Jim's Beer Kit

As I understand it 30l is pretty big for a HERMs boiler! I use 40l buffalo's at the moment for my HLT and copper and they don't heat up that quickly!

DA

Do you really need a fan in a fridge? I can't imagine the temperature varies that much in such a small space?

DA

I've looked for that hoselok stuff for ages to make my own version but I think i'll just end up buying their version for ease!

Swoon...

I think I have some cutting paste somewhere in the garage so that'll work. Thanks for the tip though!

DA

Thanks for the replies folks. 40mm Qmax and a couple of drill bits ordered!

Cheers
DA

Hi all, I've finally taken delivery of a new 56l boiler (from TheHomeBrewShop.co.uk) however need to make some additional holes for an extra element and built in whirl-pooler amongst other things. I've trawled Google for most of today and there seem to be 3 main ways of making new holes in stainless...

I'll use a voltage regulator of some sort so I can control the flow to the correct rate. I currently move the wort from the MT to the Copper using a pump and this works well (no stuck sparges yet)
DA

I batch sparge with a bucket (until I get a new hlt with a sight glass and another pump!)

DA

I have a MT that size and use 40l Buffalo's as HLT and Copper. The only time I ever filled the MT was brewing a Russian Imperial Stout, and in hindsight I should have just brewed a smaller batch and not stuck to 23l as standard! For the vast majority of the brews there is no issue with space in the ...

That is bloody brilliant...

Ah, wondered if you were the same person or not to that facebook conversation! haha!

DA

My stirplate build is here if you want another walkthrough to compare against?
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(couldn't get the url thing to work for some reason!)

DA

Nice write up. I recently brewed my take on Jaipur so it was interesting for me to see your take on the recipe too! For 5g mine was: 5.50 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (5.9 EBC) 500.0 g Vienna Malt (6.9 EBC) 12.0 g Centennial [10.0%] - Boil 60 min 10.0 g Warrior [15.0%] - Boil 60 min 10.0 g Ahtanum [6.0...

I have never done 1 2 or 3 and my kit produces good beer. How long are leaving it until drinking? Im an impatient b****rd and always jump in early and detect a home brew taste or a certain "green, chewey tang2 - but a few months down the line the same beer tastes better than anything shop bought My...