Recent content by Matthew Clegg

Cheers for the tip, will boil and cool

I always make a priming solution with boiled water. Good to know big breweries do that. I guess I just need to do a bit of a calc to make sure I get a sensible fg

I think that ship might have sailed, wort in fermenter don't really fancy giving it my bad luck again today. Since i will have gto get in there for bottling, i'm thinking i'm going there.

I've had the worst brew day ever today. Won't go into details, but an unmitigated disaster. Anyway managed to salvage it BUT it would seem i was short on my strike water so my OG has come out 10 points above what i was expecting. I was thinking that when I do priming for bottling i'll add...

Just been doing a new year sort out of my bottles. I have 24 that are surplus to requirements. Mixed size and shape, All cleaned inside and I think I've removed the sticky stuff of most of them. Been used before. Anyone want them before I recycle them. Collection from mirfield.

I do. 2.5 gal biabs in a 33 l pot. No probs. 16.5l is about standard. I use beer Smith to calculate. You do loose a little heat over the hour put I just turn the gas on, making sure the bag isn't touching the bottom of the pan. My bag is too short, but when I used a smaller pan I used an...

I'm not intending to but in crushed grain. There was just this one SNAFU that I need to deal with. I just don't brew the volume to warrant buying in bulk and milling my own.

That's all I needed to know. I'll give one a go.

Has anyone tried one of these?

I'm sure the old food processor didn't love that much either. Thinking about going up to the Moors and nicking two millstones getting Roman style on it.

That did cross my mind but I thought there must be someone around. I'll be more careful next time but don't really want to whizz a load of grain away

That was going to be my next step if there is nothing forthcoming. Can't imagine magic rock wanting to crush my 3kg of grain

There must be someone in Yorkshire or Manchester who could help a fellow homebrewer out.

Hi I've been a right idiot and ordered my last lot of grains from the MaltMiller uncrushed - Doh. Can anyone help me out and crush some grains for me. I know it is a big ask, I would obviously come to you at a time that suits you. Thanks in advance Mat

Hi helpful forum members, I have just successfully completed my 3rd brew, all grain. And have been very happy with my results, a good IPA and a gose. I'm now looking to upgrade my brew kit. I'm currently doing 11l biab on the stovetop in a 20l pot. I'm love the biab method and am looking to...