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Great - thanks. I did try searching but "weird thing in bottom of grainfather" wasn't getting me anywhere!

Today is assembly day (trying to build the thing and make sure I've got the parts) before brewing tomorrow. There's a weird thing stuck around the inner base of the gf (see photo). Is that meant to be there or us it packaging? I got the bits and bobs from screwfix for the hose connection, but...

Ok if I can do that, that makes sense. You'll have to forgive my ignorance - there's a lot to pick up - I'll have a look at how to do that.

I've just bought a few metres - thanks for the tip!

Aha! Yes, that's it! I can pick that up at screwfix tomorrow!

That's be amazing - thanks!

I've been staring at that for half an hour having stumbled across it. I just can't work out how to connect the grainfather to it. The gf comes with the same end when what I need is the female version if the connector, I think (Also, two threads of mine where you are the first to respond -...

Setting up slowly to my first brew with a grainfather - the kit comes with a load of tap adaptors but none seem to fit my tap (unless I'm being a bit dim) which I attach a picture of. I can't see any kind of thread on the tap I'm guessing I will need a different tap adaptor to hook up to the...

Thanks for the several bits of advice there. It's easier in a way to keep it in the fermenter, as I can keep the temperature nicely controlled. But I was worried about ending up with unpleasant tastes from the cake at the bottom. I shall read up on the diacetyl rest as I've not heard of that before

Hi there I'm about to strike out into all grain brewing after years of extract. I got a whole load of money to invest into equipment, and have ended up with a grainfather, the grainfather conical fermenter and glycol chiller I've got the grains for the following recipe...