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  1. lari

    Water Trying To Escape

    ok, so i havent done BIAB in years, decided to do quick stovetop batch. lined my kettle with a bag, filled with water and left it to heat to strike temp. few minutes later came back to inspect and found that water was trying to escape from the top. now in the pictures it doesnt look so bad but...
  2. lari

    stainless steel oxidation ?

    hi all, i have a ss ball valve which i tried to clean thoroughly with some bar keepers friend. long story short i left parts of ss valve soaking in bkf solution for a few days and its now almost black, dar greyish colour and smells a bit ‘metaly’. i assume its some kind of iron...
  3. lari

    clearest wit beer

    just bottled a witbier and its the clearest beer ive ever made without any finings. looks like pilsner. havent tasted it yet but i dont have great expctations for it. 50% pils 50% unmalted wheat. i would think there would be tons of protein in suspension to make it look cloudy but its super...
  4. lari

    freezing yeast slurry

    hi, i accidentally froze some yeast slurry. discovered it a few months later. pitched it into 10ltr of wort. signs of fermentation were observed 24 hours later. 6 weeks after that I’m sipping this beer and its good. i dont understand.. i thought yeast die when frozen?
  5. lari

    Is that verdigris?

    hi all, after years of using my dull looking copper chiller i thought i'll make it sparkle again.(in hindsight i probably shouldn’t have done that) I used some barkeepers friend and a toothbrush. it came out looking gorgeous - all shinny like….for about a minute or so… weird looking patches...
  6. lari

    Measuring wattage of a heating element

    hi all, was wondering if someone could help me out with some electrical knowledge. bought a new heating element, 240v 2500w it said on the package.(i live in the uk where mains is 230v). installed it to my 50ltr boiler and yep it took extremely long time to bring water to mash temp - almost...
  7. lari

    Plastic Taste/Smell

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  8. lari

    Keg Staining After Cleaning

    hi all, i'm building a simple biab setup from a used keg. cut the top off and gave it a really good clean with 'bar keepers friend' then soaked it overnight in 'oxi' then another round of 'bar keepers friend'. rinsed it all well.. while it was drying i swiped the inside of the keg with a paper...
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