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... lactulose is the more effective laxative, yes, to the extent where it is used as a main ingredient in commercial laxative products ... and if you're lactose intolerant, then the squits can be one effect of consuming lactose, clearly ... but lactose is a mild laxative generally which, like...

Hi All Weathered Souls Brewing Company of San Antonio, Texas have produced this Imperial Stout and committed that all proceeds will be donated to organisations that bring awareness to the injustices that many people of colour face on a daily basis. They've also made the recipe available to...

Marston's Pedi , Thwaite's Mild/Dark Mild (they keep changing the name) and Jennings' Snecklifter ... three of my "Desert Island Beers" which were already difficult enough to find a well kept & served pint of (even before Covid-19) ... somehow I can't imagine this JV is going to make that...

Hi Clint I'm in the "I've done it and liked it " crowd too ... if you're think of giving it a go, it's really important to make sure your mash tun doesn't lose any (or too much) heat for the first hour or so ... see the info there ... Overnight Mashing - BrewBoard The people who didn't do...

Hi phildo Lactose sugar can have laxative effects, so you don't want to use too much asad. ... your friend might want to try around 250-300g in a 21-23lts brew (which I've used in a Cooper's Original Stout kit (with 1kg DME) and that was plenty sweet enough) to start off with wink... Cheers, PhilB

... Dipstick!! ashock1 ... it's not often you get to advise someone and insult them both at the same time athumb.. ... a 50cm stainless steel rule won't cost you much and you can calibrate it by adding a "known" ltr (whether measured in a "reliable jug", or weighed on "reliable" scales) of water...

Hi Trapdoor ... sorry, if the answer to this question is "of course", but it's easy to spend a LOT of time worrying about non-problems if you don't check the facts :?: ... if you're looking to compare efficiencies, you need to state volumes and gravities ... can I just check that you are...

... OK then, at the risk of looking like a completely anally retentive to$$er :coat:o_O ... My "Brewing Log" is a spreadsheet, and ever since I first started in this hobby I've been tracking my spend and how much beer I've got out in a separate worksheet of it ... every purchase made...

... presumably @Brewed_Force doesn't like the flavours imparted by using Fuggles & EKG when used for bittering :confused.: I quite like that combination, as it happens ... and for me this highlights the much greater myth that any hop boiled for more than 30 minutes or so won't impact the...

Hi Galena My brewfridge was second-hand, and of unknown age/use before I got it but has been out in my (unheated) garage for 4-5 years now ... it's not really designed for out-of-doors use, and after the first heavy winter it was noticeable how it was no longer able to crash-chill to quite as...

Great offer clapa... count me in please athumb.. Cheers, PhilB

Hi Wherrypuzzled ... do you still have that beer engine stored away in a shed/garage somewhere, perchance? Because at the expense of a beer line non-return valve, you could always connect that up to the tap on your PB :?: ... then you'd leave the tap on the PB open and the non-return valve...

Home baked bagels for brunch this morning ... Cheers, PhilB

... well yes, and the National Grid can deliver millions more kiloWatts again, but a chain is only as strong as it's weakest link isn't it? So, perhaps you should have a think about how you're going to get more than 3kW out of a socket that's only capable for 3kW, through a plug that's only...

Hi @Cwrw666 Can I suggest you edit the max power handling figure you quoted in your post #4 ... I'm no 'trician, but domestic power sockets are generally rated at 13 amp max ... 13 amp at 240V equates to just over 3kW, and I believe that is generally considered max power rating for domestic...

Hi Terry Lots of suggestions for improving things from the above posts ... but I'd suggest you should perform a simple test first, to pin-point which part of your process you should focus any efforts to improve on ... next time you brew, at the end of the mash but before you do any sparging...

... I believe in Beersmith, what you get to enter is your "brewhouse efficiency", if you calculate that (I believe Beersmith has calculators built into it where you can feed in details of the volume you got in your fermenter, at what gravity, and it will calculate your "brewhouse efficiency")...

Hi Leard ... have you been having any problems that might indicate poor control of mash temps? Have your Final Gravities (FGs) been higher/lower than you would anticipate? ... if not, the only other reason to recirculate would be to (try to) improve your efficiency, but you seem to be getting...

... was my response an attack? I don't think so :?: ... the OP has asked for some advice, you've given some advice, but then come back and apparently questioned your own advice ... so I questioned you, trying to gain some understanding of the source of your (apparent) self-doubt. To find out...

Hi FAH ... that seems an unusual question from someone who previously felt sufficiently convinced and well informed about a topic (in this very thread) to recommend a book on the subject :?: Was it reading that book that led you to this questioning? Cheers, PhilB