Recent content by darkonnis

Vossy, what have you done to control each individual fermenter? or did you not bother in the end?

Go BIAB, check out biabrewer (google it) they have a section known as stovetop or minibiab. If you can make a 10L pot of stew and brew kit beer, you can minibiab. Most BIAB systems are low cost and pretty straight forward, then of course there is the other end of the scale (braumeister), I...

Pressure release valves are a luxury really. You don't need them. I've seen these go up to 100+ PSI and realistically if you're getting to that level you're doing it wrong and you'll be firing foam.

Did you get the 5L one from there also? I've been looking for a small oak barrel for my beer brewing as I don't want to put a full batch in only to find I've oaked it too long. Also, how much are they usually?

Strangely Fil, so would I :)

Yeah, it certainly is. Looks a lovely bit of kit but for the money it better damn near fly!

Hi, They use this: http://morebeer.com/products/ultimate-sparge-arm.html From what I've seen atleast.

I have the same problem with break, smaller batches do seem to generate a lot more break material than larger ones. They probably odn't but because it is such a small amount you notice it less

Watching this with interest. I wanted to go n get a small oak pin to do some ageing with but gave up on the idea due to cost. The only other option was to buy a pin of old peculiar and just keep the pin but i can't stand old pec and certainly couldn't drink it in 3 days :(

It is pretty simple. I force carb by setting the regulator to no more than 2 bar (20psi sort of area) and then disconnect and leave it out in the garage. If I'm in a hurry I go up a bit further to maybe 30psi and then take the keg for a roll around on the patio. Drop the pressure to 12psi and...

Morrow brothers are alright but a bit dear. There really isn't much in it between them and crusader by the time you're done.

Haha, fair enough! thats me stood corrected then. I'll change that to: I reckon CAMRA should accept aspirators. But then I'm not a member of CAMRA, so what it has to do with em is debatable at best :D

For me, cask comes in a cask and keg, comes in a keg. You could break it down further and what say that "priming" is the defining factor and I'd probably lean more toward that being the decider. Beer, Real Ale, Craft are probably the more important definitions at the moment. Beer - the...

Yeah I reread this shortly after and :doh: seems my tablet doesnt do forum replies though. I only mentioned it because someone on another forum was wanting to do the whole recirc thing. build look good mate, nice one :) Barneey, how do you ensure that you always have liquid in the python...

I use a plate chiller and you do need ot be on top of sanitation but it isnt an issue. For home use I think a CFC is the way to go, being honest I'd definitely consider a CFC if I had to start over as they're much easier to be sure its sanitised. Its also dead easy to increase the size of em...