Recent content by greenmantle

Thanks for the info(a link to seller would be even better)am fine with a bit of bodging but want to keep it all safe.Love this forum I am currently drinking a dry hopped ipa kit from a reused Adnams mini keg!

Hi Dutto, that is what I wanted do ,repair the element . The element is not submersed like a kettle though it sits underneath more like a water urn. It actually looks similar to £150 brewferm kettle but has enamel body.

Thought I had a bargain brew kettle 27litre 1800watt from charity shop. Bought a biab mash bag and grain and started my first all grain brew:lol:. Just managed a brew,but power kept cutting after a few minutes of rolling boil. In the end it switched off for good . Have used google to find that...

@Tau The name Greenmantle is inspired by a brew made by broughton brewery and was the name of the local pub before it closed. Think it's also a John buchan novel.

All these old sweets and no sign of Pacers my fave chewy sweet. Would do anything for a bag of Tudor too. My grandpa called sweets bags of Ket, which I think is northeast for ****.

Probably a dumb question, but why are the original taps no good as the are designed to pour hot liquids.

Just joined, only found the site recently just getting back into the wine making. And keen to learn about beer brewing. Greenmantle