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mysterio · Post by **mysterio** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:29 am

Nice pics, never would have thought of using foil on top of the mash when recirculating B)

How does the refractometer reading work? How does 11% translate to OG?

Post by **Andy** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:34 am

A rough conversion is gravity = Brix% x 4 but I use ProMash to do the exact sums B)

Vossy1 · Post by **Vossy1** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:37 am

Best pics yet, grt work andy B)

Post by **Andy** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:52 am

The bronco tap height is somewhat misleading from the outside as the base of the boiler is actually empty space and the internal boiler floor only goes down to the "seam" you can see below the tap. So there's only a couple of cm difference in height between the tap outlet and the boiler bottom. With a bit of tilting at the end of the drainoff then I get virtually all the wort out. And yes I'm still using the rolled up splatter guard as a filter

Bigster · Post by **Bigster** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 12:42 pm

excellent stuff andy - insulation and tin foil has given me some ideas

Post by **Andy** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:37 pm

insulation ?

Bigster · Post by **Bigster** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:53 pm

ooh isnt that pipe insulator stuff then :rolleyes:

Post by **Andy** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 2:24 pm

oh, THAT insulation!

Yes, it's a length of 0.5" armaflex from http://www.bes.ltd.uk/nav_graf/frames_c ... ts/086.asp

Actually seemed to work and gave me a nice hot sparge output.

Tip: slit it lengthways and fit over pipe rather than trying to thread the pipe through it.

BlightyBrewer · Post by **BlightyBrewer** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:31 pm

Cool pics andy. I like the refractometer reading image, and cool idea with the pipe insulation. B)

Post by **Andy** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:31 am

29/08/2006 Update: Well the beer is fermenting away but without the trademark explosive yeast head! Instead we have a "normal" billowy (is that a word) head about an inch thick with a fair bit of trub on top and white foam underneath. Will probably skim the trub off tonight. Gravity last night was about 1038.

30/08/2006 Update: skimmed debris from top of yeast head last night. Head nice and thick this morning, bubbling away. Gravity last night 1023.

30/08/2006 Update: nice thick, dark creamy yeast head now (see below) - Gravity 1012, approaching FG.

31/08/2006 Update: Gravity now 1009 so all over bar the shouting, will rack to KingKeg in next couple of days.

Post by **Andy** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:41 pm

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Bigster · Post by **Bigster** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:45 pm

That looks a right beaut of a head

eskimobob · Post by **eskimobob** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 8:27 am

That's a pretty quick fermentation, nice pictures by the way.

Post by **Andy** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 8:08 pm

Casked for conditioning in King Keg tonight, FG 1009.

Quality control samples* indicate it's a good un B)

* Ã¢â€žÂ¢ JHBF

Bigster · Post by **Bigster** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 8:09 pm

Time for another brew

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