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Thanks for advice,started new pkt of notty,when fermentation completed then chilled at normal fridge temp for 3 days,crystal clear and lumps of cauliflower yeasties stayed down so racked off no problem. joe

Brewed with notty yeast,this is its 4th brew from same packet by using appox 3 quarters of 340g jar of yeast slurry,final grav of 1010,then crash cooled for 2 days,when i racked off the beer was crystal clear but had grape like clusters floating on top.I stopped them going into secondary.I want...

Hi all,i used soil heating cable to make a warm fermenting cupboard,you can get them in various lengths and wrap it round conical. cheers joe

Thanks Kev, I have seen a million pumps on ebay today from a few quid to hundreds of quids. It seems to me its like when you buy a cheap pair of shoes they dont last very long. So one way or another I am going to get one of those march pumps at the right price. Cheers Joe

Hi all, Been reading this post and it has made me think,what if my little solar pump packs up like kevs did, I should have a spare pump. So do I get another solar pump or get a more powerful pump? {I cant afford march pump though} Been reading about diaphragm pump they do not get blocked up...

hi we used to call it shitto"s but we still drank it and remember it,i liked it more than home ales but not as much as kimberley,but now my home brew is best thanks to forums like this one,i am having a home brew at this very moment, merry christmas all :cheers:

i have 4 youngs kegs and i have either no pressure after priming or to much pressure and kegs swell up.i have sorted seals out by swapping and lubbing with vasaline, so now down to swelling of kegs, the rubber over the hole in the keg lid sometimes does not release pressure or releases to much...

got 2 more cornies off norm and sorted kedgerator job done, brewed eskimo bitter put in budget keg primed it and that one is holding pressure :D

brewing eskimo bitter the other day, oops i forgot to put hop strainer in boiler so put hops in muslin bags,put in protofloc tab and towards end of 90 min boil i noticed particles joined together so i new i had reached hot break. point is when hop filter is in boiler and hops swirling round you...

hi i am going to brew eskimo bitter hbf recipe for the first time, i will be using bairds malt which does not seem as powdery as warminster or simpsons wonder which is best malt. must go and get grist ready, :drink: waters nearly up to 75c :drink:

hi just come back from hols thanks for info i have no way to gas kegs think i will get some more cornies so i can store under pressure and also get a cheapo fridge and make a kedgerater as i read in the joys of home brewing that if the beer is chilled to 40f it takes gas and carbonates easily...

no secondary fermentation ive got 3 budget kegs sitting there all crystal clear as flat as a pancake both my cornies are in use i want to let them mature without going off.could i add yeast to get gas on top of beer, i cant understand it my kegs usually swell up like little pigs,anyone any...

thanks mark i will email severn trent. ime on my 3rd pint :P

hi i would like to use the hbf water caculator but can not get what is required from severn trent water report, i live in the kimberley selston area. I like to brew ipa and light bitters. Does anyone live in the same water area as me who could advise me on how to treat my brewing water. Thank...