Pre built pid temperature controller Posted: 18 Apr 2021 04:20 PM PDT Does anyone know of a company that sells these pre built or could anyone build me 1 if so how much would i be looking at. Tia Al |
Joke of the day. Posted: 18 Apr 2021 04:00 PM PDT A joke to take the minds off the worriers and whittlers, who think we are all going to be wiped out with plagues pestilence and the off chance of a collision with a asteroid. In a small village in Russia the village milking cow dried up, the villagers were panicking wondering what to do. A village elder suggested they go and see the wise man of the woods, so they traipsed up to where the wise man of the woods lived. They explained the problem they had with the cow and he told them they... Joke of the day. |
What BBQ? Posted: 18 Apr 2021 03:44 PM PDT I'm in the market. The last couple of days sunshine has just made me realise my shonky 4 year old Aldi special rust bucket of a BBQ is not going to be with me much longer. Pics and recommendations welcome |
Fury Tea's brewdays Posted: 18 Apr 2021 03:18 PM PDT Thought I'd start logging my beers on here. Starting with yesterday's brew, had this in my mind for a while now and finally got round to brewing it. The idea is ALL British ingredients, malt, hops and yeast. I wanted to see if I could kind of approximate something like a lager but all British. Aiming for light, fresh, quaffable in the sun and around 5.5%. British 'pseudo lager' (SMaSH) 5kg extra pale Maris Otter 20g Opus (experimental British hop) @ 60 mins 20g Opus @ 10 mins... Fury Tea's brewdays |
Suggestions for a simple re-circulation with PID control Posted: 18 Apr 2021 02:59 PM PDT I want to fit a re-circulation pump to my BIAB system and have been researching the best way to go about this but still at a bit of a loss. Not with pump and hoses buit with the best way to control it? I guess I could just keep monitoring the probe thermometer I put in at the top and switch the heat on and off manually, or I could get some sort of PID or similar so looking for suggestions on a cost effective way of achieving this. Also as there is often a temperature difference between top... Suggestions for a simple re-circulation with PID control |
Hazelwood Brewday Posted: 18 Apr 2021 02:57 PM PDT I only joined the group a few days ago and today was my first brewday since joining so I thought I ought to give this a go - at least once. Starting with the crime scene, I revamped our garden a couple of years ago. My wife wanted decking, a gazebo, and comfortable seating, I wanted a bar, win-win! So this is where I also brew, at my bar, shown here in winter plumage (clear plastic PVC tarps fitted to two sides). |
The Mixed Fermentation Thread Posted: 18 Apr 2021 02:35 PM PDT There seems to a few of us making mixed fermentation beers and even more interested in starting out. So I thought a general thread on the subject may work?? Would be great to hear what people are up to. Pass advice and encouragement on to each other. Photos I love photos especially of pallicles .. Maybe some bottle swaps? I've only had commercial sour beers other than my own homebrewed and would love to try other home brewed examples |
Show us your dog Posted: 18 Apr 2021 02:29 PM PDT This is the common view I have most days of my dog Cooper. He's a 16 month old working cocker spaniel. Show us your dog!! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
High Final Gravity Posted: 18 Apr 2021 02:28 PM PDT Have just done my first All grain brew and after 2 weeks in the fermentation bucket my final gravity is very high. Can anyone explain what may have caused this? I brewed a Pale Ale 23ltr OG - 1046 Ferm Temp 20 Deg Started on 3rd April Dry hops added 14/4 Final gravity taken today 18/4 1022 was looking to get to 1011 |
Robobrew / Beersmith- Brewhouse efficiency? Posted: 18 Apr 2021 02:06 PM PDT I keep overshooting my OG by quite a lot. I use Beersmith (Robobrew equipment profile) and I usually keep the BH efficiency at the standard 72%, it used to get me close enough so never bothered changing it but recently I am a fair few points over. For example, my last 2 brews were OG estimated 1.057 and I hit 1.070 and todays was estimated 1.047 but I hit 1.060 (volumes were spot on). I've made some changes to my brewing recently, I pay closer attention to PH and treat my water, I wet... Robobrew / Beersmith- Brewhouse efficiency? |
What did you do today? Posted: 18 Apr 2021 02:02 PM PDT Well today I went at my taps and keggerator with Ernest pulling them apart as they have been out of use for a few months. Dismantled both taps to clean in a mixture of fairy and oxi and the amount of gunk wet and dried that came off was disgusting and didn't even take a picture but take my word. Anyway cleaned and sanitised as is the keggerator and a full keg of Pale Ale I brewed in October which I sampled last night and will murder after I've transferred a lager to keg and start cold... What did you do today? |
What is best in life? Posted: 18 Apr 2021 01:23 PM PDT Like most of us I have long lived by the simple belief that what is best in life is to crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women. However, the responsibilities of life have inevitably matured me and I came to a startling new revelation today. Finally it has become clear that a true sense of fulfilment and inner peace is the result of seeing vigorous fermentation taking place in both brews that I made this weekend (Youngs American IPA and... What is best in life? |
Last night's supper Posted: 18 Apr 2021 01:08 PM PDT Cornish pasty and Irish stout. |
Short, stout glass bottles Posted: 18 Apr 2021 12:38 PM PDT Does anyone know where I can find glass bottles suitable for corking that are more appropriate for spirits like rum? Preferably 750ml but I'm flexible. Can't really find anything on the usuals like Amazon, eBay etc and world-of-bottles are great but it isn't clear if I can cork them. It seems they use stoppers or screw tops which is not what I want. |