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well after a week the hard seltzer had really slowed down but only reached 1030 so I’ve added 4 teaspoons of yeast nutrient and it’s successfully restarted fermentation. Don’t think it needs more yeast as it was a healthy slurry I pitched. I’m away for a week so will see how it looks when I get...

Hey @Jamesman, sorry for delay in getting back to you. Lochinver is beautiful, we often camp around that area with some friends. The whole west coast is stunning though, my favourite place in the world (even more so when it’s sunny!) re the dark island questions, yes I’d definitely use more...

Welcome! I’m up in the highlands, as @Brew_DD2 mentioned there’s a few of us here 👍🏻

Out of interest what app/software is your output from @DocAnna - looks good athumb..

Ah, thanks @Jamesman - glad they helped, I really enjoy making them. Maybe not so much the editing hence why it sometimes takes me month to get them published :-) I was in the same boat when I first started out but struggled to find UK content so decided to just put a few online myself for a...

Well after watching these brewday threads from the sidelines for over a year I finally decided to jump in and join the crowd. As much so I can make notes and remember what I did and when as I'm terrible at writing stuff up on brewdays. I tend to use a mixture of BeerSmith and a whiteboard in my...

Ah brilliant @Gerryjo thanks. I wonder if I can use the Salifert alkalanity test to give me an idea of what kind of adjustments I should make. I wonder if @strange-steve is hanging around, he seems to be the resident water expert wink...

Resurrecting an old thread here but planning to try this on Friday evening (Saturday's the real brew day!). I don't have any way to measure pH - how important do you think lowering the pH would be in terms of affecting the end product?

Loving reading this thread - keep it up @phillc 👍🏻

Thanks @foxy, I think I probably secretly know this but my inner self wants to buy another piece of equipment 😂 On a more serious note what I think I miss with the all in one is getting a clear wort I to the boiler - any views?

Thanks @IainM sounds a sensible idea - no faffing either 😉

Good evening folks So I've got an IPA on the go and I've got two batches of hops weighed out ready for dry hopping. Ideally I'd like to do this without any risk of oxidisation in my Corny. I'll be doing a pressurised transfer from my Chronical to the corny and was going to go with a bag under...

I made an elderflow ale last year (which if I can remember right I got the base recipe from this forum and then adjusted). I used fresh elderflowers and it worked a treat - was lovely and flowery and summery. Just waiting for them to come into full bloom here (I'm in north scotland so we're a...

Hey dudes (and dudettes) So, I've got my good old trusty Robobrew and I love it. Have been using it for several years now and pretty much mastered it. Not had a failed brew since I started using it. I absolutely love brewing - started when I was a teen, had quite a break but recently (4 or 5...

Redneck thanks 👍🏻

Bear in mind that solar panels don’t need sun to operate, they need light. Yes they’ll be more efficient on sunny days but during summer months even on a cloudy day you’ll be generating ‘leccy. I live at the tip of Scotland and have solar panels that work really well. In the summer especially...

Both are an investment though. You'll easily sell your kegs for the same price you paid for them - probably more in my experience. And likewise with the Brewzilla, you'll easily be able to sell it on for close to what you've bought it for but think of all the fun you've had in the process...

Interesting thread. I had some Elderflower beer I made last year (definitely going to be brewing it again this summer!), and found a few bottles (brown, but PET not glass). The colour had definitely changed - but perhaps that was something to do with PET rather than the light? Either way I've...

I think my worst so far was doing a brew in my Robobrew and after mashing in realising that I had forgot to put the malt pipe in. Doh!

Looks like some cracking beers, well done everyone and thanks to @xozzx for all the tasting and for giving up your time to get all the notes and scores done, hope it wasn't too much of a chore :-)