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by guypettigrew
Mon Jun 09, 2025 7:29 am
Forum: Brewing Liquor
Topic: Can Graham's water treatment calculator be downloaded?
Replies: 6
Views: 885

Re: Can Graham's water treatment calculator be downloaded?

Thanks Jim

I won't pretend to understand your post, but I do get the general point about downloading the calculators being hugely problematic.

The real answer, I suppose, is to stop the site going down every now and then. Easier said than done, no doubt!

Guy
by guypettigrew
Sun Jun 08, 2025 7:24 am
Forum: Brewing Liquor
Topic: Can Graham's water treatment calculator be downloaded?
Replies: 6
Views: 885

Re: Can Graham's water treatment calculator be downloaded?

My water profile changes a bit, depending on how much rain there's been! Plus, I like the ability to set the calculator to 'Automatic' for the target liquor and then choose whatever sulphate:chloride ratio I want for the beer I'm brewing. While on the topic of downloads, it would also be good to be ...
by guypettigrew
Sat Jun 07, 2025 6:09 pm
Forum: Brewing Liquor
Topic: Can Graham's water treatment calculator be downloaded?
Replies: 6
Views: 885

Can Graham's water treatment calculator be downloaded?

The site went down again today. Snowed by stupid hackers, probably.

It meant Graham's water treatment calculator wasn't available for my brew. This has happened before.

Is there any way of grabbing the calculator and keeping it on my PC, please?

Thanks.

Guy
by guypettigrew
Fri Jun 06, 2025 11:15 am
Forum: Dispensing
Topic: CO2 conditioning
Replies: 21
Views: 1719

Re: CO2 conditioning

IPA wrote:
Wed Jun 04, 2025 7:38 am
The simple answer to your problem is that fermentation had not finished when the beer was kegged. Resolve that and you will answer the problem.
This is an interesting point--does beer ever 'finish fermenting'?

Guy
by guypettigrew
Tue May 27, 2025 1:57 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Syphons.
Replies: 11
Views: 566

Re: Syphons.

Yup, a tap would do it. But, if JohnRB uses a keg rather than bottles, syphoning straight into the keg would work.

Until we hear back, the tension will just build!

Guy
by guypettigrew
Tue May 27, 2025 1:08 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Syphons.
Replies: 11
Views: 566

Re: Syphons.

First things first! Why would you want to move your brew from one bucket to another?

Guy
by guypettigrew
Sun Feb 02, 2025 9:24 am
Forum: Yeast
Topic: Another question about yeast starters/slurry
Replies: 41
Views: 12893

Re: Another question about yeast starters/slurry

Start with a 300ml starter and step up with 1000ml. 30 gr of DME for the 300ml and 100 gr for the 1000ml It is very important get some oxygen into the wort after boiling it. Ideally with a stir plate. If not by shaking it vigorously. With liquid yeast costing £13 quid a time it is worth buying a st...
by guypettigrew
Sat Feb 01, 2025 8:36 pm
Forum: Yeast
Topic: Another question about yeast starters/slurry
Replies: 41
Views: 12893

Re: Another question about yeast starters/slurry

Depends on the tap. My conical uses ball valves. No way would I want to take a sample then leave the ball full of fermenting beer!

Guy
by guypettigrew
Fri Jan 31, 2025 9:44 pm
Forum: Yeast
Topic: Another question about yeast starters/slurry
Replies: 41
Views: 12893

Re: Another question about yeast starters/slurry

If it's any help, my method is taken from IPA's. I sanitise a jug, then scoop half a litre or so from the top of the fermenting beer, including the krausen. Tip it into a kilner jar and put it in the 'fridge. It carries on fermenting, even at 4°C. The kilner jar allows exces gas to be released as ne...
by guypettigrew
Sat Jan 11, 2025 2:27 pm
Forum: Brewing Liquor
Topic: Creating a Brewing Water Calculator - the "Water Pro[pH]iler"
Replies: 15
Views: 11273

Re: Creating a Brewing Water Calculator - the "Water Pro[pH]iler"

PeeBee wrote:
Sat Jan 11, 2025 1:45 pm

Solution: Hold back most of the Calcium (and Magnesium) until after the Mash.

I'm not suggesting depriving the beer of Calcium. Only the mash. But not deprive the mash of Calcium completely either, just keeping Calcium at a manageable level in the mash.
Numbers, please PeeBee. Thanks.

Guy
by guypettigrew
Sat Jan 11, 2025 2:23 pm
Forum: Fermentation
Topic: Fermenting in the kettle on all the trub?
Replies: 30
Views: 27419

Re: Fermenting in the kettle on all the trub?

Oooh, wonderfully horrible!!

Guy
by guypettigrew
Mon Jan 06, 2025 10:00 am
Forum: Fermentation
Topic: Fermenting in the kettle on all the trub?
Replies: 30
Views: 27419

Re: Fermenting in the kettle on all the trub?

Fascinating. Thanks for taking the risk and posting your result. Good to know the lager is drinkable and won't need throwing away!

Guy
by guypettigrew
Tue Dec 03, 2024 7:47 am
Forum: Malts and Grits
Topic: Stocking up
Replies: 17
Views: 13456

Re: Stocking up

Ah, all makes sense now! Thanks.

Guy
by guypettigrew
Tue Dec 03, 2024 7:47 am
Forum: Commercial Brews
Topic: Pete Brown talking sense
Replies: 7
Views: 5876

Re: Pete Brown talking sense

Thanks!

Guy
by guypettigrew
Mon Dec 02, 2024 8:14 pm
Forum: Brewing Liquor
Topic: Who uses chalk (CaCo3) to control mash pH?
Replies: 34
Views: 12310

Re: Who uses chalk (CaCo3) to control mash pH?

Interesting! How much do you use, and how do you work out how much to use?

Guy