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SiHoltye · Post by **SiHoltye** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:10 am

Here's the third, and definately final bottle tonight. Got an electrikery exam tomorrow. Poured it too quick to max the head (money shot) and got sediment in the glass (flies left open).

SiHoltye · Post by **SiHoltye** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:14 am

Good kit that Irfan. I'm fairly IT OK, I wonder how many others would use piccies if the site could upload them? It's nice to see them. Is that getting any closer?

SiHoltye · Post by **SiHoltye** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:28 am

Understood. Lord only know the waste of width submitted - for instance I'd have put pictures with all mine!!!!!!

maxashton · Post by **maxashton** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:24 am

fyi, www.dreamhost.com offer preposterous transfer on their packages, and customer service is great.

also, picasa web albums are great for storing pics. Less work!

eskimobob · Post by **eskimobob** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:10 pm

I'm sure our local water authority are putting way too much chlorine in our water at the moment, you can really smell it when you fill a glass - it's only increased recently though

SiHoltye · Post by **SiHoltye** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:01 pm

Here's my Fixby Gold bottled after just after 2 weeks in fermenter, very cloudy (you can't see the coloured discs). Noticibly cloudier than my first attempt (Wherry) but it has used different yeasts so I guess different floculative properties. It wouldn't go any lower than 1015, I didn't in the end add any yeast nutrient 'cos I figured I hadn't treated the water aswell and that the brew because of that was never going to be perfect. Rest assured it will be drunk though. My next ale will be using campden'd water, safale yeast, and with nutrient at the ready! I'm learning all the time!

Before that though I have found my cupboard under the stairs holds steady at 12-13Ã‚Â°C, and I want to exploit this now in the colder months to brew Brupaks West Riding Wheat, as I've read places that wheat beer yeast likes lower temps 12-18Ã‚Â°C but not read if the yeast supplied with the pack is any good. Can anybody offer any improvements in ingredients or techniques to use with this brew?

Hoppkins · Post by **Hoppkins** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:15 pm

My wherry was cloudy as hell (I did have some problems mind you..) but this time with my admirals reserve i've taken Daabs advise and left it a few extra days in primary to let more of the yeast drop out.

It's clearer from day 1 and its only been in secondary a day.

SiHoltye · Post by **SiHoltye** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:03 pm

What yeast did you use in yours? I ended up (bear in mind this was my first brew and I was utterly blinkered on getting to FG) using 4 yeasts over I think 3 weeks, and still didn't make FG on the box. I'll try Daab's advice for Yeast Vit, or was it Beer Nut, I'll check anyway. I'm a novice but am learning. In the wherry which is now clear after 2 weeks in cold (3 weeks since ferment end) I used the pack yeast, 2 packs of 11.5g s-04, and a youngs ale.

I've just drunk 2 bottles this afternoon and am looking forward to doing this one again in the future having campden'd my water, my chloriney water has made a medicinal (I think cyclops calls it phenolic) twang to the beer, West Sussex. It'll be superb without this twang. I'll add a piccy of clear beer later tonight. Am now full of own beer enthusiasm. I can see a dozen kits or so checking out the varieties and I'll want to get more technical with the grains and such, bring on the wort sparging!

I can't help thinking that gym membership is gonna prove a waste of time!

Cheers for now!

SiHoltye · Post by **SiHoltye** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:09 pm

SiHoltye · Post by **SiHoltye** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:10 pm

Damn this medicinal twang, it's all good otherwise.

BarryNL · Post by **BarryNL** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:16 pm

SiHoltye wrote:What yeast did you use in yours? I ended up (bear in mind this was my first brew and I was utterly blinkered on getting to FG)

I've done 3 now and never got anywhere near expected FG - I'm beginning to think buying a second hydrometer might solve the problem

Hoppkins · Post by **Hoppkins** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:20 am

Easy way to check if your hydro is to blame. Just stick in a glass of water.

It should show as 1.000

I thought my hydro was wrong at one point then tried this.

sparky Paul · Post by **sparky Paul** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 11:42 pm

Bottled the Coopers Sparkling Ale today, looking distinctly murky but smelling superb with the DaaB recommended hopping treatment.

...and in went the Woodforde's Wherry...

Wish me luck guys...

SiHoltye · Post by **SiHoltye** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 11:47 pm

good luck, keep us informed

sparky Paul · Post by **sparky Paul** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:24 am

Well,it looked very uninspiring yesterday, but this morning it's bubbling away nicely and there's a healthy head on it. It looks odd though, very white and foamy...

Looks okay so far...

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