a sample from the fermenter tap? I thought the magic happened because you took an amount from the krausen?

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by HairyJamie
Mon Aug 28, 2017 9:15 am
Forum: Brew in a Bag
Topic: Purchasing a suitable biab bag
Replies: 51
Views: 28657

Re: Purchasing a suitable biab bag

Yes, just wondering if anyone had seen a custom job out there, i don't want excess material to wick up the wort and cause a mess. My cooler is a cube so there would be excess.

I might have to break out the sewing machine!

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by HairyJamie
Sun Aug 27, 2017 11:01 pm
Forum: Brew in a Bag
Topic: Purchasing a suitable biab bag
Replies: 51
Views: 28657

Re: Purchasing a suitable biab bag

Does anyone know of a supplier of square bags to fit coolers? I use a modified igloo cube cooler as my mash tun and a bag for it would make clean up easier.

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by HairyJamie
Wed Aug 23, 2017 6:06 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Multiple fermentation chamber controller
Replies: 25
Views: 7813

Re: Multiple fermentation chamber controller

There are a series of videos on YouTube that show the interface and adding a controller etc

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by HairyJamie
Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:34 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Multiple fermentation chamber controller
Replies: 25
Views: 7813

Re: Multiple fermentation chamber controller

I read the first part of the enormous thread on homebrew talk to get an esp8266 running a BrewPi variant but that was a while ago, looks like things have got much cooler since then!

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by HairyJamie
Sun Aug 20, 2017 10:11 pm
Forum: Yeast
Topic: Dry Kolsch yeast
Replies: 50
Views: 14967

Re: Dry Kolsch yeast

I quite like to up the bitterness levels to almost pilsener in my Kolsch, 35 IBUs ish.

If you've managed a nice clean and crisp brew it can take it.

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by HairyJamie
Fri Aug 18, 2017 7:12 pm
Forum: Yeast
Topic: Crossmyloof - too good to be true?
Replies: 38
Views: 18386

Re: Crossmyloof - too good to be true?

Good man , order is in

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by HairyJamie
Fri Aug 18, 2017 6:16 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Magnetic Stir Plate
Replies: 27
Views: 6438

Re: Magnetic Stir Plate

What a strange product? I'm a vaper and have never heard of anyone continually stirring their juice ? A quick shake does me (ooer missus).

Is 35° c too high for a starter?

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by HairyJamie
Thu Aug 17, 2017 10:52 pm
Forum: Yeast
Topic: Crossmyloof - too good to be true?
Replies: 38
Views: 18386

Re: Crossmyloof - too good to be true?

we’re in the process of splitting up the company between the brewing (not called Crossmyloof) and supplies business. So these are early days and it's all a bit up in the air at the moment :S Hi Stephen, it may be worth reviewing the webpage link on your facebook's contacts/about panel. I don't know...
by HairyJamie
Sat Jul 29, 2017 11:32 am
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Anyone wash out their HLT?
Replies: 13
Views: 2382

Re: Anyone wash out their HLT?

I'm almost half way there on my attempt at the totally tropical pale from James Morton's book, 134g steep hops!

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