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Hi all. Not done this before but harvested the yeast from a pils I just bottled and want to pitch this into another 23l batch of 5% lager. Question is, have I harvested enough here?

Hi all. Selling due to having upgraded. 45 litre converted picnic cooler mash tun complete with weldless tap and male connector to put tubing on. Braided hose internally to allow for nice clear wort runnings. Well used but in good condition, very solid and works well. Have brewed many...

Hi all, Thinking of doing an Orange Witbier next, and also thought a hint of ginger would be good in it. Anyone used root ginger in the boil before? I've read that as little as 10-15g (finely chopped) at the end of the boil can come through in the final beer, I just want it to be there...

Hi all. I want to upgrade from my current cooler box mash tun to one where I can control the temperature accurately. Do some step mashing etc. Looking at this, and think it's a pretty good deal...

Hi all, Just moving into using liquid yeast, so bought this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/253323073826 I'd have no clue how to make my own, even with instructions, and was only £26 so went for it. Ordered Sunday, arrived Wednesday. Seems sturdy and well made and works. Came with magnetic stir...

Happy Brew Year! Having a go at this today: Ingredients: 4kg Maris Otter 0.1kg Crystal 60 0.15kg Wheat Malt 1 x Safale 05 80g Cascade Hops a.a. 7.6% 5g Irish Moss With additions as follows: 40g Cascade at 60 mins Irish Moss at 15 mins 25g Cascade at 10 mins Then dry hop with 15g of...

Early start. Having a go at this today: Ingredients: 23l 5.7kg Maris Otter 0.55kg Torrified Wheat 0.20kg Crystal Malt 60 21g Columbus 15% a.a. 100g Galaxy 14.9% a.a. 1 packet Safale 05 With additions as follows: 21g Columbus @ 60 mins 21g Galaxy @ 30 mins 21g Galaxy @ 20...

Having a go at this today: 23l Ingredients: 3.6kg Maris Otter 0.26kg Crystal 60 0.2kg Wheat Malt 55g Dextrose 75g EKG 5% a.a. 1 x Packet of Danstar Nottingham Yeast 5g Irish Moss Additions at: 55g EKG at 60 mins 20g EKG at 10 mins Based on a Young's OB recipe I saw...

Having a stab at this today. Batch size 13l Ingredients: 2.66kg Maris Otter 0.66kg Vienna Malt 0.21 kg Pale Crystal Malt 0.06 kg Roasted Barley 12g Centennial Pellets 10% a.a. 12g Cascade Pellets 5.5% a.a. 5g Irish Moss 1x Safale 05 US Ale Yeast 760g Raspberries 3.25g Gelatin Additions: 6g...

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White Shield Clone today. 23l 5kg Maris Otter 0.25kg Crystal 120 0.15kg Malted Wheat 35g Challenger 35 g Challenger hops, 9% a.a. (60 min) 30g Northdown hops, 8.1% a.a. (60 min) 22g Northdown hops, 8.1% a.a. (15 min) 10g Northdown hops, 8.1% a.a. (Flame out) 5g Irish Moss 1...

Having a crack at a Pliny the Elder Clone today. Got the recipe from here: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/russian-river-pliny-the-elder-clone/ Have adjusted for my kit and efficiency. Have weighed all the hop additions out like a good boy, smells great in here already!

Bottled my golden ale today, had dry hopped in the primary after it had fermented out to 1.002, just chucked my pellets in. Dissolved my sugar in boiling water and put into the bottling bucket before racking the beer onto it prior to bottling. I used a mesh cage on the end of my syphon to...

Looking at getting one of those cheapo pH meters for more accurate mash pH readings. The spec on themsays they only work in a temp range of 0 - 50'c, but looking at more expensive ones, they are the same. So my question is to those that use them: Do you take some wort out of the mash...

Having a go at this today: 3.75 kg Crisp Maris Otter 0.19 kg Flaked Oats 30g EKG Leaf Hops (Alpha Rating 6.5%) @ 60 mins 20g EKG Leaf Hops (Alpha Rating 6.5%) @ 30 mins 25g Cascade Pellet Hops 2015 (Alpha Rating 8.0%) Cool to 80'c bd steep for 15 mins at flameout. 5g Irish Moss Gervin...

Going to have a go at this one at the weekend, just using up some hops I have left in the freezer. Anyone used that hop combo before? 3.75 kg Crisp Maris Otter 0.19 kg Flaked Oats 50g EKG Leaf Hops (Alpha Rating 6.5%) @ 60 mins 5g Irish Moss @ 15 minutes 25g Cascade Pellet Hops 2015...

Having a go at a stout today. Ingredients: 3 kg Crisp Maris Otter 1 kg Flaked Barley 0.5 kg Roasted Barley 0.25 kg Chocolate Malt (from my stock not pre-mixed in the kit) 40g Progress Leaf Hops 2015 (Alpha Rating 7.5%) @ 60 minutes 10g Progress Leaf Hops 2015 (Alpha Rating 7.5%) @ 30...

Far too far from me, but 65x 500ml bottles for £15! If you live near there fill your boots! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/brown-swing-top-glass-beer-bottles-500ml-/222559152279

Hi all. Just a little confused as to which figure to use for alkalinity when calculating CRS additions and could do with some advice. Anglian Water report says my water has 332.25 mg/l of CaCO3, but then goes on to say that the alkalinity is 225 mg/l of CaCO3. I did a Salifert kit which...

Having a go at this today: From the book Craft Brew by Euan Ferguson. For a 20.5L batch OG 1.044 FG 1.002 ABV 5.5% Grain Bill 1.35 kg Maris Otter (low colour) Pale Malt 1.08 kg Pilsner Malt 0.810 kg Wheat Malt 0.270 kg Flaked Wheat Mash @ 65’c for 60 mins Hops...