Recent content by rogercurran

Very true, I am moving to Cape Town (South Africa) next year and will be keeping an eye on the classifieds to see what comes up, I just need to know what I'm looking for first. I can see that the weight of these brews is significant. At the moment I just shift my gallon of wort around but...

Tell me about these toys? Are we talking hydrometer or is there more to it?

Thanks for your response - you make a valid point if its only for personal consumption some variety might be good / lower volumes. Do you use a cooler for mashing because it saves on energy? In the past I just left the bag in the pot and threw in some sparge water every now and then... do you...

I have successfully completed 3 batches of biab/all grain kit brewing, on a very small scale (1 gallon/4 litres) and Im starting to think about scaling things up so that I can make enough beer so that I don't have to keep buying it :) Im looking at a 20 litre (approx5 gallon) setup, but...

I've just picked up a box of Baking soda, going to test drive that this weekend. Thanks for the input everyone! Now I need to find a bottle brush to fit my drill :)

So a hot water soak and baking soda is an option? Sounds like a neat solution, thanks

I'm going to check this out thanks for the tip! do you need to use protective clothing? The one thing I worry about using benzine is covering my kitchen in chemical.

I am busy prepping for brew day and because I live in a small town in South Africa is hard to come by decent new brown beer bottles. I've resorted to refurb'ing bottles that I have bought at the liquor store. Has anyone got tips on how best to remove labels, clean the inside etc? Any tricks...