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by themadhippy
Sat Oct 15, 2022 4:16 pm
Forum: Beer Recipes
Topic: Maltmillers Timothy Taylor's Landlord Kit
Replies: 19
Views: 4364

Re: Maltmillers Timothy Taylor's Landlord Kit

The kits certainly put paid to having odds and sods of malts & hops left lurking around .
But that spoils the fun of random use it up brews,chuck all those odds and sods in and hope for the best.
by themadhippy
Mon Jul 25, 2022 1:49 am
Forum: Fermentation
Topic: Supermarket yeasts
Replies: 1
Views: 1472

Re: Supermarket yeasts

If I go to supermarket tomorrow
Got a wilkinsons nearby?
by themadhippy
Sat Jun 11, 2022 1:38 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Five gallon buckets
Replies: 7
Views: 1478

Re: Five gallon buckets

in the uk you'll often find 5 gallon buckets cheaper in the builders merchants .being sold as plasters buckets
by themadhippy
Tue May 31, 2022 8:19 pm
Forum: Brewing Liquor
Topic: Taking the P#SS
Replies: 6
Views: 2280

Re: Taking the P#SS

wonder if this is the yeast they intend to use
https://www.sbs.com.au/food/article/201 ... inal-yeast
by themadhippy
Wed May 18, 2022 6:12 pm
Forum: Grain Brewing
Topic: Occasionally used water filters.?
Replies: 11
Views: 1413

Re: Occasionally used water filters.?

Garden hose can give a rubber or plastic taste
maybe ive been lucky, ,or no taste buds,but ive never noticed it,and im using elcheapo hose
by themadhippy
Wed May 18, 2022 5:44 pm
Forum: Grain Brewing
Topic: Occasionally used water filters.?
Replies: 11
Views: 1413

Re: Occasionally used water filters.?

why a food safe hose if your boiling the water anyway
by themadhippy
Mon May 09, 2022 2:27 am
Forum: Grain Brewing
Topic: Under carbed RIS bottles
Replies: 13
Views: 1710

Re: Under carbed RIS bottles

Have you tried a portable beer engine
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suck up as much beer as you can, hold it a few mm above the top of the beer,and squirt it back in fast.
by themadhippy
Sun Mar 13, 2022 7:41 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: King Keg pressure leak or not?
Replies: 10
Views: 2571

Re: King Keg pressure leak or not?

However I am unsure that it would work with a larger diameter neck without risking making the plane of the neck surface out of 'level' when the cap is screwed down leaving a gap that no seal could accommodate. Sandpapering is an option but HDPE doesn't sand well due to its inherent softness, but ag...
by themadhippy
Sat Mar 12, 2022 2:14 am
Forum: Dispensing
Topic: Anyone remember these?
Replies: 14
Views: 3011

Re: Anyone remember these?

the seller is in Russia so no chance of me
not buying something Russian
would you buy them if the seller was american? After all america has bombed more countrys, killed more civilians and been behind more regime changes than russia
by themadhippy
Sat Mar 12, 2022 2:02 am
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Inkbird itc100 error code
Replies: 4
Views: 897

Re: Inkbird itc100 error code

Are you using the same sensor? might be faulty hence the same error message.
by themadhippy
Sun Feb 13, 2022 3:59 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: In Line Fan Wiring Advice Needed
Replies: 30
Views: 2904

Re: In Line Fan Wiring Advice Needed

Really? How would you wire it?
live in to switch 1common ,terminal 1 or 2 on switch 1 linked to common of switch 2,terminal 1 of switch 2 to the slow speed on fan ,switch 2 terminal 2 to high speed on fan.neutral goes straight to fan
by themadhippy
Sun Feb 13, 2022 3:56 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: In Line Fan Wiring Advice Needed
Replies: 30
Views: 2904

Re: In Line Fan Wiring Advice Needed

if you dont need on off a standard 2 way light switch will do,if you also want off and on but don't mind 2 switches https://www.screwfix.com/p/10ax-2-gang- ... hite/7549d
by themadhippy
Sat Feb 12, 2022 4:18 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: In Line Fan Wiring Advice Needed
Replies: 30
Views: 2904

Re: In Line Fan Wiring Advice Needed

so wots the rcd going to protect against in the fan? i'll give you a clue,2 words and it ends in "all"
by themadhippy
Sun Feb 06, 2022 6:57 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Fermentation Fridge Heater... I'm done with Tube Heaters!
Replies: 23
Views: 2849

Re: Fermentation Fridge Heater... I'm done with Tube Heaters!

60w a foot used to be the standard rating for tubular heaters,but in the intrest of fudging the figures thats no longer the case, if you dont mind spending a few quid more https://www.cef.co.uk/catalogue/product ... lar-heater
by themadhippy
Mon Jan 31, 2022 1:10 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Fermentation Fridge Heater... I'm done with Tube Heaters!
Replies: 23
Views: 2849

Re: Fermentation Fridge Heater... I'm done with Tube Heaters!

For a Ferm cab, you can get ceramic heat bulbs. 5
did you miss the very first link in the very first post?