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[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

So my barb thingy has arrived (already) to go with my helix. Got a 10mm one. Unfortunately, it doesn't fit the Brewzilla. Looks like 8mm would've been better. Quite disappointing.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Piccy of the bit that doesn't fit, and what it's meant to fit into please?

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

One sec I'll get you a picture. It's going into the hole in the bottom of the brewzilla.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

I'm guessing you could explain to them that yo may have accidentally ordered the wrong part and could they kindly exchange it pretty please?

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

I'm guessing you could explain to them that yo may have accidentally ordered the wrong part and could they kindly exchange it pretty please?

You mean use my femininity as a tool for my own personal gain?

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

You mean use my femininity as a tool for my own personal gain?

Heh heh - but why would you have to be feminine to use that technique?? I can act the stupid, error-prone guy very effectively too (all-too-effectively, my wife might argue)

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

This is very true - I mustn't gender stereotype

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

If they won't exchange it I'll just buy another (smaller) one. Just didn't want someone else to make the same mistake, which is why I mentioned.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

So, looking at @HarryFlatters photo, I'm guessing that barb screws into the tee piece, and then you shove it down into the bottom drain hole? So are you saying the barbed bit is too big to fit down the 'ole ??

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Yes exactly TETB. If we force it in it'll never come out again.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Incidentally, I think if I were using that arrangement then I'd use a hacksaw to shorten the helix a bit so it doesn't have to double-back on itself like that...

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Can you give me close-up of the hole please? (ooooer)

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Would rather not mess lol.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Yes I can, hold up. It was a nightmare getting that pic without getting reflections in it lol

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

 

[Rodcx500z]

Hi Lisa i have used my brewzilla twice, first brew i used 70g of pellets and just chucked them in but i drained into fv with the tap no prob lovely clear wort, second brew i used 120g of pellets in the hop spider i them pumped the wort into the fv again no problem, the reason i did it is i am still learning how much mash water i need and sparge water to hit the numbers i am aiming for, i like the look of that helix thing setup let us know how you go on with it

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Will do Rod, thanks. Hope you’re enjoying your BZ.

Brewfather looks to be great for giving you mash water amounts, once you’ve done a few brews and got the mash profile right. Dead space amounts and so on. We’re working on that at the minute.

 

[Rodcx500z]

I have brewfather Lisa and i agree it is very good my first brew was a Gash recipe for bitter and was spot on, second brew i was a litre short and 2 points over og, you can check Gash out on the homebrew network on you tube he has been brewing years and is very good

 

[The drunken cyclist]

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Isn't that the pump hole?don't you need to attach it to the tap on the side