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Crisp Torrified Wheat & Mittelfruh hops please

I worked for ABInBev when we launched Cidre. It was looked at doing it in house but there were a couple of drivers to contract it to a specialist. First, the investment in pressing and core fruit processing kit was huge for something that was a bit of an unknown quantity at the scale we would...

Thanks for the information. Have you had any experience using a dark rum with chips? I'm thinking this may give a more mellow flavour than whiskey/whisky but happy to take advice if you've been there before.

Thanks very much for the detail. You're right, now I think back it was beech chips (although at the brewery at Mortlake is was more akin to beech sawdust!), and interesting to understand the purpose. My next brew is a black IPA so think I'll keep a few litres to one side and try a small amount...

Has anyone got any experience of including French oak chips in their brews? In a former job I saw white oak chips being used in primary conditioning of Budweiser (St Louis, MO) but haven't tried it in any of my own brews. Any thoughts or experiences that you can share before I take the plunge?

21L Bavarian Weiss Total 1024 litres

I currently have a 3-tank 90 ish litre stainless setup that's significantly underused. I originally bought it with grand ideas and it was great for a few brews for parties, etc. but I've been using a stainless pan and plastic buckets more and more as I like to play around with ingredients but...

Quick note to say hello to all. My dad got me into home brewing through some 'interesting' brews out of a tin..........! I worked with one of the world's major brewers for around 10 years but find more enjoyment from experimenting myself on a much smaller scale. Let's face it, there's little...