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Hi all. After a bit of a layoff from brewing I'd like to resurrect my gear by doing a quick extract kit just to get me back into the swing of things. Embarrassingly, I've never paid much attention to water treatment using water straight from the tap, I live on the Yorkshire Coast which is a hard...

http://www.thermosense.co.uk/product/hp ... alarm.html Was poking about on't net as tha does and spotted this. Wondered if anyone had tried one on the wort outlet of their plate chiller.

Hi.... I've tried a search on this one but the word "filter"...... well, how long have you got. I'm wondering if anyone has used any sort of cartridge filter or cleanable element device to remove the live products from beer prior to forced carbonation and bottling. If so what are your...

I have just ordered myself a plate chiller and knowing that you can't strip them to clean I was wondering if anyone pre filtered hot wort before running it through the chiller in an attempt to hold back trub. Something like a few layers of muslin type gauze in a funnel or some similar container...

Has anyone had any success in adding fruit to a beer to impart a slight fruit flavour ? The micro that I work for has been asked to produce a rhubarb beer and knowing I'm into homebrewing one of our brewers has asked me if I had tried doing one. We would want to do it using proper fruit rather...

Just trying to decide on what type of power connector to use to plug a 3Kw element into my control panel and wondered what was flavour of the month with others.

Hi all. I'm just doing a bit more to my build, which seems to be taking an age but there you go and I was wondering if anyone had had any issues with the location of their PT100 sensor in relation to the element. I have a 50Ltr nordic pot with the element low down at the back, ball valve at the...

Was wondering how everyone likes to store their grain in between brews to keep it as fresh as poss and how long a life you expect to get from it. I was thinking about those screw/clamp top chutney barrels washed out and dried for keeping bulk stuff like Maris Otter in.

I recently took delivery of a Co2 regulator from Norm (cheers Norm) and I was having a look on the internet site of the manufacturer of said regulator, (Keg Connections in the US) and they sell lots of spares for various types of cornies but one thing they caution you about and it's worth...

This is one for the sparky's amongst us. Just gathering my thoughts towards making a basic control panel to look after the elements in the HLT and Boiler, (PIDs, Probes, SSRs Switches pumps etc) and was wondering what criteria come into play when deciding to use double pole switches and switch...

I'm wanting to use silicone tubing to do manual liquid transfers with my totton pump ahead of a full HERMS setup. Something like 13 or 15mm ID and a couple of meters long. Does anyone know of a source of tubing cos I'v had a look on tube sites and they want silly money, like nearly 40 quid for 5...

I have ordered a sheet of perforated stainless with 2mm holes for my MT false bottom. I intend to make it stand off the bottom with 3 or 4 small plastic pillars screwed through some of the holes. The disc will be a few millimeters smaller than the tun walls so I can edge it with soft silicone...

Just doing a bit more pondering over a cup of tea about my new build slowly progressing and wondered what people think about underbacks and if they have a place in the homebrew scene. I haven't noticed anyone using them when they showcase their builds on forums and wondered if it was worth...

I was wondering if anyone had had any trouble ordering from The Heating Element Company lately. For several days now I have been trying to order some elements from them but as you go through the checkout process and try to agree to their terms the website just takes you straight back to their...

Hi. For anyone who feels a bit daunted about the prospect of ordering products from the other side of the world then if Mashmaster are anything to go by don't be. I pushed the boat out and ordered a 3" dial guage thermometer for my new HLT and the transaction couldn't have been smoother. Only...

I'm playing devils advocate by asking this question as I don't know the answer myself but it just crossed my mind so I thought I would ask ahead of my new build. We all are seen to use various types of elements in our new HLTs and Boilers from dismantled kettles to immersion heaters but has...