Recent content by Radchenister

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@ExcessPixels , saying that, I would be a bit p’d off if I had a fermentation screw up and had to bin it, but in future I probably won’t stress so much about adding yeast nutrient unless the gravity readings stall too high for longer. I think I have a room with almost optimum conditions for...

There's no stress involved, and I'm not too bothered about the kit advice, compared to the day job it's simple geeky fun. I enjoy getting into things, l even have a spread sheet going with dates, numbers for gravity and temps, with observation notes. Whilst I am in no rush, equally, I like the...

I did mix it in gently into the top, I'm not sure if that's wise or not, and I had checked the seals before doing it, but yes, it was a little bit more about gut instinct rather than science; I'll ponder further.

Fair point, I believe the cider needed it, but I am not sure the beers did, although they both did appear to slow right up to the point of no airlock activity around the 3/4 brewed gravity mark, but both picked up and started gurgling through the airlock again after a single teaspoon of the...

Hello, Finland is a great place. Reading your comments has made me think my next brew should be something Christmasy.

Interesting thread, I am a relative newb but am on my third successful brew and this subject was something I pondered a lot over the last few months. I became obsessed with the fermentation activity early on with my first brew (cider from our apple trees), as it was a seat of the pants...

Strangely, my King Keg is at the dead centre line already, how did that happen? :beer1:

Happy with that!

Cheers!

Cheers! Let's see if I can get a pic to work... daughter did some labels for gift bottles, I know, too cheesy, but hey, why not! :D

Cheers, it's the silver lining of lock down and time at home. Our place is a converted cart shed and the outbuildings to what was once The Green Dragon Cider House (who knows when, as it was vaguely written in the local historian's newsletter a while back) - usually the cider apples end up in...

...well, erm, it's a whopping 35 years since I brewed some beer as a teenager with my old man. I can only vaguely recall the memories, but I still had an old beer sphere from back then, so with a bumper crop of apples in the garden, plus access to a marcerator and press on a relative's farm...

I transferred one into a PB last Thursday, it's my first beer brew since 1985! I have done cider with apples out the garden this year also, so thought why not give the Wherry a go too. Looking forward to it, although the wait is already niggling me, I've also bought a Cwtch to do next.