Recent content by acott

That's the stuff dreams are made out of, outstanding! I'm planning a conversion myself but it won't be for a couple of years, I'll definitely be using this as inspiration.

I tired this, and it was a total let down :(! The lemon must make a huge difference, mine tasted like nothing, like fizzy water with a hint of bitterness. To fix it, I took the rind of 3 grapefruits and soaked them in 100ml of vodka for 4 days. I then added that to the keg, it really lifted...

I brewed this up, SG 1.041, FG 1.010. I opted for Lemondrop hops, with a 34 gram dry hop. I decided not to put any lemon peel in and just brew the base recipe as is. I kegged it on Saturday and fined with gelatin, had it sitting at 30PSI until Sunday night. I've dropped it down to 13psi and...

Sorry to dig up an old thread but I was thinking about this and the process... So you basically need a motor to spin the can, then you need the sealer to crimp the lid. The motor could be a drill, or a similar electric motor, as it's for homebrew purpose then speed wouldn't be a major...

A simple fridge with an Inkbird-308 and heatbelt. It might not look like much but I'm absolutely delighted to finally have it (many hard fought battles with SWMBO :D ) I also found a use for my old belt, doing a fine job keeping the temp probe in place!

Belgian Wit, a bit too estery for me, but I'm warming to it!

Debated the Graincoat myself, finally pulled the trigger...looking forward to trying it out on my next brew

I've finally gotten permission from the boss (gf) to buy a fridge for fermenting! This thread is exactly what I need to see for inspiration!

Brewing this on Saturday, sticking to the original recipe except for the yeast...I opted for the T-58 First brew in 5 months, looking forward to it!

Ok, so I brewed my Black IPA on Friday and let me just say it was a disaster! I decided to try a no sparge, but I won't be trying this again as no sparge just isn't an option....my efficiency was only 55%, I was supposed to have a SG of 1.063, in fact it was only 1.045. So next test will be to...

Here's the Details pop up screen : And the Input screen :

Yeah I'm going to treat the water but I've also decided to sparge with only 3 litres of water...I'll see how things go, it'll be worth a shot anyway!

I have my trusty thermapen, so I've been keeping my sparge water to aroung 74-75 c. But could it be the case that we are over sparging with the Grainfather, some people are sparging anywhere from 20-40 minutes...efficiency is through the roof, but at what cost? I'm brewing a Black IPA...

Hey folks, here's a rant with a question at the end :) I'm a Grainfather owner, have 20+ batches under my belt with it, but lately it's pissing me off! All my beers of late are turning out astringent, they are practically undrinkable and I'm determined to figure out why this is happening. I've...

Thanks for the feedback folks :) The plan is, that all the text will be editable, also the image on the tap. IBU and SRM icons will change depending on bitterness / colour selection. I have some more screenshots of the inner workings, so the 'Details' pop up and the 'information input' page...