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Hey Guys! Just finishing off my 2nd extract brew woo! Im planning to do a pilsner lager as my dad still aint that impressed with the lagers i've made so far! Recipe (thanks to aleman): 3 Kilo Extra Light Spraymalt 65g Northern Brewer hops 45g Tettnang hops then a late addition of 15g...

brilliant thankyou aleman! sounds like a nice simple one, would this type of recipe be better with a liquid pilsner type yeast or would i get fair results with dry lager yeast?

Hey guys, does anyone know of a decent pilsner recipe for extract/partial mash? I really want to try a pilsner but cant find any decent recipes, i already have a kilo of dry malt extract - is this any good? or should i stick with LME? any ideas are appreciated!! alex :drink:

Would it be easier/any better to forget the boiling pot idea and just go with converting a fermenting bin into a boiler? my dad is rather handy so he offered to do so, im just in the dark about how exactly to go about building a plastic boiler?

thanks for the advice, was not sure if galvanised was a good idea or not - glad i checked! can anyone recommend a cheap place to get a brew pot from? everywhere i've seen them have been 20 quid and up.

cheers guys really helped alot! just got my second extract brew on the boil now! :) thanks again, will be using tettnanger perhaps for my next lager! :) alex

Hey guys! I've just found a galvanised steel bucket from homebase for £6.99 and i was wondering if i could use this instead of a brewing pot to intially boil the hops and malt extract in? it sounds a little daft but it would save me money! heres the link for the bucket, would this withstand...

Thanks MCollins, what type of american hops are there for aroma? I can get hold of most through the internet since I have no LHBS (damn those expenisve delivery charges!) I've heard of cascade hops - are these for aroma?

Hiya guys, just had bought for me a packet of youngs lager yeast, but I'm not sure of how good it is, does anyone have any experience with this yeast? Also does anyone know of a good hop for aroma in lagers? I currently have northern brewer but want to add a little something extra next time...

Hey guys, -ve just about finished primary fermenting my first lager extract beer, and I'm quite please so far with the aroma :) I've read a lot about lagers needing secondary conditioning before bottling but since I'm on a tight budget can I get away with leaving the lager in primary for an...

Thanks for the advice, the yeast is a lager yeast so 11 degrees is optimum for it. I'm just really unsure how to strain the tiny pieces of hop still floating in the lager before I bottle it? Don't want pieces floating in my bottles! Lol any suggestions or tips for next time? Alex

yes its been in the fermenting bucket at 11 degrees C for 8 days. I cannot see through it atall its very murky, is there a way of straining out the little hop pieces rather than have them at the bottom of my bottles when it comes to bottling? The brew sees too early to bottle yet, so will it be...

Hey guys, I've just done a gravity reading of my extract lager brew and I noticed that the lager is very murky and that there was a lot of small pieces of hop floating in the lager. it has been fermenting at bang on 11 degrees for 8 days now but does it need a lot more time or is something...

Hey guys, my first extract brew is almost finished primary fermenting but I'm unsure abwt how much to prime 500ml bottles with spray malt? My recipe calls for priming with the spray malt but I am just unsure how much I need for each bottle? Any help is really appreciated! Alex

Thank christ for that! Lol thankyou Tubby_shaw, its lager yeast I'm using, not that aley-lagerey yeast lol thanks again for the advice! Alex