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  1. Tetsuo1981

    Talk to an ***** about Lagering

    I'll give that a look when baby brewer is down for the night. athumb..
  2. Tetsuo1981

    Talk to an ***** about Lagering

    I was with it until you got to convection reversal, my grade B in GCSE in science only stretches so far! But I think I get the premise. I'll have a look for the grainfather article as it sounds interesting. I'm intrigued how upping the temp speeds it up, would have thought the opposite, but...
  3. Tetsuo1981

    Talk to an ***** about Lagering

    Did it come out 'largery' if thst makes sense? Was it a kit or from scratch? Only on kits at the moment but waiting for my brew kettle to arrive
  4. Tetsuo1981

    Talk to an ***** about Lagering

    Not sure my fridge will go as low as - 1°c but I'll aim to get it as low as I can for as long as possible. Cherlers for the info
  5. Tetsuo1981

    Talk to an ***** about Lagering

    Cheers for that. Hopefully cold storage isn't a problem with my fermenting fridge but don't think I'll get all the bottles in so would be better in fv
  6. Tetsuo1981

    Talk to an ***** about Lagering

    Thanks for that, I will do. Cold storage is not a problem in fv but definitely don't have the space for 40 odd bottles in my fridge. Will check it out though
  7. Tetsuo1981

    Talk to an ***** about Lagering

    Hi all First brew in a while is nearing bottling and am already planning my next brew. Wanting to do a larger kit or re-do a cerveza kit now that I have temperature control. I understand that the kit yeast need to be swapped for a proper larger yeast that works at much lower temp. I'm trying to...
  8. Tetsuo1981

    'Handy' airlock no vent holes??

    That's where I was getting confused. Thought it should have holes but only the 3 piece ones seem to. And the consensus is that 2 piece ones should clip together and still vent. Mine must have been dodgy. Gonna modify it when this one gets bottled up
  9. Tetsuo1981

    'Handy' airlock no vent holes??

    That's why I'm gonna poke a couple of holes in it when I get a chance. Dont need a glass bottle going bang in my shiny new fermenting fridge! !
  10. Tetsuo1981

    'Handy' airlock no vent holes??

    That looks good. But again paranoia (my old friend!) make me think I can't trust the 'not 100% airtightness' of my contraption (which is where I fell down with my ebay airlock) so I might stick a teeny hole in my lid just to be on the safe side!!
  11. Tetsuo1981

    'Handy' airlock no vent holes??

    Funnily enough I'd made a blow off tube from a bottle from poundland. Was only when I saw this one on ebay for a quid or so I thought what the hell. And I quite like the bubbling water when it really gets going! Maybe I'll try this next time. But should I drill vent holes in the lid??? :laugh8:
  12. Tetsuo1981

    'Handy' airlock no vent holes??

    That might be the case but I'm not sure. Positive I've seen variants with these with tiny little holes in them. And my bubble ones had clip on lids and never had a problem venting. Still not sure if a dodgy airlock or pilot error. Will be modifying it once fermentation is over
  13. Tetsuo1981

    'Handy' airlock no vent holes??

    Yeah, I guess that's part of the joy of ebay. But I can't take away from the fact I didn't thoroughly test myself before going ahead. Hopefully the brew is all right and I'll modify it later
  14. Tetsuo1981

    'Handy' airlock no vent holes??

    Well that was a close call!! Got in from work to discover a very bulging FV and a very pressurised airlock!! Unclicked the lid and its calmed down now. Will definitely be taking a dremel to it once this brew is done or buying a replacement. Schoolboy error not checking thoroughly first!!
  15. Tetsuo1981

    What did you brew today?

    Welcome!! This is by far the friendliest forum I'm a member of and you'll always find help here in any shape or form. acheers. And I'm gonna steal 'Satan's Poo-Chute' for a future brew!! :tongue:
  16. Tetsuo1981

    'Handy' airlock no vent holes??

    It's a 2 part job, no holes but in fairness I bet its not submarine-airtight. Just paranoid that my first brew in a year is gonna be scuppered by pilot error! I would test it but the brews on in the new fridge and paranoia again, just want it to settle. Cheers for the help though acheers.
  17. Tetsuo1981

    'Handy' airlock no vent holes??

    Cheers for that! Think it's just pre-game jitters. And probably over thinking it!! Just seemed to be nowhere for the gas to go once you click the top part in. But I suppose even the bubbly ones have a click on lid too. Here's what I've got (not filled it yet, waiting for temp to drop for...
  18. Tetsuo1981

    What did you brew today?

    Wilko dark velvet stout 500g EDME 1kg BKE 250g Maltodextrin 125g dark brown sugar 125g golden syrup 4 shots very strong filter coffee Brewed short to 20 litres Pitch yeast at / fermented at 20°C OG: 1.074/1.072/1.076-ish. (kept fluctuating as the washing machine was on) May have over-egged...
  19. Tetsuo1981

    'Handy' airlock no vent holes??

    Hi all Silly dumb question, about to put my first brew in awhile into my new brew fridge setup, just waiting for it to cool before pitching. Bought from ebay a small 'handy' type airlock as my big bubble ones won't fit in the fridge. The top part clips on but there doesn't seem to be any way...
  20. Tetsuo1981

    B&Q Crates for bottles, stackable + cheap (IMO)

    I was in the same boat. Like I said they're not earth-shatteringly exciting but do the job well and for just under 4 quid each I can't grumble
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