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  1. Granny

    What dry yeast for a stout

    Hi everyone, I’m planning on brewing the Dry Stout recipe from Greg Hughes book, and he recommends Wyeast 1084 irish ale yeast. I usually get my ingredients from Worcester Hop Shop or Ballihoo and neither supply this. Can I use to S04 packet yeast or the Windsor ale yeast for this?
  2. Granny

    Water Treatment - Gypsum

    Many thanks chrisb8
  3. Granny

    Water Treatment - Gypsum

    You guys are fantastic, thank you. I have attached a screen shot of my water treatment results. So last question, where it says add CRS to the total water volume, do I still also use a Campden tablet as well as the CRS? And can I use AMS as the CRS. Only asking this as I acquired a small...
  4. Granny

    Water Treatment - Gypsum

    Thanks guys. I’m a ‘him’ by the way. Surname is Grant, hence my ‘Granny’ nickname! No doubt I’ll be back in the future with more questions but for now, thank you.
  5. Granny

    Water Treatment - Gypsum

    Is one easier to use than the other?
  6. Granny

    Water Treatment - Gypsum

    Ah, brilliant! That’s clearer to me now, thank you. Just out of interest what do most home brewers use? Is there a homebrew standard, i.e. AMS/DWB or organic?
  7. Granny

    Water Treatment - Gypsum

    Hi Everyone, Apologies if this is a stupid question but I’m still learning the art of full grain brewing! I ran the water treatment calculator on this website and it’s saying I need to add Gypsum and Epsom Salts. My silly question is where do I get these? I hear talk about AMS in the water...
  8. Granny

    Lidl Green Gecko IPA

    Interesting! I haven’t noticed the variation but now you mention it I will make a point of comparing them. Thanks
  9. Granny

    Lidl Green Gecko IPA

    A shot in the dark here guys but here goes... Has anyone had Lidl’s Green Gecko IPA from Hatherwoods? I think it’s fantastic and really would like the recipe. It says on the bottle American hops but I have no idea which ones. Can anyone help? Cheers all.
  10. Granny

    Copper compatible cleaner required

    That’s good advice, thank you. You’re not being bad by offering advice. It is greatly appreciated. I plan on doing a very quick application and rinse with this stuff after every brew. That way I shouldn’t ever need to go for the big soak. Does that sound about right?
  11. Granny

    Copper compatible cleaner required

    Brilliant, you’re a star Sadfield. Many thanks for your help today.
  12. Granny

    Copper compatible cleaner required

    *Typo alert! Oxi powder, not obi powder!
  13. Granny

    Copper compatible cleaner required

    I’ve just bought the Wizz obi powder from Pound Stretcher, got it home and it smells quite fragrant. It is the same as the one in your link and the only one they had there. Have I got the right one? Does yours smell like this?
  14. Granny

    SS Brew Tech 25 ltr conical fermenter wanted

    i have one of these but need two, ideally four.
  15. Granny

    Copper compatible cleaner required

    Brilliant advise Sadfield and I’m off to poundstretcher! Massive thumbs up as this looks like it’s going to save me a few quid too One last thing, would you use the oxy cleaner first then the sanitiser?
  16. Granny

    Copper compatible cleaner required

    Oh right the Star San sanitiser?! I have some of that. I didn’t know that cleans away beerstone. So you use it in the same concentration as for sanitising and that is effective? What exactly does the Oxyclean do?
  17. Granny

    Copper compatible cleaner required

    That’s fab, thank you. What StarSan product is it exactly and where do I get the unscented Oxyclean? I’m a bit new to this, sorry!
  18. Granny

    Copper compatible cleaner required

    I’m sure there must be other home brewers out there who use copper in their set up as well. My copper is in the pipework, the chiller coil and the thermowells. Surely that’s quite common. What do other people use I wonder?
  19. Granny

    Copper compatible cleaner required

    Thanks for that. My biggest concern is the compatibility with copper. It seems that a lot of these cleaners are too acidic for copper. I’m sure I read somewhere that the Five Star BS cleaner is not compatible. Other cleaners and their reviews seem to make a point of mentioning every material...
  20. Granny

    Copper compatible cleaner required

    Dear friends, I’m trying to find a cleaner for my brew plant which is compatible with stainless steel and copper. Primarily for the removal of beerstone and the usual wort deposits left inside valves and other other hiding places. I read that the PBW is compatible with both stainless and...
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