Recent content by Stuart Wilson

I use half a tablet of protofloc per 5 gallon batch. Don't think this is the issue though. I made a very hoppy IPA last year. Beautifully clear but bottles were really covered with lime scale like coating. You could see a tide line in the neck of the bottle. Really hard to shift....

I it just looks like yeast. Comes off if you give bottle a shake. Have had problems with really hard to shift line scale type coating before. Threw some bottles out as I just couldn't shift it. Thinking there may be a thin layer of that "beer stone" type deposit which you can't actually see...

No it's definitely yeast. If you slightly agitate the bottle you can see it fall off. I shook up every bottle before transfering them to the garage, but yeast just settled back onto the sides. I have seen staining like in the thread....a sod to remove!

Latest batches of beer bottled, but strange effect. In a lot of bottles there is yeast sticking to the sides of the glass. They were all stored upright next to radiator for about 3 weeks. I noticed yeast on the sides of quite a lot of them. Decided to give them all a bit of a shake to put yeast...

I just put it in a couple of fermentation vessels with air locks. I didn't monitor temp, it's pretty shaded and always feels cool when you go in in the summer. Couldn't control it so decided not worry too much, just see how it turns out. Initial signs very promising - especially viennese. It was...

Attempt at "proper" lager. Two batches...one bohemian malt / saar hops, the other Viennese malt / mitelfruh hops. Fermented in unheated garage last March / April, and stored in unheated garage since then. Bottled yesterday...great colour and tastes good, especially viennese. Currently next to...

Thanks for suggestion.....will have a think!!!

Complete novice when it comes to wine. Made a load of cider end of last summer and had loads of juice so decided to experiment. Boiled juice down to half its volume....SG 1.1, and then fermented with wine yeast. Left it in FV for ages.....fermentation stopped and now nice and clear. Thinking of...

Very similar brew done a couple of days later....dark IPA with Williamette hops. To say I'm pleased with this is an understatement!! Don't know if its relavent, but I've started fermenting at room temp in the kitchen, once fermentation has stopped, I just shift the FV to unheated garage and...

Not hugely experienced brewer, but I do 90 min boils to get the gravity up. Have worked out a protocol for the whole brew day which always gives me 23 L of wort at the right SG. Just stick to same procedure now!

What a difference 9 days makes......really nice carbonation now. Great taste too....one of my best ever brews!

Dark IPA with Simcoe hops. Bottled 23 / 1.....great taste bit minimal carbonation so far. Been a bit chilly in back bedroom, so may need a bit longer. It's going to be good I recon....

This is from one big tree!! I've used about a third of the apples!

Also pasteurized and bottled about 5 L of juice..

It's that time of year again. Total of 50 L of cider fermenting away. As an experiment I boiled a load of juice to raise its SG to 1.14.....fermenting with wine yeast and plan to produce sparkling apple wine! See how it turns out.....