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3 years all grain i have never used any treatments, south Lancashire Cheshire boundary we have very soft water, get the basics right...

Rav. I'm near you and we have very hard water. Depend where in Surrey we might be on the same supply. As long as you are adding some...

Or even necessary! I do feel sorry for new brewers on forums. They come in with enthusiasms and a fresh start and are bombarded with...

Leave the bloke alone. 🤣🤣 Water treatment comes later. To all new brewers out there, water treatment looks scary, it doesn't have to...

The mention of water around these parts often starts a handbag fight between two members 😁 just thought I would mention it, so you can...

I kept my lid on for first 45 mins of boil but left it off through the initial mash. More by luck than judgement I think Agreed, it’s...

Looks good to me. Couple of bit I found help. You didn't mention strike temp. B/Father will calculate this for you and it means by...

I'm a stove top brewer. Maybe I'm loosing quite a high percentage of liquor during the boil. You appear to have lost 5 litres from 27...

I'm onto my fourth all grain so a newbie. After your mash and sparg you had 27 liters? After your boil, how much was left? I'm always...

All looks good for a first go, now the hard bit leaving it alone to do it's thing, did you recirculate during the mash and what was the...

And yes I recirculated all through the Mash

The OG after mashing was 1.045, I kept the overflow pip in as I used it to get the pump recycling at the right rate and it was easier to...

Yes Polaris seems a strange choice for a IPA but not knocking it is may turn out top notch. I once did a all Admiral ale which is not a...

How did you choose Polaris? You have to do a brew to learn so see how you like it. I also did a smash with my own recipe as a first...

I was just looking for a Hop that could be used for IPA and it’s profiled said it could, no other reason really and I don’t think they...