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[Dimpie (COMPUTEK)]

Hey Comp, I saw you on your pics for your brew pot, you have a looking glass for the amount of water in the pot.... Did you install it yourself? If so, where did you buy the components

hmmmm.... that was actually by luck that I found some parts that fit together

Found a piece of 'polycarbonate tube' in "the oldman's" garage and then got the brass 'compression to thread' elbow from plumblink (±R40) .... by luck the compression fitting was a perfect fit for the ½" OD tube.

I've used the original SS tube from the keg (after cutting a section open) as protection around the 'polycarb tube'




Was originally gonna get one from brewhardware

 

[Dimpie (COMPUTEK)]

Some interesting reading on a few of our commercial craft brewers:
http://m.voanews.com/a/1820016.html

thanks

 

[Gothan]

hmmmm.... that was actually by luck that I found some parts that fit together

Found a piece of 'polycarbonate tube' in "the oldman's" garage and then got the brass 'compression to thread' elbow from plumblink (±R40) .... by luck the compression fitting was a perfect fit for the ½" OD tube.

I've used the original SS tube from the keg (after cutting a section open) as protection around the 'polycarb tube'

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Was originally gonna get one from brewhardware

Why did you have to show me Brewhardware? Now I had to buy myself another belated Xmas present

 

[Necropolis]

Considering spending some cash on a nice big 45l pot from Vincent.

If I get that then I need a chiller of sorts, what do you guys reckon: immersion or counter-flow?

 

[Gothan]

Considering spending some cash on a nice big 45l pot from Vincent.

If I get that then I need a chiller of sorts, what do you guys reckon: immersion or counter-flow?

Well I got the 45l from Vincent as well as the immersion chiller. Took about 20 minutes to take the wort from 76 degrees to 23 degrees

 

[Dimpie (COMPUTEK)]

Why did you have to show me Brewhardware? Now I had to buy myself another belated Xmas present

 

[Gothan]

And now I'm thinking, dang that one filter will work like a charm on the pot to keep the hops debris out of the fermenter

 

[Shnorkiller]

Hi all,

I started reading this thread from the beginning a few days ago and just got so into it! I now have a kit from beerlab in the mail which will be arriving sometime this week (I hope)!

The thing is, I have done little else but watch YouTube videos and read articles and information about brewing for the last few days. I just know this is something I'm going to want to pursue really seriously!

I want to get into all grain brewing as soon as the Coopers Kit is in the fermenter, but I am obviously not in possession of all the required equipment just yet.

So, while I'm slowly building up an inventory of equipment, I was hoping there would be someone who had some old equipment they had upgraded from that they could sell on to me? It would really help me out and would also free up some space for you

Anyway, I'm in the Pretoria region, but id be prepared to pick up from anywhere around Gauteng.

Thanks in advance guys!

Cheers

 

[Gothan]

The quickest way IMHO to start with is something like mini BIAB. You can do it on the stove, basically just get yourself a pot (or an urn), a grain bag and Bob's your uncle

 

[SukkaFoo]

The quickest way IMHO to start with is something like mini BIAB. You can do it on the stove, basically just get yourself a pot (or an urn), a grain bag and Bob's your uncle

+1, if you want to go super cheap do maxi, so you aim for a higher gravity and water it down, and also use a no chill method using a cube. Check biabrewer.com they have a wealth of knowledge, particularly on these two topics.

 

[Shnorkiller]

thanks for the feedback guys, will definitely check it all out. A mate of mine has given me these awesome old 40 litre aluminium milk jugs. Will post pics when they arrive, i have read that so long as I boil some water in them for an hour or so they should be good to go, correct?

Also, what do you think i could get away with (cost wise) converting one of them into a mash tun? It shouldnt be too costly right?

 

[EchoZA]

Just got into home-brewing myself, have helped a mate in Durban in the past with his brews (start to finish) but now being in Jozi I've decided to go it on my own. Have my 1st batch busy fermenting as I type

 

[Shnorkiller]

about to brew my first batch too!

 

[Necropolis]

Glad to see more people partaking in this awesome hobby

I brewed an IPA on Sunday - using Columbus and SAB J17 hops - cannot wait to give it a bash.

 

[MrR]

Bottled an APA early December, but added too much priming sugar to the batch. Between a calculation error and counting error, we added about 15g sugar too much. Ended up very fizzy, but regardless, still beautiful.

Luckily no bottles popped, burst or shattered!

Will be brewing a Weiss coming weekend and hopefully a Wit by end of the month.

 

[Shnorkiller]

hi all,

after my first kit brew I've decided to go all grain. Going to do a BIAB this weekend, do i need to change the all grain recipe at all?

Can anyone recommend a nice BIAB recipe that they've had luck with? Thanks

 

[Beachless]

hi all,

after my first kit brew I've decided to go all grain. Going to do a BIAB this weekend, do i need to change the all grain recipe at all?

Can anyone recommend a nice BIAB recipe that they've had luck with? Thanks

BIAB can be slightly less efficient so I normally add a bit less water otherwise I just follow the normal recipes.
Even on 3 tiered systems you usually have to adjust recipes slightly to your hardware and brewing style which takes a few beers to figure out. But dont worry too much with the first few batches just take notes on your gravities and temps etc so you can make adjustments in future.

 

[Shnorkiller]

BIAB can be slightly less efficient so I normally add a bit less water otherwise I just follow the normal recipes.
Even on 3 tiered systems you usually have to adjust recipes slightly to your hardware and brewing style which takes a few beers to figure out. But dont worry too much with the first few batches just take notes on your gravities and temps etc so you can make adjustments in future.

Thanks for the advice, will definitely keep detailed notes. The Coopers kit really felt like making oros, so I definitely want to try step it up a bit with something more challenging.

Do you think this is suitable for an HLT?

 

[Necropolis]

Should do the trick.

 

[BCO]

Anyone brewing for the Wort Hogs Summer Beer Fest?