Has anyone used this stuff ? Harris Pure Brew

[Winterbournebrewery]

I normally treat my water with sodium metabisulphite but this reckons I don't have to ?
anyone used this ? If so what results etc... ?

 

[Mavroz]

I use it every brew, works a charm for me and i don't treat my water before hand.

 

[Winterbournebrewery]

thanks, how long have you been using it? what was your method before use. I ask as I have recently bought some to try on an experiment.

 

[jMac]

Here’s an earlier thread on this (in case you haven’t seen it):
https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/homebrew-twang-is-this-the-answer.77083/

From the marketing and ingredients it appears to combine the functions of a campden tablet and yeast nutrient. Haven’t used it myself.

 

[Mavroz]

Used it for 30 ish brews.
Very early on, I used Campden Tablets but found this much easier and less faff.

 

[MisterQ]

I have used Pure Brew for my last two batches - Woodforde's 'Admiral's Reserve' (in the barrel for 6 weeks and already very drinkable) and Young's 'Oaked Rum Ale' which is just about to be bottled and tasted rather good when checking fermentation had stopped.

Previously, my first kit since re-starting hombrew was a cheaper one (MasterPint Pale Ale), no Pure Brew used, and it definitely had that 'homebrew' taste. Chucked it after drinking around half.

PB may be snake oil, it may work, or I may just be using better kits, but I'll stick with it for the near future...

 

[Hanglow]

Looks like yeast nutrient with added vitamin c, which you can use to dechlorinate water.


edit; oops, old thread

 

[Crappyfish]

I've just bought this stuff and wondered if it works not used it yet. Does it affect the taste ie make it better?

 

[Shominy]

I've added some into a Wherry that I've got on currently. Last two brews I haven't used it and there has been a hint of a homebrew twang in them (in my opinion of course). I'll let you know if this makes any difference.

 

[Shominy]

I've added some into a Wherry that I've got on currently. Last two brews I haven't used it and there has been a hint of a homebrew twang in them (in my opinion of course). I'll let you know if this makes any difference.

Just to add on to this. I've just bottled and keg this in 5l mini kegs and the taster out of the trial jar was noticeably better than the last two where I didn't use this stuff. We'll have to wait and see if that translates into the finished product.

 

[HeavensBrew]

It's standard stuff in all Dark Rock Brewing kits. I've done 3 of their part grain kits and they were all well thought out and produced a fantastic pint. They could make more profit by excluding it, which makes me believe it is there for a reason.

 

[Kveik Freak]

I've been using it because I'm not sure whether it's chlorine or chloramine in my water. No complaints so far. I like to condition my water by boiling it and adding some salts, usually the day before I brew.

I add the Sodium metabisulphate (0.01g/L) when I start heating the water, and there's a slight chlorine smell which quickly disappears. I add the salts (CaS04, MgS04, CaCL) while it's cooling and usually just leave it to cool overnight.