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There is no reason that I know of that means you can't use copper alloy fittings in conjunction with stainless steel apart from aesthetics :thumb:

Ok it's in working order and ready to go :D I just need to hard wire the HLT switch in ;) There were a couple of leaks when I ran it at temperature but it's better to find them now than during a brew :) Here it is I'll be doing a 60L trial run of cooking bitter tomorrow afternoon :D...

Yes add the 1kg of beer enhancer, but no sugar :thumb: The 50g of sugar added on day 8 was priming sugar to give a little life to the beer in the keg :)

8-) That's a beast of a Mash tun :thumb:

Good to see you back :D Congratulations on the new house and son :thumb:

Hi T_T the insulation I used on my HLT is this from Screwfix CLICKY

Best send him over here for some" Tubby luviin" when you've finished with him Big pud :whistle: Works well Thanks all for the great ideas :D

The beer kit enhancer is used instead of sugar :thumb: Add it when the instructions say to add sugar instead of the sugar ;)

The blue insulation is THIS and the silver insulation is this And to confuse things further the HLT and mash tun lid Were insulated with THIS and THIS :grin:

Wez and I have discussed this topic in passing ;) It will be a get together and bottle swap rather than a competition (once a year is enough) Watch this space for any forth coming details :thumb:

Apart from 1/2 hours work insulating the lid the mash tun is done :D and inside

As I started the job I thought I'd better finish it :roll: God knows how many holes are in it but it's a lot :( If or when it breaks I'll be buying a ready made one :thumb: The mash tun also has it's first layer of insulation :D Which is stuck on with silicone, it is also sealed at...

Part no's and assembly instructions would be great :thumb: Where exactly did you get the tube from and is it sealed with compression olives or O rings?

In an enclosed situation like an incinerator the temperature can reach in excess of 1400C without the need for "proper fuel" hot enough to melt aluminium brass bronze low grade cast iron and even glass :shock: Believe me I know :ugeek: Jon(athan) Shaw Process Metallurgist(Cast metals)

That truly is a serious brewery build :mrgreen: As an aside a common or garden house brick will withstand a constant heat of 450 to 500C so no worries there :thumb:

Grrrrrrr :lol:

It'll be fine :thumb: Beer is quite forgiving as long as you don't take liberties with your hygiene regime :)

I have been looking at those :D

I thought md had stopped building :wha: