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Spray with a hose and dry. Fill with pbw occasionally. If it lasts a year I'll be happy, cheap and easy to make a new one. Will report back if turns out to be a pita..

12mm insulated camping mat held with aluminium tape. Came out quite snug :)

Hi, It's probably an easy one but.. I've entered the world of yeast starters and wondering if I add nutrients to the starter would I not need to add it to the boil? or perhaps it makes no difference if I do..? Cheers

Yes crush can make a difference. And so does sparge water temp, and so does the speed at which you lauter - doing it too fast will result in a poor rinse. My poor efficiency was a result of the combination of those 3 things.

Just went through photos of bottling day and I see I used the fermenter with gash for fermentation ie. I used the non scratched one for bottling. Given it tasted good on bottling day do you think its safe to assume that the fermenter is not the issue?

Just noticed you're in Nelson. I was down there a couple of weekends ago for a mates wedding (honest laywer). And have done a decent amount of tramping down that way. I love visiting the place, I feel relaxed just getting off the plane.

http://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/images/1/6/7/0/6/6/img_2772-64143.jpg I've only used it 6 times so its basically new. I suck up pick bottle wash into it and let it sit for 10 mins or more then rinse. But worth giving it an extra clean - l suppose it could be that! On the last bottling day I had it...

Actually one of my fermenters has a gash on the bottom (inside) smack bang in the middle - a manufacturing fault. I figured the pink bottle wash would sort out any nasties? or PBW which I used for the soak before last. I used water for priming the latest brew and pretty sure its going to have...

I soaked the fermenter in bleach / water solution before using it. I rinsed with tap water right before transferring into it. Same with the bottles. 1.5ml per 2L water Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

New yeast. Was US05 in latest batch. Not rehydrated. Just tipped it in and put the bung on - and checked it was sealed properly Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Another fermenter the same as the one in pic. Same age. New condition. The auto-syphon is designed to rest on the bottom - it draws from 1/2" or more above where it rests and draws from above Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Dry hopping?

On bottling day the latest batch it tasted and smelt great. And now, 7 days later I can already tell its another broken beer :/ (more info in the previous reply) On thursday I'm going on an all day IPA brewing course with a highly regarded brewer. I'm taking samples for him to taste so...

I bottled 7 days ago and on that day it smelt and tasted great, I was very hopeful that this one would be good! But I popped a bottle last night and I could not smell the hops (IPA), maybe smelt a little stale/a distant wiff of old socks (perhaps) plus it tasted a bit off - I am no good at...

Has anyone had trouble with Brettanomyces?

Sweet I did the same. Are you using the grid stand that came with the fb? when I measured how much liquid was under the fb I had 9.5 liters - hence I ditched it.

Good stuff. What have you got there around the pickup pipe..?

My guess is the homebrewing.org guys are just concerned with the damage it could do if not done properly. Be careful and you'll be fine. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Also worth mentioning is the reason I had to drill my fb is because using the stands it came with meant there was 9.5L below the fb. So I needed a lot more water than i should have to mash - meaning a lot less to rinse with. I gained 5L of sparge by lowering the fb. Sent from my iPhone...