DIY All Grain Brewery

[Parva]

To be honest, I'm surprised she hasn't already tried to kick me out.

I have taken over the consevatory with my all grain kit. There were bits of pipe, two boilers and a cool box, all in various stages of being 'fiddled with'. She was just going mad with the mess.

Well at least it is all done now. As I've said I just need the spare barrels before I try my first all grain attempt.

I have considered the Cornelius keg route but really dont have the space for all the stuff associated. I think that the barrels are just easiest for now. I've seen some pictures of people who have drilled holes in fridge doors and stored their kegs in them with proper beer taps on the door. I made the mistake of showing my wife and she gave me a firm 'no'. Perhaps I just need a new house and we could live together for some of the week and then I could live on my own for the rest of the week with the freedom to make and drink as much beer as I like. At least then I wouldn't have to hear her complaining about the amount of snoring i do when I've had a skinful

I received my new copy of Graham Wheelers book today. Impressive to say the least. Has a recipe for JW Lees bitter which is one of my favourite pub beers. I just love the stuff. One query though, in the recipe where it says dry hop, it just says "Dry hop with some hops" but doesn't state which ones like it does in the other recipes that suggest dry hopping. Is it just use the same hops as the ones in the boil or just that opinion is that it doesn't matter which hops you use. I know that Lees bitter has a bit of a reputation for being variable and maybe that is why it just says 'some hops'. It is certainly one recipe that I want to try.

Anyway, back to work.
Cheers
Andrew

East Kent Goldings is the generally accepted omission.

[rick_huggins]

[quote="dcq1974"]Well here is the complete 10 gallon brewery - for now!

Cheers JDT for the boiler influence!

Where did you get the CPVC tubing; I can't find it for living on money...??

Just ordered my Igloo 48s; so need to track down a "royal canin" type container..

Cheers

Rick

[rick_huggins]

I've tried B&Q, Screw fix & Plumb centre.. no joy... Had to go to the states; all in hand now, ta

[harold pinter]

Hi all,

also in the process of building my own AG kit. One question though, when attaching the tank coupler to the FV that is going to become my boiler do I need a washer / O ring where it meets the plastic?

thanks in advance

[harold pinter]

should read tank connector not tank coupler doh!

[FullPint]

should read tank connector not tank coupler doh!

Anyone know if they're different? they both look the same to me.
I bought a coupler because I couldn't get a connector from screwfix.

[jdt199]

Hi all,

also in the process of building my own AG kit. One question though, when attaching the tank coupler to the FV that is going to become my boiler do I need a washer / O ring where it meets the plastic?

thanks in advance

The ones I mentioned in my post that I got from Screwfix come with a rubber washer that should be fitted on the OUTSIDE!

[adodman]

Yet another fantastic Freecycle offer.

Have just been given two top tap Rotokeg pressure barrels with loads of spares, two CO2 gas cylinders, one full the other hardly used, a wine fermenter, beer fermentation bin, numerous 'odds and sods' and finally.......a still!!!! with charcoal filter and all the instructions.

Unreal

I should never have to buy another thing till the day I die.

Amazing

Andrew

[garwatts]

Yet another fantastic Freecycle offer.

Have just been given two top tap Rotokeg pressure barrels with loads of spares, two CO2 gas cylinders, one full the other hardly used, a wine fermenter, beer fermentation bin, numerous 'odds and sods' and finally.......a still!!!! with charcoal filter and all the instructions.

Unreal

I should never have to buy another thing till the day I die.

Amazing

Andrew

Well done that man

[adodman]

Had a 'fun' experience yesterday.....

Decided to sterilise on of my pressure barrels I got off freecycle...

Half filled it with hot water and steriliser...

Then thought....why not pressure test it as well whilst I'm at it...

Big mistake, a couple of squirts of gas and it exploded before any pressure was released by the PRV

Hot sterilising solution everywhere.

Just glad it wasn't my first 'All Grain' which I was going to barrel, was lucky really, could have been five gallons of precious beer rather than two gallons of hot water.

Just thought I'd share and give you a laugh, it went with such a bang I nearly sh*t myself.

[andysmok]

Hi all,

also in the process of building my own AG kit. One question though, when attaching the tank coupler to the FV that is going to become my boiler do I need a washer / O ring where it meets the plastic?

thanks in advance

The ones I mentioned in my post that I got from Screwfix come with a rubber washer that should be fitted on the OUTSIDE!

I got mine from screwfix with the rubber washer. I fitted the washer on the inside though! I thought it would leak through the threads if it was placed on the outside.

[BenB]

I recently got a tank connector from screwfix for my boiler and they didn't include the washer. Yet when I bought one from them for my mash/lauter tun they did! It appears sometimes they do, sometimes they don't.
Not a problem though, I made one for each side out of the bottom of a flexible silicon flan case.
Only cost me a few quid and will take oven temperatures without a problem so boiling liquid isn't either.... and of course it's known food safe.

[WishboneBrewery]

I recently got a tank connector from screwfix for my boiler and they didn't include the washer. Yet when I bought one from them for my mash/lauter tun they did! It appears sometimes they do, sometimes they don't.

Check this ebay seller for Tank conectors that come with the rubber washer cheap as chips too
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRASS-COMPRESSION ... 7C294%3A50