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Title: my HERMS
Post by: DEMPSEY on August 25, 2015, 03:38:27 PM
A few pic's of my brewday and the clarity of the wort from my HERMS
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Post by: Leann ull on August 25, 2015, 04:18:49 PM
Where's that trub cone
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Post by: DEMPSEY on August 25, 2015, 08:04:41 PM
Trub cone. This beer is a Dunkelweizen so there is wheat in it thus adding to the trub.
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Post by: imark on August 25, 2015, 08:43:20 PM
Nice
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Post by: armedcor on August 25, 2015, 08:55:08 PM
Sweet looking brewery!
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Post by: gazz on August 26, 2015, 12:08:20 PM
Are you just using 4 stc 1000s to control the temps? Setup looks good, did it cost much to get setup?
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Post by: PCBrewer on August 26, 2015, 12:14:47 PM
great setup!
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Post by: DEMPSEY on August 26, 2015, 12:16:00 PM
Yes 4 stc,s.Don't ask how much I have spent in case I incriminate myself. If I was starting again and know what I know now what not to do,it would be fairly cheap. ;)
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Post by: Leann ull on August 26, 2015, 12:49:30 PM
Great to see you brewing again
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Post by: alealex on August 26, 2015, 11:51:50 PM
Nice set up Brian, I bet it's a great brew shed now.
Can we have close pic of your hand held refractometer please? Just wondering what fancy piece of kit it is.
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Post by: Blueshed on August 28, 2015, 08:48:27 PM
Looks brilliant 🍻
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Post by: DEMPSEY on November 30, 2015, 02:31:00 PM
doing a 75 minute mash and target was 64.4C with 5 minutes to go my HERMS was holding the mash at 64.3C. How can I make it more efficient  >:D
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Post by: Dr Jacoby on November 30, 2015, 02:55:50 PM
Hey Dempsey, how easy is it to clean those larger vessels? Lovely setup by the way!
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Post by: DEMPSEY on November 30, 2015, 04:36:33 PM
I have a handy way of cleaning up. I made different dip tubes for both the mash ton and kettle. When the boil is on I dig out the dry mash grains into waste bags and then swap my copper tube set up for a single dip tube. when the bulk of the grain is removed I wash the bits off the sides and whirlpool the lot then as the dip tube sucks out all the cleaning water it takes the bits of grains with it. :)
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Post by: craiclad on November 30, 2015, 06:06:52 PM
What sort of element do you have in your boiler and hlt?
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Post by: DEMPSEY on November 30, 2015, 06:08:39 PM
HLT electric 3 Kw and gas for the boil kettle
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Post by: Oh Crap on November 30, 2015, 06:19:16 PM
Quote from: DEMPSEY on November 30, 2015, 06:08:39 PM
HLT electric 3 Kw and gas for the boil kettle
I'm planning similar so could I ask u questions when I'm at it? Probably stupid one at that😁
Title: Re: my HERMS
Post by: DEMPSEY on November 30, 2015, 06:41:46 PM
Sure ask away :)
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Post by: DEMPSEY on November 30, 2015, 10:22:35 PM
This is the 10mm glass tube fitted into my boil kettle,works great :)