Recent content by BigStoo

A build up of wort in the element is more than likely the problem. It's causing the element to be slightly insulated from the wort you are boiling and causing it to get slightly hotter and tripping the safety cutout. You've got 2 options. Either clean the element(s) meticulously after each boil...

I use an 8kw burner running from a low pressure butane regulator for my 65 litre pot. It works fine. I understand some people are using a high pressure regulator with the same burner with good results. I don't know of any difference with efficiency. Once it's boiling, it's boiling - it doesn't...

Why would you need taps? There is a valve in the ball-lock disconnects that close when not connected.

I've been using a dipstick so far in this HLT, but it's a PITA since it requires one hand to hold the dipstick vertical.

I'm in the process of fitting a sight glass to my converted keg HLT. The keg is a bottom drain, so I thought I'd be clever and tee off the pipe coming out the bottom and attach the sight tube to that. It works perfectly until... (you've guessed it) I come to drain the HLT. At which point, it...

I used OpenOffice, as I'm a Linux geek. I've never used Apple Numbers so I don't know what it's capable of. When creating the chart, you need to select something like "X/Y Graph" or "Scattergraph". Most spreadsheets I've seen are capable of scatter graphs. Fewer are able to put the nice neat...

For future reference, this place on ebay sells a good variety of JG fittings.

Well, it appears my fridge is faulty. I've just put the plug back on, and it trips the RCD straight away. I guess I must gave caught a cable or something when I moved it as it was working perfectly before.

Have you been spying on me...?

Well, you're going to need the corny. Obviously. Then you need a disconnect for the gas in and one for the liquid out. Norm is by far the cheapest I have seen, currently at £55 for the corny, a pair of disconnect and some 3/8" pipework. On top of that, you'll need a source of CO2. Here you...

It won't do you any harm. I usually have a bit of a tipple straight out of the FV. Depending on the beer, it will take around 4 weeks to come into condition. It's actually worth doing, just so you can see how the flavours develop over time. Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

I've taken the plug off it, so I'd have to put one back on to check it. It was working fine before I butchered it though... Yeah, it's definately the RCD That was how I understood it, and what I suspect is going on. No, but it is a split load board. Half is RCD protected and half isn't. I've...

I've wired up both my temperature controllers. The heating circuit works fine, but for some reason as soon as it switches to the cooling circuit my RCD trips. I've wired them according to this diagram. Apologies for the quality. I'm not using my own computer and I couldn't figure out how to draw...

Pictures... The grain bill The HLT, up to temperature at 80degC The grain going in The mash Initial mash temp. Yes, that does say 666(!). There is a decimal point in there though Temperature at the end of the mash The boiler, with it's patented* dual output...