I've caved in....AG for me. My build thread.

LeeH · Post by **LeeH** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 12:06 pm

Buffalos are here!!

Kyle_T · Post by **Kyle_T** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 12:45 pm

Very nice mate, I am a little jealous. You going the whole hog with pipe work and such or the faithful buckets?

LeeH · Post by **LeeH** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 1:10 pm

I have borrowed a length of 15mm stainless pipe from work so I'm going to use that with some sort of compression fitting. Not sure what yet, depends what I can get cheap/free.

LeeH · Post by **LeeH** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 3:01 pm

Just knock this up at work with help from a colleague.

Hop Rocket MK I

Fil · Post by **Fil** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 5:12 pm

Looks a bit flimsy that

LeeH · Post by **LeeH** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 5:32 pm

Haha, yeah it's a bit over engineered but it was made out of what was kicking around.

LeeH · Post by **LeeH** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 6:40 pm

Looks like my table might be a bit small!!!

Also some other goodies arrived today from Mr Lard at HBB

Still got more bits to get after I've sold some more stuff to fund it.

LeeH · Post by **LeeH** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 6:51 pm

This will just fit! 400mm OD. Out of stock surprise surprise.

http://www.angelhomebrew.co.uk/en/stock ... s-pot.html

Kyle_T · Post by **Kyle_T** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 7:51 pm

That's the same one as Powell Brewing, 400mm x 450mm.

Fil · Post by **Fil** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 8:06 pm

Looks like its all coming together....

See you have opted for cone union fittings to join up I would get yourself a few spare ptfe washers for em;) they fall out too easily from uncoupled fittings and every time u do em up give em 4-5 rounds of ptfe tape too as they can bind if tightened fully without the tape, especially if the washer has fallen out un noticed..

I do like the shiny round hlt stand.. but u may need something with wider legs so u can use the space below it..

LeeH · Post by **LeeH** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 8:26 pm

Hi Fil, the legs are only tacked on as I know I was going to make changes. And yes that's a good point it is useful space I could use.

I'll source some washers as they don't have any at all.

I have put a little food lube on the threads to stop them locking up.

Thanks for you input.

LeeH · Post by **LeeH** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 8:29 pm

Kyle_T wrote:That's the same one as Powell Brewing, 400mm x 450mm.

Yep but out of stock too unfortunately.

Kyle_T · Post by **Kyle_T** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 8:30 pm

Crikey, there must be a boom for them as a middle range tun.

YeastWhisperer · Post by **YeastWhisperer** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 9:44 pm

Fil wrote:doughing in

I am just curious, but where did you pick up the phrase "doughing in?"

YeastWhisperer · Post by **YeastWhisperer** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 10:08 pm

[quote="joe1002"]
Concur! I stopped mashing-in by adding grist to hot liquor twenty years ago. That's a recipe for spreading malt flour all over the place.

I mash-in using a slightly different process. I float the grist onto my false bottom by adding enough hot liquor to cover the false bottom by about 30mm, adding the grist, and then adding the remaining hot liquor. I add the hot liquor such that malt has time to absorb an addition before making another hot liquor addition (this step is critical for floury base malts such as Thomas Fawcett Pearl that want to form dough balls the minute that the grist is touched by water). Once I reach the point where the mash is saturated, I add the remaining hot liquor and stir. However, your method has the benefit of floating the entire grist.

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