Recent content by jeremy Hall

I would be tempted to cut down, maybe to 800g then 600g just to see how it turns out. I prefer small steps.

I use the dregs of the fermentator in beer traps. Plus any testers or the occasional beer which doesn't taste right. I have ten traps around various vulnerable plants. Works a treat.

Just bottled a Simply Pale Ale. Brewed with a kilo of brewing sugar and 250 grams Demerara. Put on a Simply bitter, with 1 kilo brewing sugar and 100grams Demerara. Both 23L. That's my fifth brew for this year.

I do similar to you, but I sugar the bottles individually. I have had a few flat bottles. Not a lot, maybe one in five. I'm not sure why, but it could be the new caps I'm using. I doubt I have missed sugar in the bottles for this number to fail. Could be the weather. Although the ones that do...

Tried my "Simply" lager today. Only been in the bottle 5 days, so I was just tasting to check it, and planning to put the rest in snail traps. Low and behold, it had a nice creamy head and lots of bubbles. Still very young, and I expect it to improve over the coming weeks, but quite drinkable...

I was always told never to put soap anywhere near a homebrew bottle as it can affect the head. I only use steriliser. Not sure how true this is. I leave labels on. Makes the bottles less slippery when wet.

I put on a simply lager just this Saturday gone and it was bubbling by Sunday. Bubbling away nicely now. In the conservatory, temp ranges 16-20C this time of year. I put Vaseline around the air lock to ensure it's sealed. Just checking you didn't put the yeast in when the mix was hot? That could...

I've been out of beer for three months now. Surviving on cheap Lidl beer, which at £1.15 isn't that bad, considering you get a nice free 500ml glass bottle with it. Looking to do a "Simply" lager next weekend in my conservatory. It catches the sun, so I'm hoping it's warm enough. Getting up to...

You can pick green and ripen on a window sill, or green tomato chutney.

I take it this must be new to market then if no one has used it?

Just wondering if anyone has brewed any of these before and what the results were like, and how it compares to something like coopers which is my go to.

Isn't this the reason cars are fitted with horns? Why didn't you give her a toot and some friendly advice?

Wish I'd seen this before. Brother in law just bought one that's a year old. Oh well, fingers crossed.

I work for an insurance company, and yes prices have been jacked up. I wouldn't call it profiteering though. Inflation has jacked up the price of cars and parts, and there's shortages meaning hire cars have to be used for longer. I would be hesitant taking the cheapest quote on a comparison...

I've never used a bottling bucket, and I don't know what it is? Never used sugar sticks, but I don't see why not. I often use demerera sugar, or a mix of demerera and white. Never tried brown. I Syphon, although I'd prefer a tap and bottle spear thingy.