Recent content by mmaguy41

Hey guys I've put a wine kit on for the mother in law and she's saved me bottles for it. Turns out they are all prosecco bottles. Does anyone know if I can just corks them with regular corks and corker? I'm not doing a sparkling wine just a rose kit.

Excellent thank you. If it's not long enough I'll buy an appropriate cable then. I've seen ones not on a reel that may be better for what I want

So it's more a case of getting a proper heavy duty extension chord? Forgive me I'm a noob with electrics just dont want to blow anything up

Just wondering if anyone knows how long the power chord is for these units? As it isnt safe to run off my extension chord.

I've gone for the 70l brewster beacon. My mate is keen to do some double batches with me and with the smaller unit being out of stock to seemed like fate haha. Managed to order a custom mash kit to go with it aswell, hopefully it arrives in the not too distant future to keep me entertained

Hmmm yeh didnt think of that I dont think I will need one though

Hmmm the brewster 40l is now out of stock so that may of made my decision for me haha. Does anyone run a 3kw element off a standard plug? Would it be worth getting a new socket fitted by an electrician?

Hmmmm I'm torn now. I like the idea of having the flexibility of the larger unit, but I'm not sure if its worth the extra money and space it will take up to be able to do a few double brews a year.

Ok the 70l says it has a 3kw element so I thought that would be a little much. The smaller unit may be enough for me in reality anyway, I'm not likely to want to do large batches very often I dont think. And I'm happy to do more brew days

Fermentation fridge would be best but a heat pad or heat belt would work. Stick it on a timer plug to come on at night. You can also stick the fv in a water bath and use a fish tank heater. My mrs would not tolerate it being inside haha

That's what I keep reading, was looking at the brewster beacon. Looks good to me. Do you know if the 70l version could be run off a regular outlet though. I've read some units need s heavy duty socket. I which case I'll just stick to the smaller version

Saw a video about this all in one system and I feel it would suit my needs perfectly for the price. However seems to be out of stock even on ore order everywhere I can see. Are any of the alternatives any good, seen a few others like the brew monk, hopcat, brewster beacon etc. I've heard they...

Oh yeh that's alot simpler than I have seen before thank you!

Some good tips there guys thank you.

So you just shut them in the door? All the videos I've seen involves wiring the heater and fridge into a control unit.