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Guys after some advice. I currently have biab European lager in the primary fv that has had 4 days diacetyl rest at 16 deg cel. I am going to bottle it but don't know whether I should now crash cool it for a couple days and then transfer it to my bottling bucket before bottling and carbonating...

Would anyone be able to give me an idea of what size initial starter made from a slant would give approx the same amount of yeast as a whitelabs or wyeast pack ?

I've started to maximise my liquid yeast and prior to using a white lab vial I culture several slants from it to give me further cultures. Prior to this I used to use mr malty starter calculator which would give the stepped starter sizes to make from a vial to ensure correct pitching rates...

NWS Nuneaton Welding Supplies Will supply co2 for home brew £12 for a 10kg cylinder plus initial deposit for bottle of £25 Very helpful company for anyone needing co2 or pub nitrogen mix...

Just done my fourth biab and had my first attempt at a lager. Followed the recipe for the European lager in Greg Hughes book and put it through the bibacus to down size it from 23 ltrs to 20 ltrs for a cornie. All the figures calculated were spot on until the final volume after boil which was...

Guys a quick question. This morning I'm finally doing my first Biab and have worked out my water treatment for 35ltrs of total water with an alkalinity of 225ppm. I plan on treating my total water with half a campden tablet to get rid of the chlorine and then Brupak CRS to bring the Alkalinity...

I've just converted to biab and have a 70 ltr pot I have the gw book and on putting my first 19 ltr gw recipe into the calculator on the biab forum with the quantities shown in gw book. When I enter final liqueur quantity of 19 ltrs into the calculator it ups my grain bill by approx another...

I've just got all my equipment ready for my first biab and plan to do full biab in a 70ltr pot. Upto now I've only ever brewed kits and the only water treatment I've done is adding a campden tablet to rid the chlorine etc. Now I'm doing ag I've had a play with the water calculator on here...

Can anyone tell me what the difference is please between the wlp 002 and the wlp 005 English ale yeasts. I'm looking for a general ale yeast to keep on slants for a house bitter from the gw book.

I'm about to try liquid yeast for the first time and about to order a couple of white labs and wyeast packs. I've read several methods on here of splitting these yeast into several batches and then making a starter to make them go further. I've seen posts on using slants, washing yeast after...

I've finally got my fermentation fridge up and running via an stc1000 and tube heater. It seems a bit rediculous to have gone to all this trouble to get a stable fermentation temperature and to trust the stc1000 for accuracy without calibration. Can someone recommend the best way to calibrate...

I've just wired up my stc1000 as per the video on YouTube that has been posted previously and on plugging it in everything seemed great. The display came on and itswitches from hot to cold on the display however having plugged the fridge in and a lamp to simulate the heater neither come on...

I've finally got all my equipment for my first biab and plan on doing my first brews over the weekend. I would like to do two recipes out of gw book namely Timothy Taylor landlord and old peculiar. There is no mention on what yeast to use and I would like to use a liquid yeast either wyeast or...

Looking for some advice at my first go at converting a fridge. I've just purchased a stc1000 and a 60w tube heater and from looking at previous posts it appears fairly simple however do I need to disconnect or override the fridge thermostat or if not what should I set it at. I'm looking to use...

I am venturing into the world of water treatment and just checked my online water report for my area which is severn trent. Whilst the report shows the majority of levels required for the water calculator it does not show the reading for calcium. The only reading I have is for caco3 and there is...

For sale two 18ltr cornelius kegs for sale. Both kegs purchased from hop and grape last year. New seals fitted and pressure tested. Excellent condition £50 each or both for £90 collected from bedworth, warwickshire Pm if interested

I'm in the process of putting my first biab set up together and have just received my bag for a 70ltr pot. My dilemma is that I was all set to buy the pot and accessories from the home brew builder and was planning on using a 7.5kw gas boiler with gas bottle as I will be brewing outside and in...

I'm just about to do my first biab having been a kit brewer for 12 months. I'm going to put an order in with the malt miller and would like to order a 25kg sack of base malt however I don't have my own mill and would like to order it ready crushed. My question is if I order it ready crushed how...

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I normally keg all my beer in cornies but I'm going away at Xmas self catering and fancy taking some beer with me. I made a coopers dark ale and bought some coopers pet bottles but out of habit after the beer finished fermentation I left it in a cool place for two weeks to clear. My issue is...