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The butterfly metal valves have degraded in two of my Gen 1 fermentasaurus. I think they were made of metal with chrome plate and didn't like PBW. Rest of the " unique " butterfly valve is okay so ideally just want to change this, I can't fit a new butterfly valve onto the threaded connector...

I've brewed a 5 gallon batch of tafelbier 2.4% with wlp530 last weekend. This has finished and my plan was to keg this and then pitch the yeast for this into a 5 gallon 1.078 tripel I'm making this weekend. There's about 300ml of settled yeast in the fermentasaurus collection bottle. If I'd made...

I'm looking at this flow meter as a possibility https://core-electronics.com.au/g1-4-water-flow-sensor-seeed-studio.html to use in raspberry pints it seems to be more in the range of beer dispensing than the 1/2 inch sensors ( which are 1 to 30 litres per minute). But wondering is this male...

Hi my copy of brewing better beers is back in NZ. I've dug out a couple of bottles of Yuletide ale from back of garage I brewed on birth of my son in 1995. Going to see what they are like but wanted the recipe for a label. Can anyone who's got this book post a picture of the page with yuletide...

I'm using a digital refractometer and it works really well. Calculations for alcohol using the Brewfather tools converting from Brix to Gravity seem very accurate when compared to my hydrometer. The calculator for alcohol needs the original gravity when it's input is fermented which normally...

Planning on brewing one of these and wonder what water profile to aim for or if it needs to be more beefed up from a normal stout profile? @day_trippr I've seen you mention that you always have one on tap what profile do you use? Thank you

I have an All in one brew system that I have fitted a SmartPID controller replacement. This works well but the kettle sensor is in the bottom of the boiler and reads a much lower temperature when in the boiling phase, probably due to the trubtrapper and poor thermal currents. I have to keep an...

Currently I use an all in one brew system similar to Brewzilla, Anvil etc. It has a built in pump which can be used to recirculate during the mash, whirlpool and pump out the kettle. The only way to control the flow is to throttle the output with an inline valve. I'm wondering is there a way to...

So yesterday I made a Smoked porter my first large grain bill in my Guten 70 litre one brew system like a brewzilla. Aiming for 1.087 and 25litre in fermenter. Grain bill below, milled after conditioning at 0.5mm on the maltzilla. Total 10.53 kg. Used 24 litres of mash water, doughed in at 63...

I use 4mm EVA line on my kegs and will be getting some new shanks for some more taps ( perlicks). Which bore should I get 3/16 or 1/4 inch. I have a mixture of these two sizes on my current 5 taps having bought a different size ( due to ignorance) when I upgraded from 3 to five taps. Does it...

I use an STC 1000 for my ferment fridge control ( now on number 3 ), the probe is stuck to the side of the fermenter with blu tack and then strapped over this some insulation as well. The temperature never stays fixed always wavering up and down by up to half a degree, I have calibrated it and...

My first regulator at some stage I did the not uncommon wrong post carbonated keg and backed up into the regulator. Ever since couldn't get above 21 psi on the dial and I used it on my spare cylinder for mobile duties, counter pressure filling, flushing kegs out etc. Noticed recently looking...

Finally picked up my long searched for beer engine. Seemed to be in fairly good condition ( half pint pull I think ) . But a bit " farty " noise when I pull the handle down.. I have stripped it down as much as possible and it's all soaking in PBW. Looking better overnight. But I can't...

Have just started to dabble with Sodium Metabisulphite as an antioxidant when bottling, still learning re this. I Looked at the container after a few uses that I had kept from my original kit brewing days and realised well past its' date. Bought some new to replace it and it's a lot more...

Hi Novice winemaker but made a lot of beer. Just a winexpert kit for Pinot Grigio, recently have acquired O2 cylinder and means to oxygenate my beer wort. Just about to make this kit and wonder should I oxygenate prior to adding the yeast? thanks.