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I have also been working on another version of a pump attached to the chiller as one unit. This time the pump does not get dropped into the wort, only the hose that feeds the pump goes into the wort. What I did is make a single piston prime free pump. The type that as the piston goes back, suction p...

Hi stux appreciate your comments, and thanks for tip on PID I`ll look into that. I`m guessing your concern for dropping the pump into the hot wort is twofold. You probably know about brushless water pumps but, apart from the stainless screws holding it together there is no exposed metal, all working...

thanks for your great comments mate. That cyclinder shaped thing is just a weight I cobbled together, it`s just there to keep a load on the steel cable as it has a tendency to spring off of the winding barrel. You should be able to hover mouse back onto the image to get back to the original, but I`l...

I reckon building the silicone fermenter would be a pretty massive undertaking so I'd certainly think twice on embarking on the project. Tnx for your honesty. :clap: This thread was started because I wanna believe there is much cheaper alternative. Something that can be built by most guys with half...

Thats a pretty sweet deal there Patch (This hole in the cooler was used to attach a tap when I was mashing.) some good engenuity. Actually I might have to steal this idea from you. Although I originally spoke of perhaps using a brewbelt, here in the UK winters are pretty shit cold and a lot of guys ...

Howdy PP thanks for the welcome back, I`m in the process of making a website, hopefully wont be too long. Could you show us your mini-immersion chiller please. Just to go back to the PVC ball - as it can stretch easily would it be an advantage to leave out using a bubbler and let the co2 build up na...

What got me started on the idea was my daughters exercise ball, you know those really big elastic ones you can sit on. All can find is that they are made from PVC, no specific info. We all know the smell of some pvc materials would no doubt impart flavours to the beer, but there are loads of pvc gra...

Could I just go Off Topic for a bit, just to say I have had some experience at butchering a small freezer. I invented :headhit: this 3 axis CNC machine that used a solenoid valve to open close a pressurised filtered water supply. A Reverse Osmosis system that filters 99.9 % of crap out of the water....

Here`s thier reply. Cost for PVR-1/4 is $8.50 USD each plus shipping. Cost for PVR-1/4-FC is $10.00 USD each plus shipping. 2 lines thats it, no indication of shipping costs. as we all know from ebay some carrier charges from the US are outrageous. Perhaps one of our US friends here at Biab could do...

So there I was designing away, I was going the whole hog including modeling the fridge etc, Fridge.JPG Then I came across the ready made solution for a hand operated mechanical device. I have emailed the company and asked for a price for 10 off. So we`ll see. Snap Action Pinch Valve Have a look at t...

Hey hi guys. have`nt seen you around in a while Looks like some real good ideas and discussion going on. If I had the cash it would be single soleniod pinch valves all the way. But dont forget that because of the flow we want ( around 5 mm id tubing) the silicone pipe needs a lot of crushing to com...

>> in a whisper<< psst.... hey hashie, could I just go back to your post #31 Quote - "On the dispensing side, these 10 lines can go from the pinch to a collecter and single dispensing tap/outlet." If we go down this route `patch` is gonna tear our balls mate. And thats gotta hurt like hell in the mo...

Actually I remember now why I went for the single lever type design, the locking ring (mark II) type sucks. :blush: Well actually it squirts :shoot: If you want to go from say brew 1 to brew 4 you turn the ring and get a wasted squirt on stations 2 + 3. :idiot: hi hashie, I not quite getting what yo...

Mark II :whistle: Well this is so much easier. The reason I never went this route originally was that fact that the tubes and main body remain fixed and the rotating barrel opens/closes a tube at a time. But this means that the exit point while dispensing the brew will move. I have drawn this to kee...

What i`ve drawn is bsically a pinch valve, Yeah it is a bit overkill. There`s no cleaning neccesary, the tube ends are kept in in alcohol. none of the mechanics will need cleaning. there are no connections apart from where the tubing connects to your pressure barrel/ cornie. I think I may have an ea...

Its not shown too well but what happens is this. The lever will be sprung loaded so it will lift away from the plunger, this will allow the barrel to be rotated between brew stations. On each station Id probably have a sprung loaded ball bearing that clicks into a dimple, this would align each stati...

howdy patch. Thats a good point about the solenoid remaining closed when power is off. I have done a Mechanical version. What is not shown here is the top cover or the mounting setup. Another feature which I think would work out is to go the whole hog and put in place a disinfecting system. At the b...

Yeah I like honesty . :salute: Please feel free to knock lumps out of my ideas :shoot: . Hey lets even have some banter about it :headhit: the working day is boring enough and hell knows we cant joke about beer related stuff with the missus. :nup: cos they think we`re waisting money. But also ( pun ...

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