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[MashBag]

I am on the edge of my understanding too.

But I will add.

Mocha pot works anywhere.

There is now a zoneless induction hob, where you just put the pan somewhere on top on the stove (aaarg)

https://www.rangecookers.co.uk/products/stoves-precision-d1000ei-deluxe-zoneless-induction,6916/

 

[Agentgonzo]

I am on the edge of my understanding too.

But I will add.

Mocha pot works anywhere.

There is now a zoneless induction hob, where you just put the pan somewhere on top on the stove (aaarg)

https://www.rangecookers.co.uk/products/stoves-precision-d1000ei-deluxe-zoneless-induction,6916/

We have one of those on half of our hob (Neff call them 'flex zone'). As far as we can tell, it's not truly zoneless in that you stick it 'anywhere' and it magically finds the pan. It seems that the 'flex zone' has 4 smaller rings, rather than 2 larger ones, and if a pan is over one of the smaller rings, it turns it on. So it's more flexible than going "you must put it exactly here", but not by a lot

 

[JeffDragon7]

More than i wanted to spend but found this on brew brothers. With basket so i can sparge

 

[Sadfield]

Looks a decent setup for the money.

 

[Nicks90]

Hi Nick's 90,

"little Bluetooth temp sender says it's at 20c and drop the wort"
What device do you use? I've been looking for a high temp wireless sensor, where did you get it?

Thanks.

I make sure I only have the bottom 2" of the probe submerged as I don't know how waterproof the actual head of the probe is

 

[Brew_DD2]

Adding hops before boiling point prevents boil overs. One of the many benefits of First Wort hopping. When I do the occasional starter, a hop pellet stops wort climbing out of the Erlenmeyer flask.

I'm all about First Wort Hopping. Didn't believe half the stuff I read about it until I tried it. Saves me forgetting my bittering addition too

 

[Twostage]

I'm all about First Wort Hopping. Didn't believe half the stuff I read about it until I tried it. Saves me forgetting my bittering addition too

Yes, I've done it a few times too having read (in the new IPA book that I keep banging on about) that the hop flavour somehow carries through.

 

[JeffDragon7]

Yes, I've done it a few times too having read (in the new IPA book that I keep banging on about) that the hop flavour somehow carries through.

The malt master said this on one of their videos

 

[matt.]

More than i wanted to spend but found this on brew brothers. With basket so i can sparge

I like that and just within my budget range. Have you done many brews with it?
Pros and cons?
Thanks

 

[JeffDragon7]

I like that and just within my budget range. Have you done many brews with it?
Pros and cons?
Thanks

Just ordered it Matt, I have two tin kits to make first then in couple of weeks going to try my first all grain. I have my eye on the Malt Master Guiness Tribute. Going to sit down tomorrow and get my head round the absorbtion rate which i understand to be 1 litre per kilo, so straight forward. And the boil off rate which im told varies so i will have to learn through experience of using my new system. Quite excited to learn more as i go along

 

[JeffDragon7]

I like that and just within my budget range. Have you done many brews with it?
Pros and cons?
Thanks

I like the idea of the basket over a bag and that it has two positions to lift and sit so can do sparging

 

[Twostage]

More than i wanted to spend but found this on brew brothers. With basket so i can sparge

That does look good.

 

[JeffDragon7]

That does look good.

Excited to try it, I didn’t tell wife how much . Also got Dave lines books off of eBay had them in the 80s but redundancy prevented beer brewing or consumption

 

[Twostage]

I didn’t tell wife how much .

Always wise. There's a saying - never let your wife sell anything for what you told her it cost.

 

[Paulus]

I make sure I only have the bottom 2" of the probe submerged as I don't know how waterproof the actual head of the probe is

Thanks very much!

 

[AlBrew]

I make sure I only have the bottom 2" of the probe submerged as I don't know how waterproof the actual head of the probe is

I have a similar 4 probe one, I'm now down to 3 probes after fully submerging one and it failing during the boil, so no, not steam proof at the knurled holding end.

Found a picture of it, not available anymore but was £30 on scamazon.

Good for brewing and BBQ, has a Bluetooth app for setting high low temp alarms etc. Range is good enough to be able to sit in the next room through a brick wall so could be part of a time saving/not standing over the pot setup.

On the point of oversized pots on the induction, I do have a problem that mine has touch sensitive (induction?(probably capacitive)) buttons and if I have the pot central on the hob it can be sitting partially on some of the buttons. The hob doesn't like having its buttons pressed for extended periods, who does, and errors out and turns off.

 

[Sadfield]

Good for brewing

Accuracy of ±1°C(1.8°F). Debatable, when most are focusing on a narrow range of 63°C to 68°C for control over enzyme activity and fermentability.

 

[AlBrew]

Accuracy of ±1°C(1.8°F). Debatable, when most are focusing on a narrow range of 63°C to 68°C for control over enzyme activity and fermentability.

If it hits 100 on the boil and 0 in an ice bath it's good enough for what I'm doing.

 

[MashBag]

On the point of oversized pots on the induction, I do have a problem that mine has touch sensitive (induction?(probably capacitive)) buttons and if I have the pot central on the hob it can be sitting partially on some of the buttons. The hob doesn't like having its buttons pressed for extended periods, who does, and errors out and turns off.

Knob.

Get one with a knob. I had problems with a button one.

 

[AlBrew]

Knob.

Get one with a knob. I had problems with a button one.

You had me there!

This ones not long for this world, the left 2 hobs blew up shortly after we moved in.

I like the sound of the no zone one though, don't like the price however.