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Lucky Freedom Grapefruit APA 😍

I had some downtime today so I made a backplate for the kegland spunding valve. In its stock form, it sort of flaps around and that was annoying me. It's secured with tie wraps bit you could bolt up the main valve if you wanted to. I made sure to rotate it just past the top dead centre so...

If you want to get a ball park figure for the IBU have a Google around, there is a good guide for using a hop which you know the IBU for and making a weak tea from each and watering down by 50% until one of the teas lose all trace of bitterness. It had some math for working out the IBU of the...

HI All, sorry if this is duplicated, LAB Open 2020 opened today, I have entered two beers my first ever comp :) https://competitions.londonamateurbrewers.co.uk/labopen/

Very hard to present in another language, I'm sure its better in French.

that sounds interesting! Happy to share?

no issues here, I have been buying there for a while, well set up with a proper sales office always got the gas I need in stock. I would say don't park on the street, go into the yard and double park in front of the sales office which is on the left as you go in.

Hi All, I'm wondering what people have planned for a Christmas tipple? I went for Witbier this year; the thinking was that orange and coriander would add a festive edge. I'm keeping the spice in the background though. I'm sure there are some amazing Christmas pud Stouts being brewed out there??

I find a site glass really help, you can see if the liquid is rising or falling in the bottom on the unit and thus you know if you should slow down or speed up recirculation.

thanks, Jon, I hadn't thought of doing some commercial side by sides; I'm always up for a beersperiment :)

yup a local example to me https://www.pyramidsteel.co.uk/adams-gas

Hi All, I have two beers ready: Bavarian Lager Helles 4C Svelte Pivo Czech Premium Pale Lager 3b I was thinking about entering Scottish Craft brewers Comp, but they only have a 2A International Pale Lager class that I'm close to. Any thoughts on which would be a better match, I was...

I think the variety of answer and approach to this show that it's really a matter of preference. If you want the impact of the yeast to be minimal ferment at the bottom end, mid to high if you want more impact. @PhilBrew list is a great starting point. Do experiment though, I will give you an...

this helped things along for me, also consider turbulence in the lines and taps, this can knock the carbonation on the pour.

It might be overkill but have you looked at Craftbeer Pi?