Jim's Beer Kit

So solved leak in step filter gasket with additional O ring behind gasket. The issue with the tube wall thickness remains and the whole multiway valve need's rethinking as the pinch tube approach and thin wall tubing is not going to have any longevity. For now if replacing the tubes keep the origina...

I suspect the latest problem is down to the non return valve causing positive pressure on the step connector which is not designed for this. the whole thing is an example of poor quality and cheapest price.i will contact the eBay vendor and point them to this thread

I suspect the latest problem is down to the non return valve causing positive pressure on the step connector which is not designed for this. the whole thing is an example of poor quality and cheapest price.i will contact the eBay vendor and point them to this thread

#4 abandoned as is the machine

During the mash the lower step filter connector started leaking. Tried reversing the rubber gasket but no joy. Had enough of this system which just seems to be one pile of single-point failures and more time spent fixing issues than saved.

Happy to break for spares

Three brews in not that impressed #1 Failed due to issues with pump #2 Seemed to work but efficiency too low #3 Seemed to work but efficiency too low #2 and #3 fermented and racked to a cornie, carbonated and the result was poor in terms of taste etc After #3 did a deep clean which resulted in more ...

Wilko 4L plastic container is what you want. It takes about 1.3Kg of grain in a bag

Tony if you can remember, make a note of all the water used including the top reservoir (before & after) grain used & gravities. Cheers #1 Biab 5L Salad bin, 2L ish from top tank to get ~5L to the fermenter. 100% Pale MO 1.3Kg Picobrew guessed SG 1047 but actual is around 1040. The quality of the w...

geogaga wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 22, 2020 7:37 am

This is why I bought two.

Good strategy and there a couple of nice pumps inside plus a few other bits like disconnects so for the money not bad and you probably can do two brews at the same time.

All seems to be working now - just running first proper brew (manual)

Shipping costs mean returns not really practical and having torn the machine down not really fair to complain. I like to understand how my technology works so more than happy to take sably tuff apart. Will post some pictures and more detail about how the machine works (or not) and some musings on ho...

Nightmare continues. Turns out it was not the pump but the rotary valve where the silicone tubing is clamped shut by a set of 'fingers'. All tubes sidewalls had welded together and the bypass line then failed (hence the pump did not work well and leak. The gasket I found in the bottom of the machine...

Arggg! On attempting a reservoir empty with a 'Barneey' wand water started appearing under the machine. Tearing the machine down (pictures to follow) turns out the vacuum pump had broken loose from its mounting, probably during shipping but not help by only two of the four anti-vibration mounts had ...

Great! What is the hop holder made out of - it looks like it holds x3 of the lolly contraption I've started on

No FB for me. Frustrations - 19L Cornie does not work as the pumps don't seem to cope - 9L Kegs mainly out of stock or very expensive - Dried yeast will make the final product very expensive due to 5L batch size unless harvested for reuse - Lots of bits missing (as stated by supplier) which mean mor...

Not yet been too busy think about the options and how much to step down. Size wise they comfortably hold 20g of coffee beans* to 2/3 full and unless I'm mistaken that''s a lot of hop pellet for a 5L batch. Usable volume is approx 6cm (H) x 2cm (W) x 5cm (W) so 60cm3. Cacluation of 20g pellet 12% AA ...

Lolly molds received from Amazon. Now to work out how to link them.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07 ... UTF8&psc=1