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I've been enjoying the fruits of my brewing labour recently and all is well for the most part. The only tiddly issue I'm encountering is that I become a bit of a farty pants the following morning. ashock1 What I'm keen to discover is whether this is normal for homebrew or if I've cocked...

What he said!

Right then, sitrep: The 80% volume brew was pretty good. Quite tasty and a smidge more feel to it - I used LME for priming which was probably the difference. Obviously the abv was up a bit but it's perfectly drinkable. For batch 2 I tried mashing up some oats in a few litres of water before...

Standby for some experiment results on this one - I've got a brew on the go now in which I did some oat steepage. All I can say so far is that it was cloudy as heck to start with but the majority of it precipitated out pretty quickly. I was expecting it to effect the OG but it doesn't seem to...

There is a size chart on the BOC website but in true BOC style it's out of action at the moment... Why do you need it in the fridge by the way?

I'd have to wear a lumberjack shirt, a neckerchief, a flat cap and grow a beard. I don't know that I could live with myself looking like that.

Don't start. I remember when one of those was a full on meal - people congratulated you if you made it through the thing. Today I got a Snickers which was barely bigger than my thumb.

Right then, update time. I bottled up last week using LME to prime. Curiosity got the better of me and I've just polished off a bottle. I'll tell you what; it wasn't half bad. :-) It had a nice level of carbonation and a tasty maltiness to it. It is a bit on the strong side mind. Lessons I...

I suppose I could give it a whirl for you. :-)

It was just background noise for us but it was so bad and the presenter so irritating that I simply had to watch it to be annoyed in true Daily Mail fashion. ;-)

Oh, I dunno, I have really quite hairy arms! I just had another little taster - not as bad as Wednesday now that it's chilled so there's hope. @Slid - I saw the same programme. The oak vats were quite impressive. The rest of the programme was utter guff though.

Hmm... Maybe I'll give it another week then - it's already had two. Plus it's down at 4 degrees at the mo...

Oh right, how long do you reckon you left it in total?

Me! I popped the lid of the FV on Wednesday to check the gravity prior to cold crash and the sample had a bit of a vinegary whiff to it. The taste test was a bit iffy too... Now I know my cleanliness/sterility was top banana so all I can think I must have dropped some arm hairs in there when...

What's wrong with a zip tie or two?

Full stainless clamps such as jubilee and mikalor tend to be quite expensive. Would something like Ezyclic do you? There sub £1 a pop.

A lot of it depends on the type of ground you have and the loading you'll be putting on it. A rough rule of thumb is for domestic hard standing then 125 - 150 mm of concrete is required. I'd put down 75 - 100 mm of hardcore/type 1 (I'd do it in two layers and whack it down between each), a...

You can sterilise in a dishwasher using only water if it has a long 70 degree cycle. You still need to clean them first though. For sticky stiff I use one of those metal scouring pad things and for really stubborn stuff like the adhesive from plastic labels I use a bit of acetone - it comes...

What he said!:nod: I've done a few bases for sheds, garages and such plus a number of patios and paths. My top tip is not to skimp on the base. It can be an arseache doing it properly but it's much worse to have cracking or the leg of your fermenter punch through the floor! I bought an...

Fair doos. I've brewed up a batch to ~ 80% the prescribed volume so we'll see what happens...