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Hello, Anyone used the Brupak electric boiler? http://www.brewuk.co.uk/store/brupak-boiler.html Mine seems to be hotter than the selected temperature setting, any input gratefully received.

Hi folks, Had a really awful brew day yesterday, started off cleaning/sterilising everything then crushed the campden tablet, popped it into the liquor tank/boiler and added the required liquor, put my two elements on only to find that just one worked!!! At the required temp added the liquor...

Hi all I brewed my first AG lager a couple of months ago and it tastes fine, only trouble is that when it's chilled it goes cloudy, when it's not chilled it's clear as a bell? Grain is: - 4600g Lager Malt 575 Wheat Malt, mash temp 66degC for 90 mins, sparge liquor temp raised to 85degC to hit...

Hi guys and gals, Have any of you ever phoned Anglian Water to find out the total Alchalinity of the water supply and could let me know the results please? I have been on their web site and it does not list this figure :roll: Thanks in advance Colin. :cheers:

I was looking for some advise to brew my lager kit (Coopers European Lager) at 12 degrees C. This is how I started my brew two days ago, any advise as to what I'm doing wrong would be great: - Started in the usual way, adding the can contents and sugar to a sterilised FV and mixing it with a...

Hi Guys and gals Just bottled a 'pride of Yorkshire Premium lager' made by Brupaks, this is a two can kit with Brewferm lager yeast and a Hop tea bag. SG 1.0042 at 20degrees and kept at around 16-18 degrees for 15 days FG 1.0009 a tad higher than I wanted the FG to be but it just stopped three...

Hi guys and gals, I have a brew that finished fermenting two days ago and I was going to bottle it tomorrow, I have been given the man flu by my darling wife and was wondering if there would be any issues with bottling it (the brew not the wife)? :whistle: I use VWP to clean my stuff and...

Hi, Anyone out there know if a John Bull Lager kit is supplied with lager yeast? Thanks Colin :cheers:

Hi gang, As the title suggests, anyone got any tips etc or have they just turned out fine like most Coopers stuff? Any info gratefully received :D Colin :cheers:

Hello the Brewing Massive, I have a question for you all, I started two Coopers Euro lagers at the same time using the same additives(Tate & Lyle) 1Kg, Kit supplied yeast & 23Ltrs of tap water. I sterilised both FV's with a Videne solution (1.25ml per 1ltr water mix) drained etc...etc. One...

Hi the brewer collective Anyone using or know of a plastic hydrometer as I have just bought my third glass one in 5 months as I keep breaking them Years ago I had a plastic one and it lasted me ages, done a t'internet search but not found anything Clumsy F***er I know but any info welcome...

Hi folks - I've got a question for you, I made a Coopers Lager kit a few weeks ago and while it was fermenting it looked a very pale colour, it stopped fermenting in 5 days and I bottled it at 1.008 it was very cloudy but I thought it will clear down in a week or so but it is still as cloudy as...

Hi gang - Just over two years ago I found out the hard way that I was allergic to Barley! swelling lips and face and an elephant man syndrome whilst walking to the doctors in Canada. I've never had a problem whilst drinking lager or beer (only paying for it) ;) I eventually want to do an AG...

Guys and Gals, Just want to let you know of a shop that I went to today selling home brew products in Northamptonshire, Wellingborough to be exact, it was recommended to me by a friend who makes his own wine and is actually a health shop (The Health Store) 22, Silver Street tel 01933222499. The...

Hello, just started a Coopers Lager kit using Beer Enhancer and Lager yeast instead of theirs, I pitched the yeast in at around 20deg C left it for 15 mins then stirred it as instructed on the Youngs yeast packet. It's been in for around 5 hours now and nothing is happening, does the lager...

Hi me again, just like to say a big thanks to you lot out there in homebrew land as I've been a member here for a few weeks now and boy have I learnt a thing or two either by asking, scouring the posts or just trying what you guys and gals are recommending :clap: So much different to brewing...

I would like to brew a lager kit with Saflager S-23 and use an old fridge to keep the temp at 12deg but do you have to do anything to the fridge to keep it at said temp or does the insulation etc keep it at that temp? Sorry for the stupid question but I did warn you all in my intro :rofl: Any...

Hi, I'm just about to make a TC for my wife, she likes the summer fruits and likes it sweeter the better, can some one please advise me how much of a sweetener (Splenda as recommended by evanvine) is to be added and when? Also I will be making my own TC can some one advise why you put a cup of...

Hi guys wondering if you can throw some light on my brew? Coopers Canadian Blonde, 1Kg brewing sugar, kit yeast, added yeast at 26deg C popped lid on (with airlock) and left for a week with a brewbelt around fermenter 24deg C, tested sg and around 1.0008 so tested next day sg 1.0008 so bottled...

Hi Guy and Gals, Newish to home brewing as I started to do it 28 years ago and due to an over active brew, over eager brewer ended up staying in hospital for 10 days due to the bottle lid hitting me in the eye and causing a blood clot behind my eye!! so not done it since (eye sight okay) and...