Creamy Goodness Ale All Grain Brewday with pics

[newToBrew]

cool ! - thanks - anothor toy for teh Santy List !!

[Ciderhead]

Finished out at 3.9, this would be a perfect summer session beer , but a little hazy so gonna tank the fridge to 5 Degrees from 20 to see if anything wants to fall out before I keg.

Also remember cooling like this will create suckback on your bubbler into carboy so I tend not to have a lot in the bubbler at this point.

[Ciderhead]

cool ! - thanks - anothor toy for teh Santy List !!

When using these an app to calculate fg is a must (I use beersmith) to accurately calculate gravity after fermentation once you have your brix value.

[Ciderhead]

The Amarillo is going out but still have the bitterness from cascade




Another week and it will be all gone






Nice simple recipe and another style ticked off the list

[LordEoin]

damn you... you made me thirsty

[johnrm]

I love the Fenix CH

[Ciderhead]

Good spot  TK 35, 860 lumens, was 120 now 90 sterling and batteries and special charger are another 20, I have a couple of them and their baby brother a TK 30. In the boonies they keep the bogeyman at bay.
Have my eye on TK 75

[LordEoin]

Aldi have something similar for €13 at the moment.
It takes 3 AAA batteries though.

[Ciderhead]

Darlings, For Fock Sake, you pair of Philistines
Now one of the mods please lock this topic before it goes any further off topic.

[acaoshes]

@CH
Great thread. Thanks for a run through your process.
I'm very interested in your keggle construction. Can you outline the parts you have used to connect your SS diptube to the nipple (I presume?) through the keg wall. I'd like to copy your setup but don't know what parts to use.
Regards.

[Ciderhead]

@CH
Great thread. Thanks for a run through your process.
I'm very interested in your keggle construction. Can you outline the parts you have used to connect your SS diptube to the nipple (I presume?) through the keg wall. I'd like to copy your setup but don't know what parts to use.
Regards.

This isn't really going to help you
http://www.homebrewing.org/10-Stainless-Steel-Flat-False-Bottom-for-keg-kettles_p_1009.html

Top tip, assemble it first and if you want to clean and remove base plate easily cut your dip tube just above the plate and use a piece of silicon tubing which will allow you to remove the base plate for cleaning.

Have a look at Damos thread on this which is slightly different but just as effective.

[acaoshes]

Thanks. I'll have a look at this.

[acaoshes]

Found an interesting Norcal installation document that explains things. Thanks for tip on compression fitting.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.norcalbrewingsolutions.com%2FHome_Page%2FHow_To%2FDip_Tube_Installation%2FDip_Tube_Installation_Instructions.doc

[acaoshes]

Found some reasonably priced Chinese compression fittings on Ebay under search "double ferrule 1/2 npt stainless". Npt I realise may not suit some.