Where's that, Andy? There's nowt here in this corner of LeicsAndy wrote:Loads more snow than that here in East Midlands.
Just been clearing the folks path/drive.
Easter Ale
Just had a trying moment. 
I use a John Guest fitting to connect the cfc, but I coudn't get the temporary pipe out (it connects to a bucket with hot water in for rinsing it out). The blooming thing was stuck fast.
In the end I had to give up, as time was getting on, and improvise with a bit of syphon tube and some jubilee clips.
I use a John Guest fitting to connect the cfc, but I coudn't get the temporary pipe out (it connects to a bucket with hot water in for rinsing it out). The blooming thing was stuck fast.
In the end I had to give up, as time was getting on, and improvise with a bit of syphon tube and some jubilee clips.
Well, all done now - here's the final pics.
The 5g of goldings steeping:
Running through the cfc:
via the improvised tube
I collected nearly 6gal, as I wanted some extra for a yeast propogation batch:
Final gravity was 42, which given the theoretical maximum of 56 was 75% efficiency - 5% more than I got with the same batch of malt last time.
The 5g of goldings steeping:
Running through the cfc:
via the improvised tube
I collected nearly 6gal, as I wanted some extra for a yeast propogation batch:
Final gravity was 42, which given the theoretical maximum of 56 was 75% efficiency - 5% more than I got with the same batch of malt last time.
Forgot to mention; following my water analysis and subsequent advice I didn't treat the water for mashing - however I delayed taking the pH reading for about 20 minutes and it was spot on 5.2 (well, as near as pH paper will show). I suppose in retrospect I should have taken one straight after mashing in (my usual practice) for comparison. At 6.45am I wasn't thinking straight, though.
I chucked a level teaspoon of gypsum in the boil as well, as per advice from my water analyst.
I chucked a level teaspoon of gypsum in the boil as well, as per advice from my water analyst.
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Graham
It looks like the camping shops are going to do better from my new books than the home brew shops - what with camping mats and plastic plates.DaaB wrote:I have 3 layers of camping mat on my bucket to maintain the temperature. I'm not sure what the ideal is but I didn't want to have to dig out the dog blankets every time I brewed so I went for as many layers as I could while till being able to get the fittings onto the bucket
Both are ideas that I've picked up from here. I never knew there were such things as insulated camping mats.
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bitter_dave
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I'm sure hot water-tank-insulation manufacturers did pretty well out of your previous editions, so I guess it's only fair you share the trade around a bitGraham wrote:It looks like the camping shops are going to do better from my new books than the home brew shops - what with camping mats and plastic plates.DaaB wrote:I have 3 layers of camping mat on my bucket to maintain the temperature. I'm not sure what the ideal is but I didn't want to have to dig out the dog blankets every time I brewed so I went for as many layers as I could while till being able to get the fittings onto the bucket
Both are ideas that I've picked up from here. I never knew there were such things as insulated camping mats.
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Graham
Yes, I thought that was a good idea at the time because they are plastic coated and easy to wipe clean. Trouble is that they are hard to find these days, because everybody has insulated their hot-water tanks by now, and new tanks are already insulated.bitter_dave wrote:I'm sure hot water-tank-insulation manufacturers did pretty well out of your previous editions, so I guess it's only fair you share the trade around a bit
I assume that as camping mats are meant to withstand the rigours of outdoor life, they would be waterproof and easy to keep clean. There is both a Blacks and a Millett's locally - I'll have a mosey(?) around them during the week.
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I manged to find some on ebay for only a few quid, and they have served me well. Having said that, camping mats may be easier to get hold of as you say.Graham wrote:Yes, I thought that was a good idea at the time because they are plastic coated and easy to wipe clean. Trouble is that they are hard to find these days, because everybody has insulated their hot-water tanks by now, and new tanks are already insulated.bitter_dave wrote:I'm sure hot water-tank-insulation manufacturers did pretty well out of your previous editions, so I guess it's only fair you share the trade around a bit
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Graham
Blacks have 180cm x 50cm x 9mm mat for £7.99. The equivalent in Millet's, same dimensions, looks identical, is £9.99.bitter_dave wrote:I manged to find some on ebay for only a few quid, and they have served me well. Having said that, camping mats may be easier to get hold of as you say.
The above-mentioned Blacks mat is claimed to be a 3-season mat, but they also do a 4-season mat - same specification, looks the same except for colour, but is twice the price. I do wonder what makes it worth twice the price. All will be revealed during the week I guess.
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Graham
It beggars belief that two camping shops can survive in Wycombe. I expect that all the Rodney's throw tents into the back of their 4X4's to make it look as if they use their 4X4's for something remotely countrified. It used to be mountain bikes with spray-on mud from an aerosol.ECR wrote:Anything (ie brewing) that prevents camping equipment actually being used for camping has to be a good thing