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Aleman i might just steal your recipe :) i have wanted to make this beer for a while but making the pale amber malt has been putting me off.As for hopping i don't have any Fuggles for the bittering would Challenger be acceptable or would i be best just using all Goldings.The book calls for a...

Thank's for the help i will give 40ppm of chalk in the mash another go first i have a newer batch of Ph papers that i will try.As for the Ph meter kit it look's very nice but i couldn't justify paying that for something that i would hardly ever use :)

Hello Aleman i used Vinoferm Ph strips can you recommend another make to try against the Vinoferm ones incase they are giving inaccurate readings .Cheers :thumb:

Hello has anyone with very soft water have experience at raising your mash Ph as i am trying to get from my normal low 4.9 to 5.3 mash Ph.Last brew i changed my C03 to 40ppm but i still got a 4.9 mash Ph.This is the values i added but i added both Calcium Carbonate additions to the mash. ( Mash...

I was finding that the stainless mesh sheath collapsed so tightly round my 15mil copper strainer that i was getting slow transfers.I solved the problem by cutting a 22mil piece of copper then drilling lots of holes in it & sliding it on top of the 15mil copper pipe.It handled 500g of pellet hops...

Yes Vossi i get a 2oc temperature difference between the bottom & the top of the fv. :thumb:

Did you get fit a controller to your cooler yet Vossi i fitted one & it's working very well. ( Click To Enlarge ) Also Vossi do you get an uneven cooling mine is cooler at the bottom than the top when cooling to the set fermentation temperature.To try & get round this i will use a higher...

I only left them in the bag for 24 hours as i didn't wan't to be doing them today as i am off back to my work tonight it was still hard work but ended up with 1 1/2 kg of flowers thats about 3 kg in the freezer now. ( Click to enlarge ) I am trying to work out a recipe does this seem ok :)...

Cheers trunky nice fast reply there. :thumb:

I have got another load of Elderflowers today & i noticed that that the flowers come off really easy when you rub them when freshly picked in the field.But now that i have them home the heads have been sweating in the bag & it's now hard work with rubbing & with the comb.So if i try the leaving...

Hello brewzone was looking at your mesh hop filter was it a splatter guard you used ?.I find the splatter guards would rust so started using better guality stainless mesh. :)

Cheers :thumb:

I have a load of Elderflower heads i picked earlier does anyone know how you harvest the flowers ?.Do you just try & pick the flowers off leaving as much stem out as possible .Cheers

Your cooler looks identical to my two smaller machines except mine has little water circulators not pythons.My bigger machines don't have pythons either so i fitted 12 volt caravan pumps .I am very pleased as it's working very well the TC-10 is great also. :party:

I used to alter mine with my last set-up Vossi very simple buy an adjustable thermostat & wire it in instead of the one on the cooler. :) I used an old Johnston controller but any one will do.Just check how much ice you get with different settings i might wire mine into my new set-up to get more...

Cheers Vossi that will be something like 2.600mils with my brew length. :cheers: :thumb:

Do you have to dry the flowers or can you freeze them. :?: :)

Hello there are loads of Elderflowers flowering round these parts is anyone using them in beer. :) I have read that people use them in beer are they good in beer :?: Any tips would be welcome on picking storing & quantities to use in beers. Cheers :thumb:

Hello ale i have Themes Valley 3 yeast on the stir-plate it's been stepped up to 4 Litres yesterday.How many days/hours should i leave it before putting it in the fridge to settle out.The last one i done hadn't fermented right out when i tested the gravity of the wort i poured off it had been on...

Hello all if you need a slim line stainless probe for your TC-10 Fortex now have another type available. http://www.forttex.com/index.php?main_p ... ucts_id=25 What's peoples thoughts on the quality of these probes as i have used sheathed probes of similar construction in the past & they would...