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  1. OliH

    FREE - 55 Bottles labels removed

    I have 55 brown beer bottles that I need to get rid of as I have acquired pressure barrels which are much easier. 30 are proper Job bottles, so strong, the rest are a mix of hobgoblin, marstons etc. I’ve done several, accidentally, over carbonated brews and the bottles have been fine. Free...
  2. OliH

    Equipment For Sale FOR SALE new iSpindels - fully build and tested - £25 collected or £30 posted

    My Ispindel had started to eat through batteries and has now just stopped working! I’ve only used it in 4 brews and no leaks. Basically when you put a fresh battery in the green LED comes on bright and then slowly fades until it is completely out. Anyone got any ideas?
  3. OliH

    What pressure can a beersphere take?

    Hello. I’ve been collecting free pressure barrels off market place. I’ve got 3 so far and, with a bit of love, all hold pressure. I have 1 x youngs barrel with 2” cap rated at 15psi, 1 x Hambleton bard with a 4” cap rated at 10psi. 1 x Beerspheer with red 4” cap pressure rating unknown? Does...
  4. OliH

    Pressure Barrel for lager?

    Ha ha old school! I can’t allow the expense or space for a corny set up. I also like Ale and barrels are fine for that.
  5. OliH

    Pressure Barrel for lager?

    Thanks for this. I know there are loads of things I “need”. I like doing things cheap and DIY. For me it doesn’t have to be perfect and the beer was fine. I’m not really a lager drinker just wanted to see what result I could get.
  6. OliH

    Pressure Barrel for lager?

    I’ve put a jubilee clip, with a rubber insert, around the pressure relief so that when the priming sugar has fermented out you can tighten the clip and then top up to full pressure. I had to fit the Schrader valve directly to the barrel cause no room on the cap! The barrel was a free bee off...
  7. OliH

    Pressure Barrel for lager?

    Just to follow up on this, even though it’s probably not fully “largerd” it has turned out great. Tastes lovely and clean, you get a bit of head from the barrel pour but that’s how they serve it in Holland! Plenty of carbonation for my liking. Had a chef round for dinner who likes his German...
  8. OliH

    Under pitched yeast. Do I need to correct?

    Great thanks, I thought it would be. I normally do 19l batches so haven’t had to consider it before.
  9. OliH

    Under pitched yeast. Do I need to correct?

    Hello. If one of you knowledgeable lot could advise. I made a brew yesterday 23l with an OG of 1.052. I didn’t really think and just used one packet of CML Clipper yeast pitched directly to the wort at about 25C. This was then put in the fridge and cooled to 18c. Fermentation had started...
  10. OliH

    Water use

    With no chill, does everyone use cubes or do people just dump the hot wort into a fermentation bucket and put the lid on?
  11. OliH

    Pressure Barrel for lager?

    This is exactly what I thought. Knew I should’ve bottled it, but it’s so much easier to barrel! I was intending to carbonate and lager at, or close to, 15psi then reduce the pressure to serve? Obviously re pressurise after the session. Does that sound reasonable or a stupid idea!?
  12. OliH

    Pressure Barrel for lager?

    @Buffers brewery I’m with you, not really a lager drinker I’ve just done it out of interest and for mates. I’m a bit sick of bottling! So have recently picked up a couple of barrels and fitted schrader valves (for testing) as well as S30 fittings for gas and pressure relief. Have you...
  13. OliH

    Pressure Barrel for lager?

    Hello all, I’ve recently acquired a pressure barrel. I’ve changed all the seals and fitted a schrader valve so I can pressure test it. The barrel says “15 PSI working pressure” this is higher than my other barrel. I’ve pumped it up to 15psi and it’s holding pressure very well. I’ve had to...
  14. OliH

    Simultaneous brew with Brewzilla's v3.1

    Correction… Each ‘ring’ should be on at least a 16a breaker.
  15. OliH

    Simultaneous brew with Brewzilla's v3.1

    As said I would just run the two Brewzillas off separate ring mains. Each ring will be on a separate breaker of 32a and there will be no issue at all.
  16. OliH

    New Ispindel - when to dry hop?

    Hi all. I started my first ferment, about 48 hours ago, using my new Ispindel to monitor the CML PIA yeast. First of all I think I messed up the calibration! I measured the OG at 1.050 and when I dropped the Ispindel in, it measured 1.042. Anyway that is down to 1.015 in 48 hours. I have...
  17. OliH

    Equipment For Sale All my brewing stuff. 50Lsystem and 40L BIAB plus kegs

    Hi, are the PET kegs and party taps still available? Thanks Oli
  18. OliH

    Bugs in Hops

    Great thanks. I was going to do a hopstand with them. But probably boil for 5 instead!
  19. OliH

    Bugs in Hops

    Hello all, I was going to do a green hop beer today and just started picking the hops and there are quite a few ants and wood lice coming out of the cones. If they are left for a couple of hours do you think most of the critters will evacuate? What do others do about this? Cheers Oli
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