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Gotta be stainless imo. PET is a false economy as impossible to clean, and have a "use by date", rather than lasting indefinitely.

Session Double IPA - an oxymoron if there ever was one. Or by extension, anything 'session' that is over 5% ABV.

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Beers were judged yesterday afternoon, and without further ado, I can announce the winner as..... @matt76 with his Mustang American Amber Ale. Honourable mentions are @matt76 In the belly of a fruit bat BIPA, and @dave77 with an APA. Feedback will drop into DMs very shortly. On reflection I...

Excuse my ignorance, what is the advantage of using these over just leaving the wort to cool in the boiling vessel with the lid on? For example one issue I would forsee is the zero dissolved oxygen in the wort.

Dark waters was such a good film, but sobering indeed.

And aluminium, and teflon coated.

Copper salts are toxic, but not that toxic. E.g. copper sulphate is used in schools with any particular risk mitigation. If in doubt you can cleaner the cooler first as others have suggested, but no way will more than 1g end up in your wort. A move to SS would be a downgrade imo. It's much less...

Gentle reminder to get the beers in the post this weekend if you can. I'm still waiting on a few, and might do some of the judging next Thursday. Thanks

There is a foam talk at Brew Con if anyone is going.

Main benefit of the mash out is to reduce the viscosity of the sugars to help them drain out. Hotter = thinner. Same benefit as using a hotter sparge.

The motorcyclist was already in prison for a separate violent crime against his ex partner too.

The car has the civil liability imo. Plenty of time to see the motorbike, and stop the manoeuvre. The motorcyclist was done for driving without a license, without insurance, and without due care and attention. I imagine the latter was tagged on because he's already in court.

Good point. I guess the right thing to do is to hardwire the cable off a fused spur. Even with my 2700w AIO, I get nervous with the provided euro adapter, being of fairly flimsy build quality.

20A will be fine on a domestic ring main provided it has been wired correctly (2.5mm^2). Don't use with an extension lead though. Rather too many downsides with this otherwise though.

Pretty much. Protofloc is pelletised Irish moss, adipic acid and bicarb. More convenient to use but otherwise does exactly the same

You could whack that sample in the fridge and see if it clears.

Black IPA is in.

Packaged yeast is allowed from any country. Customs are not going to know if its GMO or not.

Yeah this isn't ruined, just chill well and pour gently!