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I use Lothian Supply too - it used to be a fiver for a refill until last year :laugh8:

Careful with VWP on stainless steel, it can apparently cause pitting. Keep contact time to a minimum.

Weyermann Premium Pilsner and Perle

I use motueka hops in Mexican lagers to add a citrus / lime flavour and aroma.

Could be that the hop sludge that got through to the fermenter has caused the funky smell. Let it ferment out and give it a taste. If it's nasty, chuck it and give everything a deep clean. It'll be better next time :D

Could be chlorine in your water, or a chlorine based sanitiser that didn't get rinsed off, rather than an infection. Did you treat your brewing water with half a campden tablet before starting? 30% attenuation after less than a week at a low temperature sounds sorta normal to me, I could be...

I've got this one also, it's fine, no problems with it. I run 30psi from the keg reg to the secondary reg set to 12psi.

I got plastic, because they screw onto plastic. My thought process being that I didn't want to overtighten a metal carb cap and ruin the lid of my fermenter.

I really like mine and might buy a second one to go with it. It keeps hoppy aromas in, and you can do room temperature lagers and turn them around in a week without issue. Pressure transfer to kegs is very simple and quick, and your beer is nearly carbonated when you're kegging so no need for...

Nice, small world :D I'm up the top of the brae over the road from the sports centre thumb.

Yup.

Hello Dan, welcome. I live in a village near to Livingston so same neck of the woods. I also keg and am quite lazy :laugh8:

No worries man, that's what we're here for acheers. For all grain, you need to factor in grain absorption and boil off. Absorption is normally between 0.5 and 1 litre per kg of grain and boil off is between 2 and 4 litres per hour. It's system / grain bill dependent so start with the standard...

How much water did you start with? When I'm doing a full volume mash, I start with 30-32 litres depending on the grain bill.

Yup. Bubbler go bloop or spunding valve go hssssssss = happy Harry