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Totally enjoying this out of the ordinary work. One of the major reasons I enjoy brewing is because I have the freedom to adapt recipes to beers that I think that I will enjoy rather than attempt to clone beers which I was never happy with being served in pubs in the first place. After nearly...

I received a NZ 'Pilsner' kit over the Christmas period from a neighbour and although I havent done kits for a while I'm thinking I'll knock this one out later and get it in the FV. Although it says 'Pilsner' in the description it has a California ale yeast and can be fermented at room...

Knowing how popular Youtube is to many if not all on the forum is I was wondering if anybody follows certain individuals who are not bloggers per se but incredibly interesting and great to follow. Sure there are the authors such as John Palmer and Stan Hieronymus who are brilliant too but my...

As much as I love heavily hopped IPAs I'm beginning to realise there is a limit to just how much hops not only do I appreciate but actually how much I can physically take. Recently I've noticed that when I drink my own heavily hopped IPAs and also some commercial IPAs with a good hop content...

Originally I had intended on doing a Maple Wheat using a good Maple syrup but after researching online in the various forums etc it seems that maple is a pretty difficult ingredient to work with and achieve any kind of result. It seems that maple (syrup) when its added early will largely be...

Over the weekend I was discussing with other home brewers the carbonation methods used (in cornies) and the general consensus was that most people force carbonate. If you have no time constraints and are not in a hurry to get your latest batch flowing would you or do you use natural/priming...

I'm interested in hearing people's thoughts on open fermentation and whether or not anyone brews to this method on a regular basis. Its probably too early in my learning curve for me to try it just yet but I'm intrigued by the method, especially after reading that it was the norm almost in...

I have two batches of IPA fermenting, both were brewed on the same day and are stored at the same temps, side by side, and both used the same yeast. After 10 days and levelled out gravity readings I decided to dry hop them with their respective hops, one Citra and one EKG. To my amazement and a...

I love wheat beers and the different variations I've managed to brew and remembered this week a wheat beer I drank in Canada which was really impressive. It got me thinking that I could attempt a Maple Wheat but I really know nothing about Maple syrup other than that its damned expensive. So I'm...

I hate to admit it but my knowledge of hops and their various characteristics is really poor due to the fact that I've used at most a dozen or so over time. I've been doing some small batches of SMaSH brews to get to know hops a bit better and to be honest I really wish I'd done more Smash brews...

Havent done a brew since Spring so thought I'd try my hand at an IPA and keep it simple. Aiming for a 4.8 - 5.0% The brew day went fairly well, no problems but knackered afterwards. O.G. 1052 which is lower than the BS estimate of 1066. Ingredients Amt Name Type # %/IBU 5.00 kg Pale Malt...

We all know how important it is to have accurate temperature readings throughout the whole brewing process but I was wondering if any of you guys could recommend a reliable and long lasting brew thermometer. During my last brew day I decided to get a second reading during the mash with a second...

I did this yesterday on the spur of the moment, originally I was planning on doing a Stout based on the Whitbread SSS but as I say spur of the moment brew and I managed on what I had available here. I couldn't find liquorice root or fat free cocoa on BS so I just added it to the notes. First...

I decided I really need to move over to kegging and organise a fermenting fridge. Anyway, my problem is that the regulator out has a kind of flared connection for the beer line and I was wondering if I could use the standard or have to use a flared swivel female connection.

Judging from what I've read on the forums it seems common practice to sometimes use up whats left from ingredients from previous batches which is exactly what I'm going to do. The recipe builder suggested I could get close to a Saison. As I'm new to this, fairly at least, I was wondering if any...

I'm not sure this is the right place to post but I hope so. I just received an order of DME and yeasts but one of the packs of light malt extract was punctured with a small hole in the pack, the pack itself is sticky on the outside. I am pretty obsessive about the risk of contamination so I...

I thought I'd just say hi from S.E. London. I'm new to home brewing although years ago I used to help friends in Germany with what I now know to be all grain brewing. my tastes in beer lie in the German and Belgian camp with special preference given to the Weizenbiers Crystal and Hefe.