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Selling all my gear as to busy to do any brewing these days and far too many other hobbies. Most of this kit has never been used such as the mash tub, a lot of the chemicals etc. I cannot remember how many litre the brew kettle is but it was the largest I could find at the time and has only been...

I fully expect someone has made a conical fermenter here but I saw this whilst looking this eve. I used to have one for my hens so know what they are like but if anyone has converted one what fittings did you use for the bottom where the yeast bottle goes. I am going to have a think about it or...

Having added a yeast starter to an extract brew last night I checked on the ferment and it has certainly got off to a good start....too good ! I put a blow off tube in the lid of the bucket but it hasn't worked. Not sure why, anything that I could have done wrong? There were no kinks in it and...

Not sure if this has been suggested before but has anyone ever thought of a yeast bank on the forum? For example I got some lovely yeast direct from the Ringwood Brewery today and intend to freeze some either on agar or in Glycerol, be it for a training exercise for me as they said I could have...

Ringwood Brewery have kindly given me a whopping bag of there yeast taken freshly from a fermenter. Now as I am not intending brewing for a week or two what are my best options please? I don't want to keep it in a bag as to easy to puncture. So I am thinking of sterilising two Kilner jars and...

Having bought a gas ring burner off Ebay I was surprised at how long it took to boil 36 ltrs of cold water. I just had a call from the manufacture of this ring https://www.roofingsuperstore.co.uk/product/impact-burner-small.html He told me it will be a massive improvement in power as it is...

I gave my new 56ltr boiler a run today on the gas boiling ring I bought today. I have to say I was surprised how long it took to heat 30 ltrs of water to boiling, something like 1.5 hrs but it was a cold day. Also surprised at how much residue there was from the hard water. Also on Monday I am...

Just got my boil pot which has a site gauge on the side ,glass tub enclosed in a chromed shroud. It isn't marked but I was wondering what's the best way to marking it for volumes of liquid? I thought about just using a marker pen but are there better methods? I could etch the inside of the pot...

Ok, which is the best one for a beginner to all grain , opinions please before I commit :thumb:

Is there a minimum size that is recommended for a blow off tube?

Thought I would share a wee tip with those who might have a leaky boiler or who have trouble getting a water tight seal on a build. These washer are what I use on my airline and today saved me a load of bother as the silicone washer I was using was too soft and collapsed under the press of the...

As the title says, yeast really is blowing my mind! I have gone to the trouble of making myself a stir plate and just ordered Wyeast for the 3 beers I intend to make, but how the hell do I calculate the yeast that is required. I have had folk kindly help but I still cannot fathom it. I know...

Just thinking ahead about storing beer when I make it and wondering what options I have. At the moment a just have a couple of cheap Wilkinsons plastic barrels which I am pretty sure I can improve on. Before I gave away all my kits a few years ago as fed up with tinned kit beer I had Rota kegs...

I have just found a pack of 100grms of Cascade hops that expire in a month so as I want to start all grain beers does anyone have or can point me towards a recipe in which I can use them please? I am not sure what types of beer they are suited too but I would drink most beers apart form the...

I found a boil pot that might suit my needs but wanted to see if anyone else has this pot and get a bit of feed back. Very good price and the folk who sell it have got back to my emails sharpish which is always good. Anyone have this pot...

Been doing lots of reading and trying to ensure I at least have a bit of a clue before I try my first all grain. I do have a question about batch sparging as from what I am reading it is a quicker and easier way to sparge , though less efficient, but that doesn't bother me as I would add more...

I have been looking at old threads and also other info of the net and noticed that fermentation times seem longer than I have had with kits beers. Would this be because I have fermented beer in my airing cupboard which is around 24c and so the time has been speeded up due to the high...

I am after a boiling pot, min 50ltr , thought I would ask if anyone is selling one? Would want a triclad / decent handles. Probably as rare as hens teeth on here but worth a try.:)

Not sure if this is a dumb question but are there certain beers that are better in a keg/barrel and others that are better bottled or does it not make any difference. Reason I ask is I want to make some beers that can be kegged for drinking and others for bottling to put away to forget about to...

Having gone a step further from the all LME kits that I had used in the past I decide to buy a partial mask kit, well I think that's is the correct name..or BIAB?? Anyway the kit arrived, American Pale Ale with 2.4 kilo of LME , hops etc and just over a pound of crushed Malt. I have seen...