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- Thu Apr 08, 2021 12:35 pm
- Forum: Dispensing
- Topic: Storing empty bottles
- Replies: 19
- Views: 798
Re: Storing empty bottles
PET bottles are great - I use whatever I can get from 2ltr down to 500ml. bit of hot water to shake yeast out repeat drain for a bit then leave to dry overnight bottling day - squirt and shake of starsan I keep the dry bottles with caps off in a large plastic storage box with lid. If I see yeast sti...
- Sat Mar 13, 2021 3:33 pm
- Forum: Brew in a Bag
- Topic: new move
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2232
- Sat Mar 13, 2021 2:22 pm
- Forum: Brew in a Bag
- Topic: new move
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2232
Re: new move
My latest MM order is due to be delivered in the next few minutes. 25Kg Golden Promise in 5 bags and some extra grains all fine crushed for increased efficiency in my BIAB plus some hop pellets to add to the inventory. Better get a brew on.
- Fri Mar 05, 2021 11:33 pm
- Forum: Grain Brewing
- Topic: What do you use if in USA to reduce Bicarbonates - cannot get CRS
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1074
Re: What do you use if in USA to reduce Bicarbonates - cannot get CRS
But as someone with alkalinity >250ppm (as CaCO3) whose supply of sulphuric acid seems to have dried up, I’ve just purchased a cheap RO system. 260 here. 10% of my hard tap water and 90% RO gets me to where I want to start for my pale beers. I've had my £35 RO system for years. Filtered the water y...
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 9:14 am
- Forum: Grain Brewing
- Topic: EQUIPMENT UPGRADE
- Replies: 7
- Views: 496
Re: EQUIPMENT UPGRADE
That's a lot of boiler for 2.4kw!! It will be interesting to see if it will boil 70litres. I agree. I have a 60 ltr plastic boiler I built over a decade ago with one 2.1 kW element.... But a second element was soon added even for 25 ltr brew lengths. Running two elements for at least the first 30 m...
- Tue Feb 09, 2021 3:07 pm
- Forum: Articles for Sale
- Topic: For Sale : 30 Litre Gravity Home Brewery Complete
- Replies: 6
- Views: 771
Re: For Sale : 30 Litre Gravity Home Brewery Complete
You have it listed it on Ebay for £150 open to offers (revised 08 Feb, 2021 11:10:30 GMT Buy it now price), then posted it here for £170.
Can I ask why?
https://ebay.us/XZRWru
- Sat Jan 16, 2021 5:06 pm
- Forum: Brewing Equipment
- Topic: What size fermentation bin?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 277
Re: What size fermentation bin?
Cheap plastic storage boxes with the food-safe symbol make great FVs. I've used an 80 ltr one which was about £6. a 10 litre food safe bucket with lid is £4.89 delivered from ebay.
- Tue Jan 12, 2021 12:45 pm
- Forum: Brewing Equipment
- Topic: Supplies?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 960
Re: Supplies?
I'll add Ballihoo for a wide range of kit. Large mail order warehouse on the outskirts of Cheddar. Only 8 miles from me so I can pop in for bits I need urgently.
- Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:26 am
- Forum: Brewing Equipment
- Topic: Cornelius Keg Cons?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1358
Re: Cornelius Keg Cons?
I used kegs for three(?) years but sold my shiny stuff to revert to plastic BIAB boiler and bottles earlier this year purely because I'm not drinking as much beer. Some very good points have been made already Cost - I got back what I had paid overall for cylinder (£5 deposit)/gauge/steel boiler & ma...
- Sat Dec 05, 2020 5:47 pm
- Forum: Braumeister, Grainfather and other One-Pot Brewing Systems
- Topic: The BrewTools Fanboy Thread
- Replies: 63
- Views: 2252
- Fri Dec 04, 2020 6:40 pm
- Forum: Braumeister, Grainfather and other One-Pot Brewing Systems
- Topic: The BrewTools Fanboy Thread
- Replies: 63
- Views: 2252
Re: The BrewTools Fanboy Thread
Yes, utter tosh. There is no way this can produce better beer without it being encircled by a ring of my magic beans to ward off evil spirits. Only £99, I accept PayPal.
- Tue Nov 17, 2020 9:29 am
- Forum: Grain Brewing
- Topic: Compensating for excessive evaporation
- Replies: 13
- Views: 777
Re: Compensating for excessive evaporation
Remember kit brewers add huge amounts of tap water without boiling it.
- Mon Nov 16, 2020 3:56 pm
- Forum: Grain Brewing
- Topic: Compensating for excessive evaporation
- Replies: 13
- Views: 777
Re: Compensating for excessive evaporation
If your beer turns out fine why change? Your "excess spargings" have been held at 60C plus for some time which is probably good enough but not as near sterile as wort after an open boil. I don't know about tannins. Assuming boiler capacity is your problem, I would keep topping up during the boil exc...
- Thu Nov 05, 2020 9:44 am
- Forum: Brewing Equipment
- Topic: RO water filter
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3399
- Wed Nov 04, 2020 3:09 pm
- Forum: Fermentation
- Topic: Stuck Ferment or Sticky Airlock?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 436
Re: Stuck Ferment or Sticky Airlock?
I can't see how surface tension could prevent brisk activity.
Perhaps activity is reducing overnight then increasing during the day when the temperature is higher.
Perhaps activity is reducing overnight then increasing during the day when the temperature is higher.