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  1. simon19791

    STC-1000 not cooling but fridge working

    Hey guys, Can you help please? I have a fermenting fridge, which i have wired to a stc-1000 and heating bar. i have being using it for not nearly a year now with no issues, done a range of fermenting temps 20oC - 3oc. However... when i tried to crash chill my last batch of brew, the STC...
  2. simon19791

    Odd question - fermenting bucket conversion

    Hi, I have a spare white fermenting bucket... (pure white type) https://www.brewuk.co.uk/60-litre-fermentation-vessel-plain.html Similar to the one in the link, but only 30l Anyway... can I add boiler elements to it and create a HLT and the plastic be ok? I already have a white bucket...
  3. simon19791

    Beer shank pipe connection issues

    Hi gent, Please can you help? I am in the middle of building my kegerator from and old larder fridge, i have got the hole for the beer shank and got the fitted. I have just now tried to connect the barded attachment with the beer line and the pipe is too ridged to tighten with a jubilee...
  4. simon19791

    Brewferm Xmas Ale Review.

    brewed this up today, using 6 litres of bottled water, pitched yeast and sat in fermenting fridge at 20.5oC. Will leave for 2 weeks, bottle and leave till christmas 2016!
  5. simon19791

    Corny Kegging Question

    Guys, I have been very lucky and managed to obtain all my begging equipment and gas for about £150. Now i have just kegged a brew and am force carbing. When i was cleaning the keg and getting it ready, i noticed that the pick up tube goes all the way to the very lowest point in the keg...
  6. simon19791

    Corny set up!

    I am over the moon! Just bought; 3x cornys 1 co2 reg 2 disconnects Beer tap and lines Full 6kg co2 All for just under £150.00 I am so happy! Plus I don't have any rental charges or had to buy the co2 bottle! Amazed!
  7. simon19791

    Any thoughts??

    hey guys, I was copying a Tetleys clone, but discovered i didn't have most of the ingredients, so basically made my own up, has anybody got any comments about this recipe? It looks and smells OK! 4.4kg maris otter 80g chocolate malt 200g caramel 600g wheat malt 90min mash 90 min...
  8. simon19791

    Epa & ipa???

    Guys, I recently tried a bottle of River Cottage English Pale Ale, very light in colour and had a delicious hoppy taste, all in all a good beer, now, this got me thinking (always a bad thing)... What is an English Pale Ale? Now i know what an IPA and a APA and an IIPA and a BIPA, but...
  9. simon19791

    BIAB #3 Parched Polecat (thanks home-brew wizard)

    Guys, Just finished my BIAB #3 Parched Polecat, which is supposed to be a clone of Fursty Ferret. 3.8kg Marris Otter (84.8%) 300g Carapils (6.7%) 300g Wheat malt (6.7%) 80g Chocolate malt (1.8%) 12g Target 13IBU 11%a 60 mins 25g EK Goldings 7IBU 5%a 20 mins 20g Styrian...
  10. simon19791

    Hangover Brewday

    Well, had a cracking night out in Southampton on saturday day/night and sampled some great beers from the Dancing Man Microbrewery, however, not wanting to leave my brew fidge empty i decided to put a 10litre elderflower pale ale on from my recipe book. All seemed to go well and came out with...
  11. simon19791

    HBC Double IPA BIAB First timer

    Gents, Even though i didn't win an AG kit from the HBC, i have just recently acquired one of their discounted BIAB beginners kit. So i thought i would write up my first review, both of the kit and the equipment. Firstly thanks must go to those who offered advice but especially Clibit, who...
  12. simon19791

    BIAB Help

    Hey guys, I have been brewing kits for about a year now and i have made the jump to BIAB, i bought the kit from HMC (the £81.00 one) and have just about got the kit toghether. I am also making prgress with a brew fridge just waiting for the electris to arrive. Anyway, as part of the HMC...
  13. simon19791

    The Homebrew Company BIAB starter kit

    Hey guys, Im taking the big jump and i am going to start doing BIAB, i have seen the HBC do a starter kit for BIAB, does anyone have any opinions on thois kit, i like the fact that i dont have to make the wort chiller and it frees up me having to use my stove. What are peoples thoughts on...
  14. simon19791

    Christmas Brewing

    Brewers, What a night! I have done 3 brews tonight, which i really hope are going to be ready in time for Christmas, they are; 1. Muntons Santas Winter Warmer as per instructions 2. Saracens Wherry tweak with wyeast 3. Brupaks BoTW Irish Extra Stout. I intend to keg the winter...
  15. simon19791

    Hopping Hare Kit clone

    Hello ladies and gents, Can any one offer a recipe for a kit clone for hopping hare? I can not do AG, but was wondering if anyone has done one with a kit cheers guys
  16. simon19791

    Best kit for a keg

    Hi guys, What is the best kit to put in a keg? I have bottled a wherry, milestone green man and just about to start a sundew. I'm fairly open with ales but don't want a stout or porter. Cheers
  17. simon19791

    The everlasting Krausen

    Gents, Help please! i am brewing a hoegaarden clone (my way) 1 tin of Coopers wheat beer 1 tin of Coopers wheat malt extract orange peel corriander seed saaz hop tea bag Brewferm Wit Yeast but.... after 9 days the Krausen is still there and hasn't fallen, whats...
  18. simon19791

    2 Pressure Kegs and Gas

    Hi gents, Please see below http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281307365814?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 Collection only - Fareham Hampshire
  19. simon19791

    Hoe the garden

    Gents, please be gently, the first recipe that i have done, as this is only my 4 brew! HOEGAARDEN clone, 1 Tin of Coopers Wheat Beer 1 Tin of Coopers Wheat Malt Extract 25g Cacau Orange peel 10g of crushed coriander peel 1 packet of Betterbrew Saaz Hops Brewferm Wit beer yeats...
  20. simon19791

    Muntons Wheat beer

    Hi guys, This is just an update on my second ever brew, the Muntons Wheat beer. Muntons Connoisseur's Wheat Beer 500g Wheat DME 500g brew sugar primed with 1 carb drop 2 weeks primary fermentation 2 weeks carbonation 3 weeks conditioning Over the moon, this is really really good, very...
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