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Hi guys I've sourced an old maxi chiller 110 that for whatever reason dosent have a pump for cold water recirculation. I'm planning on using it for chilling my SS Brewtech fermenter which with the ftss kit comes with a submersible pump which turns on when temp drops below a certain temp in...

Hi Guys, thought id post my new brewing system for your perusal/ judgement, it has gone through several different phases and set ups but i think unless i add a plate chiller this will be my final layout. Its all in the picture of flows of wort etc The kit has been bought from a combination of...

Have SS Brewtech Sparge arm for sale, RRP £45, only used 4 times in excellent condition, will take any reasonable offer :)

Really keen to try making a "milkshake" IPA beer for the challenge and the curiousity of it! From what I understand it needs oats for haze, lactose for extra sweetness and vanilla pods for that ice cream flavour! As well as fruit etc! Has anyone made anything similar at all? Are there any good...

Recently purchased a 7 gal brewtech chronical fermenter which I love but is an all ache to cool if doing lagers and can't crash cool. Was thinking of getting a glycol chiller or something similar to help unfortunately they all cost a fortune so have been looking at using a maxi chiller - I came...

Hi guys just looking for a bit of advice. I've always used swing top bottles I just prefer the look and feel of them. I've been using them for goin on 18 months with no issues but noticed recently that I need to start replacing the rubber seals. Some of the rubber seals though seem to have...

Hi Guys I haven't brewed for a wee while due to a new addition to the family but finally got an opportunity to get the mash tun out this week. After much research I decided to do a Berlinner weisse. There seems to be a million different ways to brew one and various techniques on souring. I...

Hi guys thought id post my version of Pragues legend brewery pub U Fleku. Ive stolen the recipe from the mad fermentationist with a couple of changes: http://www.themadfermentationist.com/2015/12/tmave-pivo-czech-dark-lager.html Recipe Malt: 2.7 kg Weyermann Floor Malted Bohemian Pilsner...

Hi guys just looking for a quick bit of advice! I've just bottled a batch of beer I checked the SG the 2 days consecutively after 10 days fermenting and wasnt bubbling much out of overflow pipe. Gravity was 1.012 then crash cooled to 2 degrees. Bottled the beer and primed it then rechecked...

Hi guys I'm trying to find a King cobra clone recipe as love this beer! Anyone have any suggestions or ideas? I've included the blurb from their website below KING COBRA The most luxurious of the expressions in our Master Brewer’s locker is a super-premium beer called King Cobra. A...

Hi everyone I was wondering if I can draw upon your collective wisdom for a recipe for a beer I had in Prague which was by far one of the best beers I have ever tasted! It was a dark Czech beer at the brewery U Fleku, I think called a Tmave Pivo. Has anyone heard of this or had success in...

Just been watching the one show on tv and they talking about using bread as a base along with the malt to make beer! Has anyone tried this? Or know what particular flavours or benefits it might add?

Hi guys Was just wondering if anyone knows of any kegarator systems/coolers that can fit and use mini kegs in the UK. Ive seen a few products in the US but nothing that you can seem to buy over here.

Im just about to bottle up my Imperial russian porter that has been brewing for the past wee while. Ive been having a problem recently of getting the beer to carbonate after secondary fermentation. My last beer took 3 months to be carbonated and my other batch is still not carbonated and its...

Need some quick advice my brew predictably is going mental and incredibly active, have created blow off valve as thought this might happen but still isnt coping and is starting to come up the blow off valve. Is there anything I can do?!?!? Ive included a photo of my current set up below. Its...

Hiya guys been talking on the forum about doing this recipe for a while but havent had the time to make it. I wanted a challenge and this beer has a number of elements that I havent really worried about before. Namely making a massive yeast starter since it is such a high gravity beer and also...

Hiya Folks, So have been looking for a good russian imperial stout recipe and found one from byo. So going to have a go of this with a few tweaks https://byo.com/stories/issue/item/3128-stone-imperial-russian-stout-clone Recipe: 5 gallons/19 L, partial mash) OG = 1.096 FG = 1.020...

Its pretty hard to find original topics and I imagine this has already been discussed a fair bit, but do people find a big difference between 1) putting in their priming sugar into their fementer and leaving it a day before bottling or 2) putting the sugar cubes or granules directly...

Decided to brew another one of my favourite recipes which is Blue Moon - a North American Wheat beer made with coriander and orange. I stole a recipe from http://www.eckraus.com/blog/blue-moon-recipe-clone-extract-all-grain with a few minor modifications for weights Specs: OG 1.055 F.G 1.014...

I imagine this has been discussed a lot before but appreciate any help. Im fairly new to extract brewing but have done a few partial mash recipes now and never seem to get the SG that they reccomend, I did a blue moon clone earlier today and should have been 1.054 but got 1.050. and recently my...