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by guypettigrew
Fri May 26, 2023 4:28 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Remote chiller with flojet for fermentation Q
Replies: 26
Views: 3478

Re: Remote chiller with flojet for fermentation Q

Insulation? Silver backed mats cut to shape and size. Double layer. I think they're yoga mats, but not sure.

Guy
by guypettigrew
Wed May 24, 2023 8:20 am
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Remote chiller with flojet for fermentation Q
Replies: 26
Views: 3478

Re: Remote chiller with flojet for fermentation Q

Ah, the bucket of water--a different question! At the end of every fermentation I empty the water out of both the two cooling coils and attached pipes. This is so the lid of the fermenter can be taken off and cleaned. At the beginning of fermentation I need to refill the system. So I turn the pump o...
by guypettigrew
Tue May 23, 2023 10:28 am
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Remote chiller with flojet for fermentation Q
Replies: 26
Views: 3478

Re: Remote chiller with flojet for fermentation Q

The maxi 110 is on all the time, so there's always an ice bath. The pump comes on as needed, with ice cold water immediately available. happy to answer any questions you might have. Guy Guy, Can I ask why the ice bath? Was the chiller not able to keep up? Or is it "quicker with a buffer tank". Look...
by guypettigrew
Mon May 15, 2023 1:31 pm
Forum: Brewing Liquor
Topic: "Total Hardness"?
Replies: 49
Views: 10100

Re: "Total Hardness"?

It's a wonderful thread to read. So much info. But, as an amateur home brewer, I think all I need to know is how to reduce my alkalinity and which salts to add on brewday--Graham's calculator helps with this.

But please keep going, PeeBee and Eric.

It's a joy to read your discussion.

Guy
by guypettigrew
Fri May 12, 2023 1:50 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Remote chiller with flojet for fermentation Q
Replies: 26
Views: 3478

Re: Remote chiller with flojet for fermentation Q

Hodda wrote:
Thu May 11, 2023 8:09 pm
Ok, so my flojet has a kettle type lead that plugs into and gets power from chiller.

Can I chop off the kettle end, fit a plug and then have it controlled independently via inkbird?
Any chance of a couple of photos, please? I'm not quite following what you're asking.

Guy
by guypettigrew
Thu May 11, 2023 7:56 am
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Remote chiller with flojet for fermentation Q
Replies: 26
Views: 3478

Re: Remote chiller with flojet for fermentation Q

Hi Hodda

Don't know if this will help, but this is how I do it.

The maxi 110 is on all the time, so there's always an ice bath. The pump comes on as needed, with ice cold water immediately available.

happy to answer any questions you might have.

Guy
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by guypettigrew
Thu May 04, 2023 5:23 pm
Forum: Beer Recipes
Topic: Crisp Session Bitter
Replies: 17
Views: 4014

Re: Crisp Session Bitter

Nice looking recipe. Where would you get the Flyer hops from? My guess is any good base malt would do. Thomas Fawcett's as good as any. As PeeBee suggests, you might want to replace the Caramalt. It could give too heavy a taste/feel to the finished beer. But it might be fine. I'm sure the people at ...
by guypettigrew
Tue May 02, 2023 7:00 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: What size freezer for 4 kegs
Replies: 4
Views: 1673

Re: What size freezer for 4 kegs

I'm assuming you mean a chest freezer. I have one that is 900 wide, 550 deep and 840 tall, and I've added a 200 tall collar to it. It fits 5 slim AEB kegs - 3 on the floor and two on the hump (one is partly on the hump and needs support under it), or instead of the 2nd keg on the hump I can fit in ...
by guypettigrew
Thu Apr 27, 2023 8:28 pm
Forum: Cleaning, Sanitation and Sterilisation
Topic: Slightly hard water? No rinse sanitiser? What should I be using?
Replies: 26
Views: 4901

Re: Slightly hard water? No rinse sanitiser? What should I be using?

MashBag wrote:
Wed Apr 26, 2023 9:05 am
All tested according to type and instructions at very least.

The testing was for the effectiveness of the end to end process, not ability to sanitise.
So, what was the point? Water's cheap, fast and easy to use, but not much good at sanitising.

Guy
by guypettigrew
Sun Apr 23, 2023 1:07 pm
Forum: Cleaning, Sanitation and Sterilisation
Topic: Slightly hard water? No rinse sanitiser? What should I be using?
Replies: 26
Views: 4901

Re: Slightly hard water? No rinse sanitiser? What should I be using?

MashBag wrote:
Sun Apr 23, 2023 12:16 pm
Thoroughly. Hot, cold, soak & cip.
So in what way were the one(s) you tested "very poor"?

Guy
by guypettigrew
Sat Apr 22, 2023 7:01 pm
Forum: Cleaning, Sanitation and Sterilisation
Topic: Slightly hard water? No rinse sanitiser? What should I be using?
Replies: 26
Views: 4901

Re: Slightly hard water? No rinse sanitiser? What should I be using?

MashBag wrote:
Sat Apr 22, 2023 5:29 pm
All of these purpose built "no rinse" sanitizers seemed very poor when I tested them
Fascinating. How many did you test, and how did you test them?

Guy
by guypettigrew
Mon Mar 13, 2023 6:14 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Removing Limescale from 100l pan
Replies: 5
Views: 1770

Re: Removing Limescale from 100l pan

Try spraying it with quadruple concentrate Starsan or similar. May do the trick.

Guy
by guypettigrew
Mon Mar 06, 2023 1:34 pm
Forum: Grain Brewing
Topic: Wort Aerating device
Replies: 9
Views: 2377

Re: Wort Aerating device

Excellent bit of kit, WA. I use one of these to mix the mash so there's an even temperature throughout.

As to aerating the wort, mine is run from the boiler to the FV in a slow steady flow. This creates lots of froth and seems to aerate it well enough.

Guy
by guypettigrew
Sun Mar 05, 2023 4:06 pm
Forum: Grain Brewing
Topic: Phosphoric acid - supply
Replies: 57
Views: 9339

Re: Phosphoric acid - supply

Can we remove any, even the remotest, idea that pH of brewing liquor has influence on mash pH. Yes please!! A fun experiment is to run some water from the tap and measure the pH. Then come back 15 minutes later and do it again, then another 15 minutes etc etc. The pH changes every time, as the wate...
by guypettigrew
Thu Mar 02, 2023 10:14 pm
Forum: Grain Brewing
Topic: Phosphoric acid - supply
Replies: 57
Views: 9339

Re: Phosphoric acid - supply

Impossible!

Guy