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Cheers for the pics W :thumb: . I connected the vented cornie directly to the beer engine and put a disconnect onto the inlet side. It worked. It also works without the inlet side being open just a little harder to pump.

I zapped up the starter with two teaspoons of glucose yesterday and pitched the yeast last night. It started to work in the fermenter within 3 hours.

Just call me a cynical person again. But having seen the TV news I thought that Glock's car went very wide which allowed Hamilton to pass easily. A new young star emerges. Bernie's empire moves on :?:

All's Quiet On The Eastern Front Lyrics - ramones

Picture this; empty motorways, a mini cooper or lotus cortina. we were highway stars. Leave you guys to the couch cum fest.

Sounds like a darlo boy to me :lol:

Don't worry MEB, The earthquake and volcano thing's a big source of banter between my mate and me. He wants to be Barry Crump when he grows up. :D We've spent a lot of time fishing mainly in the Sounds. He'd just got rid of his pig dogs before I got to know him so I haven't been out hunting...

Yes, the OG was exactly my target but I was a couple of litres down on quantity, although I did stop sparging at 1006.

This is my first one really although I did a lager with the Chinook hops I've got loads of. I didn't have to buy big quantities. Hop & Grape will weigh out what you need and if by using them I can get around a decoction mash, until I know what I'm doing, I think it will be worth a bit extra...

Just about ran a dead heat there mate :thumb: I finished about the same time with the same amount & OG. I think I lost a lot to absorption from the flameout hops, 43g of Saaz. These dark nights are a bugger. I'm looking out for recipes with 1 hour mash and boil times for the next few months.

Looks like it's going to plan B :thumb:

This is the state of the starter which is now showing signs of life. Is it worth pitching :?:

I'm thinking about AT :wha: we are having minus nightime temps at the moment. The yeast's a bit slow. What do you reckon leave the boil until tomorrow?

Thanks to a number of good posts on here I'm beginning to see the light and was interested in A's "cheat" recipe for pilsner. So here's my attempt I've also added 5ml of CRS to the mash & sparge water and will be adding a teaspoon of gypsum to the boil. The 90 minute mash started at 10.45. 23l...

Nice to see you up and running A :thumb: A very impressive set up there :clap: Have a good one.

Bit like waiting for a royal birth A :D . Any news yet :?: I'm going to try similar tomorrow using water treatment, as you suggest, for the first time.

Well said J_P can I also add that despite the, we only have five months to do this in or fail hook, that these two posers are most likely be being paid to be laddish twats and the risk of failure will be minimal IMHO. Who did the brew :?: Come on lads own up. Rant over now and I feel a lot...

I've got a nice little pussy that sits on my lap now and again :D

SP, the big blue, yep sailed all over it and it's too good to be true 8-) . I've also been on Taupo :?: The last time they heard the bang in China :shock: Ozone depletion, no worries, plenty of factor 3000. :P Lots of good memories and friends in NZ and I thought about buying there in 2000...

:rofl: I usually do :thumb: