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This is the best guide I've read regarding carbonation. https://brulosophy.com/2016/05/12/sparkle-fizz-methods-for-carbonation/

Thats a different material. Polystyrene versus polyisocyanurate that is used in PIR solid insulation board.

The foil is a vapour barrier as the insulation doesn't work particularly well when it gets wet.

Thanks for the responses. I assume that you need to completely fill the fermenter. I have the wilko oxi, how much needs to go in per gallon? How long do you leave it and how much rinsing is required after to clear the oxi? Thanks Chris

When I've finished a brew I usually wash out as much of the trub and krausen marks as I can with warm water and a piece of kitchen roll, and after that wash out with washing-up liquid and rub with kitchen roll. I seem to recall someone once saying that using washing up liquid has a detrimental...

Just done a RIS so interesting to see the timelines for best drinking. Having read through this its made me wish I hadn't thrown out the 100+ bottles when I got my corny kegs. When you said you're not keen do you mean the recipe in the OP? Thinking of trying your recipe with choc malt. What sort...

First you talk about big jugs and now massive blow offs - I'm wondering if I'm in the wrong forum. :-)

That was 20g of yeast (but can't remember what type) into a 23l brew. Starting gravity was 1080 and target was 1018 (though there's another thread about this at the moment as it went up from 1020 before adding hops to 1028 when bottled). So about 8%. Set the temp to 20c but it tended to run at...

This happened a day after I set my last one going. Liquor poured out if the fermenting chamber when I took the front off. I just gave it a bit of a clean and set it going again. And then it came out again so just let it carry on.

Everyone loves big jugs

Thanks for your thoughts, very helpful. Given the reading taken after leaving the sample overnight had dropped to 1026, then if the sugar adds 3 points then I just have a random 3 unaccounted. Target was 1018 so was pretty close before the hops went in. I'm think I'll just release any gas in...

Every big beer I've done (RIS and Grand Cru) have blown out the top of the fermenter - the RIS in a big way. I had about 50% extra space in the fermenter and it went mad. So I'd go for as big a vessel as you can.

It was 150g of Columbus pellets. It's a (very expensive) kit that I'd been toying with for ages and finally decided to spent the money. This one Russian Imperial Stout - Beerworks Craft Brewery Series Beer Kit - Love Brewing Took the sample from the bottling wand while bottling the beer had...

After I transferred the beer into a 2nd vessel I added the sugar. I then cleaned the fermenting vessel and transferred it back so I could use the tap on the bottom with my bottling wand. Then I sterilised the bottles, so by the time I took the sample it may have been 30 minutes to an hour from...

Probably a bit late now but you could have gone to a supermarket and bought a load if the cheapest fizzy drinks you could find and re-use the PET bottles for bottling. Only downside being that you might have to drink it in 2l batches.

Evening all. I have just bottled a Russian Imperial Stout and after bottling checked my gravity reading to find that it at 1028. The brew started at 1080 and after 3 days was down to 1026. After 7 days it was 1020 and I added 2 bags of hop pellets and left for another 4 days before cold crashing...

Gas and hire Ltd in Sheffield/Chesterfield. My last bottle (which is massive and I've had for about 2 years) was £15 delivered. There's a deposit for the bottle.

Oxi did the trick. No need to get the no need to get the sewing kit and fridge magnets out. 😁

This sounds perfect for an issue I have now. I left my hose in the turn for a day before cleaning and now can't get it clean - despite soaking in star san for weeks. Might still try pouring oxi granuals and then water into it and go for your plan after to clear any little particles.

Despite the fact that I do go for a hybrid method of burst carbing I am in complete agreement with everything you've said here. My friend and I regularly comment that the last beer pulled (before the keg kicks) is the best.