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I've been brewing for a bit more than 18 months, just over 12 months all grain. I've got a few beers now that I've kept for a while - I opened up a porter that I've had for a year tonight, and got a couple of bottles of last year's Xmas brew saved up too. I've found that when I open them up...

I'm making some Mince Meat for Xmas - my method says to put it in sterilised jars. Do you think a good wash and a good spray of Star San will do it? If it's good enough for beer, it's good enough for mince, no?

How high a % of Flaked Oats in my grist is ok?

I've got some left over Tettnang and Ahtanum Hops from a recipe I did a little while back. I don't seem to have any other recipes that use them. What are they good for? I'm planning a Saison and a Tripel soon, could either of those use them?

I'm looking at doing James Morton's 'Mad Boris Russian Imperial Stout' recipe, but I really want to use up open bags of malt I've got in the cupboard. The Grain Bill is: Maris Otter, 7 kg, 80% Chocolate Malt, 700g, 8% Crystal Malt, 350g, 4% Brown Malt, 350g, 4% Amber Malt, 350g, 4%...

I recently made my first AG IPA. It's pretty tasty - but it's got an amber glow and I love that crisp straw yellow appearance. Made wonder, those on here who like their American IPAs- what grain bill do you use? I love The Kernal's IPAs - would love to get a colour like that. Or I just had...

I've got some out of date yeast - 2 vials of White Labs Cry Havoc. Some yeast calculators (such as Brewer's Friend, which is my go-to) are saying it's 0% viable, others are maybe giving me 10%. I gather from this forum and some old threads that doing a 2 stage starter with old yeast can...

Hi, I've got 85 grams each of Citra and Nelson Sauvin hops and wanted to make an IPA. I just wondered about balancing these 2 hops, anyone ever used this combo? How does the below sound? (This is adapted from James Morton's Extra IPA in his book, Brew - he likes to pack in the hops!) I...

I've only done a few brews - 3 kits and 3 all grain - and I'm wondering, what are the arguments for dried yeast against liquid and vice versa? I've used liquid twice and making a starter is a lot more work, especially as I have a small fridge to fit my starter in to settle it out (I have to...

Hi, This is a half-sized recipe, taken from Charlie Papazian's 'Home Brewer's Companion' - I’ve converted it from US to UK and then halved it. I’m brewing this up as a Christmas Brew to give away to friends and family. Papazian recommends ageing it a little so I’ll...

Hi all, First time I've made a proper starter. Last time I did it too late and didn't manage to settle it out properly so I just threw the whole thing in (dme soloution and all), this time I've got a lovely yeast bed at the bottom. I've poured off my soloution and got it out the fridge to...

Hi, I've got my second all grain brew in my FV, it's at day 10 I've just taken a gravity reading and had taste. It's approaching its expected FG but it smelled kind of eggy and had a thick buttery mouthfeel. Really quite horrible! The recipe is James Morton's 'Disproportionally Hopped'...

Hi All, I've been reading on here for a little while, but this is the first time I've felt the need to post. I'm a new but enthusiastic brewer: I did 3 kits and have just moved up to all grain brewing - done 2 brews so far (1 American Wheat Ale, bottle conditioning, and an another madly hoppy...