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I have some new can locks that I am going to use for the first time shortly, but there is still machine oil in the parts themselves. Do these need oxy cleaning or similar to degrease before being used for hot wort or water?

Hi all! Following completion of my MT build - (Coleman Xtreme 50qt Mash Tun Conversion) - I am trying to make the SS braided hose manifold/filter. I have cut the ends off and am trying to remove what appears to very good quality thick black rubber hose from within. HOW???! I can slide the...

Morning all! Has anyone used or have one of these mash tuns? If so, could you let me know what the maximum practical mash volume is? I know it is measured in US gallons and hoping it is around 37l that is a maximum reasonable volume. Are there any others that are similar by other companies...

Hi all, My first brew day for my return to brewing is a Premium Bitter: https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/ag-1-bill-clay-bitter-bjcp-style-11b.100771/ …,I thought I would use FWA with this having read about it a bit, but now understand that it doesn’t smooth the bitterness of a...

Good evening! I am trying to plan ahead for a test and simulation run of my updated kit and am wondering about whirlpooling. If I have this right, I will be recirculating from the boiler through my counter flow chiller and back into the boiler for 5 minutes to sanitise, but once we are in the...

Hi all, I have bee given a fridge to use as a brew fridge - standard 85cm high under the counter job and I can fit a 30L fermenter in it, which is good news. What I am wondering is, however, is if I will have trouble as the pump/compressor comes in half way into where the salad crisper draw...

Hi all! I have been looking for something to use for dry hopping and wondered if this would be good in the FV...

Happy Advent! Right, my wife is a coeliac and loves gf beer. I started looking at malts and extracts and it all seemed very limited. However! White Labs Clarity Ferm, apart from de-hazing beer, also apparently removes gluten to at or below 20ppm, the level at which beer could be certified...

I am thinking about how I am going to store my malt, especially smaller packs that I am using a bit of each time. To help, I am trying to plan my first recipes so that I can use the malts up completely within 3 or 4 brews, so no more than 3-4 months. I have some airtight storage containers and...

I have only ever made a couple of starters, but my brew app suggests I should be doing this a lot more - a couple of recipes are already demanding 1 - 2L starters. I have a 1L conical flask, but wondered if a small 1 gallon plastic fermenter can be used effectively for this. It’s harder to...

Planning a Best Bitter for my next brew, first of two Die Hard inspired beers (if you know the film, you’ll understand the name!) Going for something relatively simple, as first brew in about 9 years! Restarting my brew count at 1: 91% Maris Otter 7% Medium Crystal 2% Wheat Malt 45g Bramling...

Hi all! Right - I have never used corny kegs before. Just got CO2 yesterday and attached my new regulator. Straight off, I could see my master cylinder pressure on my first dial (600psi) - brilliant. I attached my gas line to the corny and managed to get 30 psi registered and the release valve...

Good evening! I am returning to AG brewing after a loooong break. Used to be on here with a different username. Anyhow - old HLT and boiler are still working a treat having tested. But….I am now converting the Coolbox I got ages ago to a Mash Tun and a little worried. I got a 50qt Coleman...

I am thinking about making a beer with elderflower when the time comes, as we have tons of elder outside our house. I was just wondering how you go about it, as they are infested with wild yeast? Is the best strategy to shred the flowers off, leaving the stalks behind, and then freeze them...

Hello! I am brewing tomorrow, but am planning on cold steeping my dark grains today. Problem is, in Gordon Strong's book he states a 1lb grain : 2 quarts mix. Elsewhere on the internet, it is suggested you should use 3 times as much grain as you would in the mash, but Gordon doesn't say that...

Bought some vacuum sealed hops in clear pouches, and accidentally left them in a tiled fireplace in indirect light and a room at 17C for 9 days or so. Is this going to have spoiled them, or should I replace them?

I've found a recipe that uses Pacific Jade, but, as I already have a freezer full of other hops, I wondered if there was a close substitute I could use instead? PJ imparts citrus and freshly ground pepper appatently.

I had planned to do something else for Number 3, but will now be going for a Robust Porter. Before I brew, just wanted to post the recipe below for comment to see if I am on the right sort of track: 81% Maris Otter 8% Crystal (60L - it's all I have) 5% Munich I Malt 3% Chocolate Malt 3%...

Has anyone tried brewing with the new Flyer hops yet? Supposed to be good for darker beers, but wondered if anyone could provide some idea of the bittering, flavour, aroma characteristics?

I have just bought some American hops: Centennial, Chinook & Cascade. I also have some Cluster kicking about in the freezer somewhere. My plan is to make an American IPA and I was thinking of Chinook, Centennial & Cascade. I am aiming for 27L into the fermenter, so hop schedule would be: 50g...