Jim's Beer Kit

Its a infection, ropey is the old name for it. Thats where the expression ropey comes from.

I go for 75 litres

Here is an example

https://www.moleonline.com/catalogsearc ... pochlorite

Any farm supply store will stock 20 to 25 litre drums of dairy hypochlorite , I have always used it.

I find that using 40-50% leaf the rest can be pellets with no problems filtering, I leave to settle for 20 mins after boiling then chill through the plate cooler. My filter is a simple square of 15mm copper with slots and 3mm holes on the underside, covered in a medium coarse nylon bag.

I always use a mix of pellets and leaf, as long as there is over 40% leaf content my copper pipe filter in my boiler works fine.

Never worry, just dollop in a splash same as using any other bleach, rinse two or three times after as normal and no smell remains

Myself and three other brewer friends have been using it for the last few months and has been as good as any other malt I have used.
We have tried the pale malt, maris otter malt, cyrstal malt and the lager malt, no problems with any of them.
Hope this helps.

I use dairy sodium hypochlorite for sterilizing my brew kit and have done for years, buy 25 litres at a time for use in dairy so just fill a squeezy bottle from there.

Looks like Dave Lines was a starting influence for many of us "older" brewers who following his recipes found we could make beer we could be proud of and enjoy.

I started brewing AG after reading Dave Lines book, first brew was a clone of London Pride. Thie difference from tweaking kits and malt extract brews was amazing, first proper beer I ever made. That was 25 years ago and have made nearly a couple of hundred brews now... thanks to Dave.

I used to have two 3kw elements in my 100 litre pot till they departed this life, now have two 2.4 kw ones and to be honest don't notice any difference in the time it comes to boil.

I personally find Grahams original simple to use and perfect for what I need to devise and store recipes.

I have used one of these for several years with no problems, helps by being waterproof.
https://www.comarkinstruments.net/produ ... ermometer/

I often reuse the yeast from a brew made with Gervin/Nottingham dried yeast to ferment the next brew, works a treat. I don't wash it, just use the yeast slurry.