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  1. J

    Infected beer?

    Looks a litttleee bit like a pellicle starting to form in between the yeast rafts, but it could just be a weird looking krausen. As WEAL said give it a smell and taste, could be fine, or, you might have an awesome mixed culture beer on your hands
  2. J

    Can you be allergic to some yeasts or can a yeast be bad and taste bad?

    As mark mentioned pink neo, or pink stain remover is chlorinated tri sodium phosphate. It’s an effective alkali cleaner and the chlorinated form is a super effective sanitiser. However this needs to be rinsed very thoroughly. Looking at the MSDS I think it may be your cleaning routine that’s the...
  3. J

    Homebrew Ginger beer issue

    Ginger beer can be a hard one to get a healthy ferment since the nutrient content is so low. . It’s a good idea to treat ginger beer like mead or hard seltzer. Adding a source of nutrient such as Fermaid-O, a DAP and trace mineral blend, yeast hulls or something similar can help. Personally I...
  4. J

    Carbonating Box Wine

    Assuming you’re at 2•c I’d aim for about 40-45 psi to achieve 6vol CO2, which is fairly standard for carbonated wines and champagne. This pressure is probably going to need a fair bit of extra flow resistance to slow down your wine though. I’d throw the FC disconnect on personally. Typical...
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