Jim's Beer Kit

another entry done for your survey

good luck

IIRC, the geniune brewferm kegs are stainless steel so should last much better than reclaimed kegs. please let me know where you have the info about the kegs being stainless, all of the ones I have bought new from BrouwLand will at least show rust on the outside and they are magnetic which is not n...

I just remembered some old threads on this forum that may be helpful for people considering this system

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=26853
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=55261

I bought my first one of these ... more than five years ago I just love them, and so do my friends who all have their own taps. The kegs fit easily into a fridge and will stay fresh for ages, I probably have about forty kegs now ! I buy the gas cartridges from Germany (via EBay) in bulk - much bette...

Has anyone worked out the cost difference between using electricity versus gas to boil with ? Is it relatively safe to use propane in a indoor environment ? Can't comment of costs for gas vs electric, but have been using a gas burner for the copper for more than five years - no problem with gas bur...

Hi Kev, with my setup I use a cast iron burner with a 100ltr pot (batch size usually approx 65ltrs), ages ago I bought a sheet of aluminium to make a shroud but have yet to do it. I am very happy with it and have to turn it down during the boil so I don't get to much boil off just for your informati...

For many years I used electric (25litre Burco) but as soon as my volumes increased then gas became more attractive. My current copper, which is 100ltr capacity, usually has about 65+ltrs at start of boil, the gas burner I use it has a output capacity of 9.2Kw so as I finish sparging its just about t...

for very little extra cost you could buy a 100Ltr copper and never have any problems

my batch size is normally 65ltrs in my 100ltr copper so not a problem for space

I forgot to welcome you guys (TommoLG and Scrumpy) to the forum, it has certainly helped me lots over the years and hopefully will do the same for you

S

I've never gotten these kegs to work, they all leaked gas as soon as you put it in. And this was using two different setups (the starter set and a kegerator) so beware... I have had some initial problems with gas leaks but fixed them quite simply The first is a leak from the back of the valve where...

Thought about using these myself, I've heard they're quite difficult to clean. Have you had any difficulties? I do know this is an ancient post hope you all get back to me soon Liam I wouldn't say that they are simple but its not that difficult, listed below is my routine - Rinse as soon as the keg...

For my 100ltr copper I use a gas propane burner which is supposed to give out 9.2Kw, I usually have a brew of about 65lts at the start and it boils fine.
hope that helps scale what you need

my pleasure, its a really useful part of my set-up, just finished brewing an IPA this morning, of course using the controller for the HLT

I can't remember where I got the case from but it was probably Maplins hope that helps too

Hi Giles, attached pictures may help you visualise how to use heatsink for the SSR, it gets hottest when its switching a lot i.e. as it approaching target temperature http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac246/stu-le-brew/controlerinternals3.jpg http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac246/stu-le-brew/con...

I have built a SESTOS D1S VR 220 to control my HLT and have twice now had it shut down on me completely. The first time I assumed something had blown and checked the fuse. Trying it a few days later it worked again. Now I have given it another try it has just done the same thing - lights off total ...