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Tazuk, I was planning on using your single PID in a power supply idea as I'm pretty sure I've got one laying around somewhere. Simon, lovely setup! Can you expand on the relay and switch for me as I'm a complete electrical virgin.

Thanks for the replies guys. Vossy, yes I mean switching between the two kettle elements, tell me all about switches please.

I hope one of you can point me in the right direction because I've spent most of the night on Google and can't find what I'm looking for. This maybe because I don't know enough about electric componets to search for the right thing. :oops: So, as part of my control box for the nano brewery I...

Unfortunately it needs to be compact and easy to dismantle after every brew. The hoselock stuff was my first port of call but i don't think the seals will last at the temps of freshly boiled wort. I have found some lovely fittings from Parker but at the fat end of £20 for the coupling and £15...

The Goatreich, yes rack off and repeat. graysalchemy, good info, that maybe why I don't get an instant fermentation as it can't eat the sugar? I have saved some wort from the last brew to try it with next time. I'll probably follow pittsy and get some liquid yeast for the next batch though.

It's temp rated to 114c but I forgot about the food grade thing D'oh :oops: Oh well, back to the drawing board :hmm:

Pittsy, thanks I will try that method as I think the flavour I'm getting may just be down to the yeast and not anything I've done wrong so it could be time to try a new one. Any recomendations for a IPA, Doombar type clone? Cyclops, it certainly did the last time :shock: straight out the top...

For my first AG brew I bought some Gervian English ale yeast which I've reused for the last couple of brews. I'm trying to clean it with boiled water each time but I think I'm getting carryover flavours. Is there a way of cleaning the yeast so as not to carry anything from the previous brew over?

I'm thinking of using John Guest conduit as the lines between the HLT, MLT etc. because I want to use push-fit taps instead of costly valved quick connects. Has anyone had any experience of using the pipe in this application ?

That is amazing!! :clap: Now all I need to do is plan a reason for a new bag :hmm:

Thanks for the welcome guys. :thumb:

Hi everyone, I've been around for a while but I'm more of a lurker than a poster. I've turned to brewing beer as my new hobby - wife frowns upon golf days now we have kids :nono: - I've had reasonable success with making wine from my own grapes so thought beer would fill the gap in the year -...