Thanks Mad Scientist. Yep Ive already drilled the holes in the skirt. I will just have to calibrate it the old fashioned way with a measuring jug and take the false bottom into account or ill try seam to seam as well. I did notice though that the poly tube sight glasses (I think thats what you are u...
Hi all. Sorry for lack of research but my searchings didn't really find anything specific enough. I am building a keggle for a mate who wants to get into brewing with the idea of doing it as cheap as I can. Its looking pretty good and since I heard of a trub ring which wont work with my element I am...
What Contrarian said. Ive been brewing BIAB with the Biabicus for 2 years now and Im still terrible at taking records and measurements (sorry PP) and I think thats partly because Im easily distracted and because its surprisingly easy to make beer. Even easier with the biabicus. Your beer will taste ...
A bit of an update on my Mash Master Mini Mill. Theres a thread on AHB about the knurling on the MKII rollers getting dull. I got my mill in August 2014 and without experience didnt notice a problm at first. My last brew took 45 mins to crush 9kg of grain and that was with me pushing down the hopper...
A bit late as well but.... I think its a total myth that you need to have your grain crushed finer for BIAB. I think others here will agree with me. The extra water used in BIAB (or full volume mashing/brewing) means more sugars are rinsed out of the grains. Id say the finer crush is why you have a ...
I was sure I posted last night?.... :scratch: anyway... I use a 1mm gap for my rollers and 1.2 for wheat which seems to work perfectly. About 1/4 powder and the rest husk and cracked grain. I think I had the same gap when I used the drill but who knows. I was using a 2lt juice bottle as a hopper. It...
Happy New Year all! I havnt been around for awhile due to lack of time but I am still brewing and have done a few upgrades (mill and 98lt SS pot :smoke: ) to the brewery which should be up and running soon. Its safe to say I'm obsessed with beer and brewing. I am very grateful to Pat and the others ...
Ive only just got my mill up and running properly after about 6 months.I got a Mash Master mini mill thinking it would be the best bang for buck. Turns out it has a few issues. I started just using a drill but because it wasnt i high torque drill I had to run it at full speed which would just shred ...
I use Brew Brite to help clear the wort and a pick up tube so that the tap on my kettle is getting wort from the side after a whirlpool. I turn the tap on slowly until it eventually open fully. I also use a hop sock made from voil which is fine enough to pretty much stop all of the hops even after i...
That kinda sucks but i guess it really doesn't matter. Ive kinda been working on a mini herms to try and get my mash temps stable (after 21 brews lol) but until then i cant really experiment with mash temps. Still happy with my beer though.
Hi all, I hav'nt been around for a while but still brewing. After my Bo pils "pale ale" I thought I would try some more Saaz in a hoppy beer. I had heard of other people using Saaz and Cascade together. I have never made a wheat beer so I thought that would be a good combination. I added a bit of Ga...
Grain and Grape are great but have a slightly limited range but plenty of variety for different beers. If you like Gladfield (NZ) malt then their Australian distributor http://www.beerco.com.au/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; is in Footscray so you can get them a little bit cheaper. ...
The Therma Pen (eBay friendly spelling) worked a treat on my stout brew tonight. Im not sure if to do with the quick response time but it read 3C higher than my other 2 thermometers on the strike water temp. It also confirmed for me that I have a problem with holding mash temps and although it doesn...