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Title: Hello domestic brewers...
Post by: mrmeindl on January 03, 2015, 12:12:22 AM
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Title: Re: Hello domestic brewers...
Post by: johnrm on January 03, 2015, 12:26:46 AM
Good man mrmeindl, AG is the way to go once you've done a few kits.
Fridge for temp control depends on ambient temp. You might get away with a brew belt and an STC...
Title: Re: Hello domestic brewers...
Post by: johnrm on January 03, 2015, 12:38:06 AM
Yep, go with that, sorry skimmed through the post.
Consider a DIY aeroboard fridge in the short term with brewpi and heat pad.
Not used heat pad myself, my concern is that the yeast is sitting on the heat.
Title: Re: Hello domestic brewers...
Post by: Martin on January 03, 2015, 11:08:48 AM
Hi mrmeindl,

as for the membership question, here is the link:

http://nationalhomebrewclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,2541.0.html

Title: Re: Hello domestic brewers...
Post by: Partridge9 on January 04, 2015, 11:00:57 AM
Welcome aboard Martin  !
Title: Re: Hello domestic brewers...
Post by: LordEoin on January 04, 2015, 11:11:25 AM
Quote from: mrmeindl on January 03, 2015, 11:33:03 AM
Just paid up there now, currently trying to decide to batch prime with spray malt or brewing sugar on a APA style brew.
i find batch priming with spraymalt a balls. you need to either keep enough for the priming or open another bag, and that stuff clumps at the drop of a hat so i don't like to have open bags.

and welcome :)
Title: Re: Hello domestic brewers...
Post by: imark on January 04, 2015, 02:32:22 PM
Why are you not using table sugar for priming?
Title: Re: Hello domestic brewers...
Post by: imark on January 04, 2015, 03:51:18 PM
Make a sugar solution and mix with your beer prior to bottling. Use a calculator like this to work out how much sugar you need to achieve the desired carbonation.
http://www.brewersfriend.com/beer-priming-calculator/  (http://www.brewersfriend.com/beer-priming-calculator/)
Title: Re: Hello domestic brewers...
Post by: googoomuck on January 04, 2015, 05:50:13 PM
Quote from: mrmeindl on January 03, 2015, 12:12:22 AM
I'm from wexford and I've decided to take the homebrewing a little bit more seriously - I'm going to upgrade to the biab all grain kit from geterbrewed shortly. I've previously just used coopers kits and I'm just finishing off building a brewpi fermentation controller but I still need to source a fridge( I suspect one won't be neccessary until it gets warmer) How does one pay for membership?
Welcome!! From town myself but living in oylegate.