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  1. BigDave1303

    Grainfather App crashes immediately

    Hi, didn't even know this could be done. Ive just updated to the latest ios version & it still does it. Just done that, deleted & re installed GF app again. Working fine atm & will post back if problem re-occurs Thanks for the responses guys.
  2. BigDave1303

    Grainfather App crashes immediately

    Hi All, The Grainfather App crashes immediately upon loading on my iPhone. I have deleted the app & reinstalled from the App Store. It works once or twice then immediately crashes again. Does anyone else have the same problem?
  3. BigDave1303

    Hop aroma disappeared after closed transfer

    This is very similar to what I do when transferring from my GF conical to a keg. I also pass the co2 from the fermentation through the keg so that it fills the transfer line & the keg with co2. No additional co2 is required - just gravity.
  4. BigDave1303

    Purging keg with CO2 from fermentation: liquid or gas post?

    I'm just wondering if we are all getting paranoid about removing o2 as close to 100% as possible. I subscribe to many homebrew YouTube channels & also to a couple of small independent breweries. They fill into casks & kegs through a hose just pushed through the hole in the cask/keg. Bottle...
  5. BigDave1303

    Venting keg during transfer = hop aroma loss. Fact or myth?

    Have you tried doing a closed transfer & returning the venting/exhaust on the receiving keg back to the top of the fermenter to form a closed loop, & use gravity to transfer the liquid? I've done this for the last few years.
  6. BigDave1303

    Extract Beers Are Cleaner and Tastier Than My All-Grain Beers

    I'm no expert but interesting that the extract beer comes out better as per the title of this thread. I read somewhere that you should use RO water if brewing extract / kits as the extract has already been produced with the correct water profile, using tap water will add additional salts etc to...
  7. BigDave1303

    WTF am I doing wrong??!!!

    I brew 23L batches & closed transfer 18.5L from my GF conical into a co2 purged keg (co2 captured during fermentation). The remaining 2-3L I bottle using a bottling wand into flip top bottles. The whole batch is crash chilled before packaging, kegged beer is put straight into my Kegerator &...
  8. BigDave1303

    Question for you All In One users...

    I have a Brewster Beacon & don't have any problems. I let the wort recirculate for a few minutes before carefully seating the top plate on top of the grains, this allows any stray/small bits to be filtered back on top before putting the top plate in position.
  9. BigDave1303

    how many Corny kegs will a 5lb tank do?

    Thanks for t Thanks for explaining this. My pressure gauge sits just above 50 bar from new until almost empty. During the summer heatwave the pressure went up to approx 80 bar & dropped back to normal after the heatwave.
  10. BigDave1303

    how many Corny kegs will a 5lb tank do?

    I question this when I exchanged my last co2 bottle. I was told its the pressure remaining not the fill level. I used to work for the ambulance service, all our oxygen bottles show the amount of gas remaining not the pressure. Don't know why o2 & co2 are different.
  11. BigDave1303

    Recipe generator from ingredients list

    I usually make Vacant Gesture Vacant Gesture ~ 440ml Cans & Recipe Download | Harrisons Brewery | The Brew Shed Challenger at 60 Mins, Mosaic Steep/Whirlpool & Dry hopping It comes out with a fruity aroma & taste and not too bitter. Have also made a couple of English ales in the past, Ginger...
  12. BigDave1303

    Recipe generator from ingredients list

    Thanks for the replies guys. I did enter some of my hops into Brewers friend, It came out with recipe's which contained other ingredients which I don't have. I do remember seeing a website a year or two ago which did come up with recipe's but can't remember what/where it was. If I do find...
  13. BigDave1303

    Recipe generator from ingredients list

    Sorry if this has been asked before but I can't find anything. Is there any online recipe generator software where I can add a list of all the ingredients I have already, which will then generate some recopies for me. Reason for asking is that I was given some hops which I have not used before &...
  14. BigDave1303

    Historic National Brewery Centre Faces Closure.

    As you can see from the title The National Brewery Centre Faces Closure. Burton on Trent is considered Holy Ground when it comes down to the Water used to brew beer. Please help to keep the Heritage of Beer & Brewing alive by visiting the National Brewery Centre. Heritage Visits - National...
  15. BigDave1303

    Grainfather Conical Fermenter Owners Thread

    I'm so glad I bought a glycol chiller a couple of years ago. Temperature here in the UK has been the hottest on record over the past week. But my system has coped well maintaining a consistent temp between 19.4c - 20c. The setpoint is 20c so I am well impressed with it.
  16. BigDave1303

    Confused about my first brew

    I would say, don’t worry about the numbers on this brew & treat it as a learning point. Before your next brew do some research, there’s plenty of stuff on the internet & YouTube is fantastic for learning how others do things, they’ve already made the mistakes so you don’t have to. ps welcome to...
  17. BigDave1303

    I feel stupid every time I make a starter

    To avoid clumping, mix the DME with cold water then bring to a boil & cool ready for the yeast.
  18. BigDave1303

    Need help: Kettle with bottom drain

    Wouldn't having a hole in the centre of the bottom prevent you from doing a whirlpool as this is where everything need to settle out?
  19. BigDave1303

    Help with recipe

    Watch a few YouTube videos. ?You will learn a lot.
  20. BigDave1303

    Extract brewing is FAKE brewing

    Surely it needs to be an axe you forged yourself, you can't just go out & buy one.
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