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I have been using a single vessel eBIAB system with a pretty typical setup as seen here, Auber PID, 5500W single element etc. I am rewiring everything into a new enclosure and would like to incorporate a timer to provide the ability to set up the previous night and have strike water up to temp...

Sounds about right. Last year I made a peach ale and peeled/stoned the peaches, froze them in ziplock bags - didn't bother putting them in a blender as they were so ripe they fell to pieces. When ready for secondary I heated the peaches in a pot to kill off any bugs (didn't boil them) and when...

Spotted this whilst browsing the paper this morning, wonder what it tastes like: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0323/breaking12.html?via=mr

Here in San Diego, it is hard enough to keep my lawn green, so every drop goes out on to the grass. Sometimes I will fill the garden waste trash cans and pour it into the flower beds.

Amylase will breakdown the long chain sugars to be more fermentable, but you will still need yeast present to convert these sugars to alcohol. You may want to make sure that any residual yeast is roused up from the bottom of the keg or add a bit more.

I used to use those types of kegs when I lived in Ireland. They were pretty much all you could get across the pond back then. In fact I had never heard of corny kegs until I came to the US. There are types which take a CO2 shot from a small 'soda-stream' type CO2 cannister through the lid to...

Awesome thanks for all the replys.

I use my kegerator for both serving and fermenting. Obviously I can't do both at once. I have a 6 day old ale @65 deg which has slowed or probably finished, and am wondering if there would be ill effects in moving it out to garage temps so I can cool down my finished kegs for drinking. Is temp...

Hi Forrest, I am still interested in 2 pumps when you have them back in stock

Count me in for 2 pumps Rob

The liquor store probably still charges the same deposit as a SS Keg because they are also renting the tap and need to get that back. The brewery doesn't want them back since they are disposable.

I have two of these, around 15 gallons, one PP and one LDPE. I've used both as primaries, work really well. I don't bother with air-locks, just crack the lid a touch. After a week or when fermentation has finished I snug up the cap and leave for another week. I understood LDPE to be foodsafe...

My neighbour called around with 15lbs of freshly picked peaches today. Any suggestions on how to use them in a brew or a recipe to follow?

Can you post who the manufacturer, model number etc of the coffee brewer is? Thanks

I used to buy my stuff from a place in Ranelagh called grape n' grain I think, although that was about 8 years ago. I'm not sure if it still around. Are you in Dublin? You could try popping into the porterhouse and see if they can help with supplying some grain. I've seen a couple of other...