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I've been trying my 3rd attempt at making a milk stout and it's very very slow to ferment so I'm wondering, how long should I give it before giving up! I brewed the beer on 15th May but the starting gravity was a little high at 1.070. Nevertheless, I pitched my yeast (from a starter) on that day...

Hi everyone, I've recently brewed up a Pilsner but it has not fermented at all after 5 or 6 days! I'm happy to chalk it up as a bad batch but I'd like to possibly have some idea of what went wrong, any ideas would be most appreciated! As I have done on a couple of brews, I finished my wort...

Hi, I hope someone can help before I throw my current brew to the sewers! I've been the victim of a stuck fermentation for my past couple of brews, it's most frustrating. Having noticed my fermenting IPA had stuck around 1.037 (starting at 1.065) I decided to up the temp in my fermentation...

I'm currently mid way through a pilsner fermentation and have a couple of queries - probably should've asked them beforehand!! :-? The beer has been fermenting at 12 degrees C for a week and I've just ramped it up to 16 and dry hopped. My plan is to let them work for 3 or 4 days and then...

I'm about to start brewing a milk stout (BIAB) in a couple of days and am just wondering, what are your thoughts about when to add the lactose? I've seen some conflicting opinions online about this. Thanks, Steven

I'm currently looking at a Pilsner recipe that uses Wyeast #2124 and a fermentation temp of around 12 degrees C. My question, though, is, what sort of temperature would you want to be pitching the yeast at? With my immersion chiller I'd imagine it'll be difficult to get down to that fermentation...

I've been making small BIAB brews and the Brewsmith steps call for a 7-10 minute mash out. I'm just wondering, how important a step is that? The reason I ask is because I've just forgotten to do it, for the second batch in a row!!

Can't believe I took so long to get myself a wort chiller! I did my first brew with it last night and it got me back hours of my life!

Hi, Could someone please explain to be, in simple terms, when I can and can't use a refractometer? I understand, or think I understand, that with alcohol present the refractometer reading needs adjusted to give an accurate reading. Is the Brix value also inaccurate, or is it just the sg...

Hello! Another relatively novice homebrewer here from N Ireland. I've been brewing about a year, mainly various types of ale, with mixed results and am currently looking at ways to improve my beer. It turns out that there's an awful lot to learn so hopefully some of you wise brew masters can...