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I know - this has been covered but I'm perplexed: Two 25 litre brews started a week apart: 1) OG 1.055 - fermented furiously for 24 hours then stopped at 1.038 - using Mangrove Jacks M15 One week later same gravity 2) OG 1.041 - usual hive of activity and foam but no bubbling seems to have...

Hi Guys, Brew number four tastes very good but pretty much zero head after sitting for a minute or so. I've read other posts on this subject:- It contains 500g of wheat (27 litre brew) The glasses are clean and well rinsed with hot water (and cold before serving) Carbonation seems OK (bottle...

I'm sure that should be the advice given to us newbies! :thumb: The answer to any question should be 'and...........just give it time' Looking back I seem to have asked, on the forum and the lounge, what were at the time desperately important questions to me as I was panicking but....... 1)...

I've stupidly filled my Cornie for the first time without taking note of the empty weight :doh: Anyone know what an empty 19 litre Cornie with rubber foot and handles weighs? Then I can avoid inviting the entire neighbourhood round only to discover I have 3 litres of beer left! Or some other...

Evening! My first three beers have been great but number four is not right :cry: Currently sat in bulk clearing but that's the problem - it's not The sides of the fv are covered in what looks like yeast deposits and the surface of the beer has giant opaque bubbles (nearly the size of half a...

Hi Guys n Girls, Absolutely loving this brewing I can't believe I've now produced 3 out of 3 very tasty brews. I hasten to add this has been the feed back from many rather than my own biased opinion! My third brew was decanted into my cornie and 8 bottles The bottles are currently fermenting I...

I think I'm about there with my first beer :D I've just taken my second hydrometer reading and it seems stable at 1006 points and the beer is crystal clear Mash day was May 22nd (21 days ago). I used Safale US-05 I sampled the beer with today's hydrometer reading and I was so impressed I...

Third brew today Plugged my water profile into thbf calculator And then proceeded to add Epsom salts where Gypsum was called for I didn't realise until I got to the actual Gypsum addition What a complete fool :doh: I'm guessing it must affect the beer with such a large dose of Magnesium? But...

I did create an epic entry for my first brew, complete with pictures of my home made equipment but alas I appear to be too new to add photos so it was quashed on submission :? I kicked off with a Mad Goose Clone: My mash was cooler than expected - must make strike temperature hotter next...

Hi! Brand new to home brew Going straight for all grain - always run before I can walk (usually works in life) Quite looking forward to building mash tun etc - I knew I'd kept the copper tube and fittings for something! I have the empty bottles, enthusiasm, time and enjoy beer - so why not!