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  1. chuffer

    Any Fastferment conical FV users out there?

    I've decided to purchase one of these but am wondering if I've made a mistake having now come across lots of bad reviews on amazon about leaks etc....has anyone on here had a good or bad experience with them?
  2. chuffer

    Impy Choc Orange Stout advice sought

    Morning! I want to brew an imperial choc orange stout and have sorted everything in the recipe apart from adding orange. Does anyone have any advice in this regard in terms of how much to use (it's a heavy high percentage beer of 9-10%), is it better to use dried or fresh, start of the boil or...
  3. chuffer

    Thinking of going down the BIAB route

    I have a home-made cooler mashtun and a 33L SS stock pot. Rather than using the mashtun and the makeshift sparging thing I do, I've been tempted to maybe look at BIAB. Now I'm kegging I don't need to do a full size 23L batch, 18.5-19L will prob suffice. On that basis, I'm concerned my 33L stock...
  4. chuffer

    Keg kingdom bottle filler beer gun

    Anyone ever tried this? Price seems to be very competitive compared to the blichmann one and the Aussie one. Was wondering if it comes with a catch (e.g. lower quality etc)? Bottle filler beer gun
  5. chuffer

    Q for the no chill brewers

    Apologies if this has been done before but i couldnt see ewt on the search. Im thinking of going down the no chill route but ive read elsewhere that this can make ipa's overly bitter due to increased contact time of hops at high temps. Is this your experience? If so, do you simply reduce the...
  6. chuffer

    Can anyone recommend a decent auto siphon?

    Just had a proper mare with my siphon getting stuck and having to keep sucking on a tap to get the thing going again. Would rather not have to do that again. A few yrs back i did buy an autosiphon but chucked it as it was ****, kept bubbling and getting stuck, in hindsight it was prob a bit...
  7. chuffer

    Rugby league classics

    On the beeb at the moment. Old challenge cup final footage today and a documentary about the watersplash final on tomorrow at the same time
  8. chuffer

    Corny Q - little red rubber rings

    Hi, recently purchased a pair of reconditioned corny kegs and these little red rubber ring things were included. Does anyone know what they are (and/or for)?
  9. chuffer

    100g yeast

    Hi, i bought 100g of yeast thinking it would do me over the summer but now im not sure what i can do with it once ive opened the packet. So, assuming i use 10-20g of it in a brew, can i just reseal the pack to save the rest of it or pour it into a sealey bag or would that render it contaminated?
  10. chuffer

    Free stuff (collection only) - North Devon

    Hi, I am moving to kegerator set up so have some old but good condition stuff to offload to a good home to make some space in the garage. Otherwise it will more than likely be tipped which would be a shame. It includes: Circa 40 de-labelled brown 500ml bottles 2 crates to contain the above ( 2...
  11. chuffer

    Expiry of water treatment chemicals

    I've recently opened a box that has been sealed in the garage for the last 2-3 yrs that has had all my old brewing stuff in. In there are bottles of CRS/AMS and lactic acid, bags of calcium cholride and gypsum etc. Does anyone know if this stuff would still be fine for use now or is it best to...
  12. chuffer

    Reintroduction

    Sorry it's been a while (2yrs +!) since I've been on here and contributed!!! As said on another thread, I moved house and all my gear was buried under other gear in the garage so I've not had the chance to brew. But given the current climate (and a severe lack of other options to pass the time...
  13. chuffer

    hop flavour longevity

    I'm finding that my bottled beers give optimum flavour 3weeks after fermentation (say 1 week into cold conditioning) after that they tend to diminish disappointingly....anyone else have this trouble?
  14. chuffer

    query on the priming calcs

    Ive looked at two online priming calcs which suggest that if my bottles are kept in a relatively warmer environment than normal, I'd need more sugar than if it were in a cooler environment. Is this correct? Seems counterintuitive to me
  15. chuffer

    How much orange to add

    Hi, for my next pale I wanted there to be a touch of orange/citrus to the flavour and aroma and so I have carefully selected a hop bill to reflect this that includes Summit, Galaxy, Simcoe, Amarillo and First Gold. I was wondering if an addition of Orange Peel might also just do the trick...
  16. chuffer

    Mixing lager yeast in the same batch

    So I'm about to brew my first lager this weekend and purchase a packet of dried yeast(Saflager S-23). Schoolboy error - assumed 1 pack would be enough for the 23L batch but, after reading the instructions (albeit rather late) it appears that 1 pack is not enough. My LHBS stocks Bavarian...
  17. chuffer

    West Indies Porter Clone

    Tried to have a bash at this yesterday: http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=64122 I thought the brew day went swimmingly, no hic-ups etc but my OG came in at 1.054 rather than 1.066 so will be a fair bit weaker than expected. No idea what's happened there as nothing's...
  18. chuffer

    copper manifold issues

    I cleaned all parts of my manifold today with a distilled white vinegar and salt mix, I then rinsed with cold water and left to dry on some paper towels. At first all parts came up shiny as new. But after a few hrs the corner /connector pieces have developed a blue/green residue but this hasn't...
  19. chuffer

    cheese in a bag

    So at the weekend I did a transatlantic pale brew and all went well. I knew I was going to be away for a few days and so on Sun night I was tidying up frantically. However, I missed a bit........a bag of damp used grain that I'd scooped out of the mash tun and left with a hole in it so the...
  20. chuffer

    Canadian Hops

    Are there any varieties of hops that are exclusively Canadian? I'm aiming to do a transatlantic brew in honour of my english mate who lives in Canada but is returning in October for a get together. I was going to use EKG, Fuggles (UK) with Centennial and Columbus (US) but then that made me...
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