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I have exactly what you are thinking of. 50L keg with a 2200W element. It is quite slow to come up to a boil but doesn't take forever. Biggest was about 30L and it held it at a rolling boil quite nicely. You could always get an over the side immersion element to help it along to save some time. If y...

Hi guys, Just another update from my 2nd brew using this. Brewed a Kolsch 90% Pils 5% Munich 5% Wheat Worked out my volumes and did a lot better. Still room for improvement though (Actually undershot it a bit). Efficiency details are; Efficiency into boiler: 80% Brewhouse efficiency: 75% Efficiency ...

I didn't squeeze. Just drained. Yeah if I adjust the final volume in beersmith it brings the SG a lot closer to the mark.

At the end of the day I made beer!! the proper way. May be a bit lower in ABV but I don't mind that.

Cheer, Mat.

All went fairly well. Stress free.. Preboil SG was 1038 (adjusted) from an expected 1042 Post boil SG was 1043 from an expected 1052. I think my low SG problems come from my volumes. (not that I measured them) Ended up with about 26L of wort when I wanted 21L. This resulted in an unexpected overflow...

Mat, what did you use to "weld/solder" the mesh together? I'm very interested in this, after mashing you could also use the bag to contain your hops during the boil. I used Dow Corning 732 Silicon. It is FDA approved. Wanted to get it spot welded but was too hard & tried to solder it but didn't wor...

sigurdur wrote:This is very nice matr! :)

What type of wood are you using for the top ring?
I used MDF mate. It's not waterproof but the only time it will see water is during washing. I might try to get something to waterproof it though.

Cheers, Mat.

No probs. I'll keep you up to date on the progress. Not too fussed about "squeezing" it. I've seen a lot of comments saying there is not much to be gained from it. Plan is to sit it above to drain while waiting for the boil. You can't really see it in the pics but the base is slightly conical to aid...

SS mesh basket / bag more or less complete. As promised here are some pics. http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l638/matrig1/DSC03129.jpg http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l638/matrig1/DSC03130.jpg Thermowell at bottom of pic attached to inside basket. http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l638/matr...

That's exactly what I was after thanks mate..

I ended up getting the 310 micron mesh with 200 micron wire. Basically because of cost.
It cost me AU$70. To get 210 micron would have been AU$100. A bit much for a "trial" project.
Got all the bits just need to put it together.

Cheers, Mat.

Wasn't there something about "termite mesh" or something to shield a baseboard of a house against termites? Here is a quick link http://www.termimeshhawaii.com This stuff gives me ideas. Hey maybe BIAW Brew In A Wire. Yep that's the stuff.. It's where I got the idea from. Termimesh has been used in...

Thanks guys, I've done some searching for the info but couldn't find it so I'm going to give it a bash anyway using the 415 micron mesh. You can get alot finer than that but I'm thinking it should be ok. Maybe the crush can be altered to suit anyway? I'll pick up the mesh tommorow. I've already scro...

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