Jim's Beer Kit

I use two 30l stainless steel stockpots, each containing 19l, as fermenters for my 38l brews. I got them from a supplier in Germany 3 or 4 years ago (can't remember who). You don't need to drill holes in the lids for airlocks and seal the lid. The lids have a lip that overhangs the edge, and are hel...

Beer line is generally either 3/8" or 5/16". You would need much higher pressures to get a decent flow rate through 3/16" tubing.

I can't remember exactly, but I think they cost over £100 for the pair inc postage. I notice there's a set of 4 vintage chrome-plated taps of similar design currently listed on eBay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Pub-Beer-Taps-/290914360040?pt=UK_Collectables_Breweriana_SM&hash=item43bbd8dae8 . ...

can i just clarify something you say you seal lid at 14 psi do you then drop the pressure or leave it and when you serve with 5 psi the extra pressure drops as you pull the first beers off I assume you are naturally carbonating not force carbonating When I seal the lid at 14 psi it is generally ano...

Regards to breathers as soon as air enters the beer will start to oxidise and will need to be drunk asap. A cask breather should be connected to a CO2 supply via a regulator set at around 5psi. As beer is drawn off, it admits the same volume of CO2 to replace it, thus maintaining atmospheric pressu...

Well, I threatened to, now I have! Gone are the ubiqitous swan-neck spouts on my twin Angram beer engine. In their place are a pair of traditional brass rollover taps (stainless steel lined) with the all-important on/off switch to prevent the beer in the pipe and beer engine spoiling due to exposur...

Drain unblocker?

Dilution rate is about 1:40, so 50ml per 2ltrs.

I you can't find a use for it, I'm sure I can. It only took me a couple of years to get through my first 5ltrs, and I'm now into my second.

I bought this G&C Dalex cask beer pump on eBay recently. http://www.victorian-breweriana.me.uk/hvb_files/vintage-beer-engine-10.jpg It too is of all-metal (ie leatherless) construction. This particular model was manufactured from the 1950s through to the late 1970s. Although externally in excellent ...

Gaskell & Chambers are now part of IMI Cornelius (UK) Ltd. The "Dalex" trademark is a reference to G&C's Dale End works in Birmingham. I bought a pair of taps similar to the ones on your beer engine from Harry Mason a few years ago to use on my twin Angram cabinet beer engine in place of the standar...

I used to use a cask breather, but found that the lack of internal pressure made it difficult to maintain an airtight lid seal on my cornies. When first filling I give it a blast up to 20psi to ensure that the lid is properly sealed, then keep it at around 5psi thereafter.

I've got a brass fitting on mine, although it's separated by a rubber washer from being in direct contact with the s/s. I've not had any problems with it.

Is that THREE STIR PLATES?!?!?! I never envisaged needing more than one! Now I have a more like 80L brew length perhaps I'll start building the next one. 3 batches each with a different yeast Three's not excessive :D. It all boiled down to a choice of making two stir-plates for 2 x 3l conicals, or ...

Does the position of the taps on your stock pots not cause them to pick up a lot of trub? No. Before I connect the line to to the cornie, I open the tap into a glass underneath to collect the first runnings that contain the yeast sediment immediately under the pipe opening, which I discard (it's on...

I used to use plastic FVs, but have since graduated to two 30l S/S stockpots. Much better, and so much easier to clean. :) http://www.dadween.plus.com/images/DSC_2174.JPG Interesting. Do you use your stock pots for anything other than fermenting? Just wondering how your whole process work with them...

I used to use plastic FVs, but have since graduated to two 30l S/S stockpots. Much better, and so much easier to clean.