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Wait until recycling day and just wander round rummaging through peoples ‘glass’ box, in an hour or so you can easily collect 100 for nothing. I’ve done it a couple of times and I’ve found you’ll come across the odd house that’ll have loads in and don’t even bother putting the lids on the box...

Thanks for the responses everyone, really helpful! :thumb1: ...and it hadn’t crossed my mind to use it for starters, I’ll definately keep some in ...and keep my eyes open for the penny sale!!! :bow:

Recently I’ve been contemplating brewing a couple of big beers, like a RIS or high gravity porter, and some of the recipes I’ve stumbled on add DME or LME to boost the gravity of a grain beer which seems fair enough. Ever being the tight wad I’ve had a look around and DME is £4’ish for 500g or...

Yes “smell” ...bloody iPad auto cock-up... :mad: I’ll certainly harvest whatever it is to reuse, and assuming it turns out alright, try brewing a lower abv bitter.

Obviously no idea what the yeast is, but if it gives anyone any clues, it’s bubbling away furiously and the sell from the airlock is pure raspberry jam ;-)

Well I got round to brewing this today and the bags, after being fished out of the bin, weigh 5g each ;)

:laugh8: ...will do. I thought I’d best weigh ‘em now as I’ll no doubt forget when I’m brewing, and at least I can fish a bag out of the bin :laugh8:

20l Irish dry stout. Forum total 1479

Ok, I’ve weighed the hops still in the 15x20 cm plastic silver vacuum pack bag and the weights are... bittering hops Target 38g (60 min) flavouring hops Challenger 20g (20 min) and Northern Brewer 22g (10 min) aroma hops East Kent Golding 33g (0 min) So if you know how much a 15x20 cm bag...

The yeast with the kit is just labelled ‘British Ale Yeast 15g’, so no giveaway clues there...

Not yeast, but I’ve just glanced at the CML web site and it’s now saying malt will be available in March! ...here’s hoping their malt prices are as good as their yeast prices.

FWIW I’ve just picked up a Brewolution Fullers famous clone 23l all grain kit (heavily discounted due to split box) from my LHBS. The instruction list the grain as Pale malt, Cara Crystal, Amber malt, Special B, bittering hops as Target, flavouring hops as Challenger and Northern Brewer, and...

I've had the same white residue, quick wizz with my drill powered home made bottle scrubby thing with hot water and a hint of washing up liquid soon had it shifted.

So have you (or anyone else for that matter) actually used animal feed flaked maize for brewing? ...and the result were ok? ...I use animal feed flaked maize for fishing and at £9 for 25kg it’s very cheap compared to HBS flaked maize and cornflakes...

Have you tried a quick stir?

Here's the one for Crisp malts that does give the DP http://www.crispmalt.co/uploads/product-range.pdf ...There is an Ireks one somewhere but it doesn't list the DP of their malts.

I think as has already been mentioned, probably best to use whichever has the greatest diastatic power to convert your recipes unmalted wheat ...I believe US two row, used by Larry, is generally much higher than either of the grains you've mentioned. ...or a longer mash ...or use malted wheat???

Have a look at this guys vids, he's got a couple on his hoegarden clone https://youtu.be/JZNMUebjkvk. And fwiw, the Hefe I've almost finished drinking was 40% Ireks Pilsner and 60% Ireks Bavarian wheat malt, with mangrove jacks m20 yeast and it turned out great.

Will the trub cause any issues when harvesting yeast? ...I guess you can stick it in a jar to settle out and pour the yeast off the trub???

In case you're holding back on that eBay brewing spend, there's 20% off everything til 6pm use code PNY2018, £20 minimum spend. :mrgreen: