Recent content by Pietrach

Hi Group buy on anything. The idea is to save on postage which would be split proportionally. There is one homebrew shop in glasgow but the staff, in my experience, is very unfriendly with knowledge gaps regarding the most basic items, and the way hops are stored does not fill me with...

Hi I am based in Glasgow and looking for someone interested in a group buy to save on postage. i have probably enough for one/two brews now, but will be ordering shortly. Let me now Pawel

Covrich: No I don't. I have never used any additives to achieve clarity as I wanted to see how much I can achieve without it, before I start using additives. Some say that with quick wort chilling, a careful handling and long conditioning this can be achieved. I want to see it I can achieve...

Hi I think I have a problem with the chill haze. Warm beer in the bottle looks clear, but when chilled it turns hazy. To my knowledge it is to do with the speed of chilling the wort, however, I get down from boiling to 25deg in about 20-30min which I would think should be ok. Any advice...

No they are loose, but I could sort out some form of packaging for you.

Hi I have run the water treatment calculator for my water profile, for standard Bitter, and need to add certain quantities of these minerals: Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) Chalk (Calcium Carbonate) Epsom Salts (Magnesium Sulphate Heptahydrate) Calcium Chloride (Dihydrate) Can you...

Hi I am doing BIAB small batched 7-12 litres. I am considering outdoor brewing. I would be doing this in my garden, as opposed to the kitchen (current approach), in good weather only. I am considering two options, a gas ring, but I am worried about the cost of gas bottles, storage etc, and the...

Hi these are still for sale.

Hi I have a 12 litres pot and making 7 litres batches. I end up with approx 6 litres of beer which is slightly too little. How can I back calculate the gravity i should achieve post boil so that I hit the planned gravity when I add extra 3litres of water? Should i simply put grian bill as if...

Hi I am looking for a robust but not overpriced stainless steel pot. Initially for used with biab on a gas hob but ultimately I would like to add an electric heating element and the false bottom. Could you recommend one 21 & 30 litres as I still havent decided on the volume. Thanks Pawel

Hi I live in Glasgow (city centre) and looking for someone to occasionally swap some ingredients, hops, grain etc. Let me know if you are interested. Thanks Pawel

Hi I have had a Jarl ale from Fyne Ales recently and absolutely loved it. But what surpriced me the most was the very pale colour. I dont know if it was me, or the.colour really was as pale as any lager. My question is how did they.achieve this colour? It is only maris otter and wheat, but i...

Thank you. Just one more question. If I do BIAB, should I enter the total water and the mash water as the same amount? And, should it be the amount before I put the grains in, or after I remove them?

Thanks I struggle with value for alkalinity. I don't have it, but I have a value called Hardness in mg/l. Can anyone clarify this for me? Thank you

Ok, the number which I had to chase for additionally are: Alkalinity – I was told that Alkalinity is not a regulatory parameter so is not regularly analysed for. Hardness is 6.85 mg/l (soft) Calcium is 5.8mg/l Magnesium is 0.7mg Sodium is 3.988 mg/l Sulphate is 7.9 mg/l Chloride is 6.0mg/l...