Two real, climbing-grade carabiners. To hold my grain bag (which isn't here yet) on the pulley system (which isn't here yet, either) over my new 40-quart stainless pot (which also isn't here yet).
What came in the mail for you today?
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DuncB
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Oxygen regulator so I can use the oxygen cylinder I bought a couple of weeks ago. I'd Tried to go down the changing the stem to an oxygen cylinder stem on my spare CO2 regulator but with my eyeballs nearly popping out the CO2 stem wasn't coming off. So the two brews had to be shaken for oxygenation. Now I'm sorted so can I brew this weekend to test it out?
Gotta start somewhere though, right?
bruce_the_loon
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Carrying handles and spring-loaded latches for the fermentation chamber I'm building; 48 BeerSaver rubber caps to keep the dust and wild yeasts out of my cleaned and sanitized bottles instead of tin foil; and two ball-lock carbonation caps with a few million spare o-rings by the look of it.
Very close to finishing the fermentation chamber. Detailed build documented in DYI fermentation chamber for anyone interested.
Toxxyc
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So let me get this straight - you clean and sanitize the bottles and then you cap them, ready to be filled whenever? Awesome. What sanitizer do you use?
bruce_the_loon
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Some clone of StarSan called Acidisan I got from BrewMart. Phosphoric acid-based and with a foaming agent in it.
It's pour beer, wash bottle, rinse with sanitizer, cap with tin foil (and now these things), then stack. When bottling, it's a re-rinse with sanitizer and cap while waiting to bottle. The house is in a dusty environment and bottles left for too long get a sediment layer.
The logic behind the sanitizing after washing out the dregs is to reduce the risk of something growing while in storage. Had a couple of nasty green things before that took nuclear weapons to kill.
Toxxyc
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You're in Ggeberha, I just saw. That's pretty cool. Would you please link me to those caps?
I used to sanitize with a Mangrova Jack's no-rinse sanitizer, which is more of a cleaner, and did the same with my swingtops. Needless to say a few weeks later those bottles were mouldy as hell on the inside. I've also since switched to an acid-based sanitizer. I cut that with phosphoric acid and dilute it waaaay down and it works wonders.
PS the PE new name thing was a joke, by the way
I used to sanitize with a Mangrova Jack's no-rinse sanitizer, which is more of a cleaner, and did the same with my swingtops. Needless to say a few weeks later those bottles were mouldy as hell on the inside. I've also since switched to an acid-based sanitizer. I cut that with phosphoric acid and dilute it waaaay down and it works wonders.
PS the PE new name thing was a joke, by the way
Got a Tilt Hydrometer in the mail yesterday. Now I need to brew something to check it out!
bruce_the_loon
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The caps I bought were from Amazon, did that because I was buying the other items at the same time. https://www.amazon.com/Uspeedy-Silicone-Stopper-Brewing-Kitchen/dp/B088YF5TJ8/
Also available from AliExpress on slow-boat-from-China in packs of six. beer saver - Buy beer saver with free shipping on AliExpress
Also available from AliExpress on slow-boat-from-China in packs of six. beer saver - Buy beer saver with free shipping on AliExpress
Toxxyc
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Yeah I was hoping for a local option. Bummer.
OK, so today, to go with my carabiners, the grain bag and ratcheting pulley with rope and hooks showed up in the mail.
Now all I need is the new pot and I'll be looking for a good all-grain ale recipe to try out the BIAB system.
Now all I need is the new pot and I'll be looking for a good all-grain ale recipe to try out the BIAB system.
I got two more new corny kegs to add to my collection. Sitting on 10 right now!
John
John
Not in the mail but I went and picked this up this morning. Used 7cu ft GE chest freezer. Time to build a keezer.
bruce_the_loon
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Wonder if you could talk one of your local Chinese shops into getting them in. They would likely sell well.
Dieletric grease and a spare L630 plug end as I've seen many people burn these up.
My 10-gallon (actually 11) pot arrived last night with the basket and lid. I must now finalize a grain bill and take that final step into BIABism...
crazyjake19
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RO system, 14" SS pizza screen for a DIY false bottom, and a 24" french whip (whisk) since my other one was relegated to mixing hydroponic fertilizer mixes and I didn't want to have to keep cleaning it for brew days.
thehaze
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Lots and lots of malts: Weyermann Bohemian Pilsner , Simpsons Golden Promise, Simpsons Imperial, Barke Vienna and Barke Pilsner, Simpsons DRC and lots of roasted malts, some Verdant yeast, CaCl2, S04, Brewtan B, Lactose. Enough for 10 batches - around 125 KG / 275 lbs of malts.
Right came in today, left last Saturday. Feels good to have all the valuable info in one place.
Toxxyc
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Ooh yay, a new hanging scale arrived. Easier to weigh out my malts now. Also got a new blowtorch. Have to use that to build my new still.
DuncB
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Water pressure regulator for the tap to reduce pressure to my steam condenser spray.
DuncB
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You'll be bottling off the keg every now and then I'm sure.
My ward lab test kit to find out what my tap water looks like
Do you have a part number list for these? I'd like to order the same for my ball-lock kegs.
Referring more to the 6 + hrs of washing, rinsing, sanitizing, transferring, bottling, capping and cleanup. I will not miss that at all. I think I can handle filling of few growlers now and then
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My Anvil Foundry 6.5 arrived! Took longer to come the last 50 miles than it did the first 2000 or so. Still waiting for the pump kit which is back ordered.
DuncB
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Interested in your tonic water recipe any links to it?
Phoenix7801
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Getting a Little Big Mouth Brewer with additional gaskets, Wheat LME, WB-06 yeast and Tettnanger hops.
DuncB
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The Hipster should try Kveik it's hot!
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I'm going to try Homemade Tonic Water for the Ultimate Gin and Tonic. Absolutely no idea if it is better than any other recipe.
DuncB
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Thanks shetc will explore that.
DuncB
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Appears the only way to get the bark here in New zealand would be to find or grow a tree. The biosecurity police wouldn't let in the bark apparently. I can get powdered bark though, so there is some hope.
