Exactly as it says on the tin. If anyone spots any or all of the above, let me know. Looking to get a bit more control in my yeast growing. Don't mind building the thing myself, but I still need to get my hands on the parts cheaply, as the HB stores are charging an arm and a leg.
This is on sale at the moment, but might still be more than you're willing to spend:
http://www.mybeerandwine.ie/stir-plates/196-magnetic-stir-plate.html
I picked up the above at MBAW.
All cheap Chinese stuff.
The stirplate works and does the job, the build is 'ok' - you won't see this in any lab...
The stir bar comes with the plate, again it works, but the plastic is cheap.
I think the flask is 1l, but no markings on out to indicate that you can drop it from your hob into ice (borosilicate, Pyrex etc.)
Well if the above comes with the flask as well, it's cheap enough for me to say feck it and pick one up.
The plate comes with a bar, the flask is separate, but it's cheap.
Cheers lads. Will have a muse but at least it's cheaper then what I've seen on aliababa so far
I got my flask and stir bar from ocon chemicals, paid around 15 for a 2L flask and two stirbars. They have stir plates as well. I only live down the road from them so I was able to call in but they have an online shop as well.
Any idea the price of the stir plates?
I was on to them before for chemicals and they were pretty dear.
I have a spare stir bar that you're welcome to
This (http://www.digitalhomebrew.com/digital-stirplate-v3) digital stirplate is one of the best I've come across for beer starters. Including P&P I think it comes in at about €70 depending on the exchange rate. They also throw in some stir bars.
Quote from: Dr Jacoby on March 09, 2015, 08:01:25 PM
This (http://www.digitalhomebrew.com/digital-stirplate-v3) digital stirplate is one of the best I've come across for beer starters. Including P&P I think it comes in at about €70 depending on the exchange rate. They also throw in some stir bars.
Ok that thing actually looks like the d*gs b*llix. I think I might just say feck it and get one of those and a decent flask.
I fail utterly at saving money with this hobby :P
It's very effective with bigger starters (I got a 4 litre starter swirling no problem) and makes a cool little rising beeping noise when you crank it up. The only downside is you need to buy an adaptor to get it working here in Ireland.
I gave in and ordered one from ebay, as their site didn't have a link for Ireland. €80 all in and it's meant to come with a proper plug for the UK.
Those flasks cost and arm and a leg though, so going to use one of Ikea's finest big 5 litre jars or something until I spot a 2L one for a decent price.
Quote from: dcalnan on March 09, 2015, 06:00:54 PM
I got my flask and stir bar from ocon chemicals, paid around 15 for a 2L flask and two stirbars. They have stir plates as well. I only live down the road from them so I was able to call in but they have an online shop as well.
Any idea what they call the stirbars? €15 for a 2L flask sounds good to me, can't seem to find stir bars on the site though unless this (http://oconchemicals.ie/lab-equipment/mixers-stirrers/dynamic-mixer-binary-stainless-steel.html) is it?
ask and you shall receive (http://oconchemicals.ie/catalogsearch/result/?q=stirrer+bar)
Quote from: molc on March 10, 2015, 12:01:52 PM
I gave in and ordered one from ebay, as their site didn't have a link for Ireland. €80 all in and it's meant to come with a proper plug for the UK.
Those flasks cost and arm and a leg though, so going to use one of Ikea's finest big 5 litre jars or something until I spot a 2L one for a decent price.
You get this yet molc?
Yeah it arrived last week. The thing is the shit. Works perfectly and flawlessly. Going to do a starter in a growler with it in a few weeks, so can take a few pics of it in action if you want. Same as the vids on the website though.
I have used the mbaw stirplate a bit now.
I can't say that it is flawless, occasionally the stir bar spins off, though generally when the solution is very yeasty.
The flask is fine, I have had no issues going from hot to cold and cold to hot.
Decided to buy one of these badboys. My homemade stirplate was beginning to pee me off, my patience was well tested!
Also ordered one, I just couldn't regulate mine and it seems this will do any size. I was also cautious of fire risk with something that's running overnight on it's unintended voltage. I'm not an electrician so I could be wrong but I'll hopefully be happy with this new one.
Quote from: molc on March 10, 2015, 12:01:52 PM
I gave in and ordered one from ebay, as their site didn't have a link for Ireland. €80 all in and it's meant to come with a proper plug for the UK.
Those flasks cost and arm and a leg though, so going to use one of Ikea's finest big 5 litre jars or something until I spot a 2L one for a decent price.
Any chance you would post the link?
Shanna
I'll try to dig it out later. I sent it to vermelho this morning so he might be able to put it up. The store is digitalhomebrew on eBay, in Australia. It's the same link jakob gave earlier in this thread I think though.
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/151637351439
Thar she blows.
Quote from: molc on April 02, 2015, 08:06:08 AM
Yeah it arrived last week. The thing is the shit.
So glad you put the word "the" in there ;D
I priced the parts today on ebay to make one: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MJo3TO5Mpl6rJqn0uY-Yfpr6EXMl-DDRIZMURD1xYuQ/edit?usp=sharing £37 pounds with shipping, honestly thought it would work out cheaper. Not sure which to go with now.
Yeah it's a stupidly expensive piece of kit for what it does. You can also get the barebones components from the same company for a little less, but feck it though I :)
For me it's now an investment that will pay itself off after 10-15 brews so hopefully within a year. It also looks like it will last a long time so 80 is worth it for me.
£37 works out at over €50. I think it's worth the extra €30 to get it ready to go and knowing it will work.
Re parts this is what I did
Bought a USB fan. I have enough chargers lying around from old phones
Magnets. Had an old pC hardrive
Box. I have the flask sit on top of carboard which is on top of the fan cover. No issues
Cost me about 15
Any chance of a review of the Digital stir plate guys?
Wish I took pics of it in action last weekend now, but I'm sure I can do something up. It's kind of boring. Put the liquid on the plate, turn it on and it spins. The beauty of this one is that it just works everytime with no fiddling. I have no hesitation in recommending it though.
It's a very good stir plate. I've used a 250ml, 500ml and 2l flask in it at varying speeds and its brilliant. I'm really impressed with it.
I used a 2L growler at the weekend and took it off at one point when I was fiddling. Getting it back in sync was as simple as putting it back down and turning it on again. No fecking around trying to seat the stupid bar you can't see or anything, even through a big thick chunk of glass.
It's a great piece of kit IMO. Very reliable and very effective.
Results from using it for the first time was some very healthy yeast. This is 12 hours after pitching. The blowoff jar was only 1/4 full of water at pitching and now the bottom of the fridge is filled with runoff. I've diverted to the smaller fermentor now, so at least I can collect some nice clean yeast easily without needing to wash... (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/27/42201a953e8a8d141fab764da78ba467.jpg)
Ye guys still happy with the stir plates from Digital Homebrew? About to take the plunge
Quote from: BigDanny84 on September 07, 2016, 09:33:43 PM
Ye guys still happy with the stir plates from Digital Homebrew? About to take the plunge
Yep, 100% solid piece of kit for me. You won't regret it.
Cheers Vermelho
What about these lads in denmark: http://brewsci.net/product/magnetic-stir-plate-bas02/
Digital homebrew stirplate is an absolute winner.
Put my 3d printer to use and printed the chasis for a stir plate from them, just need to get an 80mm fan and a flask and it'll be ready, flask will be the most expensive bit about it.
Quote from: cruiscinlan on September 07, 2016, 11:06:08 PM
What about these lads in denmark: http://brewsci.net/product/magnetic-stir-plate-bas02/
They seem solid, look nice too! You'd probably need the more expensive model though as that one only supports up to 2L flasks. This one supports up to 5L and they are still good value at €65.
http://brewsci.net/product/magnetic-stir-plate-alu03-brewhammer/
Quote from: Ryan on October 17, 2016, 07:01:29 PM
Put my 3d printer to use and printed the chasis for a stir plate from them, just need to get an 80mm fan and a flask and it'll be ready, flask will be the most expensive bit about it.
3D printer, cool! Any pics?
Only took 4h 25 mins LOL, i got it wrong not from brewski some other crowd. once i gett more filament i'll not be so lazy and design my own. something abit beefier