RDWHAHB - good advice although I admit I had to Google it :)

Thanks everyone for your comments! For my next attempt, I think I'll try no sparge (because less work is good if I can get away with it :)) I'll also check my kitchen counter is level for the hydrometer (no guarentee of that - the house is fairly new!) and persevere. If that doesn't work, a...

Interesting point about the water loss, I hadn't really considered that. My first attempt didn't boil off as much as the recipe expected, but I was using an extension cord and I've read that can make quite a difference. Next time I'll figure out how to get the Brewzilla near enough to the wall...

Agreed. Almost a certainty the scale will be on the other side. I've started taking a burst of photos on my phone to solve that!

A local brewery uses Clarity Ferm and I've never had a problem with their products, so I was reasonably confident I wouldn't get sick. It's not that expensive but I can't get it locally so the shipping typically costs way more than the product. RiteBrew has a great price you're right. A shame...

Interesting chart - thanks If I don't get better with the hydrometer soon I may have to invest in a swear jar :mad:

The gluten reduced bit doesn't seem to be much of an issue - throw in the Clarity Ferm at the start of fermentation and you're done. I'm not Celiac and gluten reduced seems to be good enough. Which is good since I've yet to try a gluten free beer that actually tastes like beer! Is your test...

Hi everyone! I'm just getting in to this home brewing thing. It's (at least at first) more out of necessity than anything - I'm gluten intolerant and where I live the number of gluten free/reduced beer options are minimal, so I thought "to hell with it, I'll do it myself" So, since failure is...