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yes i will try and head over to it this morning and see what they look like and give them a sniff :) also makes sense to not use for bittering! cheers for the help guys. havent brewed for over a year so will wait till these are ready and give them ago i think

Hi all So I have seen some wild hops growing very near me (in the uk) What are you thoughts on using them in a brew as I have no idea what type they would be. How would I know how much to use as they Are wild? Like will they be as 'strong' as ones I would buy online? Cheers!

i guess the bucket lids make a good enough seal for nothing to get in but just bad enough to let out the co2 build up which once subsides goes back to being sealed? like i said ive never had a issue before, and never used a airlock on a bucket. lost count of how many batches ive done without...

cheers for the feedback guys! makes me feel happier :) it was also a brand new bucket so i guess the seal was pretty good and firm. and lucky there will minimal spillage too haha

hi,, so i came home today and the lid had lifted off the fermenting bucket. i know i should have a airlock on there but i have never used them due to how my first kit told me to do it and the equipment it had with it. i used the safale us-05. ive never had a issue until this batch. ive...

yeh they are quite a bit and the postage on them is alot too, but really fancy giving them ago

hello people! bit of a strange one but im struggling to find some 1liter glass screw top bottles for using with the sedex catchers. however i cant find any that will fit. im in the UK and have messaged sedex how ever they dont know where i can get any. can anyone shed any light?

okay ill carry on sterilizing them. better safe.... ive been using these water bottles for ages and the seal is good. never had any probelms from it :mug:

hi there, i use those two litre plastic bottles for bottling my brews in. the shop near me sell them cheap with water in. for years ive emptied the water ( bad i know) then sterilized them, ready for my brew. is there any need to sanitize them? they should be clean already but ive...

thanks guys! yeh i plan to mark them so i know whats what. ive normal only got space for 1 bottle at a time :( thanks again

hello all, so ive got a batch bottled up and is at the 3/4 week mark. theve carbed up ( i use 2l plastics, so i can tell by firmness). i dont have a spare or a large fridge/cooler so i cant cold crash the ferment bucket before bottling. the only thing i can do is cold crash the bottles one or...

yeh thats what ive realized now. oh well, lessoned learned for this years lot lol thank you for your help!

okay, i think im going to stay clear of the lactic acid then as i dont want to ruin a batch. i think i will get acid malt and add 2% of my grain bill. seems a bit more natural too.

yeh i know the water profile. i entered it into the calculator along with the grain bill. although, i will now only take its measurements as a guide. i will get some acid and use a bit under what its recommending as to not go to far. i wasn't doing anything before so anything will be a small...

its for 5 gallons, so hopefully the 6ml should be safe. i guess it should be okay. only one way to find out i suppose! i thought i was getting somewhere and learning, but its just never ending!