Brave man keep us posted. :mrgreen:

Mild is a rare beast indeed over here in the UK the vast majority of the micros never brewing milds.A local brewery to me Hobsons do brew a lovely example which won champion beer of Britain a few years back.In my youth a lot of the old timers drank pints of mixed half bitter half mild anyway...

You will be fine just keep it on the cool side.

Holy CRAP BATMAN! What a system!! My partner and I got rid of all the big gear years ago. I started brewing in the early 80's shortly after the laws changed. We had a friend that did stainless fabrication and built a 15 gallon system out of Bud kegs. Sadly he moved and we ended up selling the...

I would not think its the plastic here in the UK there are many micros that use plastic in their systems with no problems i use a 130 ltr fermentor with no ill effects.

Prepare as much as you can the day before.

No strictly amateur but i do take my brewing and beer seriously.A great way to get yourself free from the modern world.

A beer when i have finished bliss.

My new 150 ltr fermentor arrived today looking forward to getting it in the ferm room and getting some brews in.

Good point well made.

Diluted bleach for me and then rinse never fails,i think a lot of friends in the US would be surprised how brewers in the UK pay a lot less time and worry over sterilizing their gear.

Cheers here is a shot of my fermentor in the chiller section of an old Tesco delivery van that i have converted into a temp controlled fermentation chamber.

Hello from Shropshire England all grain brewing in the traditional way with my all electric 36 gallon setup.