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Keep 'em rolling in....your doing me proud! :party:

Thanks guys - I guess I'll have to re-think my strategy :wha: - the storage problem is a right old so and so. As for storing in crates, would you consider it dangerous to stack these in a pile of four if the beer bottle tops are taking the strain of one crate on another (as they are taller...

hi, In regards to storing batches of beer I've aquired some handy trays that can accommodate around 28 bottles (on their sides) and are stackable - will I do my beers an injustice in storing my bottles horizontally in ye olde garden shed (after an initial month of vertical storage to allow some...

Good stuff....keep 'em coming! :clap:

Hi, Has anyone got the inside lane on the quickest maturing belgian ales,lagers and other....a list with maturing times would be a bliss...but then I was always the dreamer :roll: Impatience gets the best of us sometimes. :whistle: Cheers, Cwrw

Hi, I've made a few kits and have found them satisfactory and some not so, but overall good results - however I'm now going to brewing my last kit beer before exploring AG brewing to get a better beer and customise/choose more freely. It may be that the conditioning temperature of your beer is...

Caution (for some) as I've had my first real EXPLODING bottles - the ginger ale that I've been conditioning in the garden shed has decided to errupt three bottles ..throwing shards all over.I've had to hose the remaining ones down to cool and I think I'll be chucking some of these into the...

What else is there that has a quick maturing time ? Please tell me as I'm growing impatient with some of my Belgian ales and pilsners! :cheers:

Hi, What's the opinion about buying an Igloo 57litre coolbox (with threaded hose)as a masher (DIMENSIONS 19" X 16.5" X 27.5") - would this be overkill or is it worth the purchase - NB I'm thinking of batch sparging. Also has anyone converted one of these (Island breeze) and what plumbing parts...

If a beer requires cool storage (2c) to condition in a secondary vessel for a month is it not possible to bring this back to warm temperature and prime for bottling - if not can you simply re-seed by dumping a bottom third of a bottled conditioned market brew into this for a couple of days then...

Been there, done that :drink: Going for something a little special this time......that is if anyone can give my the :wha: direction

Hia, I'm waiting for my boiler to be made and I'm weighting up the options re a Masher.Would it be a viable option to buy a 45 litre coolbox and use a 10 inch wire hose type filter (as the Americans seem to be keen on doing)? Any guidance regarding best options re vessel or filter types etc...

I'm wondering if I can put the brew into plastic bag 20l type container (with tap etc)) in the fridge, :hmm: and after conditioning then gradually warm and dump the bottom half of a Duvell bottle into this with priming sugar, then bottle within a 4 hour period ...would this do?

Cheers. Since posting I've decided it would be a better idea to stick to normal hops/combination hops and pellets. ;)

Thanks for that :thumb: Anyone come across a household alternative to using DSM?

Hi, How would I go about culturing yeast from a commercial beer - the simplest and cheapest method (and can household stuff be used for nutrients etc instead of DSM). Also will Chimay strain sub for 1214 strain to make a belgian strong golden ale (as a Gulden Draak); and how long will this keep...

Brewbelts are ok as long as you keep an eye on the temperature daily as you will find that ambient temperatures will effect the brew temperature; whilst noting also that you adjust brew temps by adjusting where on the vessel you place the belt (further up or down).Get's the job done :thumb: Hope...

Will a hops bag (fine) from H and G be enough to hold back pellet fallout to the fermenter if I cover the boiler manifold with this ? Cwrw

Thanks for that screwy .....I think you answered a question which a few members will find useful :thumb: Cwrw

Thanks Parva. It's a little bit like when I'm talking ...someone else always railroads over me :rofl: I've been looking at the Igloo type coolboxes over the past day or so and I think they rate better than the Coleman type - I might plump for a new 45-57 litre one (as price difference between...