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  1. Bertie Doe

    Fermzilla 30L All rounder ?

    Yes I think it will do 30 litres. I've just brewed 29 litres of Pils. Following on from fgoulding and Dave_77s in another all-rounder thread, I brewed for the first 3 days at 0 psi, mainly to reduce frothing on bottling. Thanks fgoulding for your freezing the bottles tip, very little frothing...
  2. Bertie Doe

    All Rounder Cold Crashing

    Thanks for the bottle freezing tip. I can move stuff around in the cabinet freezer and there may may just enough room to fit 60 empties. I'll follow Dave77's advice and keep spunding valvue open for first 3 days and then adjust up to 5 - 10 psi. My next brew will be on Monday and it'll be my...
  3. Bertie Doe

    All Rounder Cold Crashing

    Ah thanks Dave, that's brill. Yes I've got a spunding valve which I normally set to 10 lbs throughout. I try leaving it open for three days, as you say. Yes I've got a CO2 cylinder plus gauges. I wanted one of those handy 5KG jobs but was told by supplier "They haven't been made for years guv"...
  4. Bertie Doe

    All Rounder Cold Crashing

    Yes it is indeed frustrating but I'll stick with pressure brewing with the AR even though the taste is about 'supermarket' quality. The joy or reaching target fg of 1010 in about 9 days is a big plus. Next time I do an identical 'Reggwelter' recipe, I'll leave it in for say, 16 days and see if...
  5. Bertie Doe

    All Rounder Cold Crashing

    I've done 4 brews now with the AR, two with cold crashing and two without. The problem happens when I bottle. I use a Blichman gun but I'm putting a lot of froth in each bottle. So much so, that I have to fill ten, then go back and top up. Some bottles I've primed with C02, some not but makes...
  6. Bertie Doe

    Fermzilla 30L All rounder ?

    Very neat indeed. Hopefully I'll be trying the new bottling gun in 3 days, if the sg remains constant. BTW, I had a swig from the hydrometer jar (as you do) and found it quite drinkable. Not bad considering this has only been brewing for 9 days. Pre A-R I'd be taking the 1st reading after 3...
  7. Bertie Doe

    Fermzilla 30L All rounder ?

    Ah thanks, I meant to say that I did add 4gr Irish Moss to the last 10 mins of boil. I will use the ice and wrap with blankets and bubble as suggested by RWB above. I'll start the cold crash about 18 hours before bottling. I'm hoping only half the ice melts during that time. Regards Paul
  8. Bertie Doe

    Fermzilla 30L All rounder ?

    Thanks RWB, just an update : I started my 1st A-R brew 9 days ago and have kept it to 9 lbs psi since. It's a Proper Job IPA recipe. Original gravity was 1040. My Picnic tap bundle has arrived and I've taken a sample and the gravity is 1009, it was quite foamy. I'll check again in 3 days time...
  9. Bertie Doe

    2 week Helles

    That looks pretty good stu, what was the abv on that? One week ferment is very quick, did you use a pressure brewer of some sort? TIA Paul
  10. Bertie Doe

    Fermzilla 30L All rounder ?

    Ok I've answered my own question. It's a 'Push-fit equal Tees' made by John Guest, Flomasta and Hep20, although the latter may require a special key. Available in Home Brew suppliers and also in Toolstation and Screwfix. Anyway, I'll do a post-mortem after I bottle. Cheers.
  11. Bertie Doe

    Fermzilla 30L All rounder ?

    Ping Mash Monster. We both have the same beer gun. Am I correct in saying that you have a 'T' piece inserted in your gas tubing, with one tube going from CO2 bottle to the gun and another going to the gas connection on the All-rounder? I couldn't find an exact YouTube vid to confirm this but...
  12. Bertie Doe

    Fermzilla 30L All rounder ?

    Yep I'll try that, I do have an old duvet and sleeping bag that'll do the job. I'm thinking 12 hours should get the temp down.
  13. Bertie Doe

    Fermzilla 30L All rounder ?

    Thanks I've saved that Calculator to faves and also thanks to Dave for the Brewgoat link. It does seem like your 6C cold crash is a good target to aim at. My all-rounder is brewing in the bath. Room temp has only dropped to 24C and the spunding valve is still holding 8 ppsi.. I do have some...
  14. Bertie Doe

    So who's growing chillies 2021?

    My 'Apache' and 'Ring of Fire' are doing well, after a late start but now all in flower. I once grew 'Trinidad Scorpion' but these things are dangerous at 1 million Scoville's ashock1
  15. Bertie Doe

    Fermzilla 30L All rounder ?

    Ah, I should have read your post before I started the brew. Next time I'll start the ferment with the bubble trap for the first two days and then swap with the spunding valve. I started with the SV fully closed (big mistake) expecting things to happen slowly but this morning (just 12 hours into...
  16. Bertie Doe

    Fermzilla 30L All rounder ?

    Update : Sorry folks, I should have spotted this Youtube video earlier. I spotted my gun under 'counter pressure system' with thanks Bitter Reality Brewing for this quick tutorial. He's showing a number of methods, so fast forward to 7 minutes. As suspected earlier, the "Beer out" connection...
  17. Bertie Doe

    Fermzilla 30L All rounder ?

    Thanks, I'll light the fire and kick the tyre on the Grainfather tomorrow. I'll set the Spunding valve to 5 lbs psi for this first batch of IPA. If all is well, I'll be bottling in two weeks time. It'll all happen in the bath, so if the short tube next to the Bleed Valve starts squirting - it'll...
  18. Bertie Doe

    Fermzilla 30L All rounder ?

    I realise now that the Blichman gun was the forerunner of bottle fillers, as most of the UTube vids relate to this. It also has the advantage of having a "trigger" lever for dispensing, thus freeing up your other hand. But hindsight is a wonderful thing. Anyway I did find a handy diagram on my...
  19. Bertie Doe

    Fermzilla 30L All rounder ?

    Hi there. All the kit is assembled and I’m ready to start a brew on Monday. Blowtie spunding valve - When I start fermenting in the All-rounder, should I start at say 5 lb psi for the 1st batch, to check for leaks? The Co2 bottle now has a dual gauge and reg CO2 Regulator The AliEx bottling...
  20. Bertie Doe

    CO2 Gas and cylinder shortage

    Couple of Adams Gas suppliers in Dorset :- 1) Express Hire, The Barn, Slepe Farm, Poole, 01202 673403 2) Express Gases, Bournemouth Intl Airport, Unmanned site so ring first 01202 673403 3) There's another at Chard, 01460 61111
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