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Thanks vossy, pjbiker The re-purposed fridge option is looking favourite, although we'll need a big'un to get the conical in. Never easy, is it. Cheers chaps.

Actually, I should just read read properly - I see now 60 watts per 'cell'. Interesting.

Ah, thanks Vossy. I've looked at your blog and indeed your cabinetry is wondrous. I'm not sure if my farmyard carpentry would measure up but I can see the merits of building an enclosure. The tubular heater is an excellent tip - do you use them and if so at what wattage? Cheers

Actually, no, I hadn't thought of that. The construction would make it challenging . . . I had thought that a greenhouse parafin heater could take the chill off though. Cheers

Hi all. As our new brewhouse staggers towards it's inaugural AG brew (maybe some pictures when it all looks smart enough for a 'reveal'), we note the onset of winter. The brewhouse being a steel shed, it seems that some nurturing warmth will be be required to keep the fermentation on track...

Hi chaps and thanks for your advice. i started with 600ml of starter 'wort' comprising tap water and 100g of extract, well boiled - it is still going strong in terms of yeast activity. My brewing partner favours using the wyest beasties for our first brew, so I think i may reserve this culture...

Hi all - first time post here so please be gentle . . . As an experiment, I have harvested the plausible-looking sludge from the bottom of a bottle of Hopback Summer Lightning and let it rip in a sterilised starter medium. After a couple of days of sulking it has bubbled into life and has now...