Recent content by Drifting79

I have been adding my strike salt directly to the mash and the just before sparging I have been adding my sparge salt to the mash also. I am herms recirculating on a single tier three vessel system. Where do you guys add your salts? And when?

+1 for water results?

Bump this thread Hey guys I have tried this beer tonight and it is very very nice Smooth not to malty but has a distinct floral aroma and lingering citrusy gentle flavours H Can anyone point me to a 5 gallon recipe I think if I couid get this one right i will make it a house brew

Hey fellas so i have just started an attempt at recircing my whirpool to chill but i am using a bazzooka(mesh filter) tube to filter my hop additions(at the outlet to the ketteL)recircing from the kettle to the pump and this has blocked straight away on each attempt what is everyone suggest to...

I would suggest purchasing a mill as you will have fresh malted grain at you finger tips for ever Buying un crushed malt should be paramount for a brewer But a mill is a little pricey and only gets used for a few minutes per brew Look at the milling options You could use a bag and a...

The problem wih the sanke style kegs is they are very difficult to clean between brews The big breweries use a mechanical cleaner with strong acids to remove any material before they are refilled The choice to use a Cornelius style kegs for home use is ideal For this reason This by no...

If you can get cheap postage then you're laughing More beer in the states would be he way to go for a lot of your stuff As far as lagers go a fermentation fridge is the way to go Look up stc-1000 on here and ebay!

thanks Grathan your right Im not worried about the seal im using a Stilldragon element guard kit ..really quite strong im thinking some kind of cake rack(stainless) of sorts see what i can come up with! Thanks

Hey guys so I have a question regarding the fact that I let my immersion chiller rest on my heating element in the last 10 minutes of the boil( to sanitize ) then after I turn off the heat it obviously sits on there for another 1/2 an hour My question is will this effect my element eg...

have you got a link to the little black pump you are referring to ? I had some issues with my power supply to my little brown pumps I bought some cheap 12v phone chargers and they worked well for a while but after a few brews they carked it ive just upgraded to some laptop power...

Hey guys I have bought one of these also I am going to use it with 220v I am not to sure wether I need to earth This or not the diagram doesn't state so? It looks easy enough but thought I would ask before making any start on the project Any help much appreciated I have wired up a stc...

I have a paypal account i could get it for you and send it on when i get it or we could meet for beer

I will be buying the nut for my regulator in about 4 weeks when i get back to japan so i could easily pick yours up also if you want to wait that long interesting to hear that none of the fittings that you have tried dont fit

Hey Tekton could you please explain this j type regulator in a bit more detail I have to agree with the over all savings with this malt in bulk , it is a lot more reasonable cost wise, i will be ordering my base from asahi in future thanks so much for the links. can you order it in...

Gday fellow japanese amatuer brewers. I have only just joined this forum and after a week of browsing i decided to search for any info on japan LOW and BEHOLD!!!:ban::tank: there are other highly motivated brewers in japan this is great news I have probably met a few of you...