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edit: figured out it is made by Auron Does anyone know the manufacturer of the Brauheld Pro? We know Guten make the Mundschenk but they don't appear to have a model that looks like the Brauheld Pro (with its external pump). Btw Guten's VR show room is really cool!

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The Coopers Fermenter worked ok for a Mr Beer kit but when I tried to ferment an all-grain IPA in it I got really bad acetaldehyde which I believe is due to the lack of airlock / too much head space so I won't be using it again.

Those clever Aussies have been using Glad wrap (cling film) instead of an airlock so they can see inside the metal container so you could try that.

They want us to remove the collar and the ring of gunk around it on day 3 for some reason. Maybe its because when moving the fermenter a splash might knock some off into solution and taste bad if it ends up in a bottle. Also I because it expands the height I believe it will allow filling to 10L...

I think if I hadn't mentioned it I wouldn't have got one either because they had to fetch it from upstairs. The parts are spread throughout the shop. The fermenter on a shelf, the bottle wand on a hanger, the tap in a drawer, I'm not surprised they forget bits. Make sure you also get the clips...

Picked up the Coopers 10L from Inn House Brewery today for £13.95 it included the fermenter (has level markings), tap (no leaks, can be locked open, nutless and can insert wand into outlet), collar (for krausen to expand into), lid and bottle wand (bit flimsy and leaks, no spring in it). They...

I'm going to give this 12L drinking water container from ebay a try, it was only £13.76 9# 12L Transparent One of the photos states a lid hole of 10cm and another states a bung hole of 13mm but don't know if this applies to the 12L which doesn't have a bung hole in the photo. I'm also wondering...

The OP is supplied by Roseberrey A, which has typical Scottish high mean pH of 8.23 and max of 8.9. It seems in practice the mash induced lowering does not bring the sparge water supply below 6 fast enough and the damage is already done before the boil never mind the pitch...

I believe the reason for the debate is some have a tongue with more ppm tannin sensitivity that others. In my experience at tasting panels maybe around 10% of people. Some may think those 10% are not worth bothering about but a "fruity" IPA to those people tastes of woody harsh splinters in...

That will help with mash pH but you still need acid for the sparge water to bring it below 6. Otherwise you'll get a grainy tannic astringent dry woody taste common in Scottish IPAs, eg Skye Brewing, Fyne Ales, Fierce, Overtone...I could go on...

Instead of salt you could acidify your sparge water to prevent harsh bitterness from grain/hop tannins then enjoy clean bitterness flavours. IKEA firm pocket sprung mattresses are excellent

I noticed in USA they reached 15% ethanol but instead of naming it E15 following on from E10 they decided to switch it to Unleaded 88 which interestingly is 1 more octane than the 87 of regular unleaded. So when customers are choosing between the 87 and 88 buttons at the pump maybe more will...

I think I found another price glitch for the larger copper chiller, £47.99 on Amazon. It's 59cm tall though and we only need about 45cm for the 30L but the extra coils might help with cooling faster. The 20K copper chiller is £65.99 on Klarstein (£119.99 - £54.00 with 40% code KS-SA4-LE5)...

pH of water that will be used to fly sparge is important. A meter is helpful when acidifying it to 5.5.

I've used a larger course bazooka (attached via union) in my old boiler and a few times grains would get stuck between the bazooka and element resulting in scorched wort and a burnt element! In the Klarstein I've been using the whirlpool arm accessory to make a hop cone and transferring out via...

As someone with the unlucky tounge that can taste these tannins I appreciate you sharing this info. I hope one day it is taught at brew school so commercial breweries all acidify their sparge water as standard practice. I believe only a handful do in the UK at the moment.

I got a Hyco TH01B Tubular Heater 1 Foot 1ft 300mm 45W Heater IP55 With Brackets & Lead from lamppostelectrical for £17.99 item 301046921239 The item photo showed a non-moulded plug that I thought would make it simpler to fit inside the fridge with cable through the drain hole. I messaged to...

Chiller arrived, pretty disappointed it doesn't reach all the way to the bottom. I don't think it will work for my 10L batch size. Bought it because my old chiller didn't reach down far enough either and figured I'd buy the Klarstein version rather than try and unbend mine and probably ruin it...

Astringency (I.e. polyhenol tannins) is most likely caused by not acidifying sparge water below 6 pH. Common flaw in most pale craft beer. Solve with pH meter and lactic acid. Sparging cold may fix it too. Or doing full volume mash and taking the 20-40% efficiency hit because a thin mash dilutes...