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  1. andylanc1975

    Tesco own brand sweetener vs splenda?

    I've always used Asda's own, and its done the job... well SWMBO hasn't complained! I've not tried Splenda as I'm a bit of a cheapskate and will always try supermarket own label first, and if that tastes OK, stick with it.
  2. andylanc1975

    Disaster!

    Mine's a burco, so the element is concealed, does this make a difference? Plus, the sound of that thermal fuse going, that gets me nervous!
  3. andylanc1975

    Disaster!

    Not yet, me and electrics aren't the best of friends, so I'm consulting lots of posts on how to do it before risking it! Before yesterday, the cut out hadn't really kicked in much, so it wasn't getting in the way of brewing. After yesterday though, I'm definitely looking more closely at what the...
  4. andylanc1975

    Disaster!

    Well I thought as it's a cool day, brewing up in the garage would mean less likely the cut out on the Burco would er, cut in. Today, instead of cutting in 45 minutes into the boil, it decided to do it before the boil had even started. It's at 95, so nearly there but I think I'm going to have to...
  5. andylanc1975

    Will they go?

    Brilliant, thank you! Doing a 5 gallon BIAB, so will follow that and see what we end up with :-)
  6. andylanc1975

    Will they go?

    Quick question brewers as I've got permission to do a brew this morning :-) ... I've got 100g of Goldings and 100g of Cascade, will they combine nicely or am I better going for a SMaSH? Ta
  7. andylanc1975

    Love brewing - Liverpool

    On a visit to see my son, found this HBS on West Derby Road, Liverpool and it's a little gold mine! They had a good selection of hops, a few all grain kits made up so you can brew a Black sheep clone or a Theakston's best etc., a few two can kits, loads of different wine kits... and I could go...
  8. andylanc1975

    Fruits of the Forest Cider

    Looking good! Don't know about you, but the smell coming from my FV is amazing.... and I'm not even a fan of berry ciders!
  9. andylanc1975

    Fruits of the Forest Cider

    Can't comment on this particular kit, I've only just put this same kit on yesterday, but the Wilko's ordinary cider did that, seemed to calm itself down after a vigorous start. I still leave it for 10 days before even thinking of testing the gravity. One thing to note, the contents of the tin...
  10. andylanc1975

    Anybody use soda chargers in a keg?

    All depends if you managed to keep all the CO2 in the barrel from secondary fermentation. I've had barrels where there's been a leak in the top, so I manage a pint before I've got to resort to a CO2 canister... in those instances, it could be 5 or 6 or more per barrel... but saying that, I've...
  11. andylanc1975

    Anybody use soda chargers in a keg?

    +1 (especially the bleeding bit, lost many a canister to that bugger)
  12. andylanc1975

    got sanitizer in my wort!!!!!

    Airlock? I used to use one, but then clumsy mug here stood on it, so now I don't bother. So far not lost a brew yet! Interestingly, went to the Lancaster Brewery the other week and their fermenters are open to the air :o The brewer said because the yeast are added when they're at their peak of...
  13. andylanc1975

    Too much foam

    Sorry, that pressure is there for a while yet... once it starts to pour a pint out in one go, that'll be almost the end of the CO2 in the barrel and you'll be resorting to CO2 canisters to top it up. I now pour that first blast, leave it to settle down, top it back up and repeat until I get...
  14. andylanc1975

    Great name

    In a similar vein to Swift Pint, at work our e-mail addresses are first name initial, followed by surname, we had to alter that when a lass joined the company called Kim Hunt as it was deemed a bit too dodgy. Incidentally with my name Andy Lancaster, people call me Alan as they see my email...
  15. andylanc1975

    Simply, Pale Ale Kit Review

    No probs at all, post away :thumb:
  16. andylanc1975

    Simply, Pale Ale Kit Review

    :oops: Sorry, I didn't make any notes in my book when I drank it... which does tell me that the beer was drinkable as any kit that turns out not to my taste gets a red line straight through it. £8.49 for 40 pints, you can't beat that one, good luck and next time I promise I'll make notes!
  17. andylanc1975

    Cleaning grain bags & hopsocks

    Admittedly I'm only 2 AG brew's down the line, but I don't get all the fussy about removing every last bit, a good washout of the bag when it's finished, hung up to dry and then packed away for use in another couple of weeks. :pray: that no-one now posts against this and tells me I'm risking...
  18. andylanc1975

    Buffalo keeps overheating

    Brilliant, thanks for all your responses :thumb: At least I know I haven't got a faulty boiler, will try the fan and more holes route next time.
  19. andylanc1975

    Buffalo keeps overheating

    Nice one, cheers PD. Ah well we'll see what this turns out like :pray:
  20. andylanc1975

    Buffalo keeps overheating

    Bugger! Doing AG #2 and my buffalo boiler keeps overheating and cutting out so I get a rolling boil for a few minutes, then nothing for a minute, then back on again... What damage is it doing to the boiler? And more importantly, will my beer be OK?? :?
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