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  1. denishoffman

    CO2 Supply in Dundee/Perthshire

    Also to add to thread back from the dead. Macgregor Industrial Supplies Aberdeen Altens which is on the south side dual carriageway all the way £70 deposit 46 for refill bit Co2 prices are still up hopeful the come down soon!
  2. denishoffman

    Sauvignon blanc best kit out there

    Thanks for the suggestions the Atmosphere kit is due some point this week but I do fancy a go at a red next so thinking on the 6 bottle merlot from Wilko
  3. denishoffman

    Sauvignon blanc best kit out there

    Thanks I have decided on Kenridge Atmosphere New Zealand sauvignon which has 16l wasnt cheap so fingers crossed!
  4. denishoffman

    Sauvignon blanc best kit out there

    Hi folks Im a beer man but other half is a wine lover mainly Sauvignon. What is the best kit out there not worried about price and just want something that doesnt taste like homebrew as I did try before with one of those 7 day numbers and ended up dumping it! Any advice much appreciated
  5. denishoffman

    Help buying new guitar

    Hey Steve I have the Schecter hellraiser passive pickups certainly can't complain good build locking tuners had it a few years now with no problems
  6. denishoffman

    Strange white flakey stuff on beer in secondary

    Hi folks Just a quick update on this issue seems a bit of time was all that was needed no flavours present that I find off the sour taste seems to have faded out considerably but can.still be detected the passion fruit flavours mellowed out and there is a slight spicy flavours present Kind of...
  7. denishoffman

    Strange white flakey stuff on beer in secondary

    Had a small taste of the passion fruit pilsner in the keg and definetaly a sour taste detected there not liking it now but perhaps a bit of conditioning time it will come good smell good though! The body and the sour taste Kind of remided me of brewdog quench quake but it isnt as sour not sure...
  8. denishoffman

    Strange white flakey stuff on beer in secondary

    Yip i bleach soaked once finished with fermenter then it is sealed until next use then it gets rinsed and starsan no rise sanitiser. it is a newish bucket that i used. First time ever with a infected brew also put it in one of my cornelius keg so gonna be worried about using either again
  9. denishoffman

    Strange white flakey stuff on beer in secondary

    Double checked actually 1.004 but still not had a beer ever go that low before
  10. denishoffman

    Strange white flakey stuff on beer in secondary

    Reckon it is infected although no funky smell or taste apart from it being ultra dry should have checked Fg but as it was sitting so long no question it was finished. Decided to check Fg 1.002 so yea this one to be an offering to beer god who resides in my drain first ever time 15 years making...
  11. denishoffman

    Strange white flakey stuff on beer in secondary

    Thanks i was thinking possibly dried yeast due to the texture and taste but was struggling to understand how it dried out when it was sitting on 22 liters of beer but as nothing off with the beer this seems to be the explanation :cheers2: Will report back if anything funkey happens during...
  12. denishoffman

    Strange white flakey stuff on beer in secondary

    Would you not get some form of off taste with a pellicle?
  13. denishoffman

    Strange white flakey stuff on beer in secondary

    Ne Scotland as soft as water gets, it was a kit and only used the ingredients supplied
  14. denishoffman

    Strange white flakey stuff on beer in secondary

    Come on everyone knows that if you do the sniff test and it passed you have to taste test :p
  15. denishoffman

    Strange white flakey stuff on beer in secondary

    Evening Folks Any ideas what this flakey white stuff is on my beer? This is a youngs passion fruit pilsner its been in the secondary for eight weeks not the norm but been busy I had a taste of the beer its good no off smell also had a tasted of the flakey stuff and oddly its has a creamy...
  16. denishoffman

    Replacement Wine Screw caps

    Hi bob if you don't mind me asking where do you buy the screw top bottles from
  17. denishoffman

    First Wine Brew DOCS Pinot Grigio

    Hi I am about to embark on a wine making mission fo SWMBO and hope to have the wine ready for the festive the kit I have purchased is on ebay DOCS Pinot Grigio has anyone brewed this what was the result? also i have loads of fliptops spare are these suitable for botteling wine? also I have been...
  18. denishoffman

    big B***S up

    http://www.howtobrew.com/section2/chapter12-2.html Have a looky it perhaps might have been better to leave it a bit longer but i bet it will all come out in the wash so dont worry it will still be drinkable
  19. denishoffman

    HELP

    my best guess as to why your og was too low is perhaps you didnt mix it up properly the heavier gravity concentrate that you make up your wort with will have a tendency to sink to the bottom of your fermenter if not mixed and thus diluted properly
  20. denishoffman

    How's my water?

    the calcium in my water which is soft is 5.6 magnesiem is 6.24 Target for calcium for pale brews 180 to 220 magnesium is 0 to 50 my ph is 6 you need quite a bit more info if you are looking to treat your water you cn do a salifert test...
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