StillSmart

Thanks guys, in part I think I tried to rile a few up, just to see reaction.....

Fuck it, I shall go start an off topic thread.

FFV, I'm sold.

Jeeze I am a bit drunk as well, best I leave it till I am somewhat straight.

Sorry for swearing, but I have a potty mouth.

Mash wrote:Welcome aboard inglishhill.
I am sure you'll be fine.
I have done a few sites. This one is a pleasure. You took me by surprise with you comments. I have to take a deep breath sometimes, I am sure we all do.
Sometimes people don't hear what your saying. Sometimes people have different agenda's. Sometimes we talk utter shite. But do all rub along and enjoy just that.

Pull up a chair, put on a brew and enjoy.

Thanks.

Icefever wrote:

inglishill wrote:Thanks for the welcome :-)
I'll try and dial it back a bit:-)
I am pretty easy going for the most part, really, I'll even take time to prove it :-)

Thanks dude..

Now we have you in the chair with the light shining in your eyes, we have some questions. Where were you on Jan 4th...no forget that sorry...

What's your still? and what's your poison?.... how long have you been stilling?? .........shit better start a new thread.

All in good fun mate.

I have a wee bit of experience, I come from a backwater colony although :-)

I shall introduce myself properly one day.

PS, imam pretty sure 4 Jan I was a bit pissed.

I will see how this topic is going tomorrow.
I myself sometimes go a little "off piste".
Free speech is a wonderful idea,drunken cussing's are less so.
I may feel inclined to lose a few posts.
It does grieve me to play the part of a policeman, although I once knew a UK Police Fire Arms Officer who tried to explain to two little girls, that he was a policeman because he liked helping people.

Robert.

Hi Teddy
My name is Dave and I have just ran my first batch through the T500 and a small carbon filter. The final product was terrible I wouldn't feed it to the wife !! It Tasted tainted total undrinkable

Can you please give me some tips or web sites I can to improve my process what is the best filter system to use, the recipe you posted looks great. Any information will be gratefully received. I'm working in Saudi but live in England with the T500. I hope it will be my retirement project,

The recipe is a good one Dave, so assuming you've read thru this thread and followed it as close as, you'd need to reveal more about how you ran it. Cuts, etc.

Thanks for the fast response

Y gotta spill the beans man

Been given a box of bran flakes, out of date.
So just a trial,
4.5ltr D,J,
50g bran flakes
1 kg T&L
pinch Epson Salts
Pinch Citric Acid
Pinch D,A,P,
1 vit B tablet
1 pot Allinsons Finest,

Crush bran flakes and add to 1ltr boiling water.
Dissolve sugar in 2 ltrs warm water.
Boil 10g yeast in 500ml water.
let all cool to 30c and combine in D,J,
Add 20g Allinsons and stir well.
added airlock but took off 15mins later.
Fermentation to vigorous cover with teatowel.
Have done 2 of these and will use my AS to still.
Hope some of the wheaty flavour comes thru

You are a brave man. I stopped experimenting with Allinson's and DJ's long ago.
Too much mess.

Robert.

By brave do you mean Red Indian.
In my last business we employed a driver call Maurice.
He believed in the after life and said that he was
once a Red Indian Chief, so he jumped out the back
of his lorry and we christened him............
JERONIMo.


thought you might like that one, true story as well.

I'm guessing that my general knowledge has huge gaps..
That went way over my head..

Robert.

sorry for not posting alot thats just not me but im here alot and read alot here

Question Teddys FFV ive followed the recipy

Ingredients ( for a 23l wash)
4kg Sugar
250g wheat bran
1 Multivitamin tablet
Pinch Epsom salts
½ tsp DAP Di-Ammonium Phosphate (available at good HBS or dee the discussion for a couple of good mail-order sources)
Citric acid
50g bakers yeast
PH was 4.6(i know not 5 but close)
starting grav was 1060
temp at pitching was 26C
keeping the temp at about 26C(with thermostat)

Method
In a large pot (5 litre or bigger) bring 2 to 3 litres of water to the boil.
Add the 250g of bran, bring back to the boil then simmer for 30 minutes stirring from time to time

Dissolve the sugar in warm water and add to the fermenter wiith cool water to bring quantity up to 20 litres.
Add the crushed MV tab, Epsom salts and DAP.
Once the bran has simmered for 30 mins, add it to the fermenter.
I then adjust the pH to around 5 wiith the citric acid (usually takes about ½ a tsp.)

Rehydrate the yeast in 100ml water and add to the mix. (A good guide to rehydrating is on the site) Making sure the start temp is below 30C
Stir well (I use a stick blender to thoroughly aerate it.)

Leave plenty of headroom as this takes off like a rocket. I use a 30l fermenter
Do NOT seal for at least 24 hours as a thick foamy cap will form within an hour. I put it under an airlock only after 36 hrs so I can monitor progress.

OK Heres my problem
wash hasnt started what have i missed someone shoot me please