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Anybody have any recommendations as far as picking between either of these?

Yeah, worked fine until the water vloumes of all grain made the boil very slow..

That's the first thing I looked at. It seems they don't even exist in the UK. Price would be similar after p&p. I'm thinking, with christmas on the way, I may be abble to sneak one of these into my stocking..! They are both pretty powerful, but differently designed and this is my first...

I have been brewing all grain for the last 4 batches or so. Apart from purchasing a Coleman Xtreme as my mash tun, my equipment hasn't changed. Right now, my boils are done in a plastic bucket with an electric element fitted. The boils are too slow for my liking and I have been deciding...

Tell me about it. Cornies and all the ancillaries seem at least double cost in UK!

Cheers for all the advice. If you get chance, could you check out the link to the ebay item above. If this would do the job I will get something like it as a regulator and then try and pick up a cheap co2 cylinder.

So when the regulator is set to 12 psi, the gas bottle remains attached and 'open' so that it can take co2 to maintain 12 psi? Cheers

Can anyone give me an idea on whether something like this would work with a cornie. Cheers welding gas regulator argon / co2 , brand new, bargain on eBay, also, Power Tools Equipment, Garage Equipment Tools, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 14-Feb-09 21:01:37 GMT)

That wasn't what I was hoping to hear, but it sounds like good advice. I will do some looking on ebay. I'm in the UK, so will see what deals I can find. I had assumed that the principal was same with Cornies as with the plastic kegs I had been using, apart from the force carb option...

You're right. But I do want to keep things as easy as possible, at least at first. The portable charger is so small and convenient, I am gonna use this solely for a start. If it is really inneffective cost wise, I will grab a co2 tank, regulator etc. Forgive my ignorance, but until now I...

Can you tell from the link to the ebay item I bought - 20 litre Beermaking Cornelius Keg Beer s/steel homebrew on eBay, also, Beer Wine Making, Food Drink, Home Garden (end time 30-Nov-08 18:10:50 GMT) - whether this is a pin or ball lock? Isn't it possible to get a tap that connects direct...

I have previously used the plastic barrel kegs, as well as the odd bottled batch, to dispense my beer. Now I've purchased my 1st cornie and can't wait to use it. Over time I hope to collect quite a few and built a kegorator, but for now will just be keeping this in the fridge and dispensing as...

I have put the worst brew day of my life behind me, and cooked this exact same recipe up last night, without the optional cleaning solution addition!!! It's doing it's thing this morning. :ban:

Thanks for the advice everyone. I have tossed the mash and written this off as a bad brew day. I took a drive to my LHBS, which I have never found closed before, and it was closed. So much bad luck today makdes me feel like the brew Gods have conspired against me :( After work tomorrow I...