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by themadhippy
Mon Feb 05, 2024 2:39 am
Forum: Grain Brewing
Topic: The Old Swan Inn pub & brewery
Replies: 9
Views: 619

Re: The Old Swan Inn pub & brewery

Put them on your bucket list!
Add the great western in wolverhampton, then train down to birmingham centre for the post office vaults,wellington and the old contemptibles and youll have a fun day out with the bonus of a decent pint at every stop.
by themadhippy
Sat Feb 03, 2024 7:32 pm
Forum: Brewing Liquor
Topic: Water profile for Shepherd Neame
Replies: 23
Views: 1210

Re: Water profile for Shepherd Neame

I’m looking to make a few Shepherd Neame beers….bombardier and spitfire
unless marstons have been flogging off the silver again bombadier is,and always was a charles wells beer
by themadhippy
Sat Feb 03, 2024 7:03 pm
Forum: Grain Brewing
Topic: The Old Swan Inn pub & brewery
Replies: 9
Views: 619

Re: The Old Swan Inn pub & brewery

If you find yerself at ma pardoes its only a short taxi ride to the bull n bladder,home of bathams.Both well worth the visit,
by themadhippy
Thu Feb 01, 2024 4:21 am
Forum: Brewing Software
Topic: Beer Engine gone wonky
Replies: 28
Views: 1381

Re: Beer Engine gone wonky

if all else fails install virtual box and use it to run xp
by themadhippy
Thu Aug 24, 2023 5:57 pm
Forum: Grain Brewing
Topic: Calculating a grain bill from percentages
Replies: 10
Views: 2029

Re: Calculating a grain bill from percentages

and therefore will only run on Windows? Or am I confused?
Depends,you can run some .exe files on linux, macs and supposedly also on android,you just need some wine https://www.winehq.org/
by themadhippy
Tue Aug 22, 2023 5:16 pm
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: Pendle Witches' Brew
Replies: 3
Views: 1710

Re: Pendle Witches' Brew

i hope your pendel witches brew is a bit more potent than 1%. I 've hazy memory of drinking a pint or 6 of the stuff in the aptly name cemetery in rochdale,i must have enjoyed it because i repeated the exercise on sevral occasions.
by themadhippy
Sun Aug 06, 2023 6:32 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: What's Wrong With my Inkbird ITC-308?
Replies: 11
Views: 2295

Re: What's Wrong With my Inkbird ITC-308?

The fault has never been fixed, all new ITC-308s have the same fault, but everyone seems happy to ignore it Its not a fault,it simple physics,the unit has detected the temperature has been reached so turns off,but the device supplying the heating or cooling still has energy to chuck out ,bit like w...
by themadhippy
Tue Jul 25, 2023 2:15 pm
Forum: Cleaning, Sanitation and Sterilisation
Topic: Where is the thin bleach? and what can I use instead?
Replies: 26
Views: 5890

Re: Where is the thin bleach? and what can I use instead?

1000÷5=200×25=5000.
it is but you aint getting 1000, your only getting 900
by themadhippy
Mon Jul 24, 2023 6:21 pm
Forum: Cleaning, Sanitation and Sterilisation
Topic: Where is the thin bleach? and what can I use instead?
Replies: 26
Views: 5890

Re: Where is the thin bleach? and what can I use instead?

One teaspoon(5gr) per 25 litres is the dose.that makes 5000 litres for £13
i make it 4500 litres :P
by themadhippy
Wed May 24, 2023 12:52 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: 'Legs' for Splatter Guard False Bottom
Replies: 5
Views: 1656

Re: 'Legs' for Splatter Guard False Bottom

stainless nuts ,bolts and penny washers?
by themadhippy
Wed Apr 12, 2023 1:34 pm
Forum: Brewing Liquor
Topic: "Total Hardness"?
Replies: 49
Views: 10102

Re: "Total Hardness"?

water was a lot simpler before modern American Chemical Science combined with Visual Basic and Excel displaced simple basic British Brewing Science.
=D>
by themadhippy
Thu Apr 06, 2023 12:14 am
Forum: Other Alcoholic Brews
Topic: Whiskey
Replies: 28
Views: 23293

Re: Whiskey

Could you take output of a 20%ABV kit and freeze distill to up the alcohol concentration?
you could ,as long as you live somewhere were freeze distillation is legal
by themadhippy
Mon Jan 16, 2023 2:23 am
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Chiller problem
Replies: 11
Views: 2386

Re: Chiller problem

Circuit diagram and other details can be found at not sure thats for the same model as here The circuit diagram is printed onto the lid, nope,thats just a layout,its not showing how everything's knitted together.My first step would be to test the voltage at the compressor connector,if there is its ...
by themadhippy
Sat Jan 14, 2023 6:33 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Chiller problem
Replies: 11
Views: 2386

Re: Chiller problem

could be multiple things from a temperature sensor borked , a thermal cut-out on the compressor motor, depending on the type of motor the start/run capacitor or even the motor itself ,a model number and maybe a piccy of the guts might help
by themadhippy
Wed Dec 07, 2022 2:01 pm
Forum: Kit Brewing
Topic: Wherry at Wikinsons stores
Replies: 8
Views: 2195

Re: Wherry at Wikinsons stores

It aint just homebrew,local store here is more empty shelf's than full ones