Search results

Hi, I have been brewing full mash BIAB for a while and never worried too much about getting the quantities exactly right. I mostly use Wheeler recipes, often modified, but I put the correct amount of grains and hops in, get something like with the water (erring on the side of too little) and at...

Hi, I have completed making my 36L boiler. I was a bit unsure whether aluminium was okay to use, but read on this forum that both stainless steel and aluminium were fine. Anyway, it looks like a boiler: And the interior plumbing looks like this: Anyway, I did a trial boil to check for...

I'm hoping to brew this soon, it's a modification of a recipe I saw. I'm hoping it'll be a light coloured, good hop aroma ale. (23L) 4000g pale malt 230g acid malt 470g torrefied wheat 40g challenger hops (90min) 15g fuggles hops (10min) 10g cascade hops (post-boil) The recipe originally had...

Can you get kits for this? I have found some recipes, but a friend of mine only makes kits and he wants this, or something similar.

Hi, I am planning on doing my first all grain brew :grin: I have been reading and planning for a while yet I have come to order the malt and the Maris Otter Pale malt is available as both whole and crushed. Crushed is slightly more expensive. I don't have my books with me at the moment - which...

I have been reading Graham Wheeler's book and he talks about the protective yeast head forming. I have brewed loads of beer but never had this. The last beer I made I used Safale S-04, whereas I often use general purpose, or (if a kit) the yeast that comes with that. I normally get a frothy...

Are these things any good? http://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/aca ... _5ltr.html They look and sound just the thing for special occasions such as parties, etc. but not many places seem to sell them.

Is there a way to make oatmeal stout using the extract method? Is the oatmeal malted in any way, or could I just add flaked oats?

I'm gradually getting better at producing beers with a good head. At first I used 1/2 tsp priming sugar per pint and left at room temp for 2 days. Now I use close to 1 tsp and leave for 1 week and it's much better. But I was surprised to crack open a 1L PET bottle last night and pour out two...

A friend and I are going to brew 23L each tomorrow. I have one packet of Safale S-04 yeast, I would like to use it for both brews. I thought splitting the sachet might not be enough yeast for both, so was going to set up a yeast starter in a bottle and pour half and half in once it has got...

On behalf of a friend who has been fermenting a Brewferm Grand Cru kit for a few weeks: He says the SG has been at 1.020 and is refusing to budge. Is it worth stirring and re-pitching yeast, or is this acceptable for this kit? The instructions say an OG of 1.075 for 8.0% abv, which I calculate...

Okay so I thought I'd post up my first attempt at moving away from kits. As you will see, I didn't really know what I was doing, since I started it before I found this forum and basically took a very basic beer recipe from an old 70's book I had and added some random ingredients - I think I got...

I inherited my dad's old brewing equipment last used in the 70's (he's not dead, just stopped brewing a long time ago). In the box were some plastic bottle caps for beer bottles. They just snap in place, and are easily removed and re-sealed. They are re-usable since they are not broken when...

For making beer, how is my water? I think it's too soft. Calcium 25.7875 mg Ca/l Magnesium 2.3538 mg Mg/l Residual chlorine - free 0.16 mg/l Cl2 Residual chlorine - total 0.24 mg/l Cl2 pH 7.91 I generally treat the water with Campden tablet before brewing (but forgot with my latest batch!). I...

I have been using PET fizzy pop bottles for my kit beer - 1 & 2L ones. I started using 1/2tsp priming sugar per pint as per kit instructions, but ended up with not much in the way of fizz or head. One of my old books from the 70's says 1tsp per pint, so I used that for my latest kit. For the...

Hi, As I said in the intro forum, I am attempting to go from modifying kits (by adding random ingredients) to extract brewing. I have some beer recipes from an old book, and of course there are loads online, but I have struggled to get the exact ingredients - some from the book are as simple...

Hi, New member from close to Huddersfield/Holmfirth saying "hi". I was pointed here from another forum :) I have been brewing for a long time (about 20 years!), but far from being an expert. In fact in many ways I'm clueless. Possibly because I do it in fits and starts - a couple of years on...