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[Gerryjo]

 Hi johnm you're right only air in the bladders.
Bottled Saturday morning.

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[Shanna]

Bladderwrack contains air in those bubbles, did you never pop them in Lahinch as a kid, goes rock hard dry

That's what help the plant rise and fall with the tide. Fucus vesiculosus beloved of 6th year biology students everywhere (including this one back in time). Can have high levels of iodine & potassium in it so I would use it sparingly from a taste point of view. It can also pickup marine pollution especially sewage so I would be judicious in where you get it.

Shanna

[Gerryjo]

Funny found that out while researching seaweeds on our shores as does carrageenan and picked at Buncrana.

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[Fatcontro11er]

I like the sound of that( myrtle) I got some from a big in Roscommon years ago but never seen it locally!?!?

[brendy_éire]

I like the sound of that( myrtle) I got some from a big in Roscommon years ago but never seen it locally!?!?

Would be interested to try bog myrtle myself, but not sure how to go about getting it.  Can anyone just dander into a bog and starting lifting the plants there?
It's for sale online from this crowd in Scotland (http://www.bogmyrtle.com/), but you're taking €300 a kilo, some price!

[irish_goat]

Map of where bog myrtle has been spotted here. None logged in Derry but there's some outside Buncrana. http://bsbi.org/maps?taxonid=2cd4p9h.5eb

[Fatcontro11er]

Would be interested to try bog myrtle myself, but not sure how to go about getting it.  Can anyone just dander into a bog and starting lifting the plants there?
It's for sale online from this crowd in Scotland (http://www.bogmyrtle.com/), but

Aye you can just pick it one things for sure you'll know when you are next to near it, the smell is very menthol!? You won't confuse it with anything else!

[Gerryjo]

Looking for any opinions on using a second yeast.Put a brew together and used S33 yeast and had messed up as there was a leak in my fv.Looking to transfer to a second fv and use Gervin English Ale Yeast.Has anyone tried this before.

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[irish_goat]

Looking for any opinions on using a second yeast.Put a brew together and used S33 yeast and had messed up as there was a leak in my fv.Looking to transfer to a second fv and use Gervin English Ale Yeast.Has anyone tried this before.

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What's wrong with the S33? If you transferred to a second fv there will still be plenty of yeast in there to ferment it.

[Gerryjo]

Lifted the lid for a look and seems inactive although there is a ring of krauzen but maybe that's just me.Never seen a bubble in airlock on both occasions using this yeast.

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[irish_goat]

How long has it been on?

[Gerryjo]

Yeast was pitched on Saturday morning.

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[irish_goat]

I'd be inclined to leave it and see how it gets on. Pitching the 2nd yeast would be fine as well though, shouldn't cause any major issues.

The airlock might not bubble if the lid isn't securely closed either and CO2 is escaping that way.

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Map of where bog myrtle has been spotted here. None logged in Derry but there's some outside Buncrana. http://bsbi.org/maps?taxonid=2cd4p9h.5eb

It's not a very detailed map, but it's a start, I suppose.  Could take a run down next week maybe.

[irish_goat]

I'll ask in work actually, might be a few parks with some of it.