Recent content by jamie.forde94

Thanks very much, I'll make sure to leave it for a bit longer the next time. Its carbonate reducing solution, it seems to be a product sold in the UK and Ireland, because my wifes brother in law from New York hasn't heard of it either. Distilled water isn't as readily available here it seems...

No worries, guess I will just have to play the waiting game and see how the beer turns out and if the readings were incorrect. Just for the future, if the readings were correct - what would have made the SG move so slowly? Compared to my other brews - could it be the CRS? Thanks everyone for...

It was 100grams in 16 litres. I took the sample just after putting the cap onto the last bottle. I've purchased a refractometer for future readings so I have something to compare my hydrometer readings too- I was not aware temp was important when using a hydrometer.

I've tested the hydrometer in plain water and getting readings of/between 1.005 and 1.008. Temperature was around 20°C when I took the FG and around 22°C when taking the OG. I am using a Peco Boiler with a temperature regulator that I set to 60°C. After that I just let it do its work, with the...

Hi All, To be honest I'm just looking for anyone to ease my mind! I've been brewing solidly now for over a year and the only thing that has gone wrong so far is that the water in Ireland does not suit some of the styles I am shooting for. My residual alkalinity is 207ppm. Now I recently...

Thanks very much for all the information. I have been reading John Palmer's How to Brew, How to Brew for Dummies series (A present to mock me, but actually really helped at the start), and a lot of online articles, many from brew your own. But from the information given on the thread, It has...

Hi All, Very new to brewing and have only brewed using the beginner kits, all turning out well thankfully! I want to go further and start experimenting on my own with extract. I have spent more time reading in the past few weeks and think I am just confusing myself with information overload! I...