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Hi all I thought I would share may latest brewing saga, A few years ago when I started brewing I asked the forum for help as I was getting low attenuation when brewing Stouts and Porters, after some advice I stuck to recipes with a higher percentage of base malts and since then I have had no...

Hi all, I brewed an Abbey beer last week (10l batch) using Whyeast Abbey yeast . The pack did not swell that much before pitching and was nearly 6 months old. I have had that happen before so I was not not to worried. But there was no sign of Fermentation the next day, I did mange to get some...

Hi all I bottled a Belgian beer earlier and mistakenly took the FG reading after adding the priming sugar, I had checked the gravity two days ago so I know fermentation was complete. I had an idea to adjust the FG reading by using Brewer's friend to calculate the effect of the sugar used on...

Bloody annoyed I buy a couple a brews worth of Custom kit ingredients all at once to save on P&P, and I thought I would sneak in an easy brew this morning as Im unexpectedly at home today - Greg Hughes Spring Beer, brewed last year and it was spot on. Few hours later went to put the hops...

Anyone have good recommendations for a Belgian brewing book? I have done a few a recipes from the Greg Hughes book and now I'm looking for more info and recipes in the style. I found the Terry Foster Porters & Stouts book very useful for that style and ideally would like the Belgian...

Hi, hopefully someone can help me out with this problem as I have been disappointed with my last few brews, to point of wanting to give up brewing dark beers (which I love in the winter) I have brewed 4 porters & stouts from Terry Fosters Porters & Stouts book; a basic Porter, Milk Stout, Oat...

Hi, I like to brew seasonally, so now Im drinking the lagers and hoppy Ales I brewed in spring. I have lots dark brews planned for winter but nothing specific to Autumn. Im thinking of the Red Ales some brewers make in Autumn. I could be wrong but the general recipe bible that is Greg Hughes...

Hi My first Rye Beer brew has raised a few questions which I was wondering if any can help with? I recently brewed a AG in the bag Rye beer with about 55% Rye Malt and 45% Pale Malt. When removing the bag I noticed the grains were very slimy which I have never experienced before, almost like...

Hi, I use a mixture of mini kegs and flip top bottles and I am looking at getting some 330ml Belgian flip top bottles for my latest Belgian brew. So far I can only find these in France and Belgium the price is reasonable (about 1.30 euro each) but the postage is quite high. So my question...

OK now I brew my own beer I'm looking for recipes or tips on brewing a beer to go with my other culinary hobby; cooking hot curries! As curry is definitely a meal for beer instead of wine. I was thinking a light/medium German Wheat beer, but i am not too sure about the hops, Citrus maybe?? I...

Hi, I have recently started brewing with 5L kit and all is going well. I was thinking of up sizing my kit, but 25L is to big for the amount I drink so I'm looking at staying at 5L and having more variety in what I brew. So far I have only brewed prepared packs of ingredients but this...