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I use Ubuntu on a refurbed Lenovo. I am happy with the results. All in I paid £100, and I even use it to run GIS software. No other costs, all free stuff. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

After 8 days in the ferm fridge at 20c I've just got a sample out and tested it with the hydrometer. Seems to be at 10.10 (I don't trust my hydrometer totally - although when I calibrated I know that this is probably about right). I've put up the temp to 23c now to hepl the yeast clean up the...

I'm just using some dried Notty but I'll bear it in mind. Thanks MrN :thumb:

I do have an immersion coil chiller but I'm no chilling atm because its convenient for me and means I don't have to faff around with taps and hoses and waste water. It means that I can break the brew day up and pitch whenever I have time / space. If I find I have problems with the hop schedule...

Wort has been transferred through a sieve into the FV and yeast has been pitched. It's now sitting at 20c so hopefully by the morning there will be some activity.

Thanks for the tip Dads_Ale :thumb:

They're from Amazon - HD-PE Industrial Jerry can by Huenersdorff company.

It is similar but I'm not sure if all of those are suitable for boiling liquid. If you search for 'huenersdorff 426300' on Amazon it should come up. Has a red screw cap and says it is HD-PE Industrial Jerry can.

All finished! The 90 minute mash and the 90 minute boil mean that it the brew took about 4.5 hours. But only a small amount of that time has to be spent eagle-eyed over the brew so plenty of time to have a few beers and watch a movie :thumb:. Like a fool I forgot to connect my hop filter to my...

Thanks Bri. I got them from Amazon. Mine are from a company called 'Huenersdorff'. HD-PE plastic. Mine are 10L becuase I figure that that is more useful to me as I won't always be doing 5 gallon batches.

They've done their job - now to speed up the compost heap! Boil is on and Fuggles and Styrian Goldings added!

Yeah, I think I'm working with a ratio of about 7.5:1 at the minute. Although I must admit I'm tempted to dough in a little higher. It's a bitter based on a Timothy Taylor Landlord Clone recipe, but it was missing some details and I wanted to use some fuggles. :). Should turn out nice though...

Mash finished. Bringing water up to boil now. Edit: sorry I'm not sure how to turn photos. They look OK on the PC - just when I upload them.

Hi braziliain, I'm doing BIAB so I'm mashing with (in this case) 27 L of water so adding the grain has much less of an effect than if I was doing something like a 3 v - at least that's how I reason it. To be honest I'm just following the calculated instructions.

Hops weighed out ready for the boil.

Thanks Dutto. :thumb: Unfortunately the drunken hoodie isn't doing a great job keeping the heat in. I've just checked the temp and it has gone down to about 64.5c. I gave it a good stir and put the element back on for a minute or two. Now it is sitting at 66c ish again. I think I'm going to...

90 min mash is now on at 66/67c. I'll check it in half and hour and give it a stir. Here's the obligatory grain shot, and a picture of it all tucked up in 2 blankets, 1 towel, 1 sleeping bag, and 1 jumper!

Whoops - took longer to write that first post and add the picture than I thought. Consequently I've now got to wait for my strike water to cool down - it's at 71C! Here's tonight's recipe: Pale Malt - 99.3% Black Malt - 0.7 % Mash for 90 mins at 66c. Boil for 90 mins. Hop additions :-...

Hi all, A few weeks ago I got AG#1 underway (a brown porter) and tonight I'm brewing AG#2 - a bitter. I've learnt so much from reading these forums recently that I thought I should begin to post on the forum. One day it might out others that are starting out. I brew BIAB and no-chill, and...