Recent content by dickiedavis

+1 on the s-04 ripping through ferment. I just put on an extract brew, pitched on Saturday afternoon, all over by Monday lunchtime. Bubbled like a nutter. It really seems to be the mentalist of dried yeast! I leave mine for 2 weeks in the FV too, compacts down nicely after that time.

Thanks - just realised I posted this in completely the wrong place - moving it now!

Hello, I'm going to attempt an extract brew soon and will be doing it in a 20l pot, so not full volume. The recipe says boil 10L for 90 mins, but do I keep the boil topped up so it is always at 10L or just let it boil down? Also, I presume I could scale up to say, 14L if the pot will take it...

Hi All, I’m starting my extract brewing adventure and am now armed with a nice new 20L pot, so it’s not going to be full volume (can’t fit a big one on the stove) and I’m asking for a bit of advice. I’m going to start by brewing some ales form the book – Homebrew Beer by Greg...

Can I use hop pellets to do this? D.

Thanks all - I may try to take the red bit out too. make getting that last bit out of the bin easier. D.

Hi, Bottling up last night with my Little Bottler and noticed that it was pushing bubbles up through the beer. Looking closer I saw that there seemed to be air trapped in the tap assembly. I took off the wand and ran a bit of beer through the tap through, but the air still stayed in there...

Coopers Stout - you can almost drink it straight out of the fermenter. :cheers:

Harrow Brew - I had that very same ale and have been searching for it again for years. It came in a black bottle with white writing and I'm pretty sure it had 'Ruby' in the tile in red. It was truly delicious but I couldn't find any even a week later. It even inspired me to mix port with my HB...

I did one of these a few months back - pretty much exactly the same readings as yours. I couldn't get it any lower, so bottled it, 10 days in the warm then out into the cold. It was pretty harsh at first, but mellowed after a month of conditioning into a lovely brew. I'd leave it a couple of...

Hi All, I put a Brupacks Almondbury Old Ale into the FV on Sunday, re-hydrated the yeast (11g of Nottingham) and pitched at about 23 degs and put it in a water bath at 18 degrees. On Monday the temp was 21 degs and today it is back to 18 degs. I haven’t had one bubble through the airlock, I...

Cheers guys, looks like I'll be returning this one to wilkos for a refund (after finishing this batch :whistle: ) and getting a proper one. Can't afford a bench one as yet, so a metal twin levered one will fit the bill.

Hi, I've just returned my second bottle capper to Wilkos - would have asked for a refund but I'm half way through bottling so needed and exchange sharpish! Both of these stopped capping after little use. The last one I had, the round bit that grabs the bottleneck all bent up. It even broke the...

Bumped the temp up to 20 degs last night and I think it's bubbling a bit now. Will give it a gentle stir later and see what happens. Maybe it was getting cold overnight.

Dropped the coopers yeast all over the kitchen floor. Luckily I had the wilkos stuff in the fridge. Never drink and brew kids...never drink and brew. :doh: Will give it a stir tomorrow. Cheers!