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I know it's just more publicity for them...but well said :clap: http://m.thedrum.com/news/2014/04/29/brewdog-apologises-portman-group-not-giving-****-over-marketing-rules-breach Edit: you'll have to look a bit down the page at the top of the 'most popular' section...forum edits the 'naughty...

I have a builder quoting me for rebuilding my garage. The current one is an old concrete sectional, it leaks under the walls and the roof is probably only good for another few years. Rebuilding on the same footprint means no planning or building regs issues. It looks like the new one (if the...

Have just put some cider into bag in a box containers. They're silvered bags like these ones. I made sure there was as little air as possible in the bag. Anyone have any idea how long the cider will keep in this type of container?

I was messing around in the garage, attempting to drill through a tank connector. The best suited drill I have for the job is an ancient low speed drill that belonged to my Grandad - probably not been used since he died in the mid 1970's. So I plug it in and give it a go and not entirely...

Fed up of steaming up the utility room so From Ebay: One of these: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201031759988?var=500230645516&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 Two of these: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400647992842?var=670198367786&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649...

SWMBO is taking the kids and leaving me 'home alone' for 3 days :party: Seems a shame not to brew on one of those days, will be playing rugby on Saturday but my fermenting fridge is taken up with a lager at the moment. The garage is too cold so this is leading me towards something that will...

My Buffalo boiler has been cutting out occasionally during the boil so I removed the thermal cut out from the base and taped it out of the way....I have some of the slightly higher temp rated ones on the way from Amazon. 20 minutes into yesterday's boil it cut out completely. Luckily a 2nd...

Has anyone tried adding an extra element to a Buffalo boiler or similar? Just considering this as an idea for my 40 litre Buffalo...for 2 reasons 1. Quicker brew day - It takes a long time for me to come back to the boil after I've sparged into 2 FV's and tipped back into the boiler (which is...

Last time I did a lager I used 2 packs of dry yeast (W34/70) This time I've got a vial of WLP830. I know pitching rate's important for lager so had a look at MrMalty (using 1054 OG, 7.39 US Galls volume) It's telling me I need 2 vials in a 3.2 litre starter :shock: This isn't going to...

Looking at doing a lager for the summer. Last year's Stellar Tortoise came out pretty well so I'm sticking close to that, although have had to change the hops around a bit to fit with what I have... Stellar Tortois 2 (Bohemian Pilsener) Original Gravity (OG): 1.054 (°P): 13.3 Final Gravity...

Got a few bottles of Duvel while they're on 4 for £5 at Tesco. I'm not planning a Belgian at the moment but thought I might as well harvest some of yeast for freezing and future use. Dregs from 4 bottles went into 100g of spraymalt in a litre of water and onto the stirplate, took a couple of...

Take an old wine saver that's been hanging around a kitchen drawer unused...drill out a DJ bung...one wine degasser..a few pumps lowers the pressure inside the DJ and the bubbles start coming out of solution.

Having done my cider day on sunday I now have 3 batches on the go - 2 of straight apple cider, one of blackberry & apple. Last years cider was very dry (as expected) but also quite acidic - needed some splenda to make it good to drink. So this year I'm hoping to get a malo-lactic fermentation...

Been collecting from the community orchard round the corner for the last 3 weeks...today was time to turn them into juice The raw materials The production line Assistant cider maker End product Ended up with 46 litres of straight apple juice. This is in 2 23 litre batches - one I'm...

One of the secretaries at work overheard me talking about brewing and has offered me a "black bucket full" of Chardonnay grapes from her vine - says they aren't good to eat so they normally go unharvested. I'm a brewer not a winemaker but not going to look a gift horse in the mouth so will see...

Has anyone used one of these temp controllers? It is a bit cheaper than an STC-1000 but the main reason I was looking at this one is it says it's rated to switch 30 Amps instead of 10 for the STC-1000. At the moment I just want to use it to control a fridge but I was thinking it would give me...

I was planning to knock up a quick turbo cider with some half price juice, just a 1 gallon DJ worth Looking out in the garden we have a massive rhubarb plant, so putting 2 & 2 together and hoping I'm not getting 5 what would be the best way to do a rhubarb flavoured TC? I'm thinking leave out...

Brewing tomorrow & haven't done a brewday thread for a while. I was away on a school trip last week, in charge of 161 11-12 year olds from Sunday to Friday. Not surprisingly after the little darlings were tucked up in bed I hit the hotel bar for a couple of pints before bed. Nothing decent on...

I have a brew in a corny that has developed a chill haze during the cold weather. It is already fully carbonated. Would I be able to depressurise and add finings at this stage? Would the finings have any effect on the haze proteins?

Like the title says, we have suspected a rat stealing from the compost bin for a while. Today the bugger was sat there looking at me when I lifted the lid. I'd like to get rid before it finds its way into the garage, short of putting one of the cats into the compost can anyone recommend a poison...