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Every time I've tried to brew a stout or porter, I've ended up a good 10 points away from my target FG. The Imperial I tried was about 30 points off its OG too (I put some of that down to an inefficient sparge, though!). The common ingredient in all of them has been chocolate malt from the...

I'm planning to make a White IPA (which I know is misleading - it's a pretty much a wheat beer with IPA hops, right?) in the new year, and I'm just looking for a bit of advice in using wheat in brewing, as fairly solid playground rumour is that it can be a pain to lauter and sparge. From what I...

I've had a couple of goes at brewing a small batch of smoked porter using a recipe I put together myself, which has an OG of 1.050. Both times, fermentation appears to have stopped, and the gravity has stuck around the 1.030 mark. I originally pitched half a pack of Safale S04, and had a good...

Like several folks, my first foray into all-grain brewing was with a Brooklyn Brewshop starter kit. They’re great, convenient little packages with most of the stuff you need to get going, so they're absolutely ideal for a beginner. Plus, the 1 US gallon size makes the gear great for...

Here's the recipe for the American IPA I just bottled - Vulgar Display of Power. It's Amber / Red in colour, has a big hop aroma and bitterness, and initial tasting reminded me a bit of Brewdog's Jack Hammer, so it'll be interesting to see how it conditions. OG: 1.064 FG: 1.014 ABV: 7.2% IBU...

I've found that the cap that came with my Brooklyn Brewshop starter kit has started to split, and although just about every US home brew supplier has replacement 38mm screw caps with moulded holes available (and they're never more than $0.99 each), my Google-Fu has failed me, and I'm having...

Hi there, Long time sorta lurker - quite often, when I've Googled a question about brewing, I've been brought to this forum for the answer, so I thought it was high time I joined up and did things properly :cheers: I've been brewing for a couple of years, and I suspect like most folks, I...