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[Dimpie (COMPUTEK)]

^ Apparently yes, but it does fade quickly. You mix a batch for brew day & 2x weeks later after fermentation when its time to bottle that batch is faded and you have to mix some again in any event. Don't get me wrong ... it's a good sanitizer and I used it for a good couple of brews, but after getting my hands on Starsan, I'm not looking back
Starsan mixed with RO water lasts a looooong time ... just test every now & then to make sure the PH is still <3.5

Give THIS as listen .... very interesting

 

[Gothan]

Freakin hell, more than R700 for a 32oz bottle of starsan??!!

 

[MrR]

Hi All,
where's the best (read: value fro money) place to purchase bottles in the Cape Town surrounds? Consol?
TIA

 

[Necropolis]

I've only ever bought bottles from Consol - but at R75+- for 24 440ml bottles I really don't think it is badly priced.

 

[Gothan]

Quick question, my wife has gone and put a couple of my bottles through the dishwasher (not just sanitizing, the whole wash cycle). Just to be safe (I need head.....that sounds bad), can I just wash all the bottles inside out with something like coppertun's detergent to remove all traces left by the dishwasher detergent? I read somewhere that dish washing detergent is bad for the head when you pour beer?

 

[Necropolis]

I wouldn't worry too much about the bottles - as longs as they are clean and sanitized you will be fine.

Residual soap on the glass you pour your beer into tends to have an effect on the head retention...

 

[Gothan]

Ah ok, thanks, bottling an ipa tonight, and since I love me some ipa, don't want it to be ruined by the dishwasher

 

[Dimpie (COMPUTEK)]

Hi All,
where's the best (read: value fro money) place to purchase bottles in the Cape Town surrounds? Consol?
TIA

Hi, If you willing to pay about R3/bottle for Swingtop Grolsch bottles, let me know, as I know someone that has about 300 - Goodwood area.
He also have a couple of spare replacement swingtops & about 700 new silicone replacement gaskets.

 

[Gothan]

Hi, If you willing to pay about R3/bottle for Swingtop Grolsch bottles, let me know, as I know someone that has about 300 - Goodwood area.
He also have a couple of spare replacement swingtops & about 700 new silicone replacement gaskets.

Why oh why not in PTA

 

[Necropolis]

Hi, If you willing to pay about R3/bottle for Swingtop Grolsch bottles, let me know, as I know someone that has about 300 - Goodwood area.
He also have a couple of spare replacement swingtops & about 700 new silicone replacement gaskets.

Wow - that is a lot of bottles!

If I may ask - how did he come to have so many?

 

[Dimpie (COMPUTEK)]

^ We bought a lot of 2nd hand equipment from an "ex-home-brewer / ex-work-colleague" , I took 250 bottles knowing it should last me fine & my friend took the rest & I think he counted 300.

 

[Necropolis]

This is quite interesting:

 

[Dimpie (COMPUTEK)]

^ Nice find

Any link to original ?

 

[Gothan]

The addy is in the watermark

 

[Necropolis]

http://www.homebrewersformulary.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/HBFwatermark2000.jpg

 

[Dimpie (COMPUTEK)]

The addy is in the watermark

at my age, you don't see watermarks so good anymore

 

[Gothan]

Just want to say thank you to vincent at beerkeg. My new toys have arrived

 

[Necropolis]

Nice!

 

[Beachless]

nice, brewing this weekend then?

 

[Gothan]

Unfortunately not, bottling a Bavarian wheat this weekend, and also getting a 3 ring burner