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Hi After 2 hernia ops and generally drinking less I want to.continue all grain brewing but reduce the volumes. Has anybody got advice about scaling down? I'm thinking half batch quantities say 12 litres? I'm ok with recipe scaling down it's more a question of equipment. My equipment is an old...

Thankyou. Yes I'm transferring to bottling bucket.

I'm getting a cardboard taste in my bottles beers after around a month which I'm putting down to oxygenation. I batch prime and transfer to bottles by bottling wand. Is there s better way to bottle to minimise risk of oxygen? I dont keg as I dont drink much these days and like to.give bottles...

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Thanks for your advice!

Thanks!

Hi I am looking to buy a stainless steel fermenter. Can anyone suggest one that will do a standard 23 litre brew please? Most available are the conical types which will not fit in my fridge like a standard plastic bin that I am currently using. Thanks in advance.

I made some elderflower champagne and primed the bottles 6 weeks ago. Opened a bottle yesterday and hardly any fizz. I was thinking of opening them up and adding carbonation drops. Is this a sensible solution please?

Thanks Steve

Great idea. Thankyou.

Great thank you. I will try this and share the results when I next brew if I remember.

I had read about boiling so that would be a good experiment to do a before and after test. Is there a recognised time for the boil duration?

That sounds like a good idea

Thanks for the tips. I have brewed great porters with the tap water. Perhaps I should adapt lol

Hi I wanted to do a German Pilsner lager. I normally get great results with Tesco water plus additions.