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I use it for baking bread. try it

I know this has been asked before; but i don't remember any definit conclusion.

I just bottled a brew and stored it in my icy cold shed. Will the yeast settle enough to become unavailable to priming sugar before secondary fermentation is complte ?

I'm talking a seriously cold shed here. Just ...

Sodium Percobonate is the active ingredient in el cheapo home brand nappy cleaner. I've been using this for 14 years; when i suggested it on that other HB website they got a bit sarcastic about it.

I'm trying (unsuccessfully) not to gloat.

sleeper

We seem to be hearing a lot about no airlock action due to leaks, and I'm getting a bit tired of hearing that

"it doesn't matter"

are we all being a bit too understanding of poor manufacturing standards that leave sharp moulding-flash edges across the top lip ?

Let me know how it goes. My attempts at brewing Lemonade have always had a background impression of Pine o Clean disinfectant

Has anyone else had a bag of Carbonation Drops from a well-known HB supplier with inconsistent sizes ? A lot of very small drops; like down to about half size. at two per bottle in 750s it probably doesn't matter overall; but i expect to see a few semi-flat stubbies out of this batch.

A long & complicated question; bear with me.

I'm generally aiming for mid to lower alcohol levels as I figure that way I can drink more of it, so I look for interesting fermenatbles ( like liquid malts for flavour but keep the quantities down to half or two thirds or so.

I guess a full strength ...

A good wheat beer has a faint suggestion of cat's piss in the background.

You stick the slice of lemon down the neck of the stubbie to counter-act this.

None of the cascade kits could live up to the stories on the cans, but I got a good result from Golden Harvest lager Last summer.

Ignore the skunky smell as you bottle.

Leave bottles in the dark a Minimum of 10 weeks

The bitterness of this nice clean lager would definitely not be to everyones ...

Never mind the fermentables; plain white sugar works OK, but you blokes are all drinking these HB Lagers far too green. A minimum of 10 weeks in the bottle will settle all these "off" tastes and odours. You just have to own enough bottles made out of real brown glass.

sleeper

I've ben following the survey with interest'

How come Sothwarck and West End didn't get a guernsey?

Sleeper

Can anyone tell me what "DRAUGHT" means now? I'm old enough to remember when it meant bulk beer on tap; it obviously means something different now.