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by mrjonnyp
Sun Aug 22, 2021 10:00 pm
Forum: Grain Brewing
Topic: Just how bad is fermenting at 32 degrees?
Replies: 18
Views: 3384

Re: Just how bad is fermenting at 32 degrees?

Made my first beer in eons yesterday, spent all day yesterday doing it and iv just got in from work today and the thermometer strip is saying 32 [emoji853]. Will it at least be drinkable or is it facing certain doom Sent from my SM-G781B using Tapatalk So it's been in a king keg for around 3 or 4 w...
by mrjonnyp
Mon Jul 19, 2021 6:23 pm
Forum: Grain Brewing
Topic: Just how bad is fermenting at 32 degrees?
Replies: 18
Views: 3384

Re: Just how bad is fermenting at 32 degrees?

Depends on the beer, but in most cases, it will be pretty nasty! If you’re making a Belgian style, you might get away with it, otherwise I think most likely this is drain fodder. [emoji3525] It's a pale ale from the brew dog diy list, I'm going to have to see it through but I don't have high hopes....
by mrjonnyp
Mon Jul 19, 2021 4:45 pm
Forum: Grain Brewing
Topic: Just how bad is fermenting at 32 degrees?
Replies: 18
Views: 3384

Just how bad is fermenting at 32 degrees?

Made my first beer in eons yesterday, spent all day yesterday doing it and iv just got in from work today and the thermometer strip is saying 32 [emoji853].

Will it at least be drinkable or is it facing certain doom

Sent from my SM-G781B using Tapatalk

by mrjonnyp
Tue Jun 23, 2020 10:13 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Heaters for sheds
Replies: 15
Views: 4223

Re: Heaters for sheds

Yeah looks good I think this is the way forward, I'm going to have to aquire some wood to build a large box.

Can these be left on till they die like a light bulb or is it recommended to have 2 and alternate them?
by mrjonnyp
Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:56 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Heaters for sheds
Replies: 15
Views: 4223

Re: Heaters for sheds

Bodging is about as far as my DIY knowledge goes 😁

Never heard of these tubular heaters before, are they fine attached to wood or Sat on wood, think this might be my best bet.

My wife's always moaning about buckets in the kitchen, the garage would be perfect for me but it's so damn cold in winter
by mrjonnyp
Mon Jun 22, 2020 7:40 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Heaters for sheds
Replies: 15
Views: 4223

Re: Heaters for sheds

Cheers for the responses, I was thinking heating the whole garage, I sometimes have 4 or 5 buckets on the go at once. I'm thinking it might not be such a brilliant idea for a heater to be on 24/7. Maybe build some sort of wooden box that fits over say a maximum of 6 fv's and put one of those tubular...
by mrjonnyp
Sun Jun 21, 2020 11:53 am
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Heaters for sheds
Replies: 15
Views: 4223

Heaters for sheds

I wasn't sure which sub-catagory to put this in. I'm thinking of doing all my fermenting in my garage outside, not a problem this time of year but autumn and winter I'm going to need to keep it warm. Does anyone else brew outside, if so what heaters do you use and how much in elecric do they cost to...
by mrjonnyp
Wed Mar 26, 2014 10:57 pm
Forum: Beer Recipes
Topic: ideas for left over hops
Replies: 11
Views: 1894

Re: ideas for left over hops

timbo41 wrote:presuming you're all grain?
Kind of yeah, i have a large boiler which holds its temperature very well with a thick sleeping bag over it so i can steep my grains in it (which are in a bag)
by mrjonnyp
Wed Mar 26, 2014 10:07 pm
Forum: Beer Recipes
Topic: ideas for left over hops
Replies: 11
Views: 1894

Re: ideas for left over hops

i see where your coming from but all i need are my malts and yeast so i wouldnt be no better off really
by mrjonnyp
Wed Mar 26, 2014 8:43 pm
Forum: Beer Recipes
Topic: ideas for left over hops
Replies: 11
Views: 1894

Re: ideas for left over hops

sorry should have said, i only have the hops, been out of brewing for a couple of years. need to buy all other ingredients
by mrjonnyp
Wed Mar 26, 2014 8:08 pm
Forum: Beer Recipes
Topic: ideas for left over hops
Replies: 11
Views: 1894

ideas for left over hops

hi, i have in my freezer some
styrian goldings
goldings
fuggles
and a small amount of challenger.

I dont have a lot of money so i need to keep it simple, is it possible to make something with these?
by mrjonnyp
Wed Mar 26, 2014 8:02 pm
Forum: Hops
Topic: old hops in the freezer?
Replies: 13
Views: 2565

Re: old hops in the freezer?

oh thats good news then, jumping to a different forum now for some recipe ideas :D
by mrjonnyp
Wed Mar 26, 2014 7:21 pm
Forum: Hops
Topic: old hops in the freezer?
Replies: 13
Views: 2565

old hops in the freezer?

i have some hops in the freezer, been there for just over 2 years. Are they good to use still? they are in silver foil bags but they have been opened.

Been off brewing for a while but im wanting to get back into it, cost is a major issue so it would be helpful if i could use them
by mrjonnyp
Thu Apr 12, 2012 4:15 pm
Forum: Extract Brewing
Topic: first time extract with old peculier
Replies: 10
Views: 2358

Re: first time extract with old peculier

i keep it in the towel cuboard upstairs, its normally 22c but because of the warm weather the other week we turned the heating of and when it turned cold again it dropped to 16-17c, i have some old bed quilts around it at the mo and its 20c. fingers crossed
by mrjonnyp
Thu Apr 12, 2012 12:46 pm
Forum: Extract Brewing
Topic: first time extract with old peculier
Replies: 10
Views: 2358

Re: first time extract with old peculier

The only yeast i had was youngs wine yeast so iv used some of that this morning, hope it doesnt ruin the flavour too much