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What do you mean infected? - I'd siphon it back in (with a bit of cleaner) ... We are told that 99/100 it will always be O.K.:p

Now most of the replies to mistakes in this section are 'don't worry, it won't matter' ... but this one - IS SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT!:D Don't do it again! It makes me shudder to think of all those pints lost ... YeastGardener. - ONE mistake that I DIDN'T copy as a total noob...

Yeah, been there!.:D w1nk5 - what is being said, I think, is that vessel 'type' is not as important as letting the yeast do their work - watching it is fine, but, by my experience, I have been far too anxious to get on with it. Relax! it'll taste good, whatever you do - eventually! Have...

Thanks to this forum I have now modified my brewing practice to single vessel fermentation - and I can honestly say that my first NEW brew is far 'cleaner' (in a shorter time.) - clean tasting within 3 weeks! Previously, I used to go (too early) into a secondary vessel, and then (too early)...

Can you advise as to what stale pale (!) smells like? (Or is that obvious?, i.e. stale:D) I mean, they all smell similar to a new bag, just not as 'fresh'. I still don't know whether this means that they're sufficiently useless to even bother wasting some hops, yeast and labor with. OK...

Just found some old (3 year-old) CRUSHED pale malt - too much to waste if it is useable.:o So, has anybody managed to brew a decent beer using such old malt? Will it taste OK. Will it ferment? Just a thought ... or is it for the refuse? I'm sure someone out there has tried it or knows...

Thanks. That'll do it.:mug: YeastGardener.

Yes, it seems that I've got to avoid the boiling wort touching the element. I like the caustic mix; do you know the concentrations of the acids(%v/v)? (I am not aware of the #5 5* code in the UK.) I would have to find a source for this here. Thanks. YeastGardener.

Just had an idea, would aluminium foil protect an heating element? :confused: Will it melt? (I notice on a box of Bacofoil that it says to keep away from electrical elements.) What if I 'box in' the element with foil (but still allow fluid contact)? Hmm.:confused: Does anybody...

Thanks a lot Loweface - this set up is very similar to mine; I may modify to his two-vessel version - so avoiding the problem all together. (I notice that his element is white from the water rather than black: good!):ban: As you guessed, I use one vessel for all processes (even...

Yes, I know, it's a matter of brewing scale. OK, I can use my pressure-cooker to boil my English Tea in future, as well.:D (Still, don't drink THAT much tea to justify it either ...) YeastGardener.

Any beer that you like to drink! (OK, not lambics &c.) IPAs or stouts are 'easy'.:) Temperature has to be within RANGE for the yeast used. Buy a good yeast - always - and get its profile, if available. This will help you no end. Good Luck! YeastGardener. :mug: BTW, if you're His...

I would consider the following: a) temperature of fermentation. b) yeast viabilities - all the same? c) vessel shape is less likely to influence. d) oxygenation of wort. I always say, 'know your yeast' - they're living things. Get their 'datasheets' if available. Hope it Helps...

Sorry to be a bit dull ... but why are you cooling the wort during a boil?:o I must be missing something ...:D YeastGardener.

I like the idea mentioned about ageing in bottles - I tend to find that ageing is accelerated when under pressure, that is, in the bottle; the yeast also drop out more quickly. Still, haven't been able to afford those handmade oak barrels yet ... to make a fair comparison:D YeastGardener. BTW...

Unfortunately, yes, I have to - the brewbin cuts off the electric supply 'saying' that the heating element is too insulated and likely to melt. Specific instructions on the Electrim Bin require cleaning of the element to 'bright metal' every time. (I tend to be lazy and clean it every other...

BTW did I emphasis BARRELS (with proper vent valves and cylinder inlets) rather than bottles? I certainly appreciated not messing about with bottles - in fact, still do!:D YeastGardener. :mug:

I'm wondering whether it would be a quicker introduction for you to simply buy a malt extract-based kit and brew up using your current kitchen equipment? (You'll then find by experience the more important pieces of equipment.) When I started, I went crazy buying everything ... a lot of...

Anybody know how to prevent that carbonised coating on an electric brewbin element? I mean, I've worked out that caustic soda helps cleaning AFTER, but it IS tiresome every time. (I've tried a gauze over it to prevent the larger malt pieces sticking, but it always comes out black.) Just...

Curiously, I think that my new batch is faltering after 12hrs... on Munton's Gold. But then again I usually use a strong Safale (which goes *crazy* for a few days). This is my first time on Muntons so I guess that it has a different palate ... :o However, I can see that the lid on the ferm...