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I finally got an eBay message back from them saying that all their prices are already at the lowest they're able to sell at. ...so I bought a better one (Klarstein, HopCat style) from Expondo.co.uk instead. Looking forward to my first full batch grain brewday!

Yeah it's in been in my basket for a while but not a whole lot happening. I messaged the seller, we'll see what they can do. All else fails I found a £10 code for Hifi-tower.co.uk (their site), so can get the 30 litre for £239, so only a £10 increase.

I just came to buy one on eBay and the price has gone up today (and on their website hifi-tower.co.uk) to from £229 to £249 - how frustrating!

Wow hardcore! Could use Fermentrack plus a nodeMCU or wemos module for each item you want to control. Don't think there is a (reachable) limit to the number of units it can control.

I use a gland like this through the lid on my FV. It works really well. I'm controlling temps with Fermentrack and BrewPiLess, which has inputs for beer-temp, chamber temp and room temp. You have to use a really small gland to get a good tight grip on the narrow cable. I also used some...

Did you buy one? Any chance you still have the code? I keep getting ebay notifications about discounts but once you tap on them the code disappears!

I'm looking in the sponsor forum but can't see any posts for the Homebrew Company. Can someone post a link please?

Exactly what I was wondering. What difference does it make whether the beer warms up in the bottles or before you bottle? Incidentally I bottled my AIPA cold and it seems fine, carbonated well.

Got it. I thought the app was closer linked to your recipe's temps and timings. What about a recirculation pump for the mash, have you thought abiab that? And do you use a false bottom or hop bazooka thingy? How about lifting the full bag of wet grain and draining it, is that doable? Thanks...

Cheers. How's the 30l bucket cope with boils for a 23l brew, must be starting close to the top of the bucket? Is the app controlled timer really useful or would just a switch and manual boiler control with a thermometer be adequate? (For a simple build) I've got a couple of ispindels but tbh...

Good luck with this one! Had my first bottle yesterday. Tastes good, and it's its strong too.

Cool! Is it worth the effort involved? What were you brewing with before, how does it compare?

Are you planning on building the whole thing? I'd seen that instructable, not sure if it was an bit too ambitious

https://www.hifi-tower.co.uk/?cl=details&cnid=68b0a95fef2b796c5ce4c20ec536b17f&anid=20d6bdbd5098d349d85a3ad87f86a74d&varselid[0]=e018b9aa17e376b75cf41801365023a5# Anyone got one of these? Was considering as an alternative to the Ace/Klarstein ones £229 It's got a circulation pump and...

I picked up one of these coolers on sale from the Aldi website for £25. Was hoping to convert to use for a mash tun. Anyone tried this model, or hot any tips for doing the conversion? Not sure whether to go BIAB or install a braided hose.

Yes, gasses expand when they are heated and contract when they are cooled.

I'm on day 15 now. Gravity has settled at 1.008-9 so I think it's basically done. I chucked in some Wilko chitosan finings and set the fridge to 0.5°C for cold crash. Will leave for 3 days and bottle on day 18.

I'm doing this one now. On day 15 and SG has settled at 1.009-8. hops went in on day 11 and I'm just starting a 2 day cold crash, then bottle. So hops will have been in for 6 days in total, hope that's not too long. I added Wilko chitosan finings today too as an experiment. Be interesting to...

How much cashback did you mix in? :D

Day 0 SG 1.050 Day 0 - day 3 fermenting at 18C. Day 4 Dropped to 17C, airlock stopped, Krausen disappeared,yeast dropped out Day 5 set up waterbath, only coming halfway up beer level in FV, at 23C. SG 1.012 Day 6 SG 1.010 stirred and rocked FV to redistribute the yeasties (wakey wakey). No...