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Thanks for the replies

Have just completed my first all grain batch using my 4 x 50 litre keg setup
HLT,MASH/LAUTER,BOILER and a fourth keg i use to circulate ice water through a heat exchanger in the boiler. Anyway i used a washing machine pump to circulate the wort through a false bottom in the ...

Hey guys .

Has anyone had success with washing machine pumps for transportation in their mash setup ??
Or does anyone have any ideas on a slighty cheaper alternative to a march pump.

Hey

I just had a similar problem and ended up being a faulty reg /
Maybe give another a go.

Thanks for the replies guys.
I have since found my C02 reg was faulty what i thought was 70 kpa about 170 or something which was just frothing as it hit the glass .
Borrowed another reg set pressure no problems. Another Question Does anyone know whether you can keep your reg and c02 bottle in the ...

Hey all

Just last night kegged my first time. A Thomas coopers pilsner
Turned out great .But the problem i seem to have is that after force carbonating the keg i found i have great head and head retention but the carbonation seems only to be on the top of the beer and none throughout. Is this ...

Just wondering once a keg is tapped how long will a keg keep?

Mitch .I have just been given a upright freeezer 1/2 a pigeon pair , can I turn this into a brew fridge or not? :?: :D

You can due this with some help of someone you knows electrical circuits well. With a freezer like this it sounds like it would be frost free which means you would have intervels ...

Thanks for reply But why room temps ???
Im using a saflager yeast and was under the impression that 10-12 degrees was the go.

mitch wrote:just to add on that ,

the idea above on placing the themostat probe in water as a great idea as long as the water is on the same shelf or level as the fermenter , as this gives correct product temp

Using a glycol is even better

hey guys i'm new to brewing and wanted to know the correct procedure for kegging a true lager .

I Have a thomas coopers pilsner , Fermented in my primary fermenter for one week at 10-12 degrees ( lucky im a refrigeration mechanic have a proper commercial cabinet) I then racked to secondary ...

just to add on that ,

the idea above on placing the themostat probe in water as a great idea as long as the water is on the same shelf or level as the fermenter , as this gives correct product temp

or..

before you go out and buy that Fridge, kill two birds with the one stone.

this is now my Project for '06.

http://www.oregonbrewcrew.com/freezer/freezer.html

Great idea, but takes it's footprint is a bit big for my taste. If it were me I'd use a vertical freezer and install a strong shelf ...