Recent content by madonion

From the kit. Wasn't even aware of the calculator until this post!

Thanks for the reply - I have put the fermenter in my fermenting fridge now so when should I add more water? Asap? Presume I need to boil it and cool it first. My fermenting fridge will take care of the rest.

7.2kg of grain and I was using hop pellets. Ta

Yes it was a 60 minute boil. Nothing fancy. Just a bit fed up wasting money now. If its down to me then fair enough but I'm not sure it is. 18l strike plus 10l sparge and another 2l sparge is 30l - taking into account boil off and water retention in the grain I should easily end up at 23l!!!

Mashing with 18l and sparging with 10l as per instructions. Looked low after sparge so added another 2l of sparge water.

I have been getting some all grain kits from Get er brewed for using in my grainfather and so far all 3 fell way short of final volume. My last (tonights) required 28l at boil stage but I finished with just 17l. Never had issues with other kits such as brewolution. Are these kits not suitable...

After much trial and error I have found a way to remove the plastic and rubber bungs.... I took a hacksaw blade and cut about 5 - 8mm from the centre of the bung. This really weakens it and allows it to pulled out with pliers/grips without damaging the keg. Hope this helps......

Every two weeks for me. 🍺🍺🍺

I never considered have hydrometers for such specific readings. I just assumed a decent one would cover all angles. I will have to start researching the market.

My hydrometer rolled off of the cupboard and smashed at the end of my last brew and I'm in the market for a new one. Just after some recommendations really. I know that they are not expensive but would like something decent and accurate. Cheers

Welcome from another newbie - enjoy the forum! :grin:

Happy days - that was quick!! Take a look here for a heater: http://www.toolstation.com/shop/p32265?table=no couple of quid more expensive than ebay but you can get it swapped over if there are any probs (like I had with my ebay one!!) Clifton moor have them in stock

Nice tidy job mate. Well done! 👍

Picked one of these up today from Lidl. �£3.99. It has 3 seperate timers, clock, stopwatch, stand and is magnetic. Also has 3 year warranty. Bargain!

Sourced my fridge from freecycle - I'll keep an eye out. There is an undercounter freezer listed in freecycle today. The stc1000 is in an old cd player hifi seperate. Toyed with buying/making a dedicated box but its in my shed so looking pretty isn't that important. Just working is lol