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I can get the plain bucket (no tap) for about a fiver. But its worth getting a kit form with all the bits. They last for years
There are a couple of other options, besides those covered, that may suite, depending on your circumstances. eg
I opted for an ibrew setup, for my recent delving into homebrew.
The main reason was for the 10 pint at a time tap-a-draft dispensing system, which is just about managable in my fridge.
I got mine for £60 inc P&P http://www.thethriftyshopper.co.uk/homebrew-starter-kits.aspx
Minimal range of refil kits from trheir own range but the fermenting bin is big enough for standard sized kits, though you need another 20 pints worth of storage vessles ( eg 2 more of the same bottles or 6 or so 2lt pop bottles )
The brupak brubox kits are worth a look, if you'd like to get several different kinds of brew on the go and don't have a great deal of space, being 10lts a time
Personally I'd like to find a CO2 dispensing system that screws onto a 2lt bottle.
I opted for an ibrew setup, for my recent delving into homebrew.
The main reason was for the 10 pint at a time tap-a-draft dispensing system, which is just about managable in my fridge.
I got mine for £60 inc P&P http://www.thethriftyshopper.co.uk/homebrew-starter-kits.aspx
Minimal range of refil kits from trheir own range but the fermenting bin is big enough for standard sized kits, though you need another 20 pints worth of storage vessles ( eg 2 more of the same bottles or 6 or so 2lt pop bottles )
The brupak brubox kits are worth a look, if you'd like to get several different kinds of brew on the go and don't have a great deal of space, being 10lts a time
Personally I'd like to find a CO2 dispensing system that screws onto a 2lt bottle.
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ex member coconino
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sorry for the thread jack but i struggle with keeping brews up to fermentation temp any ideas to help me overcome this issue?
I was thinking of a thermostat controlled aquarium heater, the ones that have the thermostat built in and then just plonks in the tank
what do you knowledgeable fellas think?
Dave
I was thinking of a thermostat controlled aquarium heater, the ones that have the thermostat built in and then just plonks in the tank
what do you knowledgeable fellas think?
Dave
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ex member coconino
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Yeah, I know some guys have gone down that route. Only thing to watch for is that the thermostats aren't especially good so you'll want to get the set-point right using a proper thermometer (better do it in a bucket of water rather than messing around in your beer) and they do eventually fail - and when they do, they tend to fail hot rather than cold. But as a reasonably-priced, simple option, it's certainly well worth considering.
Nice link coconino!
There are heather belts (strap around the brewing vessel) and heater pads (that the vessel sits on) commercially available to manage the temperature if that helps?
Red
Having read this thread, I am now thinking about dusting off my homebrew gear
Has been a long time, think the last kit I bought was from Boots!
Has been a long time, think the last kit I bought was from Boots!
'Expert' home brewers poo-poo these as they say they cause hot spots but I've been using the pads for ages now with no ill effects.
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cool do any of you have any links to reasonably priced pads as my google fu seems to be letting me down today
Dave
Dave
I've never seen any with proper thermostatic control though... They're generally just off or on. Personally, I'm starting to think that my ATC800's control range of +/- 1 deg C isn't tight enough - I'll probably be buying a better controller soon.
For fermentation? I'd tend to disagree. +/-1 is pretty good Don't be chumped by any of those controller's claims of +/-0.2 in practice they will never achieve anything approaching this.
By the way, before I was selling bushcraft gear I had a firm making temperature sensing probes so I know there's an industry wide fog regarding temperature accuracy of systems.
regarding the cider making........i found if you freeze the apples then defrost them, they are much easier to press.
Room temperature usually works fine with the kits - or at least it did when I last done one
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