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  1. matt76

    The London Pride / ESB partigyle rabbit hole

    TLDR: Shall I do it, and if so any tips and advice are welcome? @dmtaylor I'm assuming you're the same guy (apologies if not!) who posted on this US forum about partigyling - if so, any tips are welcome. @Northern_Brewer I'm 99% certain you're the same guy who posted the Fuller's brew log...
  2. matt76

    Inkbird 308 WiFi Lightning Deal on Amazon £35

    I think the Inkbird 308 WiFi is about to come up on a lightning deal for £35 on Amazon (I got early access with Prime) Have a search on Amazon if you're quick 👍
  3. matt76

    150 years of Fuggles

    Found via Martyn Cornell on Twitter, he posted this article yesterday on his blog celebrating 150 years of Fuggles - worth a 5 minute read 👍🍻 https://zythophile.co.uk/2021/11/08/happy-fuggleversary-150-years-since-the-birth-of-a-classic-hop/
  4. matt76

    Hop Survivables Booklet & Podcasts

    If you're interested in hop science and survivables and such like then this booklet and these podcasts are worth a read/listen: Cryo Pop™ Blend - Yakima Chief Hops › S...PDF Web results survivable compounds handbook - Cryo Pop™ Blend [Edit: scroll down the page for the "Survivable Compounds...
  5. matt76

    Oxidised bottle from keg :(

    I bottled 4 beers from a keg recently - 3 were delivered locally by hand to mates who all enjoyed the beer. The 4th one was posted to a forum member who reported it had gone brown and oxidised - the other beer I sent in the same box (different beer, bottled from a bucket) was fine, as have...
  6. matt76

    Inkbird 308 WiFi Amazon Limited Time Deal

    Limited time deal £32.19 instead of £45.99 for the WiFi Inkbird 308 Search on Amazon as usual 👍
  7. matt76

    Kegerator not cooling enough

    Shorter version: My fridge isn't getting below 12degC despite being set to #5 max cooling. It's running constantly - every time I go in the garage it's humming away (sound of the compressor?). I've checked the thermostat - it reads 0.1 Ohms regardless where I set the control knob. I actually...
  8. matt76

    Closed Transfer From Bucket to Corny Keg

    I thought I'd add this here as a work in progress. After brewing for nearly 3 years I'm now in the process of getting started with corny kegs and I was struggling to find a "how to" on the web to do a closed transfer from a bucket without a tap at the bottom. I'll state for the record that I'm...
  9. matt76

    Carapils Effect

    TLDR: I see some benefit from Weyermann Carapils w.r.t. lacing and head retention - pics below (Sorry, bit long and rambling but scroll down and there are some pics 😉 ) I thought I'd share this with the forum, maybe someone will find it useful... Feel free to pour scorn on it, debate as you...
  10. matt76

    Does acid go off?

    Just lately (last 3 brews) I suddenly seem to be measuring quite a high mash pH, i.e. pH > 6.0, whereas even with my dodgy hard water I'd expect to measure maybe 5.5-5.8ish So before I write a very long post speculating and asking why this might be, can anyone tell me, does acid go "off"...
  11. matt76

    Adjusting pH on the fly?

    Bear with me while I nerd out a bit with some technical questions - I know this stuff isn't everyone's cup of tea... :laugh8: I've recently started to take a closer interest in pH - this was actually sparked off by my first attempt at making cider, which has turned out really sour, literally...
  12. matt76

    First time cider maker - few questions

    Hello everyone, Long time beer brewer but first time cider maker - as I noted the other day in my brew day thread, I made some cider at the weekend... Basically I juiced and pasteurised the apples before cooling to pitching temperature and then rehydrated and pitched a pack of Lalvin QA23 I...
  13. matt76

    How to stop worrying & lager

    I spotted this interesting article posted recently by Drew Beechum on Craft Beer & Brewing: "How to stop worrying & lager" Typical of Drew's style it's quite funny and tongue in cheek so I think it's worth a read anyway. The actual technique isn't actually revolutionary as such - similar to...
  14. matt76

    Yeast still in suspension after bottle conditioning

    I tried a bottle of my latest Munich Helles the other night - my 51st AG brew, and the third time I've made a Helles so not exactly a newbie... The right flavours are there, but these are rather spoiled by a yeasty taste - fine if it was a Weizen or Witbier, but not what you want in a Helles...
  15. matt76

    Reptile heat mat

    Question for those of you who use a reptile heat mat as the heat source in your brew fridge... Where do you have the heat mat mounted? Is it fixed to the wall of your fridge or is the FV sat on top of it? (I would have assumed the latter but maybe there are both kinds???) I've bought this one...
  16. matt76

    Beer rescue - advice needed

    I took a gravity sample of my Styrian Wolf Session IPA last night... (recipe details here in my brewday thread) It's at, or nearly-at, FG so I'll take another reading tomorrow and all being well cold crash and dry hop with a further 60g Styrian Wolf (N.B. it's a 10L batch). The issue is when I...
  17. matt76

    Water treatment for second runnings?

    I'm planning to make a Baltic Porter, 5kg, 15L BIAB full-volume no-sparge..... I have very hard water so I'll add half a Campden tablet, 5ml lactic acid and 1g CaCl to my water - standard for me and this beer style. No problems there, all straightforward enough..... But since there'll likely...
  18. matt76

    Coca Cola Water Treatment?

    Bear with me here, daft idea maybe, but I Googled this and didn't find much info and, well, I'm curious I had a Coke at lunchtime - and you know that thing about "if you leave a tooth in a glass of Coke overnight..." well it's not exactly a secret it's quite acidic... Anyway, I grabbed my pH...
  19. matt76

    Crystal & Munich Malt in APA/AIPA?

    Do you guys tend to add a bit of Crystal and/or Munich malts to your APAs/AIPAs? Up to now I've tended to go with simply a base malt (variously MO, GP or lager) and a load of hops. I note that in the bible GH uses only base malt in his American and 60min IPAs. And I believe St Austell Proper...
  20. matt76

    Recommend Me Some Dry Yeast

    I would be very interested to know what dry yeasts you recommend, and in particular for what beer styles. I brew a variety of styles (dark, light, hoppy malty, lagers) so I'm open to all inspiration. Two or three main reasons for this: 1. Fresh packs of Wyeast have served me very well up to...
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