Recent content by DustyRusty

yeah learning like this bites. i did actually use a decent length tube - but still sucked it all up...

eek. i know i'm not allergic that's for sure. been using it for awhile, and have used it as an antiseptic. More worried about poisoning first, yeast death second, and bad beer third. not looking up i think.

Cold crashed my brown ale yesterday. Had a blow off tube on. Checked this morning and all the sanitizer in the bottle was gone. All of it. Had no idea suckback was a thing until this morning. I was using Iodopher and used a pretty heavy ratio to water from memory. Would have sucked in about...

Just playing around with water profiles in Brewers' Friend. Noticed that Burton on Trent (Historic and Decarbonated) isn't wildly off my water if i added about 5 teaspoons of gypsum. It is: Calcium 187 Magnesium 41 Sodium 113 Chloride 85 Sulfate 720 Bicarbonate 20 With the gypsum mine would...

Hello, Just about complete my all grain set up (been doing extract + grains for years). I've received a water report for my area but I'm struggling to have certainty with regard to the additions. Here's my report: Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L) - Median 73 Calcium (mg/L) - Median 23 Chloride...

Hi, I've just racked an Old Ale that I plan on ageing in the secondary for at least 6 months before I bottle. Brewed with Nottingham. With most of my beers I cold crash and fine with gelatin. If I am to age the beer that long and then bottle, I would expect I need to add more yeast. My question...

Hi, I'm keen to brew an Old Ale with this yeast, and I'm curious as to how much it dries the beer out after extended aging. While I like sour, I want the Old to remain malty and sweet, not sour and thin. Anyone aged this 1 Year + have any comments?