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The standard economic business model is that all businesses maximise profits. There is an alternative we discovered where your business is enough to support your lifestyle choices. Been trying to get that balance right for 16 years. We only open for 6 months (tourist season) Wed-Sat one...

The hardest thing running a business is getting the work/life balance right. We still have to remind ourselves we came here to kitesurf,,,,, :rolleyes: not just do catering and brewing. Best wishes for the future. Duncan & Polly, Bun Dubh Crafty Enviropunk Brewing.

But you just can't stroke a plastic FV the same way I do with my Unitanks,,,,:tongue:

Aye @the baron, good point. My yeast is kept in the freezer. I let it warm and try to match the wort when pouring. Re-shelf life/shop storage - The Novalager was a freebie direct from Lallemand - so should be the freshest I can get. 106g for 140L @ 10*C. It was a 500g brick as well...

Sell them!!! but, I am forced to do regular quality checks, obviously :beer1:

I still think she's shrimp'y the best. The police bust was complete over-krill,,,:coat:

I base my fills on weighing scales and a potable water meter. @Martin Kernick - I connect a clear hose to one of the TC connections on the cone. Lift the other end above the tank top. Slowly open valve and the hose becomes a liquid level indicator. athumb..

My purpose of brewing is to sell in our restaurant - It's a production line. I started with 4 Speidel 30L cider FV's in 2016. I treat them like kid gloves as I was paranoid about scratching the inner surfaces. Worked well, but I struggled as my volume increased + they were a *ugger to clean...

With me it's the fact that my FV access is limited and it's easier to pre-mix with bottled water, into the ultrasonic bath then just pour as i'm recirculating after I bottom fill. (But only when the wort is<27*c) I tried Novalager as a dry pour and it clumped + was very slow (48hr) to start...

However, I will still hydrate as it's better to pour and distribute evenly IMHO? :rolleyes: athumb..

Got 140L of LLal Novalager @ 10psi fermented @ 10*C now @ 2*C yeasties dumped. I think that this is the best Lager I've brewed to date! There may be something to this pressure fermenting after all. :beer1: Maybe the keyboard brewers who ain't tried it yet shouldn't say owt till they do...

Hey would this work...

OMG that's a nightmare. Through COVID we lived in our building site while our property was converted. We got a loan of an industrial vacuum that made such a difference. Also a VAX commercial cleaner. Just make sure you claim any additional costs from the original contractors? Photograph...

WOW!!!!!!!! this is what i've been searching for. Loads of herbal floral citrussy goodness and absolutely no grassiness, but it does increase bitterness a few points. However, my wife now says I've completely ruined it,,,,,:confused.: Can't win.:beer1::laugh8:

I have a FV with 120L AIPA 5.5% @ 4.6 PH ready to cold crash. (yeast dropped) Tastes perfect just needing a hop head blast,,,,,athumb.. So, I'm planning to cold soak 25g Cryo Simcoe and 25g Cryo Citra in a bag and 2.5L bottled water adjusted to 4 PH with Citric acid overnight in my airpot. If...

I know of one who will be here selling alternatives athumb.. clapa

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/625741?fbclid=PAAaZf0gPED1-MBlc_IaD2VoYVACcjhSEdbRC8MLQcaQZt9ycVZJGygnmVDWU Signed athumb..

It might be interesting to try this; Yakima Chief Hops® Cryo Hops® Citra® Hop pellets - 25 g LupuLN2® hop pellet that doubles the hop potency by 40-50% of traditional hop pellets for the same weight. Producing an enhanced hop flavour with juicy, resinous and fruity characteristics that is...

No way @peebee I love my saccharometers nestled in their cosy tool box and only brought out for genuflection with OG and FG. They work and Brewlab say my calculations work. :tongue:

We run a 4 year old Citroen Dispatch 1.6 blu van it has 17K on the clock. This years service/MOT was £1,600 as the soot control system needed replacing after engine warning etc. Turns out the engine needs a damm good regular motorway 'thrash' to prevent the adblu and soot from clogging up...