Notlaw
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Is that the water from the hot tap?
I need to stop brewing All Grain
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Is that the water from the hot tap?
It sure is. :thumb:
MyQul
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Three of your five a day :thumb::whistle:
Notlaw
Dubbel Dragon
Genius. I was always taught not to drink the hot water from the tap, although I've no idea why..! I just put a new combi in last summer and it gets the water piping hot... could save me a good 15 mins to half an hour doing this...
Probably brewing again this weekend, so will give it a go...
BTW, went and got everything for that centennial brown ale today. Upped the MO crystal and sugar a smidgen to get the OG to 1.046.
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I just boil the kettle twice and top up to the 4l I mash with cold water, it only needs a quick burst on the gas then to get to mash temp.
No idea if there are any reasons not to do it this way, but seems to work for me. Always wondered why people heat up from cold!
I normally only adjust the MO to alter the OG, but smidgens are fine.
You shouldn't drink hot water from a hot water tank but from a combo boiler it's fine. And you're boiling it anyway.
I was told the same with regards to hot water from tap because it's not from the mains therefore not necessarily the cleanest water to drink
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although I haven't tried AG yet my last batch came out ok. me and my Mrs had two bought beers and after had Myn with no shock or unpleasant taste contrasts.
do you weigh down your hops with anything in particular? I've got pellets and was wandering if after putting some in the boil I could sprinkle some in the FV after the first few days rather than using a muslin. cheers
do you weigh down your hops with anything in particular? I've got pellets and was wandering if after putting some in the boil I could sprinkle some in the FV after the first few days rather than using a muslin. cheers
It's fine from a combi boiler, as it's fed directly from the mains cold water. Basically it's just like a kettle but with a pipe attached.
mgreenough
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If you have a gravity fed system with a hot water cylinder, then you will have a header tank in the loft that feeds the cylinder. Open it up sometime and look at the crud that gets in the tank, including dead beasties. This is why you dont drink from the hot tap ðŸËâ¬
Notlaw
Dubbel Dragon
I've a combi boiler about 8 feet away from the kitchen tap that was brand new in August (I think it was August anyway). All of the pipework was also replaced as the old biker was in another area of the house. I'm going to try it anyway #rebel4life :lol:
MyQul
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AFAIK with pellets you dont need to bother putting them in a muslin bag. They just sink to the bottom of the FV on their own.
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