Wilfy
Striker
Might as well try the free trial. Once you start down the all grain route, expect it to start getting expensive mind!Beersmith looks good. Might give that a try. Cheers!
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Might as well try the free trial. Once you start down the all grain route, expect it to start getting expensive mind!Beersmith looks good. Might give that a try. Cheers!
Might as well try the free trial. Once you start down the all grain route, expect it to start getting expensive mind!
I’ve got a grainfather. I used to do 3 vessel brewing but this is so much easier. You’ll want a fermentation fridge if you get one. And some corny kegs. And a keezer or kegerator for your cornies. It goes on.I can see it coming already. We are moving to a bigger house this year and I’ll have a garage for more stuff. Also, Brew UK keep sending adverts for Grainfather and the like.
I’ve got a grainfather. I used to do 3 vessel brewing but this is so much easier. You’ll want a fermentation fridge if you get one. And some corny kegs. And a keezer or kegerator for your cornies. It goes on.
It’s something that saves you bottling beer. It allows you to serve draught beer basically.I don’t even know what a corny keg is at this stage
Where are you brewing? I’ve got a temperature controlled fridge but used to wrap a quilt and sleeping bag round mine in the colder weather.Anyone using a heat tray at the moment due to weather? Worth it?
In the cupboard under the stairs, because whilst colder, it stays more level than the rest of the house. I made little bubble wrap jackets for my 5 litre bottles, put them in a plastic box and then stuffed a quilt in and around them.Where are you brewing? I’ve got a temperature controlled fridge but used to wrap a quilt and sleeping bag round mine in the colder weather.
I would think that’ll do fine.In the cupboard under the stairs, because whilst colder, it stays more level than the rest of the house. I made little bubble wrap jackets for my 5 litre bottles, put them in a plastic box and then stuffed a quilt in and around them.
The heat pad is for something else though! If anyone has got one they're looking to sell, let me know!I would think that’ll do fine.
I get the scent free Oxi from Poundland for cleaning. Starsan for sterilising, it is expensive buy it goes a hell of a long way. I have it in spray bottles so I can just give everything a quick squirt. I have hardly made a dent in the bottle I got about 18 months ago.The heat pad is for something else though! If anyone has got one they're looking to sell, let me know!
Re: Cleaning and sterilisation. What's everyone using? Starsan is rather expensive...
I’ve got a grainfather. I used to do 3 vessel brewing but this is so much easier. You’ll want a fermentation fridge if you get one. And some corny kegs. And a keezer or kegerator for your cornies. It goes on.
How much is it?I get the scent free Oxi from Poundland for cleaning. Starsan for sterilising, it is expensive buy it goes a hell of a long way. I have it in spray bottles so I can just give everything a quick squirt. I have hardly made a dent in the bottle I got about 18 months ago.
A pleasure most of the time, had a few hiccups with the pump but nowt that puts me off it.What's the Grainfather like to use?
Doesn't look like they sell it.How much is it?
Does the homebrew place in Houghton sell Starsan? I might have a dodge through.
Our water is already soft, I got the water report and mine is 18mg/L of Calcium.Tip for Starsan - get deionised water. Its an acid-based cleaner, and hard water knacks it.
I used to use the water from my tumble drier, which I'd filtered through a coffee filter. And then I'd make 10L of the stuff which would basically last forever.
Funny how it can be so different just 10 miles up the road. Ours is quite hard. Although strangely less hard that it used to be 10 years agoOur water is already soft, I got the water report and mine is 18mg/L of Calcium.
Ah, such is life...Although strangely less hard that it used to be 10 years ago
You can email northumbrian water and they send you a PDF with a really detailed report - for free
Aye SR6, available online.
What is yours like?Funny how it can be so different just 10 miles up the road. Ours is quite hard. Although strangely less hard that it used to be 10 years ago
( I used to test it for tropical fish, and then I tested again for brewing.)
Aye, I know, but you can also do it online - Northumbrian Water - In your areaYou can email northumbrian water and they send you a PDF with a really detailed report - for free