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Okay, I've done plenty of pseudo-lagers using either lager yeasts at ale yeast temps or "clean" kveik yeasts (the less said about the latter the better IMO). I thought it was about time I tried a "proper" low temp fermentation with a lager yeast. My brew ended up with a wort with an SG of...

I've just bottled a small batch of oatmeal stout which I'm fairly sure is infected (white film on top of beer with some flakey white bits floating in it). I tasted it and it's okay at the moment so I decided there was no harm in bottling and seeing how it turns out. However, I suspect the...

I've read that the Verdant IPA yeast is the boddys strain same as London Ale III. I've only used it for NEIPAs before but I'm assuming it would work well for a mild as lots of recipes seem to use london ale III. Anyone tried it? Any other suggestions for a dried yeast to use if it's not a...

Decided a while back to brew a 10l batch of a mosaic pale ale. My large fermenter was in use so split the batch between 2 smaller fermenters. I wanted to cold crash before bottling but only one of the small fermenters will fit in the fridge so one went in and the other was left on the side...

In an ongoing attempt to drink less during the week and after trying various non/low-alcohol beers (Becks blue is surprisingly drinkable, Doombar 0% is like drinking unfermented wort!) I've decided to try and brew a low ABV beer myself. I've watched a few videos on the topic and have come up...

I appreciate that this is probably a "how long is a piece of string" question but it's something that's been bugging me for a while. Also, I use the terms "flavouring" and "aroma" loosely - I know the idea is a bit old fashioned now! For my early boil addition I get that I'm mainly focused on...

Morning, Just put started the mash on today's brew, went to get the yeast out and found I hadn't got what I wanted. Brew is 23l of pilsner, intended OG is 1.040 and I was going to pitch 2 packs of MJ bohemian pilsner and ferment under pressure. Turns out I've only 1 pack! The beer is for a...

Morning all, I've got a big birthday coming up and I'll be providing my own beer for the party. Probably 3 or 4 kegs depending on how much brewing I can get done between now and then. I've been thinking about the logistic and I'm not keen on lugging about my gas canister about so I've ordered...

Or rather the board they sell to attach their mills to. Just a bit of a PSA for anyone looking to buy one - they don't provide the bolts needed to attach the board to the mill! To be fair to them, they do state this on the site but I'm sure I'm not the only one to see this after searching...

Okay, just done a daft thing and knocked over my co2 bottle by moving the keg it was attached to. It landed on its side completely destroying the guage on the regulator that tells you how full the bottle is. There was no sudden escaping of gas and I can't hear anything leaking out so I don't...

I've had a kolsch fermenting at 17°c for the past 10 days. Haven't really paid a huge amount of attention to it until today. Only checked on it today as I'm starting ramping the temperature up over the next few days before cold crashing/lagering. I do know that the krausen dropped after day 3...

I've been pondering this for a couple of weeks now and I can't come up with an explanation. My last brew day was a NEIPA. Recipe came from David Heath's video on NEIPAs - I put it into Brewfather and scaled it to make a 21l batch with the intention of getting 19l in the keg. Malt bill was 76%...

Hi, Apologies if these questions have been answered elsewhere. I have looked but couldn't find anything. I'm thinking of getting a couple but have a few practical concerns. Where do you get your gas from and what do you get? I had assumed it was just co2 but a lot of suppliers offer a mix...

Morning! Yesterday was my first AG brew using my new Klarstein mash tun. End result is (I think) okay but there were a few problems along the way. Some of which just mean I'll do things differently next time but some I don't have an immediate answer for. Bit of info on the brew. It was an...

Well, it's been a while since I've been on here. After a bit of a break I've decided to get back into brewing. I'd only done kits before and wanted to move onto all grain/BIAB. For the moment I'm sticking to small batches using a 10L stock pot for the mash and boil but I'll want to move onto...

Hi All, I doubt anyone will remember me from last time but I originally signed up to the forum a few years ago but other things in life took me away from brewing. Anyway, last week I pulled all my gear from the spare room, gave it all a good wash and have managed to find somewhere local...

Hi, I suspect I know the answer to this but thought I'd ask and see if I can save myself some time. On Saturday I got geared up to bottle my Wherry and spent a while removing labels and cleaning bottle. I took a lot longer than expected. However, as detailed in another thread, the brew...

Having had a busy day on the brew front I was in need of some bottle for the fruit punch I've had brewing so went to retrieve some PET bottles from the attic. Moved a couple and I found this It's the last bottle from an IPA I brewed from a kit about 2 and a half years ago. Really tempted to...

I should probably have asked about this when it happened but never mind... I was gifted some frozen damsons from last years harvest so, obviously, I set about making a damson wine. The recipe I was using called for 2.5kg of fruit and 1.5kg of sugar to make up 1 gallon. I thought as I read it...

Hi guys, I've had my wherry fermenting for two weeks now and I've just taken a hydrometer reading of 1.014. I was expecting it get down to 1.010 so I'm not sure what to do. I started off at 1.042 and a 3.7% brew would be a little disappointing. Is there likely to be any life left in it if I...