My original hop filter was a length of 15mm copper pipe with a series of 3mm holes drilled into it. The design seemed to be fine for my first 6 brews but on the 7th and 8th it kept getting blocked up by the hops, both brews consisted of a large number of Challenger hops [...]
Categories: Brewing
Tagged: equipment, hop filter
- Published:
- July 26, 2010 – 4:56 pm
- Author:
- By Jo Pettitt
My new pump for recirculating mash and boiled wort. It is from Solar Projects and takes a 12v DC input, adapter from Maplin. The pump runs with a rate of 6L a minute and slows down if a decreased voltage is used. It’s a tiny unit and there’s a beer bottle here to show that.
Categories: Brewing
Tagged: equipment, pump
- Published:
- July 16, 2010 – 12:47 pm
- Author:
- By Jo Pettitt
Just took delivery of this fancy Foker 3120 8.8kw cast iron gas ring. Hoping to get a Brakspear clone knocked out on it on Monday after the upgrades are carried out for brewing outside.
Categories: Brewing
Tagged: Brewing, equipment, foker, gas ring
- Published:
- July 16, 2010 – 10:02 am
- Author:
- By Jo Pettitt
