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Thanks @Alastair70 - Definitely worth playing around with the ratios of flour and see how it turns out.

Tempted to try adding some wholemeal flour to my starter, that looks great.

Hi @JFB Thanks for the detailed instruction and tips. Have been meaning to get around to trying out a sour dough for a while. Have been following a bit behind and yesterday baked from the starter for the first time. Have to say I could not be happier with the results and very tasty. Some pics...

Both times I dry hopped on day 8, then bottled the first kit of day 21 and the second on day 14. Pretty sure I haven't bottled anything where the krausen hadn't subdued. For dry hopping I had always thought that it was better to still have some activity to allow the hops to circulate, though I...

If it helps, I have done this kit twice and the FG ended at 0.009 & 0.011. So I would say yours is not too far from FG.

Hi Chippy Horsell, Surrey, GU21 please.

Yes please, Titanic Dark Oaked Bourbon Porter LE for me please.

Yes please, I'm in.

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Plesae enter me for the 'Fermentasaurus Snub Nose Starter Kit'. Would like to try pressure fermenting.

Count me in please !!

Yes please !!

Placed an order on Wed 1st April. GEB completed the order on Tues 7th (5 workding days) and I received delivery via Parcelforce today (within 48 hours) with all items present and intact. Just in time for an Easter weekend brew of a Greg Hughes Saison, can't wait.

Was running low on flour to bake bread with so used 50% Indian Laila Atta light medium flour with 50% wholemeal. From everything I had read online about Laila Atta light medium flour for bread making I wasn't expecting too much, however I was pleasantly surprised with the results.

Think I will definitely play with the % of wholemeal, 100% is not the way to go. Wholemeal maybe the marmite of the bread world. Personally I love the taste and texture, but each to their own.

You are not wrong, last weekend I baked a brick !!!

Attempt No. 4 - A simple recipe with half wholemeal and half strong white. Significantly lighter than a 100% wholemeal I tried last weekend !! Used fresh yeast this time instead of dried.

Seems the general advice is to clean thoroughly after each brew and store carefully. Due to the fact it is not possible to completely empty the counterflow chiller, I think I will still do a 5 min rinse to flush any remaining fluids (and cockroaches !! :eek:) prior to the next brew and then...

Thanks Sid & Horners. Sounds like I can get away with only cleaning after a brew. Though I might still do a quick 5 min rinse to flush the counterflow chiller so that I do not contaminate the next brew. Should still cut down the brew day and save a bit on cleaning products.