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This is the last time I will use this forum, my name is Richard and I find some of the replies on this thread patronising. Moley I don't care for your tone. ps Don't bother remmoving me from this forum I will remove myself.

:cheers: Oh well never mind Moley I will have to try and work it out for myself, looks like it don't really matter as I have not had any replies about ph :( However thanks for the replies I have had guys. :drink:

:cheers: Thanks wezil will wait to see if I get more replies :drink:

:cheers: I know this may seem a stupid question from someone who has been brewing for more years than I care to state, but I have only been AG brewing for 3 years. I came across these 2 hints but don't know what to do. 1 Use litmus paper for ph, OK, but what do I do if the ph is above or...

:cheers: Most of the above has gone over my head. I started AG 3 years ago and follow the advice from David Lines and Wheeler. I just use the boiler to fv drop method with a good stirring with my trusty plastic spoon to get enough Oxygen back into the wort. After 50+ brews never had a...

:cheers: Thanks for the quick replies guys. I have in the past made the above kits so it seems that these will be the ones to buy. As far as my notes go, re the said kits, they seemed to be very good, but I made these before I started AG. CL Your idea is sound but I have 3 friends and 2 sons...

:cheers: Hi all couple of questions. Been reading through some of the posts and would like to ask; 1 Which is better in AG 60 min. or 90 min. boil? 2 How is temperature maintained with an overnight mash and is it really worth it? 3 Although I do AG brewing I have to do it in the garage...

:cheers: :cheers: I've also been having the same problem and have asked for help in a different section. When I started AG 3 years ago I was getting the correct BHE of 70% following Wheeler's recipes, this has however dropped over the last few months to 65 then 60%. I buy all my grains from...

:cheers: Thanks for all the advice guys, I have plenty of insulation for my MT that I have bought/made over the last 3 years. As I have to brew in the garage I get a wide temperature varience so I can't just use a standard strike temp, and have to guess/trial and error the strike temp on the...

:cheers: Sorry mate still don't know what you're on about or what it does. However I have just found the instructions for my old boiler and it does state that it can be used for mashing, using a mashing bag. I have just found the bag in my drawer, forgot it was free with the boiler, also...

:cheers: Bob is right tazuk and I have no idea what you are talking about, I was for part of my working life an engineer so building things comes easy for me but lekky leaves me bewildered, and believe me I'm already bewildered enough. I know the problem with my BHE is my mash tun so I might...

:cheers: Are you trying to use the element in the boiler to control the mash temp. Hi Bob yes this is exactly what I want to do. I don't need to disable anything as I have a spare lead that I can plug directly into the element, thus bi-passing the Pico controller without having to remove it...

:cheers: Hi all. First of all if I have posted in the wrong section then sorry in advance. I have been doing AG for 3 years now. I am having problems with my brewing efficiency, which I discovered was due to my very old mash tun. ( yes I know I could just make a new one) I do have a Bruheat...

:cheers: Hi all hope someone can help with this. Although I do AG brews I had a kit left over, I made it up last week but there are what I can only describe as brown bits floating on the surface. ( It's not yeast) The brew is down to 1.010 and is ready for 2nd fv. Does anyone know what it...

:cheers: Update on this post. Checked another bottle today, defo mould growing inside that one near the top. Have dumped it. Just a thought. I batch primed this with black treacle, but just noticed that the tin appears to be leaking would you think this could be the cause of the infection...

:cheers: Thanks guys will open a bottle and see how it goes. What I forgot to mention was that I never checked my previous batch until it had been maturing for about 6 months so perhaps I've not given enough time for the rest of the yeast to settle. Hmmm just tried it seems ok, smells ok, a...

:cheers: Hi all. A month ago I bottled a batch of Robinson's Old Tom ABV about 8.5% This is second batch of this I have made in the last 2 years. The first batch turned out to be a great beer after 9 monthe maturing. However I had a look at a bottle today and there appears to be white flecks...

:cheers: So it can't be used for mashing :nono:

:cheers: Thanks :drink:

:cheers: Safale SO4 is the yeast I use :drink: