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  1. sparkey17

    Homebrew beer V's Commercial Beers

    Hey Folks Ok this is a question that has kinda bugged me for a bit ,, how come commercial beer has no yeast deposit at end of bottle and homebrew does ? Is there anything that we as homebrewers can do during the process to not have yeast deposit ? ,,, Im thinking no ,but maybe there...
  2. sparkey17

    Glucose

    Thanks for that info ,, ive used coopers drops in the past but the drops are too big to use with the standard bottles here in ireland , I have just finished bottling my new batch ,which for the first time iv bulk primed with glucose ,,150g for 23lt its states on the can to add 200g...
  3. sparkey17

    Glucose

    Ive just finished bottling my batch of beer ,, i used Glucose instead of sugar to bulk Prime anybody out there use this before ,, i disolved 150g of Glucose in a little water added it to empty bucket and siphoned the beer on top ,,, lets see how this batch works out
  4. sparkey17

    Chlorine in Tap water

    Cheers Folks Thanks for those replys so another words bottled water or boiling water ,,,, Im a cheap skate too so it will be boiling water lol
  5. sparkey17

    Chlorine in Tap water

    If you are trying to be exact with your water, you'll need to know what your profile is post-filter. what do u mean by ,, ill need to know what my profile is ,, ??? dont understand sorry new to all this brewing i have a water filter system in my house that filters 10lt of water every 2-3...
  6. sparkey17

    Chlorine in Tap water

    ok Folks im a little confused ok Campden tablets i know of and have but never used them ,,, do ifill my bucket with water and crush the campden tablet in ,when can i use this water to brew ,,i use kits coopers kits etc ,, do i have to wait 24 hours or use straight away ,, Help...
  7. sparkey17

    Chlorine in Tap water

    Cheers for that Yooperbrew Think i will have to boil up the water a few days in advance only way out of it i think ,, or buy bottled water or charcoal filter Thanks for reply
  8. sparkey17

    Chlorine in Tap water

    Hey all just a quick question hope i posted this in the correct forum How do i solve the problem of chlorine in tap water ,,, if i wanna use tap tap water to brew kits there is alot of chlorine in it besides putting tap water through a filter is there any product i can buy that i can...
  9. sparkey17

    Campden Tablets

    hey im new to this so sorry for posting here didnt realsise wont do it again,, know better next time ,, cheers for reply
  10. sparkey17

    Campden Tablets

    Hey Folks quick question for ye all Ok here is what i wanna know ,, my tap water has alot of chlorine in it and before i start using my coopers Kit i need to take the Chlorine outta water ,, So do i fill my 5 gallon bucket with Tap water and add half a crushed Campden tablet ,and...
  11. sparkey17

    dextrose or brewing sugar

    Hey philrose Thanks a million for the welcome,nope havent been here that long have been brewing not long either year or 2 ,,which isnt long im still learning and finding out whats the best way to do things ,, its all a learning curve ,every new batch brings its own new issues ,which is...
  12. sparkey17

    dextrose or brewing sugar

    Hey thats great thanks for that info im just about to start coopers Canadian Blonde it states to use 8grams per ltr of priming sugar that does seam alot ,,,, this kit makes 6 U.S Gallons (48 U.S Pints ),,,,, that is 5 Gallons(40 pints in my money lol ,,,, jezz are yer pints smaller than...
  13. sparkey17

    dextrose or brewing sugar

    one thing id recommend to folks who've used carb drops but are switching to other sugars is to bulk prime in a bottling bucket rather than individual bottles. With the tabs/drops it works fine but mixing 113 grams of dextrose is much easier to do in one five gallon container than many containers...
  14. sparkey17

    dextrose or brewing sugar

    Excellent thanks for that looked at what ya have bottled ,,, double choc rasberry stout that sounds interisting ,, from kit or all in
  15. sparkey17

    dextrose or brewing sugar

    Hey Folks Was just about to start a brew and wondered if using dextrose or sugar to bulk prime any idea on whats the best to use ive always primed each bottle with either coopers drops or sugar ,but thinking this time to bulk prime as it sounds alot easier
  16. sparkey17

    Hello All New Member here From Ireland

    I know an Irish guy that Likes Ale ,,,,, shouldnt i be drinking Stout lol ,,, Ale all the way ,, love going to the UK and when i do i try as many Ale's as i can ,, as you can imagine i stay very Sober lol
  17. sparkey17

    Hello All New Member here From Ireland

    Ok Folks Heres one for ye I love my Ale's Can any of ye recommend a good strong tasting Ale ,,, I just bought Ale tonight in Aldi ,,,, and its lovely
  18. sparkey17

    Hello All New Member here From Ireland

    Hey Guys cheers for the reply hope going forward we can all help each other out ,, love brewing my own beer and hope as we go forward that maybe hints will come my way lol chat soon
  19. sparkey17

    Hello All New Member here From Ireland

    Hey there New Member here havent been brewing that long but slowely getting there ,have tried a few nice beers and starting coopers Blonde shortly ,, Question for you all ,are there many people in ireland Brewing there own beer just interisted Well until we meet again hope i can...
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