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Just bought a really cheap RO system from the bay, 52 quid, and a cheap TDS meter, 5 quid. They both work great. 4 stage, 100GPD. Tap water @ 400ppm Brita filtered tap water @ 140ppm 1 year open distilled water @ 5ppm Just opened distilled water @ 3ppm AND reverse osmosis water @ 0ppm I...

Hi. After suffering with the poor standard filter on my Grainfather, I realised I could fit my 12 inch bazooka. The only thing is, it's a bit too long. I'll need to cut a bit off the end and roll the end back down. I worry a bit that it might be brittle. Has anyone any experience of reforming...

My Grainfather stalls the boil heat-up process about 20C above finish of mash temp. That's very weird isn't it? While I were doing mash-outs and using the app, it stalled for about 30 minutes at 95C (6 times). Recently I started to skip mash-out and do a completely manual run, and now it stalls...

Hi there. However much I study this , I still seem to have questions. Yes it's a deep and complicated subject! The thing is, as I'm just watching or reading, I can never ask to clear up my specific confusions, and they linger. So I start this thread as somewhere I can ask. Hoping you can help. I...

Hi guys. Although it's often said it's difficult for home brewers to suffer this, I'm definitely suffering. I'm wondering what will be the single most important thing to kill this off once and for all? Info: Grainfather fly sparge. I acidify all my pH7.2 liquor, which means my sparge water is...

How does a regulator end its life? Some strange things happening with mine recently. All subtle, but still there... - first I noticed that the pressure had to drop an increasing number of psi's before it kicked in to re-pressurise. - then it started squealing when loading at low pressures...

Recently decided to splash out on a Grainfather. Got the coat, hop spider, whirlpool paddle and stainless paddle. Just done the first brew. Not as simple as I thought it would be, but then it was the first run, and the first time I ever brewed indoors. That with the wife cooking around me, and...

I'm trying to get my head around this. I'm probably thinking about it the wrong way. I'd always aim to get the most wort I could from each brewday, while keeping the grain bill below a practical 8kg. If I'm thinking about this correctly, I see the 8kg as a secondary limit only when brewing a...

Not sure what life this thread will have, if only to say ha, I just saw a Cornie keg dressed up as a weapon to kill an alien invasion. An EMP to be precise (Electromagnetic pulse, if my head is screwed on). The film was Revolt, first showing at about 1h02m in. Any others film with kegs used as...

I use mine for circulation of ice water, from a bucket where it sits, through my immersion chiller. I just had to buy a new one and immediately set to work to prevent what killed the first. You'll see a small nick in the cable, just as it comes out of the body. As this sits in water, I won't be...

Hi guys. I'm about to buy a second hand fridge to convert into a fermentation chamber. I already have a 45W tube heater and an Inkbird. There aren't too many good looking local options, but I did see some on offer just a few minutes drive away. The only thing is, they are quite large; 1.8m...

A bit of a blog. Maybe I pass on some motivation; maybe you can give me more ideas. I have a 36 quart or 34 litre mash tun in which I batch sparge (normal batch sparge, so double water load passed through). I have a 40 litre to the brim boiler, but 38 litre to the handle screws (practical limit...

Yes, an oft used thread title :nod:. But it is a milestone for any beer brewer. So not much to it of course, but I did do a full cornie's worth, added some brown & white sugar, and used proper cider yeast. It's been in primary for 2 weeks, so will be transferred to secondary today. Sample is...

Mash temp: Lower in the temp range means thinner more alcoholic beer. Higher means less fermentable sugars, thicker body. Mash pH: I believe sort of a repeat of the above (substituting "temp" with "pH"). Attenuation: Obviously certain yeast strains have different AA% ranges, but what is it that...

I'm about to do a mash solely for the purpose of creating wort I'll later use to propagate yeast. It's much cheaper than using powdered malt extract. I thought I'd just run my plan by you in case I plan something daft. I believe best gravity for yeast propagation is in the region of 1.020...

By far my best AG so far. Best beer in 22 years when you throw in kits. Westmalle Tripel is my current favorite beer, so I am biased. I followed a partial extract recipe, but adapted it for all grain. I also played with 2 of the hops to match my own stock, and substituted candi for dextrose...

OK, I'm finally getting into this. Ordered a stir plate and a separatory flask. 250ml & 2l Erlenmeyer flasks in the pipeline. Using liquid yeast will finally become financially viable. Been reading up on the subject, but still have a few questions I hope you can help with... 1) I think...

OK, 2 different questions :) I'm wanting to adjust my batch sparge water to pH 6 or less, using Phosphoric acid. I have a rough idea what my tap water pH is, and I have the 5.2 to 6.8 pH strips, so I can verify the result of the addition. Thing is, I have no idea how much acid to add to get...

Hi there. I have a cherry tree, but to date never used the cherries in a brew. I think it's time to give it a go. I'm looking for recommendations as to the beer that probably suits cherry the best. My cherries are sweet, not sour, so that probably plays a part in choosing the style. Is this...

Well don't hesitate! I did, but when I eventually found enough reasons to justify it, I discovered I use it for a whole load more things than I was expecting. And the bags are much cheaper than I was expecting. At first I was thinking for hops only. Hops are possibly the most expensive AG...