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Thanks for all the ideas! I have made a couple pages on my website with some better pictures of the machine now. feel free to let me know if you guys have any other improvements :D http://pyrocam.com/beer-brewing-machine-build/ http://pyrocam.com/beer-machine-brew-day/

That is quite interesting! I was wondering if I was seeing the same thing but thought it was only a couple degree's out, I have been using a multimeter probe and an analogue probe as well to try get a bigger picture. I bought some new probes from DigiKey, they are much smaller than I was...

I didn't know that, that would explain why sometimes it starts OK but gets really hard to get good flow towards the end. thanks this is really helpful! :mug:

You are not wrong, in fact I have looked at that exact product, I'm halfway there, I should of probably mentioned: I just bought 2 meters of silicone to replace that most of that copper pipe (conveniently sent to me as 2x 1M lengths of Silicone, thanks Ebay) Although when I was using it the...

Thanks! that's what I would of thought too, it is pretty much the basis of this design :) I have to fiddle with the valves to match the flow a bit, but generally speaking its continuous albeit quite slow, slower than I would like sometimes. interesting, I will try and mount the temperature...

Hi all, what I am hoping to get is some changes in my process or suggestions for things I can change in my kit to get around the issues I am finding. So, I have been slowly building up a piece of kit for my all grain, but I am getting a high F.G. so I think it has some short comings when...

I'm afraid to say this is possibly the worst beer I have ever made. I believe that I stirred up something nasty when I shook the fermenter. I expect I will try this again but unfortuantly this batch is not pleasant at all. It is quite a stark comparison to the samples I tried before while the...

Hi I was brewing this but with some NZ variation on the ingredients Everything was great, I tasted the hydro samples and it was very hoegaarden'y I was quite excited. We have had a bit of a cold snap and I thought the yeast had stalled since it got stuck on 1016. still looking and tasting great...

They were down the bottom of the property and I was using a mist type watering system. I have since put them on the deck (they are in large pots) and cut off all the basal foliage and they seem to be doing ok. regrowth is coming albeit a little slowly. Less bugs up there too. I am reasonably...

The biological control retailers here (New Zealand) dont sell ladybugs, I did look into it. I have bought a ton of marigolds to try the 'companion planting' thing but they havent done anything. If I get enough space to build a larger crop I will possibly try the mini wasps mentioned here...

Hi, I have been growing my first hops of unknown variety for a few months and things going ok except for a few issues best explained through pictures. At first I had two pests sucking on the bines. I am not sure if its the same insect at different levels of maturity or different bugs...