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From experience you can do a couple of things here WWort, spray inside your FV with Sodium Metabisulphate (crushed Campden Tablet) which will neutralise chlorine. Turn your FV over and let it drain. Secondly, which I favour is to boil a kettle of water and pour the boiling water very very...

Cheers guys for your replies. I got my Boadicea SMaSH Ale bottled today with no concerns regarding brightness. I was talking to a guy from the Coors Brewery ( :whistle: ) yesterday, and he said that a bright ale measured 300 (please forgive me I cant remember the units) on their machine that...

Hi Robsan. I've just came across this old post of yours and wondered if your beer ever conditioned using 002? Im in the same situation, Ive got a very bright ale ready to bottle, if I prime will it carbonate? Cheers kid. Steve. Burton on Trent.

Id have the shiney side on the outside, keeps everything nic and clean. :thumb: Heres my new mash tun being constructed. Its sits on foil backed foam now which isnt on the photo.

Hi BeerEagle. The Solar Project power unit just wouldn't fit within the socket. Hence the Maplin seperate plug and power unit. Steve.

Hi D. Ive been using gravity for the past 5yrs with good effects, at least you know where you stand with gravity :drunk: Steve.

Hi Fellow Brewers. Its been ages since Ive posted on THBF, but I can't help the need to shout about my new "Solar Project Pump" that replced my Totton pump on my new recent built 100 litre brewery. With the new brewery I need to transfer hot liquor from the HLT upto the mash tun at 85c, the...

Nice one Paul, thanks for my recent orders. Cheers Steve,Burton Beer Circle.

Hi Bones, Ive used my yellow hose for the past 5 years, ditto with the other brewers, I just run it through for 5-10mins before I connect it to my set up. Cheers Steve.

Ive tried to do a bit of research on these Susan Hops, I brought a 5kg bale from Farrams and Ive dished em out between fellow brewers in our Burton Beer Circle, so Im looking forward to using them tomorrow. The Leadmill Brewery,Denby,Derbys use them in their 5.5% Spit or Swallow ale. Doghouse...

O dear, is this the stuff that we will be sampling at the Banbury CBA meeting next March, Ive heard alot about this turbo cider and I was a little disapointed that there wasn't any to sample this year after last years tasting!!! :lol: