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Get the water analysis report from your water supplier, it costs nothing and is available on line. Ask them how they chlorinate the supply if it isn't stated. A PhD at my supplier said they use chlorine gas. All that is needed is to draw your water a day before needed and cover it with a tea...

A quick history of water treatment in the NW of England: supply from the Lake District water chlorination gaseous injection considered soft Around 1980-90 my dad was having real problems using his tap water. The smell of chlorine was overwhelming. If used in tea or coffee etcetera it...

Not a wine maker but my dad was. Here is my version of a complex chemistry lesson, bearing in mind I brew using (mainly) old fashioned witchcraft and little of the modern brewing science, some chemical changes occur that relate to the finished flavour vastly improving it according to those with...

Well the Trichlorophenol cannot be present without both chlorine and phenols (in whatever form). Depending on your skill level you could buy a water filter from Screwfix. It doesn't have to be permanently plumbed in. You can attach it to a garden hose fitting: okay it will be a little leaky...

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If you live in the area around Wigan a company called Boss Gas will set you up with a 12lb CO2 bottle for £50. Refilling/exchange is £10 and the guy there is a very obliging chap :)

Have you decided which path you will be taking? The Blickman micro brewery for all grain beers for around £10,000 perhaps? or maybe something more modest like a beer kit, a bucket or two and plenty of improvisation for £25 or less? Whatever you choose, spend a few minutes flitting around...

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Try not to be influenced too much by others including authors on the topic. Be guided instead, keep an open mind and conduct your own experiments then judge the outcomes yourself. One man's meat is another's poison so the saying rightly goes. Obviously you have been reading articles somewhere...

The previous answers I would agree with too, but if your beer is a little over-carbonated then try chilling it as gas will vent much more slowly reducing any yeast lift due to this particular phenomenon. I assume that you are not already doing that as the style may not lend itself to being...

Some interesting observations here. I would add the following: in the English language dictionaries describe the words as synonyms so cask and keg are interchangeable; keg usually makes reference to capacity (like hogshead etcetera) rather than material of manufacture. Words get corrupted over...

This is the sort of comment that is the most helpful in these situations. I have been brewing over 41 years and the number of self appointed 'experts' who do not indicate the two things that your respondent did are endless. A preference is proffered and this is made clear, as is the appendage...

I feel you are already in a position to 'stick your oar in' even with your first brew. I am a somewhat 'well seasoned' brewer and when I look at some of the comments and observations of the novice, it reminds me of things I have long since forgotten. When one gets into good practise one...

Not too sure what your definition of dark lager is. Sadly, over many decades (centuries in some cases), many brewing terms have been corrupted. This is akin to people who say they are 'booting up' their PC: which is an impossibility (that I won't bother you with the technical reasons as to...

Sure can, I use 1/2 lb (about 230g in foreign money) of 28 EBC in mine: which is an Australian Guiness clone around 6% ABV - I should add as it was when I visited there. You will have to forgive my Neolithic imperial measurements; I still prefer them as I drink pints.

I would add to that the quality of very strong ale ceases to matter after the first glass ;)

That's very interesting, I will be keeping a keen eye out for further posts on your progress. Wishing you every success - Charles.

Hello everyone. Having studied the topic of brewing, both printed text and online before most were aware the Internet existed, I decided to join this forum to learn even more. I have to admit to being a novice brewer with a mere 41 years experience of grain brewing. Much of what I learn today...