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Haha, I'm terrible at reading glass ones because of the parallax and surface tension adding to the confusion - it's probably the more accurate option right before bottling though just to make sure any electronic sensors are out of calibration.

The data comes from the iSpindel, and from that I made simple website application for my Raspberry Pi - it's just a simple graph system that uses Flask, Javascript and a local SQL database. If you want I can make the code public on Github.

Thanks, I'm aware of gelatin addition as a method, I've came close to trying it but something did stop me last time... I think it was the either the supermarket packaging that put me off, or the "not another addition step". I think once I get some spare time back in my life and brew day doesn't...

I partially agree, though they do seem to market it with "Made in the USA" so maybe they have a lot in common with Bruce Springsteen. Although I'm sure in the US you can make a lot of spurious claims when it comes to marketing. Where I totally agree import wise is what on earth are we doing...

Okay that's a good plan. I can get everything in budget but the spares, but I won't be brewing until next year so I'll order those with my next recipe. From what I can see online, BevBright 5 micron filters have instructions that say you need about 3-5 psi, which is about 3.5 m of head, and if...

Thanks, I think based on other comments about getting a pump blocked I'll get a bouncer filter upstream to stop any crud coming through. It's not a very fine filter, but I guess it's something required regardless. Most filtering systems seem uses a bigger diameter to protect or at least not...

I'm currently using supermoss by fivestar, any chance you know if protafloc is better? I have had a situation where I used supermoss on a blond ale and it didn't do anything for me (took a good few months to clear up). I'm getting a bit stressed out by additives for water chemistry and clarity...

Yep thank you so much... annoying though, it's just marginally over budget (+£70 ish) even on a black friday sale :rolleyes:

Yeah I'm not planning on passing the mash through the pump(s). I will consider two pumps since it avoids re-sanitising the same pump on a brew day, I just need to make sure that at least one would have enough head for filtering though. When you say pop lines have you had tubes come off? I was...

None taken, I am indeed looking at an excuse to spend the money - it's a Christmas present from my wife so it's basically a "will get spent" kind of situation since I'm spending the same amount for her. It's either beer kit or clothes, so I'm going with beer kit. As for books, I have "How to...

Fortunately I'm a mech engineer by trade so I'm well familiar with hydraulic calculations - as you mention it I've been looking at 20 B and that supplies 25m of head at max flowrate. So that could be way too overkill like you say!! I'll see what head loss clarifier filters have inline with a...

I have to say, when I saw that photo I had a hearty laugh, I assume we share the same problem, and I think it may be more than two of us facing this issue 🤣 Appreciate the advice - since you pump do you use any sort of filter? That fermenter looks great btw

The reason I put this basic cooling system together was basically because it was cheap (ispindel and a bag on sale didn't cost much) and I needed to get around high temps brewing in the summer. Are there a lot of beer types that hate swings? I'm aware the belgian ones do want a very constant...

For heating I suppose I could use just a hot water bottle instead of freezer blocks no? I've not needed heating this far so I've no clue 😁 Here's a christmas beer I'm doing at the minute - do these fluctuations in temp look okay to you the way I'm doing it? Maybe a steadier system makes a...

That's just so it's fermenting on a shelf out of the way in the house so my wife doesn't get bothered by it, and then I've got the advantage of bottling it from there (I have a simple press to flow device to fill the bottles). I should also mention I've bought a dolly (wooden board with wheels)...

Yes that's one thing I forgot to mention actually. I use the "Cool brewing bag" to put my fermenter in, and I have an iSpindel to track the internal temperature and density. So I have some very basic temperature control system in place where I use cold water bottle to bring the whole temperature...

Hi folks, I'm looking for some advice on equipment upgrades - mainly to make my life easier or improve the brew quality without paying out hardcore cash. Budget about £100-150 range. I currently brew all-grain in a steel mash tun using BIAB, usually sparging the grain with a jug after (with...

Funny story, reminds me of a microbrewery rye beer that I had last year, had way too much rye and felt very dry and spicy. Yeah I agree, small batches are for the experiments, but I have little time to experiment at the minute, parenting has eaten up loads of spare time. Tend to do bigger...

S-04 was my exact selection, good guesser! I'll probably control a bit higher than 17, we'll see though!

I'll just add that I found this blog post on northern brewer that says upper limit at 10%, so I'll avoid passing 600g. Would be interesting to see a counter example https://www.northernbrewer.com/blogs/beer-recipes-ingredients/ingredient-showcase-biscuit-malt