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Hi all. I've been doing all grain full boil brewing for the last few years, so its been a long time since I've done a partial boil. This weekend I've got a friend coming over for a brew session, he's done kits before but is looking to step up, so we are going to be doing an extract + steeping...

Hi guys. I'm slowly getting my kegerator up and running and have bought a couple of these c@rl*ng from fleabay. These look like great taps, apart from the handle off course, and there seem to be quite a few of them on ebay lately, so worth keeping a look out for. Is there anywhere in the UK...

Hi, I'm looking to turn around a quick pale ale, hopefully ready to drink in about 2 weeks. I was going to do an extract recipe, with a small amount of crystal, aiming for about 4%. Probably about 30-35 IBUs. I've got a packet of S-04 and a packet of Wilkos Gervin Ale yeast. Not sure which...

Right, I thought it would be best to put all these questions in one thread rather than start several. I've got a hotpoint fridge en route which I will be using as fermentation fridge / kegerator. I'd like to keep the fridge intact, rather then drilling any holes in it. Will I be able to get...

I'm thinking about getting a fridge for a kegerator, but wondering about sizes etc & whether I'll be able to fit enough kegs in. I've got 4 of the small 3gallon cornies, but am wondering if its going to be possible to get them all in a fridge at the same time. The dimensions are 21.5cm...

Hi, I've recently brewed a traditional mead. The recipe is straightforward, 2 gallons of must, with an OG of 1.120 with orange blossom honey. I pitched an entire packet of lalvin 1122 yeast, which I'd rehydrated properly. For yeast nutrients I boiled up the yeast slurry from a pale ale...

Hi, This weekend I picked up a 2litres glass growler full of Tap East IPA from a market in London. The guys at the stall said that I can take the empty along to get refilled, and that they will have a different beer on each week. Prices are OK (for london beer...). I was just wondering what...

I've got two lagers on the go at the moment, an Oktoberfest and a Doppelbock, both have been in the fermentor for 10 days now, both with WLP833 German Bock yeast. I pitched cold for both of them, about 6c, letting the temp slowly rise over a couple of days to 9c, where it has remained (give or...

I brew in either one or two gallon batches and have previously just used a whole packet of dried yeast. However I feel that this is over kill & am worried about overpitching, so am going to scale down the amount of yeast I use to a more appropriate level. Does anyone have any experience of how...

Hey, I was doing some googling about something else... and stumbled upon this http://www.danstaryeast.com/products/belle-saison-yeast It sounds like Danstar are in the process of rolling out a new dried yeast for saisons. Has anyone heard about this or seen it in shops? A quick look around...

OK, as part of my complete brewing process overhaul & improvements Water is one of the key areas I have previously overlooked. I live in London so my water is pretty hard. I have read through the calculator and obtained my water report from the Thames Water Website. The report isn't quite as...

Frustratingly I am still stuckinworknotinthepub. Hopefully this will change at lunchtime.... Its hard enough to motivate oneself on a Friday, let alone the Friday before Christmas & whens the worlds about to end. Hope everyone else is having as un-productive a day as I am. Cheers all...

OK, so I guess the purpose of this thread is to brainstorm some ideas of areas of my brewday that I should be thinking about more and focusing on. I've been jumping around a lot with recipes, but I think going forwards I'm going to try and hone in on a house sessionable pale ale, tweaking one...

I brewed a raspberry mead in February(?), the recipe as follows: 1 gallon brew. 1kg Honey (cant remember what off the top of my head - it was on offer in Lidl!) 500g Raspberries (frozen) Youngs Wine yeast Yeast Nutrients Some tea for tanins I smushed up the raspberries and put them in the...

Anyone going ot the GBBF this year?? I took a bunch of time of last year and went for 3(?) full days. No such luck this year due bad planning, although I will be heading there this evening and then maybe tomorrow evening and Saturday if I'm up for it. Im a bit gutted that I didnt plan better...

I like lambics, geuzes and am up for having a go at brewing some. I've got a few bottles which I'm hoping to use the dregs from, but to be honest I think thats kind of cheating a little bit. In a lot of the article I've read online (mostly US homebrewers) they always something along the lines of...

My trusty iodophor has recently run out and no longer seems to be available. Im thought I'd give star san a shot as I like the sound of a non-rinse. I've had a look on all of the usual homebewshop sites that I usually use and cant find it in stock anywhere!! Anyone know of a good supply? Or...

I've managed to get a flash cooler from ebay to control my fermenting temps, but I've found that the fan on it is really loud. If this normal, or should I look at replacing the fan? I've had a quick look inside & have hovered all of the spiders webs out of the case & around the fan, but that...

Due to space restraints I am not able to get a dedicated fermentation fridge. This makes it hard to brew in the summer months. I was wondering if I could use a Maxi Chiller, such as the 110 to cool my beer down. The idea would be to insulate the **** out of the FV, and then have to Maxi...

Bit of a random one, but does anyone know if one of =THESE would work having a kettle element fitted and used for boiling/ almost boiling for up to 6 hours without melting? The GF need to make animal glue which involves boilng bits of animal for a long time. I was thinking of using the above...