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In theory you can calculate with a high degree of accuracy how many litres of ice at say -18C it will take to chill 20 L of wort at 100C . Its all about latent heat to transforn ice to water.. and a bit more maths about the temp and volume differences. Any takers? Ill have a go later today.

This has happened to me in the past when i have rinsed out the dj’s in hot water then cold rinsed, a crack develops which the manifests itself later. i am always sure to wash and rinse with tepid water now.

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Apparently it helps with the “mouth feel” ive made it in the past without and it was lacking in body. I put it in the boil. ( chillies as well) the sweetened yeast( from a bulldog cider kit) also helped based on previous brews.

hi anna if theres any left ill take up to 500g of whatever is going happy to pay postage and packing to manchester. Just pm me to let me know how i can pay you

This worked for me: Alcoholic Ginger beer 16 feb 2021 1 kg ginger peeled and grated 6 tsp ginger powder 2 tsp cream of tartar 2 lemons and 2 limes 5 green chillies 2.5kg sugar Yeast nutrient Sweetened yeast from cider kit Boil grated ginger, powder ginger, CoT sliced juiced lem n limes for half...

They are one gallon , 4.5 litres approx

You can also use any “ method traditional” fizzy wine bottles for beer but you need a 29 mm cap and capping tool.

I’ve used budweisser screw cap bottles for my homebrew with no problems. I use normal 26mm crown caps and a hand capper. I was a bit nervous like you at first so i tried a couple of bottles at first with no problems, now i use them as a matter of course, they seal just fine and unscrew or...

Demijohns for sale - clearing out my dads loft i have 10 demijohns for sale 30 quid the lot, buyer collects from Prestwich North Manchester

Twas indeed a fine brew. As a youth we used to stop at the brewery lodge on the way into manchester on a friday night. My mates uncle worked in the lodge, they had a had a hand pump direct to the brewery supply, wagon drivers were allowed a pint on the way out to their delivery round, then they...

Your wand should not take 2 mins for a 500 bottle, 20 to 30 seconds is about right, dont force it against the bottom of the bottle, just a littletickle and it will flow faster, it may be blocked, try it with water.

Leave it couple more months, wasnt impressed with mine at first so left bottles in back of garage, rediscovered three months later, what a difference!

Ive been using lallemand cbc1 for bottle conditioning, i started using it to carbonate my elderflower champagne which, after clearing for 6 months had v little yeast in it. i batch prime my very dry wine using 0.1g cbc1 per litre with 17g brewing sugar per litre in corona bottles which serve 2...

Have a word with neighbours for bottles, I got about a dozen a day left on my doorstep at the beginning of lockdown, then straight into sanitzer. a bottling wand is an excellent piece of kit. so is a decent capper, brew to bottle used to do one that also does 29mm caps (75 mm prosecco / fizz...

I use 330 ml glass bottles and rinse out well after use, then a quick sanitise and rinse before filling and capping with a hand crimper. I batch prime. I reckon it takes me about an hour and a bit for 60 odd bottles. Its all part of the fun, have to do this twice a month as we get through about...

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You could fit a couple of joist hangers to opposite walls and span with a piece of 4 x2 then hang hoist from 4x2. Voila!

I reckon he is being polite a d just saying that he like JS so as not to offend! I second aboves that say Festival or Woodfordes Wherry. for some very drinkable brews.

16 Litres Festival Belgian Dubbel 30 Litres Own recipe Lockdown IPA 3095.5