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  1. J

    ss 1/2 in female to 3/8 male reducer

    Does anybody know if you can buy the above, I am using cone seat couplers for my herms set up and they are 3/8 bsp female, I want to attach them directly to the taps on my HLT, MT, and boiler so that the pipes can be removed easily for cleaning, the taps are 1/2BSP male thus need the above; I...
  2. J

    Thermobox - Recirc pipework

    Hi All, I've now got HEMRS and pround :oops: Which leads to the final bit - well final untill i get it, I'm looking at getting a thermobox for a mash tun and was wondering if anyone could explain / post pics of your recirc pipework, i've seen loads of threads (MD's conversion for wez and...
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    Jenki's haven ruby mild AG#4

    My first AG was a clone of SHDRM - it suits my tastebuds - as i'm learning and still not sure where the flavours come from i wanted to experiment with a recipe and reduce the Alcohol to a session beer. Not sure how it will work, but i'm hoping to learn more this way. so this was my attempt Start...
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    Totton GP28/11 Twin Mag Drive Pump

    Hi, Anybody using this pump to carry out dual pumping? i.e use 1 side for mash recirc and 1 for sparging? using valves and pipe to form a loop on the side not required? as I am looking into adding HERMS to my set-up, and thought this might be cheaper than buying 2 pumps. :wha:
  5. J

    Heated Enviroment

    Hi All, Thought I'd share some pic's of my Heated Enviroment: I Decided to utilise some space under an existing shelving unit, the basic idea was to sandwich 25mm polystyrene between 11mm osb board, on all sides then add a tubular heater and room stat to keep it warm, i'll worry about cooling...
  6. J

    Inline filter?

    Hi All, I was contemplating adding a filter like this to my tap on the boiler to filter the wort into the FV, and also adding one to the taps on the FV's. They have a stainless 400 micron filter. Anybody have comments pro's or cons? they are 1/2 in BSP so can be easily fitted to a compression...
  7. J

    Lucky B**t**d

    I was talking to my wife about bottling my first AG in the next couple of days when her eye's glazzed over, and asked me how long i'd be in the shed this time :( , so I said it would be quicker if i put them in kegs - but then i'd have nowhere to put the kegs, and she said - ----- why don't you...
  8. J

    AG#2 Porter

    Hi All, Today is my second All grain brew day, and as i type the boil is underway, its a porter I've adjusted my mash liquor to accomodate for the boil off i expierienced last time and it's looking better at the moment. I'll post pics later. Crystal Malt 130 EBC 0300 grams 7.4% Pale Malt 5...
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    Help with AG # 2 Efficiency

    Hi All, Thanks to all of you for your comments and help with my First AG - Dark Ruby Mild, Im planning day two for Saturday and have tried to adjust my figures to fine tune my system, Efficiency: I estimated an efficiency of 75%, and started with 37L of water. The original brew should have...
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    First AG - Dark Ruby Mild

    Hi All, This is my fisrt AG Brew day, so I thought I'd share it with you, then may be you can help with a few bits :? Ok, so here's the set up, converted kegs for HLT and Boiler, and fermenting bucket for mashtun. SHDRM 5.4kg Maris Otter (4.5 EBC), 600g Crystal Malt (145 EBC),30g Black Malt...
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    Keg conversion and Cutting slots

    I am starting converting two kegs into a HLT and Boiler, and found these discs, they cut the SS on the keg like a hot knife through butter, but also used them for making the slots in the copper pipe my mash tun strainer, the blade is only 1.5mm wilde so ideal for the slots (and a lot quicker)...
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