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Now quite recently I have been guilty of upping the ABV of my BIAB brews purely by either brewing slightly short, ie 20 instead of 23L or perhaps adding extra grain to the mash, which initially was an attempt to make up for the relative poor efficiency of BIAB brewing. Consequently I have been...

Ok, so, generally, the rule of thumb is two weeks in the FV, two weeks carbonating, then two weeks to condition, or more if you are patient.... So, 2+2+2 I mix this up a bit depending on my brew and general temp conditions. I quite often rack after a couple of weeks and leave for another week...

So, after much discussion and advice on improving my BIAB efficiency, today was brew day with a focused attempt on improving things a little. Exmoor Beast clone. The recipe calls for 6020 Pale Maris otter 545 Crystal Malt 250 Chocolate Malt The hop additions are not important here. I upped...

Following on from MyQul's brewday thread and ongoing discussions re grain crush and efficiency... Today I brewed a Tim Taylor Boltmaker clone with a view to improving my relatively poor efficiency from past brews using the true Biab method, i.e. Full 33L of strike water, squeeze the life out of...

I have a recipe for Old Speckled Hen that calls for 570g of sugar In with the grain bill. It doesn't say whether to add the sugar for the mash, or before the boil or after the boil....? I can't see the reasoning for adding with the mash, but pre or post boil ?

As title. I have an Exmoor Beast AG clone that has been bottled for over a month now. It was bottled at 1012 having been in primary for two weeks and was at 1012 for three days, so I bottled it. However I noticed the plastic bottles were rock hard after a week or so, so I guessed it was over...

Quick check on my three newly primed (2 wks) pb's up on the mezzanine to 'test' finds a large pool of beer on the floor ! Seems the one with the Exe valley Autumn Glory clone has leaked from the tap. Approx 2 litres over the laminate floor, good job the missus is out... Quick mop up and then a...

Having embarked on AG brewing and bought a few clone kits, I have noticed they all come with s-04 yeast. All the brews I have done so far with this yeast has stuck at 1016 and refuse to go lower, including some partial mash brews. The only time I used anything different was a s-05 yeast which...

So, after a much maligned first AG brew (see 'first AG stopped'), I came to bottle it today after three weeks in the FV and still at 1018 despite adding additional wort and yeast and stirring it and beating the hell out of it with a whisk to try and get some oxygen into it. Result, a pissy and...

As a prelim to my first full BIAB AG brew I decided to use up some grain, hops and yeast I had left over from my partial mashes, so :- For a 10L mini mash, 2.25kg Maris Otter 50g crystal malt 10g First gold whole leaf at 60mins 20g First gold at 5mins One hour mash and one hour boil...

Having done a few partial mashes now and on my way to full AG BIAB (just waiting for a wort chiller to arrive), I am left with some Maris Otter and some First gold whole leaf hops plus maybe 50g left of crystal malt. I have a 10litre FV stood idle and it's raining on Skye today (!) so I thought...

As always, a picture can be worth a thousand words. Forgive my Luddite tendencies, but how do I upload photos from my iPad ? I go to 'manage attachments' , upload a photo from my library, which it does, but I can't work out how to add it to my text..... Is this another oft quoted 'Apple sh..e'...

What are you lot on about ? I have a Commadore 64, will it work with that ? I'm off fishing !

So, after much kit brewing and two months sat looking at my newly acquired 15L pan, 10kg sack of Maris Otter plus associated stuff for a partial mash, I am going to do it today, mainly because I'm not allowed to fish on Sunday (!). I will be using one can from a Wherry kit as my LME. On a...

Hi, As a relatively seasoned beer brewer I have recently made some rhubarb and gorse flower wine. Gorse flower- og was 1098, now been in the demijohns for two months and racked twice and very nearly clear. Last time I racked the sg was down to 1014 but still with a bit of fizz on the tongue...

So, after drinking and eating in a delightful West Highland pub (Plockton) at lunchtime today, once again, I am dismayed at the number of people obsessed with the use of their cell phones and lap tops in a 'social' environment'! Jeez, I remember when you went out for a beer and some food and...

Having taken delivery of lots of new stuff to start partial mash brewing, ,today I offered my new stainless steel 15litre pan onto the induction job to find it won't work ! Cheap grade SS apparently, ie non magnetic. So before I head to the shed and use the calor gas stove, which will take an...

So, after much deliberation and the arrival of my new big shed, I have no excuse but to move my brewing on a touch. Having come back to brewing after a thirty year gap, I have been kit brewing for the last year or so and been quite impressed with my results, a big improvement on the kits of...

Just a quick heads up. As title... Good sale on at the moment, 'Simply' kits at £5 and Milestone premium kits at under £16, plus other good offers. Unfortunately for me I have to stand postage of £13.50 to Skye, whereas it's free delivery to England if you spend over £65.

It's wet and windy on Skye today (for a change...) so what else is there to do but make beer ! So... Brewbuddy bitter, 1.8kg + 1kg dextrose + 600g barley malt extract . Brewed slightly short to 21.5L and an OG of 1046. First time I have done this kit so not sure what to expect. John Bull...