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Hehe, love the big "TAKE OUT AIRLOCK" message on the side of the FV :) I must do the same as I forget without fail every time it comes to bottling. Is that the stockpot from Woodies DIY, the one they've got on offer at 25 yoyos at the mo? Wish I'd spotted that before I'd ordered one elsewhere...

Do you have the model number? I can't make it out in the pics but it looks like the 4 ports are 1" BSP and the big adapters reduce down to 1/2" BSP. It would probably take quite a bit of searching to find 1" Hozelock fittings (ie, ones to fit straight onto the outlets) but 1/2" are very easy to...

Lol :) Kegs are someones property though, even when they're covered in manky green stuff or dribbles of concrete the chances are they wheren't bought from the rightful owner, they just kinda ended up there.

Makes sense, seems a high price though. Not checked but I'm guessing multiple lower wattage elements would come in cheaper with a larger surface area (and probably easier to clean!) plus can be powered up in stages... but that would need individual controls so no cost advantage that way. How...

Caramelising is common in cooking, might even be desirable to get some burning in a boil :) How does a ripple element work? Sounds like the same thing, varying the element wattage and as far as I can elements aren't fussy about switched current type regulators (haven't come across any burning...

Makes sense... as much as the inner workings of beer make sense ;) I'm only pouring through a filter into the FV at the mo and was wondering how to improve it, good to know it's not working the way I'm thinking. Mind if I share a thought on the element? I'm guessing you're switching via a...

Your second last pic has me thinking on whirlpools, isn't the idea that all the lumpy bits go to the middle? In that pic it looks like if you where recirculating while draining and had a 90 deg elbow on the fitting at the bottom instead of a 45 there'd be a lot less sediment on the filter.

Cheers for posting, I'd been wondering about something just like this a few days ago, something like a countertop breadmaker but for beer :) One thing that didn't add up is cleaning, fine when it's an easily accessible tin heated well past boiling but not so easy when it's multiple airtight...

Rules for the sake of rules, bureaucracy at its most typical. It'll backfire as always. Things like ToR (the onion router) aren't particularly popular at the mo, they're often used by privacy advocates but more and more will turn to them as they find regular sites they've used for years suddenly...

A muslin bag will work ok but you'll end up with a lot of sediment, I did 2 batches recently and there's between a pint and a pint and a half of sediment in the bottom of the demijohns at the mo.

For the o-ring, is there any chance it's simply the wrong size? Could be for an earlier model or simply a mistake by the supplier but if you've got a seals supplier in your area it shouldn't be too expensive to get one that fits. They'll usually know what material is suitable but if there's any...

Yeah, there are some nice gasket removal products that could be ideal for the job but they're a bit pricey for a shot in the dark. I've a friend who's well up on that kind of thing, what reacts with what but I wont see him until sometime next week, will quiz him up on it. EDIT: Chances are the...

Boris for Emperor! ;) Kidding but I bet there are plenty out there that would call for it. It's the Zaphod Beeblebrox principle at work, put a clown on the podium to distract from who's really pulling the strings but what really scares me is how alike Boris and Trump are, almost like Boris was a...

How about filling 'em full of bad beer and giving them a good shake? Or maybe fizzy pop, not sure the pressure would be as high though. Could be worth brewing up a batch of over carbonated sugary water so no good beer is harmed in the experiment.

Tbh I'd avoid using a wire wheel on them if they're plastic, even unglazed ceramics don't come off well (leaves metal on the surface). Solvents might be an option, the rubber should turn to mush and there's a good chance the adhesive also will but so might the cap and then there's tastes... :/...

I'd say go with the bench top model too. I also have the metal two handled one linked and considering the quality it's an absolute gift at 10-12 quid, really well made and dependable (it does like an occasional squirt of WD40 on the sliding parts) but with the benefit of hindsight I'd have gone...

Finally got around to this! There's about half an hour of the boil left to go and the kitchen looks like a sticky disaster but it went without a hitch. Add one more to the many thanks to clibit for starting this thread, it was the inspiration to having a go at AG. Waiting for a stockpot was the...

I'm not sure if I'm supposed to be doing this but I'm boiling my bottles before use in a mild solution of VWP before allowing to cool and giving another rinse with a strong solution of VWP (no doubt overkill) and then another rinse with water. Not had any bottles break from it so far other than...

If they're ceramic a rotary wire brush should strip them off with no damage to the cap, a light gauge brush and ideally one in a bench grinder but a drill held in a vice with one of the type that goes in a drill chuck should get through them pretty quick.

I'm doing similar for a single fermentation vessel (knackered fridge plus inkbird and heater) and temperature does creep up early on in fermentation but a single 0.5l frozen bottle of water in there beside the vessel is plenty of cooling, 3 or 4 bottles of water in the freezer should be plenty...