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Hi All, I think I've managed to pick up a lacto infection in a pale i recently made. I'm not sure where it's gone wrong as I thought I was pretty anal when it comes to cleaning and sterilizing. There was no sign of infection during fermentation and all smelled and tasted fine. However, I...

Hi Guys, After a bit of advice for making a Citra and Motueka NEIPA The recipie I have so far is 4.7 KG - Golden Promise 370g - Wheat Malt 400g - Flaked Oats 10g Citra - 70 min 10g Citra - 10 min 10g Motueka - 10 min 40g Citra and 40g Motueka - Whirlpool 50g Motueka - 4 day...

Hi Guys, I'm going to be brewing up a clone of Brew Dogs Electric India from the DIY Dog book. The book says the Ph should be 4.4 I'm guessing this is after the mash is complete? Does this mean I should look to lower the Ph during the boil or after the boil? I'm going to assume...

Hi all, do any of you use a solar pump? I'm looking at putting a 3 tier gravity system together, the pots I have already have the holes drilled and they look a bit high. I'm thinking they won't get all the good stuff out of the mash tun. I also have a couple of solar pumps and was going...

Hi All, I've got a brew scheduled to make a hoppy pale ale. The Grain Bill for the recipe is 4.5KG of Maris Otter Pale Ale 300G of Munich 300G of Rolled Oats 500G Sugar During the boil there's a ton of hops added (Citra, Mosaic and Amarillo) The OG is meant to be between 1.058 - 1.062 and...

Hi All, I think i've dropped a bit of a clanger. I recently purchased 3 x 50 Litre SS stock pots, some pumps and other bits and bobs ready to look at a herms system one day in the distant future. The pots I bought came with no lids though. Short of looking for lids on their own to...

Hi all, My wife washed my BIAB bag, I know she was only trying to be helpful but it's left it with a very nice smell of washing powder/softner. Obviously I don't want this to leak into any brewing I do, It's currently being boiled to within an inch of it's life to try and get the smell...

Hi Chaps, So, I made a hoppy APA and it was bottled about a week ago now. It's my very first AG/BIAB and the smell from the FV and the taster I took when measuring the gravity were lush! I don't know if I'm going to be able to wait another 3 weeks. Am I on the road to disappointment if I...

Hi Guys, I'm still relatively new to home brewing and am planning my 2nd BIAB session. I'm going to need to make a yeast starter for this one which will be a first for me. I have the stuff at home to build a stir plate and this is on the hit list for this weekend, but, I don't have a...

Hi All, I'm planning my 2nd ever BIAB, which is going to be a Punk IPA clone. One thing I've noticed over the few brews I've done previously is that when I dry hop the hops act like a sponge and I lose at least a liter to the hop gods. As you all probably know the hop bill for the punk...

Hi All, I've just downloaded the DIY Dog 101 Book and am keen to get started on a clone of one of their beers over the christmas break. However, there's a part on each recipe that say Twist For example Lactose 125g Middle Sour cherries 187.5g Middle I get what it is saying...

Hi All, Been lurking on these forums for a while now getting the courage up to crack on with my first home brew. Well last night I bit the bullet and I now have 23 Litres of Festival New Zealand Pilsner sat in my airing cupboard at a comfortable 20 - 22 degrees. I've been in and checked...