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Figured it out mate, I've got the recirculating coil just under half way in the HLT so I can do 10 or 15 gallon batches, I can just have more water in the HLT to keep the coil covered. Once I've got over the massive pots taking over my brewing station there ok I'm happy with them, cheers

Right I'm keeping the massive pots, got my circulating coil on the HLT well below half way but it's still 10m long so should do the trick, got my ingredient ready so just need to finish my build and I'm goin straight in for a 10gal batch, pots look canny good once I've got used to them taking...

Ha ha class, good to get the kids involved, cheers think there still. To big tho

I've mailed the guy who I bought them off the if I can swap them for the 10 gallon ones, think it's a waist to have them that big to do small batches, I'd rather brew a smaller batch every week for a bit variety and in the search for perfection!!

I agree pal, just been on the phone to me mate, I'm after a few good quality brews, what if I nock 20 gallon up and it tastes like ****e, gona email the supplier and see if he'll swap it for the 10 gal, he's a nice bloke so you never know. Unless I get a couple of brewing partners involved to...

Yeah I suppose, always the same, get excited and jump straight before a think, love a good drink like the rest of them but 20 gal batches, what was a thinking, sound like a right tart but 10gal would have been champion, cheers bud

I've gone and bought 3x 20 gallon pots because they weren't much more than the 10 gallon, they came today and I've **** me sel at how massive they are I've been doing 5 gal batches for a year so thought I'd progress, does anyone know if these pots will still be ok the do smaller batches or will...

Cheers, I was the same, was just looking about and picking bits up, now I've got 3 massive pots (inspired by the ones on the threads), when really 10 gallon ones would have done fine, it's still about 80 pints of beer, go for it, you know you want to

Hi all, have been looking around on here and have had some great advise off some people and thought if take it all on board and have a shot at nocking one of the control boxes up myself once I got my head around it and looked beyond the maze of wires, was pretty easy really, I cut everything...

Control box is underway

Ordered a PID controller, I'll try that bud, cheers

Cheers bud, I realised this as temps rose a little, maybe I'll fit a PID controller and drop the probe in the wort, just glad the cupboards ok, thought I was doing great with that idea!! Thanks

Champion, I've managed to keep the temps spot on this way so I'll crack on with it. Can't wait for Friday, not as glad as yours, it's me first one so onwards and upwards. I'm a builder so have salvaged a kitchen we took out put the extractor up yesterday and vented it, electrics are getting done...

Hi all I've built an insulated cupboard 3ft high x 2 ft deep x 6ft wide, with an electric heater and a room thermostat inside it to maintain the right temp for fermenting. Every time I check my wash the temp is perfect, I've read in a book that your not meant to ferment in green house or airing...

Ahh a see, cheers bud, another thing that that book has puzzled me about, I've made an insulated cupboard 3ft high x 2ft deep x 6ft long, with an electric heater and a room thermostat do I can maintain 24deg C for when I'm fermenting, I've done it for about a year now and seem to get good...

Cheers roadie, is it bet to use a watering can head attachment onto the end of the hose which is pumping from the HLT to MLT and I suppose you keep the 2 pumps running at a slow speed? Cheers for your help again. I'll see if there's anything available in the uk choc, cheers bud

Also was thinking how do you get the grain out of the MLT once you done, do you use mashing bags or a mesh basket, cheers

Hey guys, my pots and pumps etc are being delivered late this week, can't wait, like I said before I'm new to this. I've been ready a book, Dave Line 'big book of brewing' great book to learn the ins and outs. He has the set up of equipment very basic (not like yours) and when he sparges he uses...

Champion mate, I'm going to build the switch box first, had a good look and read through the link salty posted and it's pretty strate forward wen u get ur head past the maze of wires, looks class tho, not saying it's gona b easy but I love a challenge, ordering some pumps and valves then I...

Hey roadie Are you using 5.5kw elements on your setup? I can easily get 4kw was just wondering if this would be ok for 10 gallon batches? Cheers mate