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Hi All, I've a question regarding my CO2 regulator as I've recently started bottling from the keg using a Tapcooler. The regulator is this one: CO2 Regulator for Cornelius Keg - Love Brewing (although I got mine from The Malt Miller) And it's fine for normal use but in the Tapcooler...

Hello all, I dry hopped my latest brew but didn't put a little filter bag on my syphon when racking into my corny. I didn't cold crash. There's noticeable hop matter when I pour - not lots but noticeable. Currently carbed to about 12PSI. I have another corny that I could transfer into from...

Hi All, Do any of you know of any info regarding the flavours imparted by the 60 minute/bittering hops? If they're boiling for that long do they only contribute a sensation of 'bitterness' rather than any discernible flavour(s)? Sorry if this has been covered elsewhere, I couldn't find the...

Hi All, I have a few friends from around the country that like my beer and want me to send it out to them to try. They want to pay P&P (as I can't afford to send it out to them otherwise) ...is that OK, or does it count as buying the beer from HMRC's POV? I suppose it's like a subscription? My...

Hello all, I need a bit of a sanity check... I picked up a SS Brewtech Unitank largely for it's carbonation function but I now want to be a little more precise about my fermentation temp...but I don't want to shell out for a glycol chiller. Can anyone tell me if the following would fit the...

Do any of you have any recommendations for a more precise hydrometer than the one that came with my first kit? 0.080 to 1.150 isn't really cutting it when I'm only really interested between 1.000 and 1.070! Thanks in advance.

Hi All, I've been given a castoff fridge freezer that I've been using to cold crash and store hops but it would be more use as a temp controlled fermentation chamber. I was going to get an ink bird but it struck me that I'm not sure that I want the whole unit to be turning on and off if there...

"Hypothetical" might be the wrong word, but I'm interested in knowing the ways to reduce the abv of a particular recipe. Are there any other options in addition to the following? - use less malt - cold crash earlier and then rack off, away from the yeast - dilute the wort Is the repercussion...

Hi, my name is Jon and I joined last month. I've been busy brewing IPAs and Stouts and having a great time! If there are any other homebrewers on merseyside that fancy meeting up to swap brews and tips, I'd be up for it. I haven't been able to find a nearby homebrew club. Cheers! Pugh

I'm keen to know if there are others with biab brew systems that struggle to stick to recommended mash thickness in recipes? I tend to find that I need to have more water in to mash the grain in my grain bill. Has anyone experienced the same? Does it matter? I'm struggling to hit ideal OGs and...

Hello! I brewed a milk stout 2 days ago with an OG of 1.060. 2 days later and it's at 1.026. Is that typical? Seemed a bit steep which made me start doubting my original readings although I was pretty careful to take them at accurately and at ~20C. Thanks!

Hi all, I've got a part grain recipe I want to try and wanted to know if there's any reason I couldn't do it in a Brewzilla system? I can imagine I might have to dilute the extract in my brewpan before it goes into the system but wanted to check and also find out if there's anything else I...

Hi Everyone, I'm new to homebrewing and even newer to the forum! I've bottled a couple of brews and made sure ~3g of priming sugar was in each bottle and I've been a bit underwhelmed by the carbonation. I've been opening a bottle every 3 days since bottling to see how it's going on and I'm a...