lidl jam maker
Re: lidl jam maker
It's been discussed before:
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Re: lidl jam maker
It's an ideal first boiler if you are new to the gig, though it's not particularly great at holding a good boil.
Perfect for a HLT I understand, less than ideal for a boiler in 3v situations.
For BIAB it's done me okay for my first few, but I plan to upgrade to a better boiler before my next one.
Can be modified to improve the boil easily enough, (with caution - you risk breaking it)
I don't regret buying mine, it's got me into BIAB - but after about 6 brews I am ready to replace. I only brought it to see how I got on with the procedure, was worth £40 to see if I enjoyed it or not.
I can't speak on 3V, but there is a sparge bag available that fits it perfectly making a basic, introductory BIAB set up available for a quite reasonable price.
Naturally, if you are an experienced brewer then it might be less use to you, and my advice is thus... complete garbage.
Perfect for a HLT I understand, less than ideal for a boiler in 3v situations.
For BIAB it's done me okay for my first few, but I plan to upgrade to a better boiler before my next one.
Can be modified to improve the boil easily enough, (with caution - you risk breaking it)
I don't regret buying mine, it's got me into BIAB - but after about 6 brews I am ready to replace. I only brought it to see how I got on with the procedure, was worth £40 to see if I enjoyed it or not.
I can't speak on 3V, but there is a sparge bag available that fits it perfectly making a basic, introductory BIAB set up available for a quite reasonable price.
Naturally, if you are an experienced brewer then it might be less use to you, and my advice is thus... complete garbage.
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Re: lidl jam maker
What does that mean?staplefordbill wrote:It's been discussed before:
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viewtopic.php?f=24&t=34064
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Re: lidl jam maker
Shadowknight - I'm also keen to try out BIAB for the 1st time and interested in your comments. Are you upgrading due to size or because you dont think that using this a boiler is all that great? I'd be happy with the brewlength produced but would you recommend getting a stock pot as opposed to this (I'm struggling to source a decent sized pot for around £40).
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Re: lidl jam maker
The Malt Miller does a 33l stainless steel pot with lid for £45 which I bought for BIAB but after second thoughts I took it back and paid an extra tenner for the 50l one.Telford Brew wrote:Shadowknight - I'm also keen to try out BIAB for the 1st time and interested in your comments. Are you upgrading due to size or because you dont think that using this a boiler is all that great? I'd be happy with the brewlength produced but would you recommend getting a stock pot as opposed to this (I'm struggling to source a decent sized pot for around £40).
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Does an 'okay' job but for me, the boil is not that great. Still - I don't regret buying it, it's got me started.Telford Brew wrote:Shadowknight - I'm also keen to try out BIAB for the 1st time and interested in your comments. Are you upgrading due to size or because you dont think that using this a boiler is all that great? I'd be happy with the brewlength produced but would you recommend getting a stock pot as opposed to this (I'm struggling to source a decent sized pot for around £40).
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If you can source a reasonable boiler designed for the job, I would vote for that. Failing that, the Lidl one will make beer. Even if you upgrade in future, it could still function as part of a brewery - either as a HLT, or some bizarre masher in a hybrid 2 vessel set up with a decent boiler in the future. (Defeating the point of BIAB, but you know what I mean!)
For £40 though, you should get your money's worth, in my opinion. Especially if you don't fancy mucking around with electrics and hob-BIAB isn't an option.
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Well I've taken the plunge and purchased - only £29.99, so well chuffed. Now then next question, which I hadn't consider properly, whats the best way to chill the wort? I cant really afford a wort chiller at the moment, so could I transfer post boil into my plastic fermenter and then chill this in an ice bath?
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You could leave it in the boiler and let it cool enough to transfer to the FV - seal and add yeast when it reaches optimum temp.
Sit the FV in the cold bath or leave overnight, add yeast in the morning, why worry.
Sit the FV in the cold bath or leave overnight, add yeast in the morning, why worry.
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you can no-chill it ..
by sealing it in plastic jerry cans until its cooled, or your ready to use it....
by sealing it in plastic jerry cans until its cooled, or your ready to use it....
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Re: lidl jam maker
telford brew are you from telford if so i am to which lidi did you get the boiler from the telford one
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I am indeed from Telford and got the jam maker from the Lidl in Hadley. I actually got it on the Sunday (day before they were due to go on sale) and the guy had said they had already shifted a few, so not sure if any still in stock?