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I isolated the thermostat so I could get a full rolling boil, for the mash I control the input voltage.

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I put 2 gm brewing sugar into every bottle before bottling - and I use some PET bottles - and I open a 500 ml glass bottle on evening 7 - just for health and safety reasons you understand-----------

3 burco boilers @£70 = £210 ( a few years ago) brewed 600 batches of 40 pints in 15 years = 24,000 pints typical brew grain £4 hops £7 steriliser say £20 per year yeast £20 per year I make that 31 pence a pint

I live in a shoe making town. In its heyday, they advertised openings in the closing room. And they wanted skivers to apply. Can't think of a funny relating to the clicking room.

For a beer with OG 12 Brix and FG 6 Brix with wort correction factor 1.04, the abv's are , in order, 4.4, 5.0 and 4.65. Surely someone must have taken daily readings with BOTH refractometer and hydrometer and come to a definitive answer. We can land a spacecraft on an asteroid, this question...

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Waitrose sell Dark Star APA and Revelation - two superb beers. Agree most supermarket beers are very average. Most of my home brews are better than most supermarket beers. Plus it is an enjoyable hobby. Cost is not important to me.

obadiah - which retailer supplies 25 kg of pale malt etc for under £20 ?

I use a level teaspoon of brewing sugar to a 750 ml swing top bottle. Over the years I have identified bottles that do not pressurise correctly, and added a second flat rubber washer to them - Sorted !

I use half tablet to 32 litres water

So can I use my sourdough starter to make a Citra SMASH beer..........

Matt76 - how long do you allow loaf to rise before baking - it should be 12 to 18 hours

I just brewed a cup of tea, made in the pot - it tastes so much better - stood for 6 minutes, some stirring.............

HI all, so this is my water report. I make pale and amber SMASH beers with loads of hops - do I need to add CaSO4 or anything else please ? pH 7.4 alkalinity 115 hardness as Ca 100 chloride 74 Mg 9 Ca 85 SO4 113 Potassium 9...

trummy - after adding flour and water to starter, it will take 12 to 24 hours to rise. I am East Midlands also (Kettering)

I have really nailed sourdough bread making...I am putting on weight....

ukdaasfan - no the panel does not count....

jfb - I get it thanks - I find 70% a bit too wett - but each to their own...