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This is mine. I use it for 25 litre brews. I made it about a decade ago now. Copper microbore radiator pipe, garden tap bits for the ends and a couple of adapters between them all soldered together. The some garden hose to go to/from the sink with garden hoselock thingies on the end and a "bath...

As with a lot of these things, the most accurate answer probably has to be try is and see! Personally, I always try and transfer over to a clean fermenter to condition for a bit before bottling but only when the ferment is good and finished. The only time it's ever caused a problem is when I...

The Wychwood ones are the only ones I have found so far that don't work. The only other issue is the ones with the "thin" ring around the neck, like this bottle: These ones will cap even if it doesn't seem like it, but they're quite awkward so it takes a bit of practice and knowing exactly what...

Chris White's new "Yeast" book. My brother's just finally finished a PhD involving several years growing things in petri dishes, he reckons flicking through some of the later chapters reminded him of dark days... :lol:

As has been said, there's so many whiskies and personal tastes vary. The best solution is with Burns Night not too far away, get a load of mates round, all chip in a bit towards a few different whiskies and have a sampling evening!

Mmmm.... pie. Christmas morning is never very lively, Boxing day is the one for the "brunching" at ours. Crispy bacon, bacon snakies, sausages, buttered muffins, cheese-topped crumpets, potato cakes, beans, mushrooms, fried tomatoes, black pudding, plenty of brown sauce, strong coffee and the...

Sounds like there's a challenge in there to make a recipe with twelve ingredients, one cardinal number for each ingredient: 1oz, 2kg, 3 teaspoons, or whatever...

I've got a 36 litre stockpot. I tend to aim for 25 litres in the FV and the 36 litre brewpot gives me enough extra room for comfort in the boil. I reckon a 30 litre pot would do you, but a slightly bigger one would give you that extra peace of mind if you can find one (assuming the price...

Aye. Will those type of components be okay though?

Hehehe. Sorry, I can't take any responsibility for the contents of your mind! :D

Hello all, I've gone and bought a Buffalo boiler. Now, looking at the way people usually fit taps is drilling 15mm holes through tank connectors and putting the pipe right through. Sadly my available toolbox is not up to that. Will this work instead? Tell me why this won't work before I buy...

Gotcha, that makes sense. :thumb:

Thanks for all the comments. Those Buffalo boilers look nice, and not too much dearer, cheers for that link, Aleman. Has anyone used one of these then, as the manual says "WARNING: Do NOT use to boil continuously." I take it we ignore that bit. :whistle: What's the necessity to switch out the...

Anyone used one of these Electrim boilers? I've only ever boiled up in a stockpot on the hob myself, so I'm looking for feedback on what these boilers are like. It's for a potential present for me dear old pa who has expressed an interest in joining if not the dark side at first, then at least...

They all convert sugar to alcohol, but different yeasties will have different foibles as to what they like eating, and the specific sugars they don't eat a) won't be alcohol and b) will flavour your finished beer. If you think of the beer as the leftover scraps on the yeasties' plates, it...

I was reading in the Business section of The Times today that SABMiller is considering commissioning floating breweries on ships as a serious proposition for the future of their business. It would be an oil tanker-sized ship with the whole malting, desalination, brewing, bottling and packaging...

Right, thoughts required... It's been fermenting slowly down from 1.114, with plenty of stirring, aerating and warmth for the yeasties. It's now flatlined at 1.043 for the last five days or so though and the krausen's finally sunk back into the beer. The yeasties have decided they're finished...

Campden tablets are sodium metabisulphite aren't they? :wha: Half a crushed Campden tablet or half a teaspoon of Campden powder should do you for a five gallon brew.

(21x48) + (Nx0) = (21+N)x38 38N = 1008 - 798 N = 210 / 38 N = 5.5 About 5 and a half litres extra water should do you, if you want an OG of 1.038. :thumb:

What's the attentuation like on Safale 04? If you're not overkeen on the sweetness (rather than the taste) of the beer you get from using crystal in the past (using this yeast?), is there a more attenuative alternative yeast you could swap in perhaps to get a drier result? Just thinking out...