Recent content by lael

OK, built the bottle washer! :) Seriously amazing to put 20 bottles on and rinse with little more effort than turning the hot water tap on... Haven't built the keg washer yet or gotten a pump. That's next. The bottle washer was designed with the riser spacing to go through the holes in...

Thanks Jim, I appreciate the honest and pragmatic approach. I'm in Aus, so will prob make one as I haven't seen that product out here. I'll post pics when it is complete.

Thanks Jim, his hit is the water you are using do you think? Do you think the commercial model works better than your homemade one? Or just not worth the time and $ to make it given the price?

Just found this thread - I realise it's been a while, so hoping people are still around. Has anyone run their pump regularly at higher temps (60-80C / 140-180F)? How did it cope? I'm tempted to run this with PBW / Oxyclean at appx 140F for better cleaning action. Also - has the silicone...

Any updates on how this worked?

Brewer in Aus here. Looking to make this, but Kona coffee is hard to locate down here. Are you guys using blends or 100% single source? What is the flavour profile of Kona? Any coffee snobs able to explain what flavour pallette it might be contributing? Thinking that both additions might end...

If anyone realises they've missed out and would like a brauduino controller, I'm currently doing a batch order over on AHB. You're welcome to sign up. The only difference in price would be shipping to USA. (About $40 I think). The order is still in process, but essentially is aiming to be...

The pots I am looking at are 1.2mm thick. I'm guessing the larger the peg the better? eg: 20mm or 3/4" diameter solid stainless? Is there any way to know for sure what is strong enough?

Hi! I'm thinking about building a rig with a tippy dump to make it easier to empty out the grain. I've noticed that most people make a band that goes around and / or under the pot and then tip it that way. However, the peg that the pot rotates on still has to be welded to this band. eg...

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Do it. Sounds awesome.

That is cool. How do I do this? Would it work as a sensor in wort? (Auto sparge using a pump)

ah! ok - so the pectic enzyme is for when you start with fresh cloudy apple juice? Brilliant. ;) Do you use freshly crushed apple juice or just store bought, bottled, preservative free? Thanks!

Hi Guys, Just about to try to make one of these and integrate it into the Brauduino controller. Any suggestions on what to do / what not to do? What materials and controls did you use? Thanks! Lael

necro on this thread - the images are all broken - I'm looking a building an auto hop dropper and would love to see how this one was built and hear how it is working!