@hall0ween138 Sorry for the late reply. I normally do press them out while mixing. This is normally pretty rapid, and easy on this scale. It doesn't really matter if you press them out of mix them out. And if you miss the odd one it is not the end of the earth.
@miraproduction Oops, sorry for the late reply. The water in Melbourne is soft. The amount of salts I add depend on the brew. An easy way of working out the salts to add is to use software such as ProMash or BeerSmith. You simply put in your local water and then add the salts to get a close match to the water where the beer style you are brewing is from.
It is going to be a long time before I add more video's as I have moved and no longer have a shed. Unfortunately the brewery is in storage.
Thanks for the videos Ben..very nice setup with some ingenious ideas. I assume you use an electric heating element on "boiler 2"? Do you feel it is much of an advantage to have the second temp controlled boil pot?
I actually use gas on the second boiler as well. It has an electric solenoid so the temp controller can turn it on and off (it also has a pilot light and safety cut off in case the pilot blows out). The system works very well but I now set the second boiler to 15 degrees above the required mash temp as this prevents the mash from overshooting the required temp while heating. I used to set it just below boiling. I used to have an electric element on it but it struggled to keep up.
A couple more points. Originally the system had an electric element directly in contact with the wort in the the circulating part or the system (so I suppose it was a standard RIMS). But I found it scorched the wort a bit and the element burnt out if it got dry. It did work but is not as good as it is now. The improved system did cost a fair bit extra so I suppose it depends on how much you are prepared to spend.
Hi Ben. I am actually wanting to do the same type of setup you described here. I found some solenoids, temp controllers, ect. but was wondering which ones you are using. The ones I want to get are going to cost around $180 per burner to get them automated, and I'd like to know if there is a cheaper route. Thanks for any info you can give me.
@wml4928790 sorry about the late reply, not sure how I missed your question. From memory I think I even paid a bit more than that. I am not sure how you could do it for much cheaper. You may be able to find a cheap gas solenoid from china on eBay. You can get fairly cheap temperature controllers on eBay these days. But, this comment is probably a bit late, sorry.
Do you normally press the "doughballs" out while mixing? Is it better to try and mix them apart rather than press?
hall0ween138 1 year ago
@hall0ween138 Sorry for the late reply. I normally do press them out while mixing. This is normally pretty rapid, and easy on this scale. It doesn't really matter if you press them out of mix them out. And if you miss the odd one it is not the end of the earth.
pintcomau 10 months ago
Wow. That is a fantastic system
jewsh666 1 year ago
@jewsh666 Cheers. Thanks.
pintcomau 1 year ago
Ben nice video I really enjoy that, it’s pretty strait forward. Except ( as beginner ) I do not understand few things.
What is pH of the water you use and/or what is best pH for home brewing
How much of calcium fluoride do you use, is your water hard.
How do you create that yeast starter solution.
And finely - when will you record next two parts - bottling and yeast prep?
I can help (got few cameras and pro mics ) if you live in Sydney around Bondi
Enjoy your beer ..cheeers Michael
miraproduction 1 year ago
@miraproduction Oops, sorry for the late reply. The water in Melbourne is soft. The amount of salts I add depend on the brew. An easy way of working out the salts to add is to use software such as ProMash or BeerSmith. You simply put in your local water and then add the salts to get a close match to the water where the beer style you are brewing is from.
It is going to be a long time before I add more video's as I have moved and no longer have a shed. Unfortunately the brewery is in storage.
pintcomau 1 year ago
This is a fantastic system, quite impressive. Thanks!
steeljan 1 year ago
Thanks for the videos Ben..very nice setup with some ingenious ideas. I assume you use an electric heating element on "boiler 2"? Do you feel it is much of an advantage to have the second temp controlled boil pot?
Thanks
reign424 2 years ago
I actually use gas on the second boiler as well. It has an electric solenoid so the temp controller can turn it on and off (it also has a pilot light and safety cut off in case the pilot blows out). The system works very well but I now set the second boiler to 15 degrees above the required mash temp as this prevents the mash from overshooting the required temp while heating. I used to set it just below boiling. I used to have an electric element on it but it struggled to keep up.
Cheers
Ben
murtoaben 2 years ago
A couple more points. Originally the system had an electric element directly in contact with the wort in the the circulating part or the system (so I suppose it was a standard RIMS). But I found it scorched the wort a bit and the element burnt out if it got dry. It did work but is not as good as it is now. The improved system did cost a fair bit extra so I suppose it depends on how much you are prepared to spend.
Cheers.
Ben
murtoaben 2 years ago
Hi Ben. I am actually wanting to do the same type of setup you described here. I found some solenoids, temp controllers, ect. but was wondering which ones you are using. The ones I want to get are going to cost around $180 per burner to get them automated, and I'd like to know if there is a cheaper route. Thanks for any info you can give me.
wml4928790 2 years ago
@wml4928790 sorry about the late reply, not sure how I missed your question. From memory I think I even paid a bit more than that. I am not sure how you could do it for much cheaper. You may be able to find a cheap gas solenoid from china on eBay. You can get fairly cheap temperature controllers on eBay these days. But, this comment is probably a bit late, sorry.
Cheers
Ben
pintcomau 1 year ago
Thanks. Glad you were able to get some ideas.
Cheers
Ben
pintcomau 2 years ago
Wow! Very impressive system. Gives me several ideas. Thx...
diskodirty 2 years ago