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Afternoon all! In preparation for buying/building phase 3 of my brewery setup, and in part because of all the building work going on at my house at the moment, I have decided to sell my Grainfather. It was purchased from new in December 2016 and is in perfect working order. It comes with the...

Nisbets are currently offering 50% off on Buffalo Boilers which makes their 40l version £79.99 https://www.nisbets.co.uk/buffalo-manual-fill-water-boiler/gl349 I built my first 3v system using two of these and a thermopot MT so thought it might be of interest to somebody! I understand...

Hi all, Due to a change in circumstances at Chez DethApostle I have decided to sell up the parts I had been acquiring for my new brewery build! For sale I now have: 1. 1x 56l SS Pot ��" holes drilled for tap, element, sight-glass and thermometer. All parts included but never used...

So it transpires I really need to sell my current brewery kit to spur me on to actually putting together my upgrades/replacements! Therefore I currently have on offer: HLT: 1x 40 Litre Buffalo Boiler, SS Ball valve - £80 MT: 30 litre coolbox Mashtun with plastic tap and grain filter -...

Hi all! As some of you may already be aware for the last couple of years I have been a part of two homebrew clubs, the Chester Brew Crew and Brewdoo Homebrew Club. Both clubs were based in the Chester/Frodsham area so it made a lot of sense (for my sanity) to merge the two clubs together and so...

Morning all... Thought i'd post a link to my blog here too. I started home brewing with a couple of kits in mid 2012 and when I took the plunge and moved to All Grain in January 2013 I started the site to track my adventures! There are a number of my recipes (of various success) on there but...

Not new to the forum but realised that I hadn't yet posted about the homebrew club I am part of! We're based in West Cheshire meeting on the last Thursday of the month at Cellar Bar, Chester. (A quick stagger from the Train Station) The next meeting is tonight 29th October and will be a...

I'm putting a full write up on my website later today but thought I'd post a short version here too. The shopping list: •220V STC-1000 •3 20mm IP68 Weatherproof Cable Gland •Plastic Electronics Project Box (216 x 130 x 85mm) •2 Trailing Mains Extension Sockets •15...

I'm putting a full write up on my website later today but thought I'd post a short version here too. The shopping list: •220V STC-1000 •3 20mm IP68 Weatherproof Cable Gland •Plastic Electronics Project Box (216 x 130 x 85mm) •2 Trailing Mains Extension Sockets •15...

Hi all, I have bought a triple outlet CO2 regulator however i'm having some potentially noobie problems with it! (canister is off it the photo) I have connected the dark grey line (far left) to the CO2 bottle, and the line below the left most dial is connected to the gas disconnect and on...

So phase 1 of my upgrades will be from my 30l coolbox MT to a new shiny 50l Thermopot. I've looked around and it seems MrLard sells them for c. £265 (inc 3-part ball valve, bottom drain and false bottom) and a few other suppliers sell them without the bottom drain for up to £80 cheaper. Has...

Not sure if this is the right place for this, or if these have been available at this price for a while however... these solar pumps seem to be a bargain on ebay at the moment... Link! I've ordered 2! DA

My current setup is made of 2x 40l Buffalo Boilers and a 30l Plastic 'cooler style' Mash Tun. Obviously becuase the Tun isn't shiny (and more seriously has literally been full to the brim when i've made higher strength beers) it is next on the list for upgrade! My problem comes when I look at...

So to cut a long story short I batch primed my Chocolate & Vanilla Stout whilst in the primary FV and bottled it straight from there. I dissolved the sugar in boiling water and poured it in, but I didn't stir it. We're now 4 weeks in to the conditioning time (3 weeks in the warm, 1 week in the...

Hi all, I'm in the process of building a hopback however I need 2" of 'hose' to finish the job. My query comes as I need tube with an internal diameter of 22mm which makes it harder to eBay! PVC tubing is 25% of the price however is only for temps up to 65c and as this bit will be inside the...

Morning all, I brewed an Oktoberfest on Friday (23rd) and used a teaspoon of yeast Nutrient in at the end of the boil and the Wyeast Oktoberfest yeast. I didn't read the instructions fully so I didn't make a starter and just pitched the yeast direct into the FV (at c. 17C) The FV then went...

I don't normally share my brewdays here (they all go on my blog and I hate writing them up!), but it's been a while so figured i'd post this one from the weekend. Grains & Adjuncts 6.50 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter 90 mins 300.00 g Caramel/Crystal Malt - 50L 90 mins 300.00 g Caramunich Malt...

I seem to be on a mission to irradicate chill-haze from my brews! The list below is my current procedure: 3 stage mash at 40C, 60C and 70C - with as little stiring as possible Batch sparge twice, after recirculating the first runnings until there are no large grain particles. Add 1g Irish Moss...

So it's come to a point where I'm starting to seriously consider upgrading from my 40l 3-tiered gravity system to a bigger HERMS system. This upgrade will be done in steps, and ideally the first purchases/projects will be usable with my current setup. Project 1: Hopback I think this'll be...

Today is the day I finally get to brew this beer! It seems like after so many rescheduled brewdays recently I would miss the opportunity to make this in time from drinking this summer! Fortunately it seems that summer is running late too so perhaps it'll be ok?! The recipe is: Grains & Adjuncts...