Search results

The Homebrew Forum

Help Support The Homebrew Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. B

    Best Star SAN Alternative including all new Chemsan

    I use sodium percarbonate for a cleaner then bung all my gear in the bucket and blast it with 2x 6w G5 UVC lamps for 20mins or so and it will eliminate anything with a cell. I probably only need one lamp as it emits ozone. I try to avoid chemicals where possible these days. UVC won't work for...
  2. B

    anyone ever tried grown bacteria after sanitising?

    I'll get round to posting up some pics tonight, had a bit of a delay in things
  3. B

    anyone ever tried grown bacteria after sanitising?

    I don't use Star San so that one is out im afraid. To be honest boiling water is almost as good as bleach if you can maintain temperature. In a nutshell, bleach and hot water attack proteins in bacteria where they then start to lose structure and die. If you boil an egg, the white clumps...
  4. B

    anyone ever tried grown bacteria after sanitising?

    none of the plates will be opened, im gonna dump them straight after ive exposed them to extreme heat. The sanitisers I'm going to use are Hot water Bleach Oxi Bruclens Isopropyl Alcohol Campden
  5. B

    anyone ever tried grown bacteria after sanitising?

    For fun im gonna get a mini brew zoo going and try different sanitisers on my FV and see if anything grows. Anyone ever done this before and what were your results?
  6. B

    BIAB AG - Mish Mash

    I calculated an IBU of approx. 25? Around the same a Pilsner? I always add more grain or DME than needed because I usually lose gravity points because sometimes I end up not knowing where I've put a grain bag and dump the grains in the pot so when I get to the boil I've topped up with a...
  7. B

    BIAB AG - Mish Mash

    Had had bunch of grains and stuff hanging around so thought I'd do a 5L brew tonight. My last AG came out great but I buggered up on the hops and it's so damn bitter I cannot drink it, which is a shame because it's got amazing head retention and body. So I am gonna go with this: 500G...
  8. B

    Good head they say.....

    I've actually just got some safale 04 I will use for my next mini mash brew. I will deffo look at the liquid yeast, there seems to be a good selection with some decent flavour profiles.
  9. B

    Good head they say.....

    Bit of a mish mash of an extract brew but not bad at all. I went ott with the WGV and it was bitter as he'll but it's starting to even out. I need to use something other than wilko ale yeast as they all have a generic taste despite different grains etc.
  10. B

    Argh, floaters in my wine

    Yeasterday (d'dum) I racked a wilko 6 bottle kit I actually banged in finings A/B, stabiliser and half a campden at the same time as I wasn't thinking. After an inspection today I noticed odd floaters, especially after shaking the DJ. I'm going to assume it's chitosan as there was just hot...
  11. B

    Wilko wine kits

    I just racked a Wilko Rose wine 6 bottle kit and a first taste was pretty nice, reminded me of a £3-4 bottle so I have good hope that this will be decent for the price. I'd deffo give it a shot.
  12. B

    Sodium Percbonate for a sanitiser (W5 Oxy)

    I must say I've not had too much of a problem with residue, though it's less hassle than bleach. I may get some StarSan at the end of the month and give it ago.
  13. B

    Sodium Percbonate for a sanitiser (W5 Oxy)

    Bruclens is one and used it in my last brew and it was fine. I bought the Lidl W5 Oxi stuff and it says >30 Sodium Percbonate. As I only ever used chlorine for cleaning and sterilising, would the W5 stuff be ok for a sanitiser? A number of people use it as a cleaner (which is great) but can...
  14. B

    how long to leave a wilko rose?

    This rose I put on I think the 27th of august went mental at first and was coming up through the airlock several times a day. It's now settled and is bubbling once a second. I have limited experience with wine so would it be best to leave it to ferment out or do you guys stop after gravity...
  15. B

    Pectolace Allergy.

    Let us know how it pans out.......and stay away from anything with sulphite in the name!b
  16. B

    Pectolace Allergy.

    I doubt it would be pectolase, it's much more likley to be with Campden tablets (sodium metabisulphite) and other sulphites as some people seem to be allergic to them, especially if they have asthma. If you look at the ingredients label of wines and beers etc. it most probably says "contains...
  17. B

    Tesco Apple Cider With Pizzaz

    Thought I'd have a go at this and gonna pop it in a 1gal DJ. I've got: 4L Tesco Value 100% Apple Juice 750ml Strawberry, Apple & Banana Smoothie (from concentrate). Wilko wine yeast. I've got no malic acid so I'll try a little citric acid and some pectolase. From what I've read...
  18. B

    Tesco Turbo cider

    This is awesome. I think I'll try out an apple and strawberry TC. Whats the taste difference between actual cider yeast and wine yeast as I've got some Wilko wine yeast? I think I'll also convert my Ashbeck 5L bottle as a trial fermenter.
  19. B

    Alcohol content issues

    Don't forget in also depends on how you feel in yourself and what you've eaten. I can drink a 660ml bottle of Peroni and feel nothing but I can drink the same size in Cobera and feel like I need to go to bed but it's all down to what I ate and what time. If you felt full after a meal and drunk...
  20. B

    Wilko grape concentrate plus strawberry juice?

    That's good to know. I ended up getting their rose wine 6 bottle kit which I will try and pop on tonight and got some DX instead of the juice. If it works out ok I'll tinker with the next one.
Back
Top