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Hi, I’ve got a couple of questions. Firstly, I’ve got the granulated type of no rinse sanitiser which you dissolve in warm water. Thing is whenever I finish sanitising there are granules left behind that haven’t dissolved which I end up having to rinse away (defeating the object of...

This hobby never ceases to amaze me! I brewed a batch just before Christmas which ended up tasting a bit stale. I reckon I let the air get to it too much in a secondary ferment. Anyway it’s been sat in a keg for 2 and a half months and today (as now I’ve drunk all of my Xmas haul) I thought...

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Btw after leaving the FV sprayed for about 5 mins I wipe it dry with kitchen roll. If Milton is risky for beer what else is there I can mix with tap water? I heard star san cannot work with certain tap water because of its ph.

Thanks all. What I was getting at is my mixing up a stronger concentration in a spray and using it on the inside surfaces of my FV going to be good enough?

Hi, Ive started sanitising with Milton. It says no rinse when using for baby stuff but is this the same when brewing? Also made it up in a spray using the dilution suggested for cleaning surfaces so I spray around the inside of my FV rather than soak with a weaker solution. Any probs with this?

No they were fine and carbonated. My theory is the sediment in the bottle got churned up in transportation and they may have carried on moving them about a bit and the sludge has mixed in the beer. The beer was cloudier than normal too.

Super bitter, plastic like, astringent, phenolic And after tasting one of the others, they were right! But the one at home was fine

They chilled the beer for serving and I don't. It was stored in bottles. It was brewed in Feb and I'd not had one for a while so wondered if it had just gone off or had a slow acting infection, but the fact that this last one is fine has thrown me. I wasn't expecting to win or come close but...

So, last night I entered my first competition and needless to say the judges weren't keen on my beer and some of the notes were a little harsh. My mates were keen to take the p*** and I asked for one of the spare bottles so they could try it. Upon tasting it it definitely didn't taste like...

I play the ukulele. On brewdays I combine hobbies and serenade the mash and boil. Last time I didn't do this I ended up ditching the brew so now it's a ritual!

Been thinking about this a bit recently now I have a digital thermometer on my FV. I normally make a yeast starter with c.100ml of wort at 30c. I then add this to the rest of the wort when it is about the same temperature. Now yesterday's brew has taken the best part of a day to get down...

It's straight out of the keg from a serving tap (chrome with handle type). No beer line. I think this may be the problem!

Kegged for the first time and I'm getting quite a large head. I had it at 25psi for a couple of days then have dropped to sub 10 to serve. The brew is not too fizzy so reckon it's the serving pressure being too high rather than over carbing in the first place. Am I right? Also I take it...

Thanks for the help. I can confirm that it's fine!

Kegged today for the first time. Quick questions. I have set the carbonation pressure and disconnected from the gas to leave in the fridge. Is this right or should the gas be connected all the while? When I de-pressurise and set to serving pressure, again can I disconnect and top up as...

Looks like I'm kegging today then!

So I bought a corny on eBay a couple of years back and never got my act together to use it. Well that day has come. Only thing is that the keg has obviously been dropped and has a dent in the bottom. Is this going to be ok to use considering it's going to be under pressure? I'm sure it will be...

It's a slightly modified Ghost Ship clone. It's on secondary with the hops in.

Hope not I've had some in mine for a week and not planning to keg until next weekend!!