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Hi all, there's a meet up at Beer guerrilla on the welly rd, on wednesday 18th october, if any are interested.7pm to 9 pm.Spoke to Matt , the owner and he's happy for us to bring our beers to swap / drink in there or just come along for a chat. He reckons about 6 or 7 are keen so far . Be good...

Hi all.This was passed onto me today. Great northants brew off.Can't really pass much info on other than it's a facebook page and non profit , proceeds going to a good cause. May interest some of you guys, so just trying to spread the word. Cheers,Dave.

Hi all, i've had a porter stuck on 1.030 for 4 days or more, after 10days in the f.v.. So gave a stir, nothing after 2 days. Pitched some new yeast, nothing for 2 more days. So upped the temp to 24c in the water bath yesterday and seems to have kicked it off.Nothing major , but lid was...

Hi all, yeah, really just asking if one or the other imparts any flavour or are both same same but different and used just for head retention/ mouth feel . Er etc.. Have used melonoidin before. Same ?Looking to do a sort of american type brown ale tomorrow. 85% pale. and a mix of crystal...

Hi all, picked up 4 crates[20 bottle jobs] in the last week or so, all legit. 2 in a skip, 1 in the road and 1 up the park. Already have 10 and would happily keep these, thou not exactly needed. But with the misses in my ear 'why do you keep bringing home more tat'. I'm more than happy to pass...

Hi all.I know some people do over night mash's. I've got a proper hectic weekend, Then working away, then away next weekend. So just wondered, could i drain into a bottling bucket tonight, that'll give me time to clean my f.v and a rake of bottles. Then call it a day and bright and breezy next...

Hi all. Got a porter sitting in trubs from saturday at a a steady 20c. looks pretty done to me. Going to leave for another week. Have heard it's a good practise to put the temp up to 24c or so for a few days, to let the yeast clear up a bit more. Pros and cons please. I.e . Is it worth it, too...

Hi all. Just to pick your brains on a good all rounder. A go to , store cupboard hop. One that can cross the board from e.s b's to a hoppy new world pale and even a stout. Think i've heard magnum mentioned before but i've nether used. I've used northdown and progress before in english bitters...

Hi all.Winter's coming, so going to have a go with a porter this afternoon. Done a couple before, sort of tweaked clones. Fullers and a taddy porter.This is my 1st attempt of a recipe . Looking for a bit more coffee notes but not overkill. So am i in the right area with the black?. Also have...

Hi all, Do any of you do this or is it a no no?I usually ,after a rinse, put the bottles in,wash, then cling film, pack away.On bottling day, put in a trub with oxy clean, then rinse with warm water then spray with starsan.Wondering if on bottling day , i could just pop bottles in dishwasher...

Hi all.spoke to the guy who owns Beer Guerrilla, a new off licence/ tap room type thing, just opened in Northampton. Really sound and up for having a meet up, once a month for homebrewers, If enough interest. Bottle/ recipe swap ,chit chat, etc.Yonny from copper kettle,who's also a homebrewer...

Morning all. Just wondering how hard a clean does a brew kettle need ?Should i use an oxi clean?Had a couple of brews taste funny in the past but put down to not rinsing properly, probably the f.v's or equipment. I have a 50l kettle and after a brew usually drain what's left into the compost...

Mornin all.Going to get a porter on the go today and hoping to get full use of my 50l kettle and brew 30l. Then putting into 2 f.v's.Was thinking of using safale 04 in one trying a different yeast in the other. I've got an out of date notty(febuary) and a winsor. Can't remember ever using...

First off, a big hi to all.Still been keeping an eye on the forum but took a brewing breather for awhile, with moving/not moving house, job change and the big hiding of 3 brews going bad on me. By the time i opened the 1st , the next was bottled and 3rd in the f.v. Ouch. All's well now thou...

Done a A.P.A. last saturday using a wyeast slap pack and there's still a inch of krausen on top . the thing is , it's got this whitish powdery coating on top. not seen this before. should i be overly concerned?checked f.g. and down to 1.010 so think it's done. wondering if i should skim the top...

can anyone recommend one.have seen on ebay and h.b. shops the red or black ones, both look and cost the same. £30ish.any 1st hand thumbs up welcome.bottle i have are different shapes. if that makes a difference. been having a mare with the red lever one i've got . some cap, some don't, mangle'd...

Usually brew on a saturday , nice and steady. done biab summer lightning last night that seemed to take ages, finished cleaning up about 2a.m. which included freeing up a f.v. and bottling .had 5 bottles whilst brewing, resulting in a few minor hiccups. jut wondering, if stuck for time,could i...

4th biab brewed and have been using biabrewer calculater. the thing is all the recipes so far have been for A.G. and when using there calcs the bill is much higher for biab. for example . Summer Lightning brewed last night, for 23ltrs A.G. recipe grain bill was 4990g, biab recipe was 5855g.All...

The next 2 brews in pipeline, the recipes have whitbread1099 ale yeast , the other 1028 london. Does anyone have any tips, having not used before. The minute they're sitting in the fridge till brewday tomorrow. ferment temp says 18 to 22c . Wondering if better top or lower end or best go for...

Sure i've read on here or jim,s that it's better to have a finer crush. Or does it make much difference? Just done my 1st BIAB and ordered crushed from geterbrewed but they sent whole. which mean't a lot of smashing with mallet/rolling pin etc. If thats the case , does anyone know a good H.B.S...