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My little gun arrived last night, so I skooshed some CO2 into the bottles prior to filling each one. I could see the CO2 coming out as a mist when bottling so I assume that means it was in there. I also left the caps just sitting on to for a bit and could here them occasionally ping as the CO2...

I have an answer! Get one of the Schroeder valve CO2 bike pumps, and a set of adapters to allow it to blow up things like air beds that have no valve. That should work and it all comes to 22 quid for the pump, adapter and canisters, worth a punt yeah?

I should mention, I don't have kegs or anything, just plastic fermenters

Is there such a thing as a little handheld CO2 gun that I could use to purge my bottles prior to bottling? One thing I'm toying with is buying one of those whipped cream dispensers, they take NO2 canisters but I'm sure that's ok, better than air and it might be able to take a CO2 bottle. I'm...

Im gonna try a small batch in my grainfather next time, sparge at 74 rather than 78 and not use the bottling wand either in case thats somehow dragging in air. If that all still fails, I might drop you a PM and see if we can somehow arrange to meet up for a brew day and at bottling time....

No probs, thanks for the ideas/chat - after a google Im wondering if the bottling wand is introducing oxygen whilst Im bottling. I seem to remember I just used a length of tubing before and the tap on the FV to drain into bottles. Might try that again?

Ive a large fridge that is temp controller with a little heater. Ive also added a thermowell to the FV to make sure the temp is stable and dry hop at 20 degrees for 3 days. I just have no idea what changed about 2 or 3 years ago when I could make a good beer till now! Could it be the no rinse...

I clean the bottles in VWP then rinse with water, then sanitise with no rinse sanitizer and leave them on a bottle rack to drip whilst I prepare the sugar for carbonating

Ive tried PET bottles, made no difference either! My process is pretty much the same as yours, EsterBanana

What about these then? https://brew2bottle.co.uk/products/fermenter-king-gen-3-starter-kit?contact_posted=true#contact_form Would that let me dry hop and serve from my fermenting fridge right from the fermenter? I dont have kegs or anything and to be honest and very reticent to expand until I...

yep 3 days - last beer was 90g 20m hopstand and 120g 3 day dry hop

Its been the same for the past 3 years! cannot make a hoppy beer that lasts more than a couple of days. I have a rigorous cleaning process, try and keep oxygen out - have scavenged the CO2 and also used Oxygen absorbgin caps etc

Im also wonderign if im over thinking it - is it just that pale ales need to be drunk fresh and by the time I bottle condition for 2 weeks then move to the fridge for another week that in reality ive only got a couple of weeks left before the hoppiness fades? What about one of those things that...

Hi Folks, Been struggling with getting my head round water profiles etc, have read a few of the primers but am still quite confused. I live is a very soft water area and think this might be causing me problems as its (as far as ive been told) pretty much RO water out my tap! Ive asked scottish...

Hi Folks, How does this look for a Scottish 80 Shilling ale look? I almost always brew pale ales so no idea other than I used to drink the stuff years ago!

Perfect, think I went with some dark Munich as the brew shop was closed and a nice member of my local club donated me some grain.

Was intending to brew today but just found out the local homebrew shop now is only open Mon-Thu, would have thought a Saturday would be the busiest day of the week! Anyway, I was intending to do a dead pony clone and the official brewdog recipe has Crystal 150 in it. Does this seem correct...

Dead pony, whilst I wait on my pilsner Urquel carbing up and maturing. It is a lovely beer and next on my list to brew me thinks

Redneck please

This seems a great price on Amazon, will it be long enough to be in the boiling wort? It’s 10inches…. https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwiRw46qma3xAhXDAwYAHXfEAUcYABAGGgJ3cw&sig=AOD64_0Jra5C9IBKfjH9ngh74Sxy7beUdQ&ctype=5&q=&ved=2ahUKEwikzIaqma3xAhUSohQKHSYACgIQwg96BAgBECA&adurl=