I use the purple stuff, lasts for ever. I adapted a garden sprayer with a JG fitting and attach a 3 way JG fitting to allow 3 lines to be cleaned in one go. Anyone know of a 4 way?
So I have to different pre boil gravities, hydro reads 1.044 and refrac read 1.040 so I'm going with 1.042. Efficiency is down a bit from my average if 66% so far, but I'm sure will still make a tasty beer. If the hydrometer sample was measured at 20c then the OG was what it said, 1.044. You will h...
I recently had the exact same issue on an ale fermented with WLP006 (Bedford). The attenuation got up to 85% - and there was a bit of clove in the profile - so I'm thinking something along the lines of infection.
Not necessarily, some yeasts can throw phenolic notes when stressed.
Yes, 120 ppm is probably the highest level of calcium I've seen in a water analysis in Great Britain. 16/7/20 Wally Brew measured mine at 138, down from 143 on a previous analysis. Anglian Water as the source. Be interesting to find out from him what the highest level is that he has analysed. The O...
Yes, 120 ppm is probably the highest level of calcium I've seen in a water analysis in Great Britain. 16/7/20 Wally Brew measured mine at 138, down from 143 on a previous analysis. Anglian Water as the source. Be interesting to find out from him what the highest level is that he has analysed. The O...
Further proof, if any is needed, that there is not a lot new under the sun, try this thread for disccussions on the virtues of a floating dip tube. See my post on page 3 for a couple of links to particularly cheap versions.