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Hi After 2 hernia ops and generally drinking less I want to.continue all grain brewing but reduce the volumes. Has anybody got advice about scaling down? I'm thinking half batch quantities say 12 litres? I'm ok with recipe scaling down it's more a question of equipment. My equipment is an old...

I'm getting a cardboard taste in my bottles beers after around a month which I'm putting down to oxygenation. I batch prime and transfer to bottles by bottling wand. Is there s better way to bottle to minimise risk of oxygen? I dont keg as I dont drink much these days and like to.give bottles...

Hi I am looking to buy a stainless steel fermenter. Can anyone suggest one that will do a standard 23 litre brew please? Most available are the conical types which will not fit in my fridge like a standard plastic bin that I am currently using. Thanks in advance.

I made some elderflower champagne and primed the bottles 6 weeks ago. Opened a bottle yesterday and hardly any fizz. I was thinking of opening them up and adding carbonation drops. Is this a sensible solution please?

I am going to use tap water, (Anglia Water very hard), due to being unable to purchase enough of Tesco Ashbeck water for a lager water. I normally add salts through Beersmith water profile. I have put my "hard" water profile into Beersmith and it is not coming up with any additions.I was...

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Hi Can anyone recommend a good all grain Christmas beer recipe? I know its a bit late but getting pressure from family to do one Thanks.

My understanding is that sparge water temperature is required to be around 76 degrees C. For a couple of years I have been heating my sparge water to 76 degrees however, I have just realised that it loses temperature by the time it enters the mash tun so my question is should I be heating to a...

Hi Has anybody brewed a Beavertown Neck Oil Clone that tasted similar to the original? If so could you please share the recipe? Thanks Bob

I would like to be able to control the temperature of my HLT for heating strike water and maintaining sparge water temp. Its a traditional gravity fed system. Any ideas please?

I am currently using Tesco Ashbeck water for my brews, (22 to date). My mash ph is coming out at 4.5 according to my meter which I understand to be low. I am not over concerned as the beer I am making, mainly SMASH pale beers, taste ok. I have read that the ideal mash ph is 5.4. What simple...

I am looking into how to brew using off grid solar or wind power. I brew in my garage so lots of room on roof for panels. Does anybody do this? Any advice appreciated.

Have purchased a nearly new Angram beer engine which has come with check valve. Does anyone know how this is connected to a cask please? Please see pic;

I was intending to bottle yesterday however time did not permit and so I only managed to transfer beer into bottling bucket and add boiled sugar solution. My question is can I just carry on bottling 24 hours later? Will the sugar solution still be evenly distributed and equally suspended in the...

I am going to produce some beer for my daughter's wedding in September. I would like to have the bottles sediment free. I wondered what the options are? I have read about beer guns and transferring from kegs. As yet I have no CO2 pressure system although it is something I would consider...

I thought I would write a quick post thanking everybody on this forum for advice given over the last year while I got up to speed brewing. I had never brewed before and went straight into all grain brewing and have learned through books, Youtube and podcasts however, when I needed a quick answer...

Does anyone have experience of dripping taps? Both taps are 3 Piece 1/2" BSP Full Bore Stainless Steel Weldless Tap Kit. Is it a case of simple tightening them? Or taking them apart or replacing them? The drips are happening once the taps are closed. This is what the taps look like...

Hi I have a copy of the Anglian Water report for my area and it gives a Calcium Carbonate figure of 398 and a Calcium figure of 159.2. Am I correct in assuming that to get the Carbonate figure I just deduct one from the other ie 398 minus 159.2 = 238.8? Reason I ask is that most of the brewing...

Hi Am I right in assuming that late hop additions i.e. those added at turn off do not get added to IBU calculations? Reason I am asking is that I am modifying a recipe to reduce original gravity by reducing grain bill by 25%. I plan to reduce hop quantities at the start and during the boil but...

Hi On my 5th brew now and have decided to brew one for my daughter who has asked for a hint of floral and in particular using hibiscus. Have googled around and am coming up with using a very pale malt or wheat. Does anyone have any experience on this and which malt would work? Also which...