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Hi all, I brewed a big IPA using US-05, I hand wrote the recipe on the fly and was planning a 90 min boil where I would add hops every 5 mins, this should of given me a nice 8-9% hoppy IPA. This was my second brew of the day and I drank my way through the first one so writing a...

I am planning a Brewmeister type system and I'm having problems finding an inner pipe (Pot) that is tall enough, all the pots I can find are not tall enough. I need something about 30cm diameter but it needs to be about 45cm tall and the only thing I can find that fits the bill is kitchen bin on...

Hi, I'm relatively new to brewing AG and am having some grain problems. I'll explain what I mean. I find a good recipe that I want to try and then when I try and order the ingredients I get stuck, the recipe asks for "American 2 row Pale" or "dextrin Malt" or "Caramel Pillsner" or various...

Just got myself a couple of cornie kegs today and now realise that it is much harder to get CO2 than I expected. Any help will be gratefully appreciated. I live in St albans and work in Cricklewood and I don't mind traveling. Thanks

Hi all. I finaly got round to doing my first AG using the Brew in a bag method. It all started out well and apart from worrying about a degree to high or low on the mash all was going well. I was at a nice rolling boil and had added my first hops, 15 mins later the boil was holding realy well...

I am going to buy a boiler and was looking at the 40L Buffalo CC193 as many people here use but then I stumbled across this 30L Monarch Professional Electrical Catering Hot Water Boiler at a third the price. I am going to use it for extract brewing but will move to AG in a few months, so my...

HI, I am about to start extract brewing and came across this web site that sells 15KG LIGHT PREMIUM GRADE LIQUID MALT EXTRACT for £29.99 + £7.50. This is about the price of 3 cans and over 3 times the amount. My questions are 1) has anyone used this shop before. edit, forgot the link...

Hi. I am building an insulated shed at the bottom of the garden with an electric supply just for my home brew. I am planning it now and want to put everything in place that I will need for brewing. As I am still new to brewing I wanted some advise. The shed will be about 4m x 2m. I like lager so...

Hi all. I am about to make the Brewferm Triple kit for Christmas and as it is going to be 6 months before I drink it I want to make it as good as I can. I'm going to make my own candi sugar but other than that I was going to follow the Instructions. If anyone has any suggestions to improve this...

Hi all, I've been home brewing for about a month now and browsing through all the home brew forums I could find for information and decided that this is the forum for me. My first brew was a Coopers Australian Larger that I am impatiently starting to drink after only 2 weeks in the bottle...