http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Brew UK Forum » Forum: Equipment - Recent Topics en Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:39:49 +0000 http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/only-in-usa-what-a-set-up#post-30740 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:05:46 +0000 iceman 30740@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>He has 5 video&#39;s on utube I was looking for a yeast starter and ended up watching them all &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/bb-plugins/default/icon_redface.gif&quot; title=&quot;:oops:&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; <br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=year9StGbD8&amp;feature=relmfu" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=year9StGbD8&amp;feature=relmfu</a> </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/how-i-cut-holes-in-a-ss-pot#post-30716 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:41:04 +0000 Technotrucker 30716@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Recently a number of guys have taken on the job of building their own boilers, so I thought I&#39;d do my bit by a quick &quot;how to cut a hole in SS&quot;</p> <p>After a little trawl around the internet I found these Q-max cutters.</p> <p> <img src="http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af94/Dieseljockey/Qmax20mm-1.jpg"></p> <p>The &quot;washer type bit&quot; in the middle is the section it cuts out, no burrs or sharp edges finished job.<br /> To start with I put a 5mm hole, then took this out to 10mm. This is the size of the bolt with the cutter.</p> <p> <img src="http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af94/Dieseljockey/2ndhole.jpg"></p> <p>This photo shows the finished hole..</p> <p> <img src="http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af94/Dieseljockey/20mmhole.jpg"></p> <p>This is with the tank connector fitted...I made a bottom drain for my setup.</p> <p> <img src="http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af94/Dieseljockey/bottomdrain.jpg"></p> <p>The last two&#39;s photo are a little fuzzy they show the larger Q-max cutter that I used for the elements just about to come through the side of the pot.</p> <p> <img src="http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af94/Dieseljockey/Qmax40mm.jpg"></p> <p>On this one you can just see through the 2nd hole and see the first element fitted.</p> <p> <img src="http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af94/Dieseljockey/kettlehole.jpg"></p> <p>ps..all most forgot the last photo..<img src="http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af94/Dieseljockey/boiler.jpg"> </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/brew-belts-are-they-quicker#post-30689 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:53:16 +0000 haroldhare 30689@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi I&#39;m 6 days into my 12day cycle of white wine. It seems to have stopped fermenting, I&#39;ve had my brew belt on at a steady temp.So i have checked the gravity and it reads just about .995 does it usually take quicker to ferment with the brew belt, and should i leave it until the 12 days are up or is it ready for the next stage, de gassing etc. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/60-ltr-hdpe-drums#post-29276 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:44:54 +0000 grmski 29276@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi All,</p> <p>If you are thinking of making a new hlt or boiler and fancy using the mango chutney barrel type barrel that Hamish described in his brewery build then this site is selling re furbished 60 ltr barrels for £6.50 incl VAT with a £9.24 delivery charge so more or less £15 for the barrel <a href="http://www.dvfuels.co.uk/product.asp?pid=70" rel="nofollow">http://www.dvfuels.co.uk/product.asp?pid=70</a>.</p> <p>They assured me the previous contents were all dry and non toxic and delivery is within 24 hrs.</p> <p>Oh yeah my new boiler will be taking shape this weekend &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/bb-plugins/default/icon_smile.gif&quot; title=&quot;:)&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; No more post boil dilution for my brews anymore all full length biab...so much simpler! </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/2-cornies-on-ebay#post-30346 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:11:11 +0000 Technotrucker 30346@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Anyone interested in 2 cornelius kegs, you have till 1500 on the 5th Feb....<a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cornelius-Kegs-x-2-/180807568866?_trksid=p4340.m1374&amp;_trkparms=algo%3DPI.WATCH%26its%3DC%252BS%26itu%3DUCC%26otn%3D5%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D6113147324382301570">HERE</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php"><img src="http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-excited001.gif"></a> </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/thermometer-1#post-30379 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:40:12 +0000 simonb_13 30379@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Anyone got a recommendation for a thermometer. Mines starting to show some wierd readings. Ice at 7 degrees for example.</p> <p>Ta </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/where-can-i-get-bottles-from#post-7683 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 13:13:29 +0000 Grumpy Git 7683@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>I&#39;m about to brew my first brew, a Wherry. I have a barrel for this, but want to get hold of bottles for my next batch, as I will lay some down for Christmas (if I can resist the urge).</p> <p>So where would the best place be to get hold of bottles and what type should I use?</p> <p>Cheers</p> <p>Grumpy </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/new-strainer#post-24397 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:49:53 +0000 johnh 24397@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>hi just thought i&#39;d show my new strainer that i bought today..it will be a great help when doing the &#39;Extract Kits&#39;<br /> i bought off greg to strain the wort and catch the hops when pouring out of my stockpot to fermenter..as you can see it has extendable handles, and the 440ml cider can is just for size/scale purposes..</p> <p><img src="http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc500/jotterh/100_0175.jpg"><br /> <img src="http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc500/jotterh/100_0174.jpg"><br /> <img src="http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc500/jotterh/100_0173.jpg"><br /> <img src="http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc500/jotterh/100_0172.jpg"> </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/the-tme-has-come-ag-setup#post-21961 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:51:24 +0000 saracen 21961@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi Goliath.<br /> This, by Hamish, is probably the best set-up and how-to on the forum.<br /> I haven&#39;t checked, but I&#39;m sure there are links somewhere for all the bits and pieces somewhere, especially the Mango Chutnety barrels that end up as boilers.<br /> If only I had the room.</p> <p><a href="http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/brewery-build"><strong>Hamish Brewery Build</strong></a> </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/extract-brewing-with-boiler#post-29947 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:13:25 +0000 beerlover1983 29947@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Right i currently have a 14ltr stock pot for my extract recipes.</p> <p>But as i want to build on equipment in the view to one day go allgrain when space and money permit would i get any benefit from having a dedicated boiler for extract brews like a brupaks one. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/diy-temp-controller-featuring-the-stc-1000#post-27074 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:13:03 +0000 Nath 27074@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p><center><strong>(Please note that Nath is not an electrician and if you are unsure on wiring up a temp controller, or car, or house then you should always get a qualified person to do it for ya. Wimps.)</strong></center></p> <p>Yo peeps!</p> <p>Well it didnt take me long to wire the beast up and cut some holes so heres what I did and how much it cost:</p> <p>Screwfix Product Code: 27840:-<br /> <img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/temp%20controller/ae235.jpg"></p> <p>The rest of the stuff:-<br /> <img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/temp%20controller/b4503b7c.jpg"></p> <p>Cut holes for the temp controller, sockets and glands:-<br /> <img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/temp%20controller/ad8570c3.jpg"></p> <p>Glands in:-<br /> <img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/temp%20controller/5334df9e.jpg"></p> <p>Fitting the temp controller and sockets to ensure they fit ok (due to my crap diy skillz I had to fiddle a bit). I used pc nuts and bolts to fix the sockets in place:-<br /> <img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/temp%20controller/ad9adedc.jpg"></p> <p>Wires in glands and sockets wired up:-<br /> <img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/temp%20controller/2783f503.jpg"></p> <p>Sensor wire sorted (the easy bit):-<br /> <img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/temp%20controller/e2d55448.jpg"></p> <p>All wired up - pretty simple with a decent jpg from the net!:-<br /> <img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/temp%20controller/8fe4ff65.jpg"></p> <p>Look better than my bought ATC800!:-<br /> <img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/temp%20controller/0099611c.jpg"></p> <p>Plug wired up and tested to see if the unit works.....:-<br /> <img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/temp%20controller/c419e0b2.jpg"></p> <p>Sorted! - I tested the cold and hot outputs by plugging in a light and setting the temp high and low to see if it clicked on and to my surprise..... IT DID! with NO FIRE!</p> <p>The unit looks really good, I havnt tested it fully yet but will do over the weekend but if it works ok then I would defiantly do this rather than buy a pre-made one, even if it works out the same price! The unit its self isnt as user friendly as the ATC800, but I was used to it with in minutes and it has a temp difference of 0.3c which means less fluctuation for the fermentation. The compressor delay can be anything from 1 -10 minutes and it also has a calibration setting, so if the unit is out you can adjust the temp its reading. Good stuff for such a cheap thing.</p> <p>So:-</p> <p>Box from Screwfix £13.50<br /> Temp controller £15.40<br /> Sockets, plug and blocks from B&amp;Q £4<br /> Glands from B&amp;Q £1.20<br /> Wire I had hanging around</p> <p>So in total <strong>£34.10</strong> which I think is pretty damn good! I will keep you posted on how accurate it is! </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/can-i-use-pub-beer-barrels#post-29731 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:49:15 +0000 iceman 29731@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Just a thought as my mate is a landlord and has a few barrels spare. Can I use pub beer barrels.<br /> Could I customize them to get a tap on like a corney keg?? Has anyone tried it.<br /> Another question about beer we buy at a shop. How come most have no yeast in is there anyway we can bottle our own beer the same way?? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/making-a-mash-tun-advice-needed#post-9373 Sun, 28 Nov 2010 11:56:44 +0000 Gun_Plumber 9373@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hello brewers. I&#39;ve been using kits for a few years now and getting some pretty good results. I been reading a lot of the threads on here and feel inspired to take the plung into AG. So I&#39;m trying to make as much of the equipment myself as possible. I&#39;ve already started my immersion chiller which should be finished next week. So now thinking about a mash tun. So here are my queries. </p> <p>Is a Coleman Campingaz Icetime Coolbox suitable to be modified into a Mash Tun?</p> <p>What equipment would I need to contruct it?</p> <p>Where can I source the seals / gaskets to make the tap or ball valve water tight?</p> <p>and finally what pitfalls should I avoid in the contruction process? </p> <p>Cheers Si </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/buiding-a-brewfridge#post-1662 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:21:43 +0000 Nath 1662@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Here is my brewfridge as promised. Now im no electrician so be warned! It works fine and has given me no problems whatsoever over the last year!</p> <p>It started with instructions! Problem was they were different to eachother so I had to ask for help. Unfortunatly no help was available so I just used one of em and kept me fingers crossed!<br /> <img src="http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/8706/090428110619.jpg"><br /> <img src="http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/1033/090428112100.jpg"></p> <p>Here is a piccy of the fridge to start.<br /> <img src="http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/6753/090428131003.jpg"></p> <p>This is the atc800 and 1ft tube heater.<br /> <img src="http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/9075/090428131021.jpg"></p> <p>Makin&#39; holes for the wires - fridge, heater, probe and mains.<br /> <img src="http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/8132/090428131054.jpg"></p> <p>Here it is wired up. It looks hard but its not. Here is what I done:-</p> <p>Mains live to 1,3,9 (bridged)<br /> All Neutrals to 8<br /> All earths together via a block<br /> Heater live to 2<br /> Cooler or fans live to 4<br /> ATC800 sensor 6 &amp; 7</p> <p><img src="http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/6017/090428141559.jpg"><br /> And another close up<br /> <img src="http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/2803/090428141618.jpg"></p> <p>Fridge open (with bottom barrel moved).<br /> <img src="http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/3313/090428144528.jpg"></p> <p>Fridge open with heater in place. I used the door in the end to see if it heats ok and there are no problems. I may move it to the back if need be, but it is a wee bit tight.<br /> <img src="http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/5999/090428145641.jpg"></p> <p>And here is the tidied finished product!<br /> <img src="http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/5713/090428151113.jpg"><br /> <img src="http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/8660/090428151132.jpg"></p> <p>The unit is a doddle to set up and the heater on the door seems to be fine. The unit is set for 15c with a 1c temp difference. Should be fine for brewing my lager and conditioning ale!</p> <p>It has changed a bit though as I aded a new fridge so I could fermet in one and keep a cool temp in the other:-</p> <p>The large fridge is used for conditioning ale and holding lager bottles when the other is in use. The small fridge is used for brewing and lagering.</p> <p>Both are connected to the atc800, but only the smaller fridge has a heat element. The atc is set to 13c with 1c either way. The small fridge holds temp really well and does not fluctuate much. The large fridge only comes on when the small fridge needs to and this keeps it from 5 to 10c, which is a little low for ale but it does not bother me too much at the moment and I can alwasy take it off the atc and just plug it straight from the mains.</p> <p>The brew thats in the small fridge was a coopers european with a double dose of s23. MMMMMMMMMM EGGY!</p> <p>Piccys-</p> <p><img src="http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/7818/dsc00123qdp.jpg"><br /> <img src="http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/7150/dsc00124q.jpg"><br /> <img src="http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/8928/dsc00125v.jpg"><br /> <img src="http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/1436/dsc00126ttk.jpg"><br /> <img src="http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/7660/dsc00127x.jpg"><br /> <img src="http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/2127/dsc00128u.jpg"><br /> <img src="http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/7431/dsc00129erl.jpg"> </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/heat-exchanger#post-28230 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:20:28 +0000 John_McC 28230@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Just bought a 60 plate heat exchanger off ebay after being a bit disappointed with the time it was taking to cool down the wort using the traditional copper pipe coil. With the old set up 23l of wort would take around 40-45 minutes to cool down sufficient to pitch the yeast. Just done a dummy run with the heat exchanger and am blown away with just how quick it cools! The cold water supply to the exchanger was 12&#39;C and the water in the boiler was just off the boil at 98&#39;C and the temp of the exit water/wort was 22&#39;C so as quick as I can dump the wort into the FV(around 10mins)I can now pitch the yeast! we worth the £33(plus £3 for connectors)I paid &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/bb-plugins/default/icon_biggrin.gif&quot; title=&quot;:D&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/king-keg-v-cornie#post-28500 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:40:17 +0000 iceman 28500@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>I am thinking of getting another barrel in the next few weeks and cant decide weather to get another king keg or a cornie.<br /> I saw a cornie in my local home brew shop think it was already to go had piped and a valve on top it was £55 the king keg is £45. I was in a bit of a rush and there were a few people in the shop so did not have time to ask about it.<br /> Price aside what are the benefits if any for getting a cornie as apposed to a king keg. I will prob only do extract brews as I don&#39;t have the time at the moment to go all out and start doing full grain. I will also just be making ale to go in it like old peculiar </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/microbrewery-4-sale#post-28370 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:07:22 +0000 Technotrucker 28370@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Who&#39;s got a spare £1000 for a microbrewery?? <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MICROBREWERY-/300649997520?pt=Home_Brew&amp;hash=item460022e4d0">Here</a> &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/bb-plugins/default/icon_lol.gif&quot; title=&quot;:lol:&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; :lol:<br /> Hurry up you have till 23-1-12. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/60-plate-chillers#post-28383 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:05:21 +0000 Technotrucker 28383@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>For those looking for 60 plate chillers..this looks like a good price.</p> <p><a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stainless-Steel-Heat-Exchanger-Plate-Heat-Exchanger-60-Plates-130-kW-/270890094285?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Hearing_Cooling_Air&amp;hash=item3f124ececd">HERE</a> </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/recipe-engine#post-28487 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:47:41 +0000 Technotrucker 28487@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Found this site some time back,<br /> <a href="http://beercalculus.hopville.com/recipe">HERE</a><br /> (I know it&#39;s across the pond), you have to log in to use the recipe engine but the amount of malt..hops..&amp; yeasts as to be seen to be believed. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/coopers-pet-bottles-dishwasher#post-28093 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:09:03 +0000 Chile_uk 28093@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi guys, </p> <p>Is it ok to put Coopers PET bottles into the dishwasher for cleaning?</p> <p>Cheers </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/wort-chiller-without-waste-of-water#post-28008 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:24:56 +0000 jezmondo 28008@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>well i can see that the copper coil that everyone uses works fine but do many have a pump to keep water in a circuit and prehaps heat sink the loop into a radiator,heatexchanger or something..</p> <p>The idea of running the tap for 30 mins gets to me..</p> <p>Iam a gas engineer so get hold of all sorts of bits that maybe able to use..poss a expantion tank pump, rad and a heatexchanger flow that round and it will prob cool enough?? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/lagering#post-28106 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:18:56 +0000 Mark81 28106@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Afternoon all.<br /> With construction of my brew fridge/freezer starting at weekend I wanted to know about lagering.<br /> Looking at Greg&#39;s recipe for Tettnang Lager he advises to do this:<br /> • After pitching yeast, leave at 20c for 24 hours.<br /> • Lower the temperature to 12c. Ferment for a further 5 days.<br /> • Transfer to a clean ferment bin and chill to 2/3 c (ideally now under airlock or clip the lid down firmly). Leave for 2 weeks.<br /> • Transfer to bottles (adding 120g of priming sugar). Leave the bottles at room temperature for 5 days then move somewhere cooler to clear. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/labels-how-do-you-do-yours#post-27878 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:49:14 +0000 Barracuda 27878@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hey all,</p> <p>Whilst scrubbing the labels of many a bottle this evening, I started thinking about my own that will adorn the finished homebrews. (I enjoyed looking through the competition ones on the BrewUK Facebook)</p> <p>I wanted to ask, what type of labels do you all use, size, type of paper etc.. do you print your own, or get them made.. has anyone found a type of paper, glue, sticker that soaks off easy than others?</p> <p>Personally, i&#39;m thinking about a smallish label, printed at home, on those A4 sticky pages from Staples, WHSmith or whatever.. but I&#39;d like to be sure I use something that doesn&#39;t require explosives to remove when it&#39;s time to replace them. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/brew-fridgefridge-has-a-freezer-compartmentcan-it-be-removed#post-27575 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:55:28 +0000 jezmondo 27575@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi guys,i have a lovely spare fridge that was left here when we moved house...</p> <p>But the fridge is a small one with a freezer section at the top,my fermenter will fit if this is removed but looks like this is the bit that actually cools the fridge ..so maybe this one cant be used??</p> <p>anyone got any ideas?? or maybe keep it as it is for cold bottles</p> <p>only on my second brew(beer kit for xmas) and already looking at all grain equipment,well i blame a mate who make great stuff..you know who you are! </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/question-about-fridge-for-a-brew-fridge#post-26878 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:54:45 +0000 Mark81 26878@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi all<br /> Can i use any fridge in a shed for a brew fridge? The reason i ask is that a lot of fridges say 16c is the minimum operating temperature. My shed will be much colder than that in the winter. Any thoughts?</p> <p>Thanks in advance </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/free-bottles-80-all-hb-friendly#post-26821 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:13:59 +0000 kilconlea 26821@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Guys</p> <p>Been keeping my empties since starting HB last Jan and have acquired around 250 &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/bb-plugins/default/icon_eek.gif&quot; title=&quot;8O&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; .<br /> Reckon that&#39;s about 80 too many, so free to anyone who&#39;s nearby and can collect.<br /> London NW7, right near where the A1 and A41 split. They&#39;re all dark, 500ml and capper compatible.<br /> If no response by tomorrow a.m. I shall be visiting the bottle bank (by cover of darkness, can&#39;t have the neighbours seeing).</p> <p>Tks </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/homemade-copper-imersion-chiller-help#post-26481 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:20:59 +0000 beerlover1983 26481@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>I think its high time i get a wort chiller .</p> <p>Couple of questions i extract brew at present in a smallish stockpot so if i male my own chiller i can get the tight size but is there a standard of how much of the coil is in the wort etc ?.For when i move to bigger boiler etc.</p> <p>And how do you get the other end of the pip up through he chiller without neding or kinking it.</p> <p>I resisiting the urge to buy one as the cost to make one seems to be so much better than ready made ones.</p> <p>And does size and length of the pipe matter ? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/brewing-engine#post-26410 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:31:18 +0000 saracen 26410@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hope this is useful. I put it together some while back and keep a copy on file.</p> <p>Beer Engine is very straightforward once you&#39;ve got used to it.</p> <p>Firstly, set the figure at the top of the screen marked &#39;Volume [] Litres&#39; to the total volume you want to end up with. On the right you see 2 boxes marked &#39;Original Gravity&#39; and &#39;Bitterness EBU&#39;. Un-tick those 2 boxes. Next set 2 more parameters. In the middle of the screen on the right you&#39;ll find 2 buttons marked &#39;%Weight&#39; and &#39;%Extract&#39;. Select &#39;%Extract&#39;. Next, below that in the bottom right hand corner, there are 2 more buttons marked &#39;%Weight&#39; and &#39;%EBU&#39;. Select &#39;%EBU&#39;. Get used to setting these every time you load the program as they are essential when it comes to formulating your own recipes.</p> <p>The figures on the right are projections worked out by the program, and this is one of the limitations of Beer Engine. In the brewing process you lose water to evaporation, soaking up by the grain and by the hops, and through what is called &#39;Dead Space&#39;, the space at the bottom of your boiler that collects all the rubbish. In some programs, you can set this to a figure specific to your set-up, but Beer Engine just guesses, so the figure shown on the right for ‘Total Liquor’ is always higher than that of the Final Volume. Personally, I prepare about 10 lts more than the Final Volume. No big deal if you have a bit too much.</p> <p>Coming back to the settings. If you put in a recipe from a source a few years old, with the advances in agriculture hop Alpha Acid values will change year to year, and this is one of the drawback&#39;s. The &#39;%EBU&#39; button enables you to put in a recipe with values for hops correct at the time of writing, if available, and, using the &#39;+&#39; and &#39;-&#39; buttons under the &#39;Hop Variety&#39; panel, adjust the alpha acid values to match the ingredients you are using. If you record the %EBU with the original values you will be able to adjust quantities or boil times to bring the figures into line again by getting the %ages right. </p> <p>The best book for recipes around now is Graham Wheeler&#39;s &quot;Brew your own British Real Ale&quot;. Even with that, it&#39;s necessary to put his recipes into an original Beer Engine, by which I mean one that hasn&#39;t had hop alpha acid values permanently changed in the database, record the EBU %ages, change the AA values and juggle the figures to get it right.</p> <p>This is a useful site. <a href="http://byo.com/resources/hops"><strong>HOP RESOURCES </strong></a>. If you use the drop down at the top to find the type of beer you want to make, the chart shows all the hops recommended for that type of beer.</p> <p>This is another very useful site. <strong><a href="http://www.wyeastlab.com/hb_styleguidelines.cfm">STYLE GUIDE</a></strong>. If you click on the style of beer you want to make you’ll be taken to a page that tells you all about that style of beer, together with design parameters and a list of the most suitable yeasts. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/what-equipment-do-i-need#post-25995 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:09:44 +0000 mugins 25995@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>hi what equipment do i need to brew beer from hops and grain sorry this may sound stupid<br /> to ask what i need but i have looked around and see different thing that some use that some dont so just need the basic stuff at the moment </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/show-us-you-kegerator#post-438 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:15:08 +0000 Varnish 438@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>This is my very low rent Kegerator.<br /> <img src="http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q66/varnish5000/100_0798.jpg" /></p> <p>It&#39;s built from a £7 ebay fridge and a £10 ebay beer tap.<br /> <img src="http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q66/varnish5000/100_0800.jpg" /></p> <p>It took less than an hour to put together, and I&#39;ve been meaning to make it look pretty.<br /> But it serves it&#39;s purpose, and it&#39;s really only me that uses it.</p> <p>It&#39;s been slightly modified since those pictures were taken. It now has two kegs inside and is run using a big cylinder of beer gas.<br /> <img src="http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q66/varnish5000/100_0839.jpg" /> </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/stout-in-a-corney#post-25661 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:05:29 +0000 Kilifin 25661@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>I just finished off the last of my tweeked coopers stout(bottled). Great stuff. My father who is an avid bottled stout drinker just loved it and must have guzzled 10 pint bottles on nye. He was asking me a good question though....if I was to put it in a Corney and run pub gas through it would it come out with a creamy head like Guinness or just a fizzy stout? Out of the bottle the head was decent but not creamy. Just a wondering......... Any thoughts? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/wort-chiller#post-24561 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:38:37 +0000 Hamish 24561@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>I&#39;d go for 10 metres, either 8mm or 10mm, about £15 + VAT and delivery.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bes.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.bes.co.uk/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tradingdepot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.tradingdepot.co.uk/</a> </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/large-chemical-carboys#post-25032 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:21:46 +0000 Tucker 25032@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>I&#39;ve been given two large 1970&#39;s chemical carboys, the type people used to use to grow bottle gardens in. has anyone used these to to a large scale beer brew?</p> <p>If so what has been you experience? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/beer-bottling-helpful-equipment#post-24201 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:23:53 +0000 kirstyC 24201@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi all</p> <p>You are in the presents of a VERY confused wife. Please help.</p> <p>My husband loves brewing his own beer and even has a shed dedicated to this love. But, he always complains when it comes to bottling it all up, &quot;its to messy&quot;,&quot;it takes to long&quot; and something to do with sediment that I have yet to understand.</p> <p>Is there a tool or bit of equipment that will help him with this? I have had a look and am now so confused.<br /> Hoping to get him something that might help for christmas.</p> <p>Thanks in adavnce for any help.</p> <p>a Super confused onlooker. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/wychwood-hobgoblin-1#post-23754 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:43:22 +0000 johnwill666 23754@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>HOBGOBLIN IS 4X£5 AT TESCO,S AND SAINSBURYS AT THE MO,STOCKED UP WHILE A RUBY RED AND A BLACKMOOR STOUT CONDITION,QUESTION IS ARE THESE BOTTLES SUITABLE FOR HOME CAPPING ,ANYONE USED THEM PLEASE. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/co2-pressure-issues#post-23665 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:56:54 +0000 Kipes 23665@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>I have recently upgraded my kit from using plastic barrels with small CO2 injectors to using a pair of corny kegs with a large cylinder (6.35kg) of CO2 with a 300bar/4bar regulator. My preferred brew is Irish stout and I started by using an initial pressure of 20 psi for several days dropping to about 5psi for serving. I thought that if I was not drawing any stout off the keg for a few days away that I could shut off the CO2 supply valve but found the pressure in the keg dropped to zero when I came back. I have experimented several times and found the same thing happens. I have tested for leaks using washing up liquid solution on any connections but have not found any.<br /> Can anyone explain why if no stout is being drawn off the CO2 pressure drops. Does the stout have an insatiable appetite for the CO2 and will absorb any amount pushed at it or once it is saturated should the pressure of CO2 above the liquid stay constant? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/outdoor-storage-for-grain-and-bottles#post-22517 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:34:58 +0000 grmski 22517@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi all,</p> <p>I want to empty out some cupboards and closets in my house and move all grains, hops, equipment and bottles (both empty and full) outside. Now my shed is going to allow mice and other creatures in so I can&#39;t store grain there. But what would people think about the practicality of one of these <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/390L-Garden-Cushion-Storage-Chest/dp/B001H3D22W/ref=pd_cp_lp_3" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.co.uk/390L-Garden-Cushion-Storage-Chest/dp/B001H3D22W/ref=pd_cp_lp_3</a> ? They seem to be weather proof so will keep the grain dry. I guess extreme temps in summer and winter might be a problem (too cold and things will freeze and too hot and it will ruin). </p> <p>What are everyones opinions?</p> <p>Thanks </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/benefits-of-a-brew-fridge#post-22505 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:15:08 +0000 sausdog 22505@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hello,<br /> Im very new to brewing in fact i havnt even started yet but i have my first kit on order.After spending the last few nights reading about home brewing and wanting to do it all as well as i can im wondering about setting up a brew fridge.I wanted to ask a few questions first though.Now i understand that you need some form of temperature control so as to heat and cool the fridge,i assume this is so you can ferment and condition the beer in the fridge (hope i have that correct)So my first question is what happens if you want to start another brew and the one you are doing is still conditioning,you would need the fridge warmer than its set at the moment for conditioning (if i have that correct)So what are the ways around this.<br /> Now please dont shoot me down just yet if my understanding of this isnt what it should be and please could anyone help.I really want to get into this and get it right from the start.Many thanks to anyone that replies. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/start-up-equipment-list#post-22515 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:24:52 +0000 nuck-thompson 22515@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Found this link with a list of alln the equipment needed to beginners. I found getting a consise list quite difficult when doing research so this might help</p> <p><a href="http://www.homebrewingblogs.blogspot.com/2011/11/start-up-equipment.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.homebrewingblogs.blogspot.com/2011/11/start-up-equipment.html</a> </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/corny-set-up-what-do-i-need#post-22250 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:31:23 +0000 seamus48 22250@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Been so darned busy over recent times that the garage stock has been steadily consumed without the required commensurate replenishment taking place. So, banged 3 brews into fermenters a fortnight ago and they have been cracking along very nicely thankyou.</p> <p>Anyway... so having spent a <em>very</em> large part of today washing, sanitising, rinsing, filling and capping 120 bottles of brews various (x3) I am absolutely sick to the back teeth of &#39;em. </p> <p>King kegs and other barrels seem like a bit of a false economy and still prone to leaks and hassles various (according to several threads I&#39;ve read on here) so I am thinking about biting the bullet and kidnapping and holding a couple of reindeer to ransom until Santa brings me a couple of cornys. But... Am not sure exactly what bits of kit I will need. I don&#39;t want to buy a load of stuff and get going with a brew only to find out that &quot;Oh you need a &#39;nurf&#39; nozzle, or a &#39;splick&#39; valve or whatever, didn&#39;t you buy one of those at the same time too?...!&quot; and then find that they are only available by mail order from one bloke in Bury St Edmonds with a 6 month waiting list etc etc. etc...</p> <p>Any corny gurus able to tell me <em>exactly</em> what I need? Please? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/king-keg-top-tap-float-system#post-22258 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:18:11 +0000 Big Al 22258@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Has anyone else had problems with the newer style King Keg top tap float systems? I bought two new kegs with the newer one-piece cylindrical floats and had problems with both barrels suddenly failing to dispense any beer and releasing all the gas pressure when the taps were opened. I&#39;ve now binned them and replaced them with the old-style banjo shaped float systems with the transparent plastic inserts which I luckily found on the online shop. I never had a single problem with the old float system in over 6 years continuous use so I&#39;m buying up a few more in case they&#39;re ever discontinued.</p> <p>PS Thanks to Saracen for the excellent &#39;Wherry Tweak&#39; tip. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/bubbler-airlocks#post-22030 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:27:22 +0000 Kilifin 22030@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Just bought some bubbler airlocks for my FV as i was becoming obsessed with checking if the top have come off my standard airlock. OK question....do i just replace it for my standard one, take off the red cap and half fill with water??? is this a silly question?? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/brewery-build#post-5100 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:25:12 +0000 Hamish 5100@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Ok here goes...</p> <p><strong>This isn&#39;t a how to, its just showing what I did.</strong></p> <p>Its a bit of a project so I don&#39;t expect it to be completed any time soon but I&#39;ll post my progress here.</p> <p>Going to build something along these lines.</p> <p><img src="http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/582/brewery.png"></p> <p>Dexion type steel £0.00, got some lying around somewhere.</p> <p>Thermos 28 litre cool box £19.40 delivered, very disapointed with the quality, cheap &amp; quite flimsy. The Argos one may have been better &amp; cheaper too.</p> <p>Mango chutney barrels x2 (50 litre) £30.99 delivered.</p> <p>Progress so far, </p> <p><img src="http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/6830/mangocooler2.jpg"></p> <p>Hmmm, not got very far but I have looked out the steel. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/brew-beltstrays#post-6664 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 21:25:00 +0000 Bitterntwisted 6664@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>What&#39;s the best way of providing a constant heat for both wines and brews during the colder weather? Is it enough to just keep things by a radiator or are brew belts/trays nesecary? If yes, which is the better idea, belt or tray? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/brewbelt-on-and-off#post-21847 Sat, 12 Nov 2011 03:29:04 +0000 nuck-thompson 21847@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>So I&#39;ve been switching my brew belt on and off during the day and night, mainly because I&#39;m paranoid of a fire in the garage.<br /> Will this have an adverse affect on the brew? Wherrys 2 can kit </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/aghh-how-annoying#post-21817 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:18:42 +0000 grmski 21817@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>So got home yesterday and thought &quot;that stout in the bottling bucket must be ready to bottle&quot;. So first time using a Youngs bucket and I assumed my little bottler stick thing would just plug into the tap and away I&#39;d go. After all it works perfectly in my Coopers FV. So I eventually get it in so to speak &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/bb-plugins/default/icon_wink.gif&quot; title=&quot;;)&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; and start to bottle and what happens tons of sweet biscuity stout start to gush over the kitchen floor. Cue questions from the kids...Daddy are you angry yet?<br /> My rant why are there different tap spout sizes and what fits the spout supplied with a Youngs bottling bucket? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/bottles-barrels-pressure-barrels-help#post-21669 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:19:04 +0000 helenharris 21669@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Please bare with me im a complete novice! &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/bb-plugins/default/icon_redface.gif&quot; title=&quot;:oops:&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> <p>Having read the bottle/barrel section on the &quot;what you need to know&quot; pages i think im even more confused.</p> <p>Im brewing my first lager.</p> <p>My initial intention was to bottle into the large 2 litre cola bottles. But my husband has got this obsession with the idea of a barrel in the garage. (I think its a man thing). From reading the info i am under the impression that if you want it to be fizzy, barrels is not the way forward? I mean who wants flat lager right? But now im reading about pressure barrel&#39;s are they the same thing?? Ideally using a pressure barrel seems a lot less hassle than having to wash and sterilise all those bottles. How much fizz am i going to lose? Will it even be that noticeable?</p> <p>Some guidance would be much appreciated!</p> <p>Also, and yes i am going to sound like a right girl, what is the difference between beer and lager?? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/cleaning-syphon-tube#post-21602 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 11:52:16 +0000 beerlover1983 21602@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Well did my funked up wherry yesterday all went well.But on inspection of my blow off tube and other tubing ive got some melddew indside them.</p> <p>Apart from a very long soak in bleach is there any other way to clean them out i stumbled across this <a href="http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=24169" rel="nofollow">http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=24169</a></p> <p>Just my thoaght is will the bleach not actually clean it out as such as its a santiser.</p> <p>And i know this boils down to the the pipes not being 100% dry before storing which for me seems a problem in itself despite hanging upside down and swing it around to expell any water. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/330-ml-pet-bottle-can-you-get-them#post-20997 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:58:29 +0000 cris 20997@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>I was wondering if anyone knows if you can get 330ml PET screw top bottles.</p> <p>I have 500ml ones but am planning on bottling my Woodfords Norfolk Headcracker Barley Wine this weekend and at 7% ABV I would like the option of putting some of it in smaller bottles. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/rims#post-21505 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:25:30 +0000 Hamish 21505@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Following on from <a href="http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/mash-ratio"><u>this thread</u></a> is a <a href="http://www.homebrewtalk.com/wiki/index.php/RIMS#RIMS"><u>Recirculation Infusion Mash System</u></a> a good idea?. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/your-first-boiler#post-21300 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:51:38 +0000 Iestyn 21300@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi all,</p> <p>I&#39;m loving extract brewing (process and reward) but the over spill of molten malt is making a bit of a mess of the kitchen hob (though my wife hasn&#39;t noticed yet) ; - )</p> <p>Did you make your own boiler (from a big plastic barrel etc) or go straight for the circa £250 boiler piece of kit? Your advice and/ or experience is very welcome.</p> <p>Many thanks, </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/brewery-build-cont#post-5723 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:12:47 +0000 Hamish 5723@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>As the <a href="http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/brewery-build">original thread</a> is now 2 pages long I thought it would be more convenient to continue with a new thread.</p> <p><strong>This isn&#39;t a how to, its just showing what I did.</strong></p> <p>I now have a mash tun.</p> <p><img src="http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/5291/64081128.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/4723/61128480.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/5082/88915446.jpg"></p> <p>The inner hole is 25mm, the outer 32mm &amp; used an old washing machine hot water hose to connect the barrel tap to the manifold. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/biab-boiler#post-21029 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:34:10 +0000 HopLover 21029@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi,</p> <p>I&#39;ve done about 9 extract brews and want to move to all grain, but don&#39;t have the space just now. I want to invest in a boiler though: <a href="http://www.brewuk.co.uk/store/ag-equipment/brupak-boiler.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.brewuk.co.uk/store/ag-equipment/brupak-boiler.html</a></p> <p>Do you think I&#39;d be able to do 22l BIAB brews in this boiler? I guess the only other equipment I would need would be a pully to lift the grain out. Or would I also need to get a hop strainer?</p> <p>Cheers! </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/co2-cylinders#post-11573 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 09:48:27 +0000 Rich22 11573@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Where&#39;s can I buy a co2 cylinder from, and how can I source a local company that will refill it for me? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/alternative-to-the-atc-800#post-17650 Sat, 09 Jul 2011 18:27:29 +0000 John_McC 17650@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi all been thinking about a brew fridge but been put off with the price of the ATC-800. So been looking on Ebay on the hope of finding a used or cheap one, but came across this <strong><a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Digital-Temperature-Controller-Thermostat-Aquarium-/280701736695?pt=UK_AudioElectronicsVideo_Video_TelevisionSetTopBoxes&amp;hash=item415b2096f7">(CLICK HERE)</a></strong> it seems to have the same spec as the ATC-800 ie 10A rating and heat/cooling. So what do you think as a cheap alternative ? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/syphon-missing-a-pipe#post-20609 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:22:28 +0000 Liam 20609@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Just about to start siphoning off my 1st brew but in my wheerys kit there was a pipe attached to a tap but no pipe on the other end? Is this right? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/bit-of-plumbing-advice-needed-please#post-20422 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 22:03:18 +0000 stray66uk 20422@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi<br /> I am in the process of trying to DIY an all grain set up. Up to now my mango barrels have arrived, I have 4 budget kettles etc.<br /> Ive just been to b &amp; q to buy 3 taps, 2 for the boilers and 1 for the mash tun. I found the taps easily enough but spent half an hour trying to decide how I would connect them. Basically I cant seem to find anything to clamp at either side of the barrel which has the threads to attach the tap if you know what I mean. Yep the secrets out, I,m thick </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/beer-bottles-for-saleis-this-allowed-on-here#post-20475 Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:32:33 +0000 ihatenissanmicras 20475@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi folks,I am having a clearout and have way too many bottles cluttering up the house so they need to go.<br /> If the mods say its ok then I will add details.<br /> Cheers Andrew </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/cool-box-for-a-mash-tun#post-20460 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:14:00 +0000 stray66uk 20460@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Just been to argos and bought a cool box. They had 24 or 42 litre boxes. I bought the 42litre to be safe but am now thinking its overkill. Would I be better with the smaller one before I attack it with the drill ? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/nisbets-clearance-items#post-20319 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:46:14 +0000 Anonymous 20319@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>When I first started ag brewing a purchased a 40 ltr Buffalo water bolier (£120.00) and its has served me well. I noticed a few of these on the Nisbets clearance ebay page. Put in a cheeky bid on another one one and got it for £66 delivered. So should I keep it as a back up or a hlt? The 2 they had are now sold but defo worth checking every now and again......</p> <p><a href="http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Nisbets-Clearancecatering?_trksid=p4340.l2563" rel="nofollow">http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Nisbets-Clearancecatering?_trksid=p4340.l2563</a> </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/meet-the-twins#post-19397 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:42:50 +0000 Nath 19397@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Went to Wilton car boot sale on Monday and happens to pick up some new brewing parafanelia. They were up for £35 each but got both of em for £30. SCORE!</p> <p> <img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/a301c805.jpg"></p> <p>They both work great and gun plumber came round with some cleaning fluid later on in the day and made sure they worked fine. Gonna get me some brasso and really dismantle these bad it&#39;s to make sure I get the best from em.</p> <p><img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/e3788fc6.jpg"></p> <p>Very messy in the beershed but there are the twins with their 3 sisters behind them<br /> <img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/23acf43a.jpg"></p> <p>Uber happy! </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/aluminium-kegs#post-18497 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:42:25 +0000 Matthew 18497@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>I am building a gas fired set up using old beer kegs, I have finally got hold of a couple from someone who bought them as scrap and was using them for his homebrew, but now I got them home I concerned because they are aluminium ones and not stainless steel, I didnt think it would be an issue but will they be ok over a gas burner? or will it taint the taste of everything.....HELP! </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/corny-kegs-recommended#post-19075 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:38:14 +0000 Jim 19075@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>hi guys</p> <p>I&#39;m considering getting some corny kegs for my brews but am still not sure about them..</p> <p>Who on here uses then and do you recommend them?</p> <p>Also, how do you gas the things and how much does that cost?</p> <p>Finally, what are they like to clean?</p> <p>thanks as always for any advice </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/co2-injector-bulb-holders#post-18908 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:07:28 +0000 jimkerslake 18908@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>I have just tried for the first time to use an 8g CO2 bulb injector into my pressure barrel.<br /> Not very successful...</p> <p>Is it just me, or are those plastic bulb holders pretty hopeless?</p> <p>I could not get enough downward pressure to puncture the lid of the CO2 bulb with the metal pin inside the valve, because the soft plastic thread of the holder just stripped immediately on the metal thread of the valve. After trying twice, the holder was effectively useless. I can&#39;t see how anyone would make this work, unless I&#39;m missing something in the technique..??</p> <p>Can anyone recommend a make of holder that is more rigid? Thanks. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/which-pump#post-18842 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 08:55:02 +0000 Matthew 18842@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Does anyone have any suggestions on a cheap electric pump to use for moving liquids from the mash tun to the copper? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/hydrometer-1#post-18789 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:46:36 +0000 peter 18789@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>I have two of the above and on testing a beer from the keg today, It seemed a bit high to start with but had stoped, I noticed that it looks as if it has gone from 1,012 to 1.016. So I used the 2nd Hydrometer That said 1.024 So then tested both in water at 60f and both read 1.000 as near as sod it. OK I am lost any idears about this? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/crown-caps#post-18692 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:14:19 +0000 madlen_lieb 18692@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>hi, </p> <p>have a slight problem with my crown caps as some types don&#39;t seam to be tight.<br /> when we started about a year ago my brother and i ordered beer kits and crown caps via different web shops, just to try and find a good shop and different kits. as we didn&#39;t have to many grolsh bottles at the beginning, we ordered often cap as well and at the end we had a big bucked with different colors. </p> <p>as we label the the beer, we don&#39;t care, which cap color we use (normally a bit of everything). </p> <p>now to the problem, most caps are not tight. you can hear a vague sizzling noise when you shake the closed bottle and hold it close to the ear (even strait after bottling &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/bb-plugins/default/icon_sad.gif&quot; title=&quot;:(&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; ) </p> <p>we made a test with ninety 0.25l bottles. drained the beer in a second bucked, dissolved the priming sugar, stirred it good under the beer, waited 30 minutes and bottled it with different caps. after 2 months we opened 5 of each cap color and the ones which made the sizzling noise had significant lesser fizz than the really close caps.</p> <p>we used the 30 pound capping tool, greg has in the shop.</p> <p>at the end some bright golden caps where the best, but nobody can remember where we had them from. (the one from greg where silver, but not tight &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/bb-plugins/default/icon_sad.gif&quot; title=&quot;:(&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; )</p> <p>anybody a suggestion why are some better than others? </p> <p>lg madlen </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/corker-leaving-dents-in-corks#post-15480 Wed, 25 May 2011 16:39:53 +0000 beerlover1983 15480@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Right orderd the Corker 2 Handled from here and some corks.But when i cork bottles its leaving a dent that doesnt seem to come out .I did this with a unsoaked cork as they say you dont need to.</p> <p>Do i have a dodgy corker ?</p> <p><img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y90/solidius/P1020213.jpg"> </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/stir-plate#post-376 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:35:04 +0000 Varnish 376@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>I used to use these at work all the time, and thought one would be good for making yeast starters.<br /> I saw (and stole) the idea at a well known American home brew forum.</p> <p>Anyway,</p> <p>It consists of an old ice cream tub, 12V electric computer fan, fan speed controller (fan mate2), variable voltage transformer and strong magnet.<br /> <img src="http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q66/varnish5000/100_0824.jpg" /><br /> The magnet is glued on top of the fan, so you can see it.<br /> I used a magnet from an old computer hard drive.</p> <p>The fan is mounted using small nuts and bolts with M6 nuts used as spacers so the magnet doesn&#39;t touch the tub.<br /> Sorry you can&#39;t see any of this, but it was a pain putting it together and I don&#39;t want to take it apart to take photos.</p> <p><img src="http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q66/varnish5000/100_0828.jpg" /><br /> I&#39;m using a small (that&#39;s a 10 pence piece) magnetic stir bar. It&#39;s just a magnet covered in plastic.<br /> I acquired this one from the lab at work.</p> <p>It works surprisingly well.<br /> <img src="http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q66/varnish5000/100_0825.jpg" /><br /> I use the voltage on the transformer and a fan mate2 (from maplin) to control the stirring speed.</p> <p>I&#39;ll be using this set up to make a yeast starter for my next brew.<br /> I&#39;ll be culturing yeast from a bottle, should be interesting to see how well it works. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/do-i-need-a-wort-chiller#post-17390 Sat, 02 Jul 2011 10:54:46 +0000 saracen 17390@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Found this for you Nath.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bes.co.uk/products/139.asp?ref=google-BP-Copper-Original-Keywords&amp;kw=copper%20pipe&amp;match-type=broad&amp;gclid=CKXM9vmw4qkCFQEd4QodUUJFWQ" rel="nofollow">http://www.bes.co.uk/products/139.asp?ref=google-BP-Copper-Original-Keywords&amp;kw=copper%20pipe&amp;match-type=broad&amp;gclid=CKXM9vmw4qkCFQEd4QodUUJFWQ</a></p> <p>Part No: 8921 10m x 8mm (0.6 mm wall) £11.88</p> <p>They don&#39;t show 10mm but they must supply it. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/new-mesh-strainer#post-17962 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:50:08 +0000 Nath 17962@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>It feels like forever since I brewed so with my daughter off sick today I thought I would &quot;allow&quot; her to watch films while daddy did beer stuff!</p> <p>Not enough time to brew I decided to sort out a new strainer for my boiler. The last strainer wasnt really man enough for the job as it was just a single copper pipe and the surface area didnt do any favours for the 70ltr boiler.</p> <p>So I got some 40 guage ss wire mesh from ebay and found a ss holey bowl thing from tescos and started butchering!</p> <p>Here goes:-</p> <p><img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/fdcb6315.jpg"><br /> Plan is to make a &quot;bag&quot; by bending the sides together and squashing them flat for a semi decent seal.</p> <p><img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/77bad7a4.jpg"><br /> Should just about fit......</p> <p><img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/45754057.jpg"><br /> Hole in the top of the mesh and a drilled hole in the ss holey thing for the bend to fit snugly enough.</p> <p><img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/9d3e4b2a.jpg"><br /> and<br /> <img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/afc991c2.jpg"></p> <p>All done! I used a little bit of pipe under the bend and split the bottom of the pipe open 4 ways so it sits near the bottom but allows wort through at a bit of a faster pace than if it were touching the bottom. The pipe applies enough pressure so that the filter is &quot;wedged&quot; into place and is very stable. All in all about 30mins work, just need to see if it works now! Ive run water through it to work out dead space and that comes in at a hefty 3.8ltrs, but I may be able to make that a little less by raising the back of the boiler whilst cooling - but to be honest I think I will just factor it in. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/pressure-barrel-spares#post-17672 Sun, 10 Jul 2011 11:00:23 +0000 elbasstardo 17672@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hey Guys</p> <p>Ive just dragged my old pressure barrel out of the shed after years of bottling and (surprise surprise) it needs new seals all round! Thing is i have no idea of the make of the valve. The seals i need are pictured below to me it looks a bit like the seal kits available for the KING KEG.<br /> It is a Sparklets barrel but its not the original valve does anyone have any ideas? i also want if poss a seal for the barrel lid and tap.</p> <p>any help much appreciated!</p> <p><img src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/262267_10150256765812722_656782721_7255840_8114857_n.jpg"> </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/magnetic-stirrer#post-17562 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:05:18 +0000 outlaw 17562@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>can you tell me guys were i can buy a proper mag stirrer on the net without making one myself ,at a reseonable price any suggestions ?? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/which-boiler#post-16995 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 20:47:27 +0000 deadeyedave 16995@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hello</p> <p>Have been having issues boiling up a brew on the hob, the tmeperature seems to fluctuate and the boil goes on and off, so am going to take the plunge and buy a boiler to use instead. Would prefer one with elements that are covered, for cleaning ease, but am open to sugestions.<br /> Having looked a the prices of some, It needs to probably be down the cheaper end of the market, maybe up to a couple of hundred quid absolutely tops...and dont tell the missus!!<br /> Anyone got any suggestions as to which one to go for?<br /> Any advice welcome<br /> Thanks </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/faulty-s30-valve#post-17194 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:45:36 +0000 stupot42 17194@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi guys,</p> <p>This is my first post, so hello to all.</p> <p>I recently changed the pin valve and tap on my King Keg top tap. I decided to test the tap before barreling the precious brew, so I prepared everything as normal by lubing up all the necessary bits and pieces. I changed the pin valve to the S30, bought from Brew UK (I changed it because I have a second barrel with one so it makes more sense to just use the one gas canister), and half filled the barrel with water. Once I&#39;d done that I put some gas in (2 second-ish blast). Straight away some of the gas started to escape. I assumed that it was just because I&#39;d put a bit much in and it was coming from the release outlet. I tested the tap and the good news is it&#39;s great (a brewgas sparkler that I had to buy from a competitor). However, I soon realised that the gas was escaping from the inlet and if I put my finger over the top it stopped. Eventually all the gas leaked out through the inlet. I took off the lid and it seems that the rubber on the inside of the valve had slipped down exposing the hole that I assume lets the gas in and therefore it was getting out that way.</p> <p>My question is... is the valve faulty or am I missing something?</p> <p>Thanks in advance. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/cleaning-corny-kegs#post-17170 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:33:14 +0000 James-Dylan 17170@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hey all,</p> <p>I have 2 kegs that have been unused in storage for a while that need a damn good clean. I&#39;ve soon learnt that they are awkward to get at inside.. Anyone got any tips on the best way to get these cleaned so I can sanitize and use them again.. I&#39;d say they are lightly soiled inside at worst.</p> <p>Don&#39;t want to use anything that might damage them inside i.e. heavy duty cleaning fluids etc..</p> <p>J. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/30-ltr-burco-boiler-for-spares#post-16839 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:27:37 +0000 Tony 16839@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi all<br /> I have a burco 30 ltr boiler which leaks. The element is good and the electrics all worked last time I used it and I suppose it could be repaired/used for spares. I&#39;ve removed the tap and used it on my new boiler - but the burco is free to anyone who can collect it from Palmers Green in North London </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/container-to-make-a-hlt-from#post-16836 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:57:27 +0000 Jim 16836@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>hi I&#39;m looking for some advice please..</p> <p>After 3 kits, 2 extract brews and an intro to full mashing course I&#39;ve decided to move to all grain! &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/bb-plugins/default/icon_smile.gif&quot; title=&quot;:-)&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; I&#39;ve bought myself a 29 litre boiler off ebay but I&#39;m also looking to make myself a HLT from a fermenting bucket and a kettle element. My question is, which fermenters on here are suitable to be converted into a hlt? I take it I need a heavier duty one so it&#39;s not affected by the heat?</p> <p>Any advice would be appreciated as always!</p> <p>thanks</p> <p>Jim </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/where-to-get-pressure-cap-replacement-o-rings-etc#post-16806 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:04:54 +0000 Jules 16806@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi</p> <p>According to the instructions on my latest pressure cap for a standard 25 ltr keg the rubber rings etc need replacing every 3 uses. Where can you buy the replacement bits and do people bother?</p> <p>My older kegs are now past the 3 uses stage and one of them is showing signs of leaking so need to sort this out.</p> <p>thank you</p> <p>Jules </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/which-airlock-fits-fermentation-bucket#post-16036 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 19:26:08 +0000 madlen_lieb 16036@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>hi,<br /> does anybody know, which airlock i need to order, that it fits proper in the drilled hole?</p> <p><a href="http://www.brewuk.co.uk/store/containers/fermenters/25-litre-fermentation-grommet-vessel-fitted-with-drum-tap.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.brewuk.co.uk/store/containers/fermenters/25-litre-fermentation-grommet-vessel-fitted-with-drum-tap.html</a></p> <p>btw is there an adapter for the tab to fill kegs?</p> <p>lg madlen </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/bottle-brush-wont-fit-into-beer-bottles#post-16205 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:23:13 +0000 beerlover1983 16205@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Right seems a odd question but i got this <a href="http://www.brewuk.co.uk/store/nylon-bottle-brush.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.brewuk.co.uk/store/nylon-bottle-brush.html</a></p> <p>And when it came to bottle washing the other day i couldnt get this to go into my empty fullers bottles .Goes in fine in empty wine bottles but i thoaght it was stuck at one point and i would have to smash the bottle.</p> <p>Is there a certian brush for beer bottles? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/little-bottler-problems#post-16159 Sun, 12 Jun 2011 16:46:32 +0000 beerlover1983 16159@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Right bottled the summer ale today seems to taste okay after disaster need longer in bottle though to really see.</p> <p>Anyway onto the problem set fv up with little bottler on all santised and on tight but when bottling with the tap open it seems to leak through the top of the tapSo even when i withdraw the bottle i loose some beer that keeps running down the bottler from the tap .Ive marked it out on the picture where it leaks.</p> <p><img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y90/solidius/120620113667.jpg"> </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/which-are-the-best-barrels-to-use#post-16287 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:11:50 +0000 Jim 16287@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hey guys,</p> <p>I have bottled my first 2 batches but am now going to move into using barrels, hopefully less washing up &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/bb-plugins/default/icon_smile.gif&quot; title=&quot;:-)&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> <p>Now there is the basic barrel for around £30 (that I have just ordered) and then the more expensive King Keg barrels for around £45. A couple of people have said that they have struggled getting a seal and keeping pressure with the basic barrels. When I talked to the guys at BrewUK they said that any defects or malfunctions that they get back are all King Keg barrels and they recommended the basic as the best option. I am going to invest in a few barrels, but will see how it get on with the basic first.</p> <p>What are your experiences and views? Have a top weekend!!</p> <p>Cheers,</p> <p>Jim. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/biag#post-16312 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:01:25 +0000 John_McC 16312@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi all after doing a couple of extract brews and enjoying the process as well as the end result, thought I&#39;d take the next step up and give BIAG ago. Got a 27ltr boiler off ebay (cygnet) and started the conversion to a biag vessel.</p> <p><img src="http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz140/John_McC/BIAG/Urn.jpg"></p> <p>First thing was to do away with the tap and fit a lever ball valve this was done by removing the old tap and cutting off the tap at the shoulder then drilling a 15mm hole through the brass and soldering a short length of 15mm copper tube to leave a tail for the ball valve to connect to. At the other end of the ball valve I got a street elbow and soldered a short length of pipe so it would fit the ball valve. Lastly a length of 1/2&quot; clear pipe was fitted to the other end of the elbow.</p> <p><img src="http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz140/John_McC/BIAG/Tap.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz140/John_McC/BIAG/Urn2.jpg"></p> <p>A bog standard wort cooler was made out of some 8mm soft copper.</p> <p><img src="http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz140/John_McC/BIAG/Wort_cooler2.jpg"></p> <p>Done a dummy run with 20ltr of water took 30min to get to 68&#39;C and was able to maintain that by setting the simmer switch to its lowest setting, another 20min and got a good rolling boil. </p> <p><img src="http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz140/John_McC/BIAG/Rolling_Boil.jpg"></p> <p>Then tried out the cooler and it took 45min to get from boiling to 20&#39;C. Now all I have to do is make a bag, got some material but have to hone my sewing skills or I may just use a sheet of it fixed to the side of the urn !<br /> p.s sorry about the photos just used the mobile and lead free solder was used through out. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/ball-valve#post-16166 Sun, 12 Jun 2011 20:45:40 +0000 John_McC 16166@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi all just acquired a cygnet tea urn that I hope to use for BIAB and was wondering how best to fit a ball valve in place of the tap ? I know some have welded pipe then connected a compression type ball valve, but I don&#39;t have access to welding. What I don&#39;t want is the ball valve to stick out to far as the walls of the boiler are quite thin. Did wonder if I can get some thin nuts and a washer and bolt one side of the valve to the boiler and a short piece of pipe on the other end ? </p> <p>Anyway any advice will be gratefully received cheers John </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/aghco2-cap-split#post-15793 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:13:07 +0000 jamesb84 15793@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>So, I&#39;m just getting through my first barrel of Wherry...lovely stuff.</p> <p>When I first put it into the 5gal barrel I put the Co2 cap on and not the vent cap, was that the wrong thing to do? My pints were VERY frothy, like first offs from a keg, took a good 5 mins to let the head settle.</p> <p>I went to pour 2 pints this evening and noticed that the pressure was very low, not frothy at all and made a glugging sound as I poured, which has picked up all sorts of gunk from the bottom of the barrel.</p> <p>I thought that the Co2 had dissipated so stuck the bulb and connector on and turned.</p> <p>I don&#39;t know whether the cap split when I did that, or if it was split already. I&#39;m not sure whether this was manufacturing error or user stupidity! Did I split the cap by injecting the Co2 or was it split before (remember it was very low pressure and no head).</p> <p>Either way, can you tell me what I&#39;ve done wrong (ie. not using the vent cap to start with) and whether I&#39;ve ruined my brew? I&#39;ve stuck the vent cap on now to keep it sealed.</p> <p>Thanks in advance!<br /> James. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/cornelius-keg-2#post-691 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:58:23 +0000 Varnish 691@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>A Cornelius keg, or Corny Keg is a stainless steel keg produced in America.<br /> It hold 19 litres or 5 US gallons.<br /> They can be charged from a high pressure gas cylinder, and can withstand pressures up to 130 PSI.</p> <p>This makes it perfect for homebrew use as it gives the user a great level of variation in the serving style of each particular beer.</p> <p>They stand about 3 foot tall and have 3 hole in the top.<br /> <img src="http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q66/varnish5000/100_0868.jpg" /><br /> <img src="http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q66/varnish5000/100_0877.jpg" /><br /> Two of the holes have lugs screwed to them. They are refered to as posts.<br /> There is an IN:<br /> <img src="http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q66/varnish5000/100_0874.jpg" /><br /> And OUT:<br /> <img src="http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q66/varnish5000/100_0876.jpg" /><br /> The IN post is where you connect the gas to the keg.<br /> The OUT post is where you connect the tap to the keg.</p> <p>The posts consist of 3 parts. The main post body, a spring poppet valve, and a dip tube.<br /> <img src="http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q66/varnish5000/100_0883.jpg" /><br /> The outlet has a long dip tube which reaches to the bottom of the keg.<br /> When the beer is under pressure the beer is forced up the tube to your serving tap. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/beer-engine-spare-parts-where-to-source-them#post-15620 Sun, 29 May 2011 20:09:00 +0000 Gun_Plumber 15620@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Having recently aquired a couple of beer engines off ebay I am now looking to find a swan neck tap to replace the existing ones. All in order to achieve the perfect northern pint. Does anyone know of a decent supplier or have one to sell? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/stock-pot-size-extract#post-15362 Fri, 20 May 2011 20:16:39 +0000 beerlover1983 15362@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Right about to out my order in at last for my first extract kit.But am torn on what size stock pot to get </p> <p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BUCKINGHAM-DEEP-STAINLESS-STEEL-STOCK-POT-XX-Large-/220692361931?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Kitchen_Cookware_GL&amp;hash=item33624a32cb" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BUCKINGHAM-DEEP-STAINLESS-STEEL-STOCK-POT-XX-Large-/220692361931?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Kitchen_Cookware_GL&amp;hash=item33624a32cb</a></p> <p>Or is it me this is a much better offer as it contains the above size pot plus a 5 7 and 10 ltr </p> <p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SET-4-DEEP-BUCKINGHAM-STOCK-POTS-RRP-50-/220474784507?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Kitchen_Cookware_GL&amp;hash=item3355523afb" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SET-4-DEEP-BUCKINGHAM-STOCK-POTS-RRP-50-/220474784507?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Kitchen_Cookware_GL&amp;hash=item3355523afb</a></p> <p>Or </p> <p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/STAINLESS-STEEL-DEEP-STOCK-POT-28-CM-15-2-LITRES-/290563639983?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Kitchen_Cookware_GL&amp;hash=item43a6f14aaf" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/STAINLESS-STEEL-DEEP-STOCK-POT-28-CM-15-2-LITRES-/290563639983?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Kitchen_Cookware_GL&amp;hash=item43a6f14aaf</a></p> <p>Though i know some recipes have that i have seen on here calls for a 2nd pan </p> <p>what people think ? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/co2-in-northern-ireland#post-13134 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:05:07 +0000 Steve_K 13134@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Sorry, I know this has been brought up in other threads but I&#39;m struggling to find a solution.</p> <p>I have just been in touch with BOC and Air Liquide and neither will sell carbon dioxide to me &amp; there is nowhere in NI to get HB cylinders refilled.<br /> Are there any other suggestions for a convenient way to have CO2 to hand and compatible with S-30 valves, short of posting HB cylinders back to mainland UK every time they run out? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/corny-gas#post-15265 Mon, 16 May 2011 18:12:03 +0000 beerlover1983 15265@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Right im trying to sort out a supplier fo gas before i take the plunge on cornys.</p> <p>I realised today that my work have drinks dispensing maschines that have co2 for the fizzy drinks had a look inside.The company that fills them is part of us they said they take the bottle away put a new one in then there emptys are collected by lorry and new one deliverd etc.</p> <p>Im hoping i can secure some sort of deal to either get it free or pay very little.But one think i noticed is it says on the bottle food grade co2.Ive read some threads that sugest thats no such thing that co2 is what it is.And that printed on the bottle means the bottle is glass lined for hygiene reasons something to do with liquied backing up into the bottle.So i read</p> <p>I couldnt make out the size on bottle but would say its about 3ft would this size be ok ?</p> <p>And can you actually get a gas bottle refilled as opposed to swapped over i see these realy nice custom jobs on the net with nice shiny co2 canisters couldnt imagine they getting theirs swapped and being that nice looking?</p> <p>And was stunned to see you can buy kegerators pre built though seems mainly in states.</p> <p><img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y90/solidius/16052011344.jpg"> </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/brew-firdge-heater#post-15275 Mon, 16 May 2011 19:42:57 +0000 HopLover 15275@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Allo again,</p> <p>Can anyone recommend a cheap and cheerful heater for a brew fridge? And also if there are any tips stopping the fridge seesawing between the heater and cooler - I heard you could put the sensor in a cup of water to avoid this happening so much.</p> <p>Cheers </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/garage-now-brewgarage#post-14962 Sun, 08 May 2011 18:24:25 +0000 Nath 14962@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Well after sorting out the beershed I&#39;ve now commandeered a garage for brewing. All the stuff has been moved in and a 10ltr dry run has been sorted. I got hold of a sp20 pump as yanking around various uber-litres of water and wort wasn&#39;t doing me any good! so now it&#39;s a single tier batch sparging setup for the time being. I could have raised the mash tun or hlt so I could fly sparge but I thought I would give batch sparging a go as it&#39;s easier for me to do now I do larger batches still with my small mashtun. </p> <p>I&#39;m well impressed with the pump, very quiet and certainly gets the water to where it needs to go. I modified the hlt so it has an elbow on the inside of the tap, there&#39;s literally no deadspace at all. I should be able to underlet the mashtun which will be nice. I don&#39;t know if it would be advisable to pit the grain in and then underlet or just underlet to stop possible air pockets then add grain. </p> <p>Anyway I&#39;m gonna try to score a day off next week and do a brew day as I&#39;m really itching for it now. </p> <p>Piccys soon peeps! </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/brewshed-now-beershed#post-14928 Sat, 07 May 2011 20:51:05 +0000 Nath 14928@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Well the brewshed is now just a beershed so the wires have been tidied and the co2 cylinder is now placed on the outside of the kegerator allowing me upto 6 &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/bb-plugins/default/icon_eek.gif&quot; title=&quot;8O&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; cornys!</p> <p>I have 4 in at the mo and Ive got an extra tap to fit tomorrow. I have tidied up the wires for the atc as its now in its permanent place of residence!</p> <p>I will update tomorrow about the brewgarage and see how the first dry run goes!</p> <p><img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/64cde49c.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/8a44d18e.jpg"> </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/easy-kegs#post-13574 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:30:33 +0000 Matty 13574@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi</p> <p>Has anyone had any experience with Easy Kegs, as seen here at <a href="http://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/acatalog/Easy_Kegs.html">The Home Brew Shop</a> in Aldershot?</p> <p>Seems to me to be ideal for what I want (cheap, fits in the kitchen fridge, reusable) but only if they work well.</p> <p>You can&#39;t add CO2, but for a 5lt container, I don&#39;t think that&#39;ll be too much of a problem. 5 litres isn&#39;t going to last too long, is it? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/atc-800-questions#post-14637 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:01:06 +0000 beerlover1983 14637@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Right i still need one lol.</p> <p>But had a question one i didnt think about but the mrs did.</p> <p>If you have a fermentation fridge and you have the atc 800 to control the fridge for cool and a tube heater say for heat.How do you set it so that its not constantly switching between the fridge clicking on and the tube heater.</p> <p>As im guessing that will kill both quickly ? and draw lots of electric.</p> <p>Not to mention how do you account for the fridge coming on cooling up to temp but then the heater coming on too soon before the fridge has cooled down.Like a iron remians hot after its been turned on etc etc.</p> <p>Hope that makes sense but i cant get my head around it.Is there a range you set.So that the lowest temp you want is 18 degrees and the highest 25.</p> <p>As i would of thoaght it will be constantly switching to maintain that temp.Say if its really hot or cold outside</p> <p>Please help my brain get round this and my mrs off my case lol. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/how-old-are-your-corny-kegs#post-14246 Sat, 09 Apr 2011 16:38:31 +0000 Hamish 14246@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Got myself a couple of Corny kegs, one of them is stamped 1983. &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/bb-plugins/default/icon_eek.gif&quot; title=&quot;8O&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/beer-pump#post-12878 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:07:04 +0000 Gazz 12878@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi Guys</p> <p>I have just managed to get hold of a lovely hand pull beer pump, I already have a nine gallon cask but I dont exactley want to make a brew to fill it and to try and drink it all within a week or so!</p> <p>Question is......Are there any smaller containers/vessles I could use. I was thinking of one of those polypins but im not sure that would work???? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/2-liter-pet-bottles-any-good#post-14158 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:41:11 +0000 JT035 14158@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>I asked my lovey wife to save the kids school pop bottles big ones are they ok to use after secondary fermentation our can I use them as a secondary system only asking as i dont whant a big bang a wasted beer i dont cry ove spilt milk just wasted beer Cheers guys </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/co2-reg-and-gas-line-wanted#post-14071 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 23:08:22 +0000 Rich22 14071@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>I want to buy some 3/8&quot; gas line for my corny.....anyone know who supplies this? I have looked on this site and it is always out of stock.</p> <p>Also want to get a regulator.....is the one on this site a good one ? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/couple-of-questions#post-13781 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:58:20 +0000 JT035 13781@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hey just a quick few questions i am going to be getting a new pressure barrel and a little bottler plus bottles of course but is it easier to put the bottler on my new barrel our drill hole in my primary FV and use that if so any recomendations for what size drill bit cos if i mess this up my lovey wife will have a good old giggle at me cheers guys &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/bb-plugins/default/icon_smile.gif&quot; title=&quot;:)&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/co2-regulators-for-cornie-kegs#post-13540 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:13:45 +0000 sam87 13540@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p><a href="http://www.wecs-ltd.co.uk/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&amp;page=shop.product_details&amp;flypage=shop.flypage&amp;product_id=7076&amp;category_id=61&amp;vmcchk=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.wecs-ltd.co.uk/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&amp;page=shop.product_details&amp;flypage=shop.flypage&amp;product_id=7076&amp;category_id=61&amp;vmcchk=1</a></p> <p>Do you think this would work fine </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/brew-crates#post-13257 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:27:19 +0000 Milk Crates 13257@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>I sell crates to store your beer/wine bottles. Please pm me if you are interested.</p> <p>Thanks </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/holder-for-demijon-when-racking-off#post-12680 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:05:36 +0000 beerlover1983 12680@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Right looking through the c j.j berry winemaking booking when it gets to the subject of racking wine he has in the picture a handy wire thing.</p> <p>This allows the demijohn to sit at a angle allowing you to get all the last of the wine while freeing up your hands for the syphon.</p> <p>I know you could probably make one but can you buy them? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/acquiring-a-steel-keg#post-12585 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 01:22:24 +0000 Lewis 12585@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi All.</p> <p>Does anyone know where to get a few stainless steel / aluminium kegs from? Or if you are able to buy them off a brewery?</p> <p>Cheers Guys. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/co2-injector-bulbs#post-12392 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:40:59 +0000 Starkie 12392@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi All,</p> <p>I&#39;ve just squirted some c02 into my new king keg barrel. After 30 seconds the co2 started hissing out the top of the barrel.</p> <p>Is this meant to happen? It was coming out around the co2 nozzle thing. I know its mean to release excess C02 but it seemed to be coming out of the side of the nozzle, under the white band, which increased the hissing as I squeezed it</p> <p>Hope that makes sense, Am I being paranoid? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/first-go-with-my-home-made-mash-tun#post-11647 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 20:14:42 +0000 clongo 11647@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>So I had a go over Christmas and made an insulated mash tun out of a cool box using copper pipe - very similar to the ones that are pictured in some of the threads with lots of slits cut about halfway through the pipe for drainage. And mighty impressive it looked too - all new and shiny and coppery. Bootiful<br /> Now I&#39;ve used it for the first time - the insulative properties - excellent. Unfortunately I was only able to drain about 1/4 of a pint of wort when the mashing was complete - then it turned from a dribble to a drip. Plan B was to tip it all into a brewing bin with a tap and mash bag.<br /> Have I missed something obvious (almost certainly)- I was expecting a steady, if slow drain of the wort off the grains and sparge as required. The mash was 4.5kg with 1kg to 2.5l.<br /> Any ideas? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/electrim-mash-boiler-thermostats-whats-the-secret#post-9777 Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:00:00 +0000 clongo 9777@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>My faithful (well fairly faithful) old mash/boiler gave up the ghost a couple of weeks back. I bought an electrim mash/boiler from my local supplier. Fantastic - but the thermostat did not want to turn off- even on the lowest setting it kept on heating. My supplier changed it, no quibble.<br /> Electrim mk 2 - got a brew going today. the thermostat did turn off when 66 was achieved. Then afetr a brief stir it came on again and would not let me achieve temps of below 70 unless the whole thing was turned right off. </p> <p>Come on guys - what&#39;s the secret to using an electrim. I can&#39;t have had two duff ones can I?</p> <p>Insult to injury - when boiling wort and hops some hops somehow got lodged under the element - nicely blackened, it has scrubbed clean - bet it won&#39;t improve the taste though. I&#39;ve burned grain a few times but this is a first for hops. All part of lifes rich tapestry. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/blimey-how-good-would-this-be#post-12031 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 21:01:21 +0000 Neil 12031@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Evening All.... </p> <p>I was looking through some of my old Beer magazines (the ones CAMRA members get on a 1/4 basis) and noticed and advert and decided to have a look at their website.</p> <p><a href="http://www.vigoltd.com/brewmaster-brewing-machine.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.vigoltd.com/brewmaster-brewing-machine.php</a></p> <p>Now that is some serious equipment i can but dream.</p> <p>Neil </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/bottles-are-these-any-good#post-11851 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:23:54 +0000 kilconlea 11851@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Are the 500ml bottles that Worthington White Shield come in suitable to go with the crown caps sold on this site?<br /> And what about the Guinness Original bottles with screwtaps? Are they re-usable?</p> <p>Thought I&#39;d check before I start amassing a collection of either. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/mash-tun-dead-space#post-11589 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 16:38:13 +0000 simonb_13 11589@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Well, I&#39;m ditching BIAB because I just can&#39;t keep more than 15L out of the boiler. I&#39;m thinking that the debris from the malt is soaking up the wort and I&#39;m getting a lot less of the boiler.</p> <p>So I&#39;ve got a mash tun and was looking at dead space. I poured 4L of water into the tun with the tap open and caught the water that came out. I thought that 4L - what comes out of the tap will be the dead space.</p> <p>First attempt and only 1L came out so I thought, right, that&#39;s 3L of dead space. Which seems a lot. So next I put more water in with the tap closed and then opened the tap. Well this time it just kept coming out and I was only left with 0.5L. It&#39;s funny &#39;cos the tap is a lot higher than the level of the water left when left with 0.5L.</p> <p>Any idea why? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/vigo-wine-press-for-sale-bristol-area#post-11300 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 14:51:29 +0000 fudge 11300@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi everyone i am selling my excellent condition 6 ltr Vigo fruit press. I purchaced this 5 years ago and only ever used it once. selling duo to trying to purchace equipment to have a go at all grain brewing a great display item even if not used. This item is on sale from Vigo for £145 PLUS P/P im selling for £90 pick up only in the Bristol area. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/portable-brewing-software#post-11224 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:49:23 +0000 Bazza 11224@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hey there,</p> <p>If, like me, you made a vow some time back (and are now stuck with it), to never own a piece of technology beginning with &#39;i&#39; (add &#39;phone&#39; and &#39;pod&#39; for starters), then you might find the following useful:-</p> <p><a href="http://www.brewzor.com">Brewzor; brewing software for Android phones.</a></p> <p>It&#39;s reasonably basic and still in Beta but it has real potential. I&#39;ve managed to import all my Beersmith recipes, ingredients, beer styles, equipment, etc into it (as long as you export from Beersmith in beerxml format first). It includes loads of calculators like strike temp, abv, mash volumes, etc. For some reason things such as IBU and EBC contradict the Beersmith equivalent for the same recipe, but that could just be a configuration issue.</p> <p>I&#39;m not sure how useful it would be on an actual brewday but as it stands you can now plan brews on the train, in the doctor&#39;s waiting room, the toilet in work, church, AA meetings, etc.</p> <p>-Barry </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/co2-pressure-problem#post-10552 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:01:00 +0000 ALExBaker 10552@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hello all, this is my first post so be gentle!</p> <p>I have recently setup a Kegerator in my conservatory and have a question on the PSI levels. I have forced carbed the beer to about 20psi, however the dual guage regulator shows the pressure dropped to 0 PSI. I imagine this is due to the CO2 being absorbed into the beer which is fine however after I up the PSI to 3 so I hold enough pressure to draw the beer through the tap this too goes back to 0 PSI each time. My beer seems to get more carbonated each time, is it because the kegerator is in the conservatory and the cold temperatures mean the beer absorbes CO2 more easily? Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to achieve a good pressure to draw beer wihtout affecting the carbonation levels? Surely I&#39;m doing something wrong or I dont know how to use the regulator properly.</p> <p>FYI I turn the CO2 full on and turn the regulator dial anti clockwise fully to hold the pressure at the desired level rather than switch off CO2 and have regulator dial fully closed. Again is this right?</p> <p>Any help would be fantastic.</p> <p>Drinking: Frankensteins Monster 3.8% </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/link-to-diy-electric-boiler-needed-please-preferably-with-picturesinstructions#post-9382 Sun, 28 Nov 2010 17:54:36 +0000 Gun_Plumber 9382@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hello again, </p> <p>Please can someone provide me with the link to a home made electric boiler. I believe I saw one by Nath but I can&#39;t seem to find it again. Also could an ATC 800 be incorporated to control temperature and of strike/boil? Cheers, Si. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/beginner-airlock-question#post-10332 Mon, 27 Dec 2010 19:52:41 +0000 judasegg 10332@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hey, I just bought a set of beginner brewing equipment, which came with an airlock that is not the &quot;S&quot; style (it is the other kind, cylinder with cap). It is made of 2 pieces, the piece you fill half-way with water, and the cap, with a plastic cylinder that goes down into the water in the other part of the airlock. My question is, the &quot;cap&quot; piece doesn&#39;t have any venting holes, so how is the CO2 meant to escape when the airlock lid is on? I saw a video on youtube of a guy with the cylinder airlock, but his had venting holes... </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/mash-tun-pipes#post-10008 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:34:00 +0000 Lol 10008@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>I am going to make a mash tun in the new year ( after my exotic holiday).<br /> Anyway going to make it out of copper pipe, saw some stuff on you tube amd some comments about lead posioning.<br /> I was going to braze any joints with silver solder, I think you can get a lead free solder, but one of the logs said the copper pipe had some lead in?</p> <p>Should I just use compression joints? </p> <p>Help? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/corny-kegs-pressure-levels#post-9769 Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:46:52 +0000 James-Dylan 9769@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>So.. I&#39;ve sat my kegs at around 10-11psi for a week (or more) and I&#39;m really happy with the carbonation levels. Do I reduce the pressure to serve or leave at the current level. Reason I ask is I keep pouring a 2 inch head on my beer and could be either bad pour or high pressure.</p> <p>Beer tastes great either way..</p> <p>J. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/large-cider-press-andover-area#post-6029 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:40:10 +0000 Lol 6029@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>I have just brought a large cider /wine press 100 litre and it is in the process of being refurbished.</p> <p>I am also making an apple scrattler to pulp the apples.</p> <p>If your interested in making cider or want to hire me and equipment (I am only thinking about this at the moment) drop me a line. ( this is not a money making venture, but it would be nice to recover some of the costs &amp; generally help other people).</p> <p>It maybe possible for you to come to me with your apples!</p> <p>If you&#39;re new to cider making don&#39;t make the mistake of buying a small press, cider making is fun but labour intensive! </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/yet-another-king-keg-query#post-9482 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 12:20:13 +0000 Bazza 9482@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi there.</p> <p>I&#39;ve just taken receipt of my second King Keg (thanks Greg - or shoud I say thanks Santa). So (though I haven&#39;t informed the missus yet) I&#39;m hoping to fit in a sneaky brew over the weekend.</p> <p>Anyway, my first KK is sitting out in the garage with a load of Tim Taylor Landlord in it. Lovely pint. 25L of the stuff, and primed with 100g sugar. She poured well for the first 8 pints then the damn glug happened again, so CO2 was hastily applied.</p> <p>I never poured more than 2 pints on any night, as I know that it takes time for CO2 levels to build up again. Last weekend I poured 2 on Friday, 2 on Saturday but on Sunday the first pint I tried required a CO2 injection.<br /> Like I say, I&#39;ve only poured 8 pints from 25L, and it was my understanding that you should get a lot further down the barrel before needing to add CO2. </p> <p>SO my question is this: Can I blame the excessively cold weather for causing the beer to absorb all the CO2 in the barrel? I reckon it falls to below zero in my garage these nights, so is this a bad place to be keeping the keg? If so, what is the ideal temp to keep these kegs at to ensure maximum use of natural carbonation? I&#39;ve read somewhere that ales should be served at room temperature? Surely that would cause infections?</p> <p>Any help or experiences would be appreciated. I have to say, I only have very limmited experience with barrels so far, but I&#39;ve found that the beer tastes SO much better than it did in bottles. I reckon a lot of it&#39;s to do with the much lower carbonation levels.</p> <p>I&#39;m off out to play in the snow. Working from home today, so my manager can&#39;t see me &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/bb-plugins/default/icon_wink.gif&quot; title=&quot;:wink:&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> <p>-Barry </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/brew-fridge-build#post-9479 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:37:17 +0000 James-Dylan 9479@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>This weather is messing with my yeast damn it..</p> <p>Having seen the number of amazing brew fridges on here I&#39;m planning on making one myself. Big enough to ferment in and also to store my new cornys plus gas.</p> <p>My question is..</p> <p>I already have a big, unused chest freezer and wondered could I use this in conjunction with an ATC-800 and a tubular heater to achieve a good result or do I need a fridge instead?</p> <p>Happy snow days..</p> <p>J. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/corny-kegs-setup-help#post-9354 Sat, 27 Nov 2010 21:38:19 +0000 James-Dylan 9354@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hello,</p> <p>So I thought this would be pretty simple. Got myself a Co2 bottle.. No problem. Fitted the regulator and the hoses etc.. No worries. Attached all the fittings and ensured everything is nice and tight then I noticed..</p> <p><img src="http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb123/James-Dylan/IMG_1951.jpg"></p> <p>How can I get it so the tap is pointing down as I like to drink my beer from a glass rather than shot up my nostril &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/bb-plugins/default/icon_smile.gif&quot; title=&quot;:-)&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> <p>Am I missing something really obvious?? (I have had a few beers)</p> <p>Does the tap need to be screwed nice and tight as that seems the obvious fix??</p> <p>I haven&#39;t even attempted to put beer in them yet so I may need some help in the near future too.</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>James. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/king-keg-problem#post-9062 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 20:19:15 +0000 Sir Harold Flashman 9062@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>I have a new King Keg Top Tap.</p> <p>Have just tried to pour from it and only a pathetic dribble came out. The float thing seems to be submerged (only a tiny bit is above the beer level) and the tube is connected to the tap. I sooked straight from the tap and the beer came out fine, but still won&#39;t pour on its own.</p> <p>What&#39;s gone wrong?</p> <p>(and have i harmed the beer by opening the barrel) </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/an-end-to-bottling#post-8758 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:13:12 +0000 James-Dylan 8758@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>So whilst i&#39;m in the midst of spending cash on new kit, I am seriously considering pressure barrels for my future brews. My main issue with this is many moons ago on one of my earlier brews I made this choice at the cost of a room that now smells like Wheat Beer. The barrel in question was a nice budget one from wilkos so would I be correct in thinking that a King Keg would be a wiser investment and hopefully mean that when I return from one of my many work trips I can enjoy a nice barrel of beer instead of a stale smelling carpet?</p> <p>I can&#39;t face sanitizing 40 bottles anymore and i&#39;m not around enough to keep venting excess pressure from these budget barrels.</p> <p>Either that or it&#39;s kegging time but I really don&#39;t have the cash for that option just yet.</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>J. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/hozelock-gadget#post-8625 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:44:28 +0000 simonb_13 8625@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>If you brew in your kitchen and you have a modern mixer tap you can replace the aerator with one of these:</p> <p><u><a href="http://spares.hozelock.com/product/indoor-tap-connector/">Indoor Tap Connector</a></u></p> <p>Then you can connect your cooling coil direct to the kitchen tap instead of using an external tap! Handy with the chilly night approaching. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/auto-syphon-bottle-filling-stick-together#post-8655 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:38:31 +0000 beerlover1983 8655@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Can i use the Young&#39;s Auto Syphon 4.5 Litre and the Bottle Filling Stick together can i just put the stick on the end of tubing that comes on the auto syphon or will i need to join them with a certain size pipe.</p> <p>More to the point do they work together? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/sparge-arm#post-8622 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 11:37:55 +0000 Gazz 8622@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Does anyone know where I can source an automatic sparge arm for a 50litre vessel. Do these even exist or was a brew dreaming again!!!!! </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/youngs-wide-neck-wine-fermenter-25l-how-to-cut-tap-hole#post-7689 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:42:21 +0000 Chas 7689@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>I was short sighted and bought the above without a tap. Having now used it, I can see that a tap would be handy. What is the recommended method of cutting a tap hole, please ? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/anoying-drips#post-8452 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:56:53 +0000 Biggles 8452@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi All</p> <p>New back into this after a long break but with all new equipment. I need some expert advice.</p> <p>I am drinking my first barrel and have 3 more conditioning - all in regular (budget?) barrels and CO2 caps.</p> <p>The first barrel didnt swell much but the last 3 have all lifted up off their little feet after 2 or 3 days in the warm for secondary fermentation. I got over being scared and they are sitting in my cold garage now.</p> <p>My problem is this morning as I picked up the 4th barrel to carry into the cold I noticed a small leak from were the tap screws in. Nothing major but a couple of teaspoonfuls in total. It wasnt there yesterday. Unfortunately I dont have a spare barrel. What should I do? Will it settle down now its in the cold and just leak a little do you think or should I release pressure? </p> <p>The first 2 barrels I needed a spanner and a very strong arm to tighten the taps but the last 2 barrels (from a different shop) the taps were easier to tighten by hand and the last one couldnt be tightened further as it overtightens and slips back a notch to be looser. So I dont think tightening the tap is an option.</p> <p>I will empty my first barrel this weekend, should I move the brew then to that barrel do you think?</p> <p>But with a 5th brew ready to barrel at same time how do I solve the tap problem once its empty? Its new kit and the threads all looked fine even after it slipped on me. Do I use sealant or plumbers paste? I am reluctant to drive miles to buy a new tap when this is a new one.</p> <p>Am I putting too much sugar in my secondary fermentation? It says half a teaspoon per pint so I do 20 spoons for 40 pints but maybe I should use level spoonfuls instead of partly heaped?</p> <p>Cheers </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/hop-strainer#post-8451 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:29:53 +0000 simonb_13 8451@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Does anyone know the diameter of the tap end of the Hop Strainer sold on this site? It&#39;s from Brupaks.</p> <p>Cheers </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/youngs-auto-syphon#post-6927 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:37:55 +0000 adhed 6927@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi</p> <p>I&#39;m pretty new to brewing and this forum, and was intending to pick up an auto syphon to reduce the chances of infection when transferring the wort between containers. Can anyone explain to me what the 4.5 litre and 23 litre sizes mean when referring to auto syphons? Surely either can transfer as much as you like and they are just a way of starting the process as opposed to sucking with your mouth?</p> <p>Thanks </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/i-need-a-bigger-shed#post-8388 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:57:19 +0000 Hamish 8388@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BREWERY-EQUIPMENT-FERMENTER-HLT-BRIGHT-BEER-TANKS-PUMP_W0QQitemZ250710729816QQcategoryZ67141QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DSIC%26its%3DI%252BC%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%26otn%3D15%26pmod%3D260682614717%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D4573631209000806213"><u>Clicky</u></a> </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/homemade-ag-brewkit#post-8313 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 19:36:38 +0000 James-Dylan 8313@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hello all,</p> <p>OK, so after only 2 extract brews and despite being adamant with myself and the girlfriend I won&#39;t be doing AG brewing, I find myself spending an entire weekend building a brew kettle and a mash tun :-).</p> <p>The brew kettle is a 35l FV with 2 cheap kettle elements. Just tried her and she boils well and after a good hour boil seemed to be happy and not falling apart. My question is though.. Will I add any off flavours or nasty chemicals from a foodgrade FV used in this way?</p> <p>The mash tun is pretty much a homemade version of the one on sale here so I&#39;m sure that one will be fine.</p> <p>Another question is basically a recommended first AG brew. I&#39;d love to put together a Winter Ale of some kind or am I better sticking to something basic?</p> <p>Cheers all,</p> <p>J. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/mini-keg-conditioning-beer#post-8073 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:38:35 +0000 simonb_13 8073@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>At the moment I use bottles and have to leave in the warm to carbonate (about a week) then somewhere cool for several weeks (normally at least 4 weeks).</p> <p>Is there any difference with the mini kegs? Does conditioning take less time for some reason? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/fermentation-cabinet#post-7903 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:27:37 +0000 simonb_13 7903@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Got a little izzy whizzy let&#39;s get busy on the weekend.</p> <p>Built a small cabinet to use for fermentation. Made the carcass from bits left over from a kitchen build and a biscuit jointer. Workmanship would have Norm Abraham sobbing over his table saw.</p> <p>Lined the inside with polystyrene left over from insulating the extension&#39;s floor. Lined that with space insulation left over from lagging my Lidl Boiler. </p> <p>Added a light fitting left over from a long past renovation. Got some legs and hinges from Q&amp;B. Fitted a door left over from our first kitchen build.</p> <p>Then had to spend money (sob) on a controller to monitor the temp and switch the bulb on and off.</p> <p>It&#39;s now in the garage keeping my bottles nicely conditioning at 20C - 21C. Will be using it with my next brew to store the FV. No more lugging 23 litres of beer up and down 3 flights of stairs.</p> <p>Result!</p> <p>This will do until I can find a cheap (i.e. free) fridge. Then I can condition or lager with another controller for chilling. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/mini-keg-lager-priming-help#post-7980 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:14:04 +0000 Brewster365 7980@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi all</p> <p>I have used mini kegs a couple of times now, my first try i put 5 grams per litre and it was fizzy but not like lager fizzy, second attempt i put 8 grams per litre beer was flat but being dispersed like ice cream, i was unable to keep this at a low temperature (2 - 3) so left it at approx 15o which may have caused this, has anyone any experience of how much priming sugar to use in order to get the real lager effect fizz please keep in mind i am now able to store the kegs at 2o -3o to help aid this. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/pressure-barrel-cap#post-6823 Sun, 19 Sep 2010 12:49:15 +0000 Starkie 6823@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi all! </p> <p>Having a touch of trouble with a cap for my barrel. Having not long completed my second ever brew, this time in a barrel, when I went to stick in some CO2, it all came hissing back out in minutes and all the pressure to get some beer out was lossed! SHOCK HORROR</p> <p>Closer inspection reveals the white o ring inside the cap is all out of shape and warped and wrong looking.</p> <p>Just wondering what could have caused this to happen as the cap was brand spanking new? I am thinking perhaps I haven&#39;t had enough vaseline round it when it first went on? The thing is when I checked the brew two weeks ago it was at full pressure (i.e came thundering out the tap) but since then lossed the pressure, hence the C02 injection </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/anyone-have-a-pump#post-7901 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:29:57 +0000 stee41 7901@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi all,</p> <p>Just onto my 2nd AG brew and the way I have it set up I have height restrictions so what a job I had lifting my full keggle high enough after the boil to run into the FV, does anyone have a pump going that will be suitable to pump the hot wort , or it wont be long before my back goes!! </p> <p>thanks brewers </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/bits-for-sale-collection-from-sussex#post-7715 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:49:55 +0000 Bitterntwisted 7715@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Changed my mind, keeping it instead.... </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/beer-barrel-injection-system#post-7732 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:19:32 +0000 Biggles 7732@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>After a 15 year gap I have 2 brews on the go using the 2 micro brewery kits I bought here. All is going very well indeed. The kits come with barrel caps designed to accept gas from little pods. As a chap who is scared of balloons I dont fancy using those little gas pods. I fondly recall years ago using a soda stream gas canister through similar barrel cap injector valves and there seems to be an equivalent system available today. My question is can the injector caps supplied be used with (or adapted to use with) a modern refillable gas cylender or must I buy new valves? The valves that come with the micro brewery kits have prongs for piercing the little gas pods but the reusable gas cannisters dont require piercing. Any advice much appreciated. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/king-keg-and-sodastream#post-5216 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 10:23:50 +0000 Bazza 5216@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi All,</p> <p>I&#39;m hoping to move from bottling to casking, but after many many phone calls around the Greater Belfast area, I can find no company who will provide a service whereby I bring them an empty domestic S30 CO2 cannister and leave with a full one. Postage costs for sending them to mainland UK are too high to make it worthwhile, so it looks like my only option is to try Sodastream cannisters.<br /> There&#39;s an Asda Living not far from me which will sells 60L CO2 cannisters for under £20 and refills for under £10, so I was wondering if anyone out there has any experience with using 60L Sodastream cannisters with, say, a King Keg with an S30 inlet valve. If so, do I need any sort of special adaptor?</p> <p>Cheers,</p> <p>-Barry </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/worried-about-wheat-and-hop-prices#post-7463 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:18:44 +0000 simonb_13 7463@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Check this out:</p> <p><a href="http://www.brewboard.com/index.php?showtopic=90451">Nano Brewery</a> </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/half-full-barrel#post-7351 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:07:25 +0000 slowdrinker 7351@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi All,<br /> Complete newbie here - looking to choose the right gear to get started. I am a slow drinker (couple of pints a night - a few nights a week). If I make up a 40 pint kit, but bottle half, is it going to be a problem to put the other half in a 5 gallon barrel ? Will it affect how long it keeps, how it matures etc. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/another-keg-leak#post-7213 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 22:07:17 +0000 Bitterntwisted 7213@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>I kegged my first ever beer brew in a Youngs Pressure Keg and to begin with all was fine. As the beer was drunk I introduced CO2 and carried on, but this caused a leak to the tap joint. After much faffing about, the beer got drunk and I trawled for advice on forums, all of which repeated here.</p> <p>Before my current brew (Homewrecker Ale) got kegged, I reseated the tap and sealed with PTFE tape. I filled with water to 2/3rds and then pressurised with CO2 and left for a week, shaking it occassionally and no leaks occurred. Great I thought.</p> <p>After cleaning and sterilising, I kegged my brew on the 22nd September and there it has sat happily waiting for Christmas. Until tonight. After five days, the keg has pressurised and I can see a slight head on the beer, which is good I assume and indicates good 2nd fermentation, apart from the fact the bloody tap is leaking again despite being seated correctly and sealed with PTFE tape and been tested under CO2.</p> <p>So, first off is why? And second is what the hell do I do now?</p> <p>I have released a small amount of pressure as an emergency solution, but something permament would be better as I didn&#39;t want to drink this beer until the holidays.</p> <p>I am very dissapointed and having just got a second keg and beggining to regret that choices and thinking I should have gone with my gut feeling of just bottling beer as I go.... &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/bb-plugins/default/icon_cry.gif&quot; title=&quot;:cry:&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/bb-plugins/default/icon_confused.gif&quot; title=&quot;:?&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/bb-plugins/default/icon_mad.gif&quot; title=&quot;:x&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/leaking-pressure-barrel#post-2924 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:33:02 +0000 bongo beer 2924@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>I have just bought a new pressure barrel and after putting my brew in it I noticed the next morning that there was a leak around the seal of the tap. I have just returned from buying an emergency barrel to notice that it has almost completely stopped. There is still a lot pressure in the barrel and only the occasional drip</p> <p>do i have a faulty barrel or should I just let it get on with it. I could always use the new barrel for another brew I suppose! </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/cornelius-keg-leak#post-7059 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 10:50:48 +0000 cliffgil 7059@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Just about to keg my Wherry, prior to bottling some. I&#39;m sterilising my keg now, but have noticed it&#39;s leaking. The large O-ring, looks new, but the leaver doesn&#39;t seem to give it a tight fit. Will pressurising sort this? I am going to heat the ring and also put some Vaseline on it. Just purchased this Keg. &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/bb-plugins/default/icon_sad.gif&quot; title=&quot;:(&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/mini-kegs#post-7026 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:55:25 +0000 beerlover1983 7026@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Anyone on the forums used or had experience with the mini kegs <a href="http://www.brewuk.co.uk/store/mini-keg-starter-kit.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.brewuk.co.uk/store/mini-keg-starter-kit.html</a></p> <p>They look quite tempting are they only for transporting and dispensing .Couldnt use them as mini barrels? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/moving-storing-a-keg#post-6920 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:50:59 +0000 Bitterntwisted 6920@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>If I put a brew in a pressure keg and kept it warm for a few days or a week and then moved it somewhere cooler to condition, I am assuming that the yeast eventually falls to the bottom as it would in a bottle. Would then moving the keg again, to a different location to use (like a party at someone elses house) disturb the yeast and cloud the beer? How long would it take to settle again and does the clouding/movement affect the taste of the ale?</p> <p>I ask as we have a small house/kitchen and as such a keg takes up a lot of room and am wondering if just bottling everything is easier as I can store bottles in the garage and only bring to the house as required. I was thinking of perhaps storing the keg(s) there too, but as such a large volume of drink, harder to move about, etc. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/new-3-tier-bodged-design#post-6604 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:28:56 +0000 Nath 6604@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Ay-up lads/ladies,</p> <p>Well after me last disaster I thought I would make things more stable and a bit easier to sparge, so without further a do</p> <p>TA DA!<br /> <img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/50999c9c.jpg"></p> <p>New sparge arm - dont move but it gives a good spread so all should be ok.<br /> <img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/54507a42.jpg"></p> <p>Mendeded the mash tun<br /> <img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/81b218d3.jpg"></p> <p>Saturday is next brew day maybe with a cheeky second one for sundady.</p> <p>All is good again. </p> <p> &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/bb-plugins/default/icon_biggrin.gif&quot; title=&quot;:D&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/c02-bulbs#post-6582 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:53:20 +0000 Neil 6582@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi Everyone, </p> <p>I have another probably basic question to ask the experts here. </p> <p>I have just been spawny and landed myself a 5 gallon barrel for the princely sum of £7 and it has come with a screw cap on it which enables C02 bulbs to be used to carbonate you beer. </p> <p>My questions should i say are as follows:-</p> <p>1:- How do the CO2 Bulbs work?<br /> 2:- When it comes to secondary priming where you add sugar etc. Would this be no longer be required?<br /> 3:- Would it better to replace the cap with a new one?</p> <p>Many thanks again.<br /> Neil </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/john-guest-twin-co2-take-off#post-6227 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:42:50 +0000 cliffgil 6227@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Can anyone tell me where I can get something so that I can stop the flow of Co2 in one line, so that I can regulate the Co2 in the other line. I have two kegs on the go. Cheers. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/which-cap-do-i-use-on-pressure-barrel#post-6051 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:50:57 +0000 beerlover1983 6051@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>May sound really silly im new to this going to start my first kit tommorow woodfordes wherry.</p> <p>Just going through all my bits making sure all is there.</p> <p>On the pressure barrel there are two caps the one with the brass thread and the other with just a release valve im guessing .</p> <p>Im guessing i would use the one with the brass fitting so i can top up c02 when needed my question is whats the need for the other cap. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/my-new-70ltr-shiney-boiler-boiler-mk2#post-5901 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:28:26 +0000 Nath 5901@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Well I have taken the plunge and got a stainless steel boiler. Woooooo!</p> <p>I got it off da&#39; net and just wanted simples until i can afford to add bits.</p> <p>So it came as a stock pot pot which I could put my 7 year old in and I was gonna cut a hole but instead I took it to work so I had no chance of messing it up.</p> <p>I fitted a ball valve and made a bendy hop strainer for the moment but I will sort a false bottom soon.<br /> <img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/shiney%20boiler/IMAG1087.jpg"></p> <p>Its powered by mighty propane gas! I couldnt believe the size of burner - 8.8kw of uber power to boil this baby!<br /> <img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/shiney%20boiler/IMAG10855.jpg"></p> <p>And here is a size comparison with my 3yr old son!<br /> <img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/shiney%20boiler/IMAG1086.jpg"></p> <p>The bloke at work can weld stainless steel tubes through the hole so I have asked him to solder a 15mm s/s tube for the tap and at two points for a sight tube (later on). Im uber impressed with it and I cant wait to get my first boil on!</p> <p>Im gonna use my original boiler as a hlt so I got a 3 tier setup so it wont be destroyed as it was a beast!</p> <p>70ltr was a good point for me as I have converted to &quot;the other side&quot; of cornelius kegs (mmmmmmmmm) I can get 2 brews without a problem and probably a 3rd (with a larger mash tun). But it will give me easier double brew days I can always split beer between cornies and bottles so all is good.</p> <p>That was my last surprise.......for now! Just waiting for the third cornie and a s/s mash tun.</p> <p>Again I could go on! &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/bb-plugins/default/icon_cool.gif&quot; title=&quot;8)&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/kegregator-build-cornies-n-all#post-5699 Sat, 21 Aug 2010 21:42:24 +0000 Nath 5699@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Well peeps I said stay tuned for the next addition for my brewshed and here it goes baby!</p> <p>I orderd a couple of cornelius kegs.........and then a regulator..............and then a co2 canister........and then some more disconnects......................and then some more tube..............and then some taps............and then some fittings!</p> <p>PHEW &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/bb-plugins/default/icon_eek.gif&quot; title=&quot;8O&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> <p>So heres some bits n bobs - </p> <p><img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/keregator/IMAG1023.jpg"><br /> The taps I got from ebay, a dalex flow control and a bargin beer tap with vari flow for £12 (but it say woodpecker - blerguh)</p> <p><img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/keregator/IMAG1024.jpg"><br /> Both the babys with their dad!</p> <p><img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/keregator/IMAG1025.jpg"><br /> Transferring me beer from keg to err...... keg!</p> <p><img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/keregator/IMAG1028.jpg"><br /> Beer fridge ready to be butcherd and raped by a beer-i-cidal-maniac!</p> <p><img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/keregator/IMAG1030.jpg"><br /> ***GLORY HOLE!!!!!***</p> <p><img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/keregator/IMAG1031.jpg"><br /> Taps a&#39; fitted</p> <p><img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/keregator/IMAG1039.jpg"><br /> Hooked up @20psi for a bit of the old carbonation (little high but its my first time!)</p> <p><img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/keregator/IMAG1042.jpg"><br /> Pouring the first (uncarbonated) beer - Styrian stunner - Tonys twibute is in the other.</p> <p><img src="http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/nath812/keregator/IMAG1043.jpg"><br /> The finished product.</p> <p>The temp controller is attached to the kegerator at the mo to keep the beer at about 12c but is easily swappable to the ferment fridge (not pictured) for fermentation and lagering.</p> <p>The cornies are well easy to clean and look sweet. Im gonna get 1 more for the fridge and then make a few shelves to fit around them so I can get a few bottles in there. Well impressed and because my Dalex tap has a &quot;ale&quot; head in it so it pours a mega creamy head!</p> <p>I got the other tap but gotta wait for a different size pipe so it will fit the other tap.</p> <p>Well pleased and happy and now all I got for you lot is 1 more suprise.</p> <p>Hehehehehe! </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/copper-wort-chiller#post-5491 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:12:05 +0000 simonb_13 5491@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Just been looking at this in the Shop section. It says that there are no connectors supplied. So I&#39;m guessing that it&#39;s just got two lengths of plastic piping.</p> <p>My question is can I use Hozelock connectors direct on to the piping or is it the wrong diameter pipe? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/barrel-strength#post-5397 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:30:33 +0000 salad_days 5397@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Has anyone had any problems with pressure build up in the basic barrels (e.g. cracks in the barrel or taps flying off)? I know the caps have valves to release pressure but my friends barrel ended up so swollen the little feet didn&#39;t touch the floor anymore.</p> <p>I want a batch ready to drink when I go back to university at the end of September. So I&#39;m considering transporting a full barrel from Swindon (home) to Cardiff (uni) and leaving it there to condition and clear unattended for up to three weeks.</p> <p>I just want to be sure how reliable the barrels are, especially after the beer&#39;s been shaken up during a journey, I don&#39;t want to find a kitchen covered in ale when I get back!</p> <p>Any advice would be great! </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/anyone-up-north#post-5338 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:27:52 +0000 Tony 5338@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>This looks good, although have no idea of the reserve...<br /> <a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Complete-All-Grain-Homebrew-Brewery-/130418873393?cmd=ViewItem&amp;pt=Home_Brew&amp;hash=item1e5d921431">ebay</a> </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/sediment-free-bottles#post-5333 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:42:58 +0000 simonb_13 5333@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>If you bottle your beer and you use screw caps then this may be of interest:</p> <p><a href="http://sedexbrewing.com/" rel="nofollow">http://sedexbrewing.com/</a></p> <p>and here&#39;s a video review:</p> <p><a href="http://runswithbeer.info/index.php/2010/06/say-goodbye-to-sediment-in-bottled-home-brew/" rel="nofollow">http://runswithbeer.info/index.php/2010/06/say-goodbye-to-sediment-in-bottled-home-brew/</a></p> <p>A bit mad but looks like it works. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/foaming-mad#post-5220 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:07:33 +0000 Gazz 5220@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi<br /> Being new to the Corny set up im having trouble pouring a foam free pint!<br /> At the moment it has a beer tap that is conected to the top of the corny which is fed from the outlet via a 8mm beer line 10cm long.<br /> I have been told that I may need to extend the beer line to maybe around 10ft and even reduce diameter.<br /> I have also found this on e bay<br /> <a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Beer-pipe-Line-Flow-control-/300447684075?cmd=ViewItem&amp;pt=UK_BOI_Restaurant_RL&amp;hash=item45f413d5eb" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Beer-pipe-Line-Flow-control-/300447684075?cmd=ViewItem&amp;pt=UK_BOI_Restaurant_RL&amp;hash=item45f413d5eb</a><br /> Would this be any good?<br /> Any advice on this would be great! </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/electrim-boiler#post-1565 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:49:20 +0000 Bazza 1565@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi there,</p> <p>I got one of those Electrim mashing boilers for Christmas and let&#39;s just say I&#39;m less than impressed.</p> <p>First time I used it all seemed well. Second and third times (third time being right now) it&#39;s kept cutting out before it comes to a proper rolling boil. I bypassed the control unti by pluging an old kettle lead directly to the element, but it still keeps cutting out before reaching a decent boil.</p> <p>I&#39;ve read that the thermostat on these things can be a bit dodgy, but this is ridiculous. I&#39;ll be here all night getting down to the required volume.</p> <p>Anyone out there had any similar experiences with this unit, or know how the thermostat can be bypassed?</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>-Barry </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/cornelius-dilema#post-4878 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:54:14 +0000 Gazz 4878@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi</p> <p>I have a chance to purchase the following:</p> <p>2 x Cornelius 19 Litre Kegs<br /> 1 x Pressure Regulator + Connections<br /> 1 x Dispensing Tap + Connections<br /> 1 x CO2 Cylinder</p> <p>I have up to now only used bottles but that can be a bit frustrating with the cleaning etc. Can anyone list the advantage and disadvantages of these? Also how long would beer last in there? Im not a HUGE drinker so am thinking would it be a waste of money for myself if I couldnt drink the beer quick enough.</p> <p>Thanks as always </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/rolling-boils#post-4272 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:09:01 +0000 Mr H 4272@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Well I&#39;ve made a decision (Missus will never believe me - actually she will if it involves beer, curry and football!). After my unforgettable moments spent dismantling my Electrim boiler trying to get it to do a rolling boil, I&#39;ve decided electric is not for me. I&#39;m sure lots of you guys are really happy with your boiler and get good results with them, but after my problem, anything with an element seems to be a worry. I know a lot of boilers have hidden elements which don&#39;t come into contact with the wort, but i am left wondering how long these actually last before burning out, as 90 mins of constant juice going through them must shorten their life considerably. Getting spares is an issue and may be (correct me if im wrong) quite pricey.<br /> As I&#39;m only really going to be brewing outside (or under the garage door in poor weather) I&#39;ve decided to turn to propane gas with a 5kw burner. I have got a nice 50L stainless steel brewpan on order which will be customised with a tap and hop strainer on it&#39;s arrival. - Items are pricey but i&#39;d rather pay up front now rather than later. Got a good source for cheap propane - it&#39;s not what you know but rather who you know!. I feel I would have total control over brewing rather than the worry of being let down during a boil like good old Mr Electrim did to me. Might salvage the Electrim and butcher it for various ideas (yet to think of) - maybe just to provide hot water for mash and sparging my coolbox mash tun.<br /> Now I&#39;ve blown my fuse - no pun intended, and had a daily rant - I&#39;m off into Fareham to get some goodies to knock up some Turbo cider!<br /> Have a goodun!<br /> Regards<br /> Howard </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/ebay-fruit-press#post-4637 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:57:07 +0000 Tony 4637@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Collection only - way up north...<br /> <a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fruit-press-wine-making-beer-and-homebrew-ex-conditon-/120590863439?cmd=ViewItem&amp;pt=Home_Brew&amp;hash=item1c13c68c4f" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fruit-press-wine-making-beer-and-homebrew-ex-conditon-/120590863439?cmd=ViewItem&amp;pt=Home_Brew&amp;hash=item1c13c68c4f</a></p> <p>seems like a good price </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/boiler-1#post-3828 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 09:30:43 +0000 Tony 3828@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hmmm .... now is this what I think it is? At 27 L boiler brand new for £40</p> <p>??????? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/mash-tun#post-4283 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:06:57 +0000 Neil 4283@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hello... </p> <p>Just been on another brewing website (sorry Greg &amp; co!) and have found a mash tun for under £50. </p> <p>Wondering what you guys think? Whether it&#39;s worth going for? It&#39;s got a good write up etc and for under 50 notes it can&#39;t be all that bad surely?</p> <p><a href="http://www.hopandgrape.co.uk/catalog/detailV2_8.asp?itemid=INS20027722&#038;amp" rel="nofollow">http://www.hopandgrape.co.uk/catalog/detailV2_8.asp?itemid=INS20027722&#038;amp</a>;</p> <p>Thanks<br /> Neil </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/ebay-interesting-find#post-4113 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:55:08 +0000 Nath 4113@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=270592806858&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=270592806858&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT</a></p> <p>Any chance of anyone hooking this up to 2 cornies with some adaptors. It may go for a steal! </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/leaking-budget-barrel#post-3485 Tue, 18 May 2010 16:39:56 +0000 Alex 3485@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi every one, I am new to the forums.</p> <p>I purchased a standard barrel back in December when i started brewing, and have done two brews in it, well I&#39;m on my second currently. I&#39;ve been very careful with it, always being gentle and have never left it exposed to direct sunlight, but last night a crack appeared along the seam on the bottom, overnight it lost about 2 litres of brew.</p> <p>I&#39;ve now laid it on its side propped up so it wont leak any more. the crack is about one and a half inches long and very thin. I don&#39;t have an emergency barrel and want to know what to do next, patch it up temporarily and drink the rest of the brew? buy a new barrel, transfer it and leave the other barrel?</p> <p>is it possible to repair these barrels at home, or is there any services any one knows of to get them repair or will I just have to scrap it and buy a new one?</p> <p>Cheers,<br /> Twigster </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/where-to-put-my-barrel-now#post-3537 Wed, 19 May 2010 18:13:38 +0000 bantz 3537@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi all, I have had my barrel at 20-22 for the past 5 days since filling it and priming it, I am now thinking i need to condition it at around 12 degrees for a few weeks, is this the right approach? I was thinking of putting it in my garage but it is external to the house and im pretty sure there are mice in there and i dont want them to chew threw the barrel after my precious ale. I have a fridge in there at about 5 degrees, is this too cold for the barrel to go in?</p> <p>thanks </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/plastic-boiler#post-3384 Fri, 14 May 2010 07:33:02 +0000 Plopleuk 3384@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>i did my first all grain about 3 weeks ago and used my new plastic boiler for the job.<br /> i did it as a boil in the bag.<br /> when i barreled it i thought it was a good taste but it had a little bit of a funny after tang which i am worried about.<br /> i fully cleaned and sanitized every bit of equipment but am worried the plastic boiler may have given an off taste as it was new.<br /> is this possible or am i just mistaking fresh hop flavor which will ease off with time?<br /> gonna try and do the way to Amarillo (hopped up)with all grain tomorrow so i hope it wasn&#39;t my boiler. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/sterilising-barrel#post-3359 Thu, 13 May 2010 20:23:54 +0000 bantz 3359@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Just about to sterilise my barrel, is it ok to put the lid with a co2 injector fitting in the sterilising liquid (youngs steriliser and cleaner), or am i better just pouring boiling water over the cap? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/yeast-mixer#post-3357 Thu, 13 May 2010 19:55:05 +0000 Plopleuk 3357@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>ok i decided to go and make my own one of these but most of the sites said use a fan from a pc and a magnet from a hard drive.<br /> being in IT i thought about this for a while and decided i could actually use an old computer towers poser supply with the fan on the side rather than the back and cut holes in the vents so i can glue the magnet (salvages from a laptop screens inners).<br /> i need to do a little work to sort out the cabling but initial testing and it works perfect.<br /> would anyone like me to post the how to with pics?<br /> ill be completing it this weekend. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/re-use-shop-bought-mini-kegs#post-3345 Thu, 13 May 2010 10:41:29 +0000 bantz 3345@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Has anyone got experience with buying full minikegs then re-using them for their own brew?</p> <p>Is it just like barrelling, if so, how long will they last if you do it and do you need to prime them like a barrel, It will be for Ale not lager. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/priming-pressure-barrels-secondary-fermentation-or-safety-valve-problem#post-3004 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:35:52 +0000 Otto 3004@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi all</p> <p>I&#39;m sometimes having trouble with getting a good pressure from the secondary fermentation. My latest brew (Great Eastern Ale) is already requiring CO2 despite only 3 or 4 pints drawn off, yet the last one (in a different barrel) is already almost finished and hasn&#39;t required any CO2 at all. I prime with 2.5oz granulated sugar dissolved in a cup of boiled water. Last night I wanted a pint of the new brew and needed to inject gas. My barrel uses the little &quot;Sparklets&quot; style bulbs and when I used one I noticed at least half of the contents escaped via the barrel safety valve; this has happened in the past as well. </p> <p>My question is - did the secondary ferment not work, or is the safety valve faulty? I have a suspicion that the last brew that required gas was in the same barrel which suggests the valve problem but does anyone have any experience that might help please? And would I be better off with the large gas cylinders? Last time I had this problem I needed 8 gas bulbs to get all the beer out!</p> <p>Cheers<br /> O </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/fermentation-bucket-with-tap#post-3047 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:22:10 +0000 Neil 3047@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi All,</p> <p>I have been offered a fermentation bucket for the princely sum of £5. It&#39;s a 25ltr one with a tap. However, are these any good? Does the tap make it much easier to get you brew into the secondary fermentation vessel therefore, denying you the chance to sample the brew? </p> <p>Would it not suck up all of the yeast when it gets down to that level? </p> <p>Just want some advice really.. silly questions i know..</p> <p>Neil </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/burco-ebay#post-2889 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:12:16 +0000 Tony 2889@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BOILER-FOR-HOME-BREWING-5-GALLON-CAPACITY_W0QQitemZ300409917064QQcmdZViewItemQQptZHome_Brew?hash=item45f1d38e88" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BOILER-FOR-HOME-BREWING-5-GALLON-CAPACITY_W0QQitemZ300409917064QQcmdZViewItemQQptZHome_Brew?hash=item45f1d38e88</a> </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/s30-and-pin-valve#post-2850 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 02:30:13 +0000 John 2850@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi</p> <p>I&#39;ve been using a standard budget barrel which has a pin valve for adding co2. Recently i bought a king keg and it came with a s30 valve. The S30 valve doesn&#39;t have the &#39;pin&#39; thing on it to pierce the c02 canister, so i don&#39;t understand how i can add co2, should i need to.</p> <p>Can anyone enlighten me here?</p> <p>cheers </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/buffalo-boilers#post-2737 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:58:55 +0000 Neil 2737@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hey everyone...</p> <p>Does anyone know whether a Buffalo boiler would be any good for home brewing? I&#39;ve added the following link to the one i am looking at.</p> <p>Thanks </p> <p>Neil</p> <p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BUFFALO-Hot-water-urn_W0QQitemZ170459130413QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_BOI_Restaurant_RL?hash=item27b027ea2d" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BUFFALO-Hot-water-urn_W0QQitemZ170459130413QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_BOI_Restaurant_RL?hash=item27b027ea2d</a> </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/brew-belts-or-boiling-belts#post-2070 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:13:29 +0000 Neil 2070@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Quick question...</p> <p>The boiling belts/Brewing belts you can buy are they worth getting? If so do they do a better job than say a Burco Boiler?</p> <p>I&#39;ve seen lots of them around and thought surely these cannot be that good? Am i right or am i wrong?</p> <p>Can you set a temperature on them? Or are they just for wrapping around Demi-Johns and heating up wort or other stuff in there?</p> <p>I am curious really... </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/swan-26l-hot-water-urn#post-2431 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:11:03 +0000 stuwilliams 2431@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>OK, so as promised some pics of the Swan hot water urn I just bought with the intention of getting started on AG brewing.</p> <p>I measured that pretty much exactly 26 litres gets you up to the MAX mark about 1.5 inches below the rim. Don&#39;t know why this surprised me, the clue&#39;s in the name I guess.</p> <p>Fully filled with very cold tap water it took 45ish mins to reach a boil. The tap was a crappy plastic affair which you couldn&#39;t leave locked open, so that came off straight away. I happened to have a stainless tap connector in my toolbox which I butchered, and grabbed a 15mm ball valve affair from screwfix. Its watertight, but I think I&#39;ll modify so that the braiding is more easily removable.</p> <p>Here&#39;s the whole thing minus its lid<br /> <img src="http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad340/stuwilliams/DSC_0852.jpg" /></p> <p>Heres the tap and braid<br /> <img src="http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad340/stuwilliams/DSC_0854.jpg" /></p> <p>fitted<br /> <img src="http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad340/stuwilliams/DSC_0859.jpg" /><br /> <img src="http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad340/stuwilliams/DSC_0863.jpg" /></p> <p>and the insides. Haven&#39;t worked out how to disconnect the thermostat yet, but continuously having to press the reboil button should be all the encouragement I need...<br /> I think its the little round thing on the middle/left of the second picture.<br /> <img src="http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad340/stuwilliams/DSC_0873.jpg" /><br /> <img src="http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad340/stuwilliams/DSC_0875.jpg" /></p> <p>I&#39;m thinking of giving it a first run with the Summer Ale extract kit which arrived last week (thanks Greg &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/bb-plugins/default/icon_smile.gif&quot; title=&quot;:-)&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> <p>Still waiting on my cool box for Amazon to have a crack at making a mash tun too. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/beerometer#post-2357 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:39:27 +0000 Tony 2357@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Here&#39;s something - brand new out on the market! :o)<br /> A mate kindly gave me some grain which I will be putting to good use next weekend. He also gave me some bits that his granddad had and he had no use for. I love this, love the simplicity of it and the fact that the scale is about 1cm long. No messing ... &#39;Throw it in yer beer, when the blue bit disappears, bung it in a bottle&#39;.<br /> Lovely. Think I&#39;ll take in on the antiques roadshow :o)<br /> <img src="http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad277/smut1962_photo/bIMG_1238.jpg" /> </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/cygnet-water-urn#post-2278 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:51:41 +0000 Neil 2278@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hello...</p> <p>Quick question... I keep losing out on Burco boilers but i&#39;ve seen this make Cygnet on there and it&#39;s going for a reasonable price. Would this make be good for home brew etc?</p> <p>Plus does anyone know what the Bruheat electric boiler/masher is like? I&#39;ve seen one advertised and just need some advice on whether they&#39;re any good?</p> <p>Thanks<br /> Neil </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/beersmith-question#post-2117 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:03:28 +0000 Tony 2117@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi all<br /> I love my BeerSmith (I bought it a valentines card) but there&#39;s something I can&#39;t quite figure out (I know, everyone&#39;s going to think &#39;good god, that&#39;s so obvious, he must be really stupid&#39; and be pretty much right!</p> <p>No matter what adjustments I make to mash profiles and efficiency, the mash temp always sets itself at 70 degrees C. I can manually adjust it - as 70 can be a little high, which I have done... but are there certain parameters which I have missed which would automatically set the temp differently? Is just down to the style of beer selected at the top? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/fermenting-bin-no-airlock#post-2033 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:24:51 +0000 Colin 2033@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>I recently got my first home brew kit and just wanted to check something. The fermenting bin has no airlock just a solid lid. If I push the lid fully on should pressure still be able to be released ie the lid won&#39;t be air tight, or is it wiser just to set the lid on allowing the pressure to lift the lid?</p> <p>Sorry if that’s a bit vague, all help appreciated. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/mini-keg#post-1634 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:29:56 +0000 mikehawley 1634@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi guys</p> <p>Hope everyones brewing is going well. </p> <p>My pilsener has turned out just fantastic. 3 weeks lagering at 2.5 degrees However - 120grms of sugar and its still not all that fizzy..........not flat but not ultra fizzy. Now i have another one on as we speak.<br /> i am thinking of experimenting with ferment at 14 degrees for 10 days, then straight into bottles for another week primary fermentation at 14 degrees, then into the fridge for algering for 8 weeks</p> <p>However i am also thinking of using the mini keg</p> <p>So i got a brand new beer king dispener and 5l keg from ebay for £29 :o)</p> <p>My question is: i&#39;m going to put lager in it and then use it to get the lager extra fizzy.<br /> Do i still need to secondary ferment the the lager before going in this keg. Or Do i primary ferment, lager for 4 weeks - allow to clear in the fv for say another 4 weeks then rack of into the barrel?</p> <p>any help appreciated </p> <p>Thanks </p> <p>Mike </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/baby-burco#post-596 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:42:21 +0000 Tony 596@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi folks<br /> I have an old baby burco which I use to boil my brews. It has the original screw-threaded tap on the front and it regularly seizes up. I can usually get it to budge by filling the thing with near-boiling water and working it back and forward - but it&#39;s getting worse and a real pain. I&#39;ve done a little research and discovered that as the thing was intended as a boiler for laundry, soap in the boil would have acted as a lubricant.</p> <p>I have no desire to add soap to my brews - or use any other type of lubricant.</p> <p>Does anyone know what sort of tap I can replace it with - and how to remove this original one?</p> <p>All advice gratefully received!<br /> Tony </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/keg-advice-needed#post-1450 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:34:38 +0000 Bazza 1450@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi guys,</p> <p>I&#39;ve been brewing since March and am still storing the majority of my beer in 2L PET bottles.<br /> I&#39;m still only brewing 2 gallons batches at a time (still experimenting with recipes and don&#39;t want to be stuck with 5 gallons of something me as a student would have thought twice about touching), so bottling (4 bottles per batch) isn&#39;t a major hassle.</p> <p>But Santa was very good to me and brought me the means to do a full 25L AG batch, so I&#39;m thinking when I hit a recipe I really like I&#39;ll do a 5 gallon batch, keg it and experiment away again with 2 gallon batches (bottling) until the keg empties.</p> <p>I was probably going to go for the 25L basic keg or the King Keg bottom tap (I&#39;ve read that top tap King Kegs are a bad idea).<br /> Anyway, I was just looking for info or opinions on kegs you use (I&#39;m probably not quite ready for a Cornie yet). Also, how often would you typically have to inject CO2 into your kegged beer?</p> <p>Cheers,</p> <p>-Bazza</p> <p>P.s. Have really got the beer brewing bug now. I enjoy making beer almost as much as I enjoy drinking it. Its just a matter of time till my mates only ask me out on the condition that I drink my pint and refrain from prattling on about how yeast is smarter than most GSCE students. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/airlock-help-needed#post-1195 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:58:18 +0000 Griff 1195@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hello </p> <p>I have my first kit going, got the Woodfordes Microbrewery starter kit from brewuk :-</p> <p><a href="http://www.brewuk.co.uk/store/index.php/featured/complete-woodfordes-starter-equipment-set.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.brewuk.co.uk/store/index.php/featured/complete-woodfordes-starter-equipment-set.html</a></p> <p>All seems to be going great, except the airlock. I fixed in the grommet and filled the airlock half full of water. After the first night of brewing there seems to be less water in the airlock than there was before, it looks to be almost at the point where the top bit of plastic isn&#39;t touching the water anymore and so breaking the airlock.<br /> Should I add more water to the airlock? Also should the top plastic part of the airlock be fixed tightly to the bottom part? it seems that if this is the case then pressure from inside the brewing tank will won&#39;t be able to escape as easily through the water.</p> <p>Thanks for any advice.</p> <p>Griff </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/clear-bottles#post-1041 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:13:11 +0000 Tony 1041@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi folks<br /> I&#39;ve read so much about clear bottles being a no-no and exposing beer to light will create off flavors. I&#39;ve even read someone&#39;s rant about how supermarkets are responsible for making breweries use clear bottles and that breweries can&#39;t afford to say no to them (their assumption being that the choice of clear glass was not their own). Some people say that exposure to light for even 30 minutes (or less) can ruin a beer.</p> <p>Now... some of my favorite beers come in clear bottles: Marston&#39;s Double Drop, Abbot, Newcastle Brown and I&#39;ve never had a bad one. And, as they are some of my favorites, I have collected a considerable amount of clear bottles (ahem) and I&#39;ve never had any problems.</p> <p>Anyone else ever experience off flavors with clear glass? </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/sparging#post-757 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:07:58 +0000 Tony 757@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hey folks!<br /> I&#39;m looking to make myself a revolving sparging arm, a la lawn sprinkler... but just using the pressure from a raised boiler. Anyone seen/know of any good designs. I&#39;m a bit unsure as to how to make the thing revolve without twisting the pipe from the boiler.<br /> All advice gratefully received! </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/converted-lager-to-ale#post-738 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:12:26 +0000 mikehawley 738@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>No not in a Bibilical way like jesus with the wine, I mean my preference for brewing!</p> <p>Dont get me wrong, my first batch of lager was like nectar and I genuinley would rate it above the tat sold in pubs. I think I would maybe have to go back to Germany/Bavaria/Czech republic to get as nice a tasting lager.</p> <p>However, it takes a long time. I love the process and the bottling I find theraputic. But 10 weeks from start to drinkability..................surely theres a better, or should I say bitter way ;o)</p> <p>So with Xmas coming up I&#39;m going to get one of the Woodfordes microbreweries and have a stab at th wherry due to the high volume of rave reviews!</p> <p>A couple of questions though. The mini keg, how does that work (gas system)and how long will I be able to keep the beer fresh in that. </p> <p>So the plan is to have this as more a readily available pint and save the lager for special occasions/going places. May have to do another ale kit. Anyone any reccomendations for ale? I like mine light, but not too keen on the overly-fruity/hoppy ones!</p> <p>Cheers</p> <p>Mike </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/carrying-cartons#post-493 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:34:53 +0000 mikehawley 493@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi</p> <p>Anyone know where I can get beer bottle carry cartopns from. Like the ones that Amstel come in but for 500ml bottles?</p> <p>Scoured the web but cant seem to find anything.</p> <p>Cheers</p> <p>Mike </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/cost-of-gas-and-electricity-becoming-prohibitive#post-481 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:40:35 +0000 Tony 481@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Then try this! Genius or nutter?<br /> Have to hand it to the bloke, he knows how to enjoy his beer-making!<br /> <a href="http://www.viddler.com/explore/tgob/videos/162/553.573/" rel="nofollow">http://www.viddler.com/explore/tgob/videos/162/553.573/</a> </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/bottle-washing#post-439 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:00:21 +0000 mikehawley 439@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Is a pain in the arse!!!</p> <p>Is it possilbe to put bottles in the dishwasher and wash them that way using VWP (other powders are available!!) instead of finish?</p> <p>Got another 40 bottles to do this weekend and last time was a true roayal pain the the rear bumper!</p> <p>Any advice/ideas most welcome</p> <p>Cheers</p> <p>Mike </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/thermometer#post-437 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:50:46 +0000 mikehawley 437@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Well, I have just got myself an absolute bargain on ebay! 2 Digital thermometers that measure both ambient temperature, and have a wired probe for another measurement. Has min and max temp range as well as an alarm - £10 delivered from ebay for both of them.</p> <p>One will be in the &quot;fermentation&quot; room. My wifew calls this the dining room for some weird reason. The second will be in the &quot;conditioning room&quot;. Again my wife has another name for this, &quot;the garage&quot;. Will just have one sat ontop of the brew measuring the temp of the fermen.....sorry dining room. Second will be in the garage measuring ambient temperature for conditioning in a sealed fermentation vat after initial fermentation for lager. Probe will then go in the fridge to keep a check on the fridge temp. Managed to get a fridge from someone at work - 1 yr old - £40 - bargain.</p> <p>Kkkkkkkkkkkeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeppp brewing!</p> <p>Cheers</p> <p>Mike </p>