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Yeah I went for 143g of dextrose which isnt too far off the 120g sucrose I reckon. I allowed 1 day hot dry hopping and the remaining 3 at room temperature and below. Then cold crashed. I just finished bottling and the smell is absolutely amazing, though 4 days cold as 2.5C has done little...

Salted Caramel Chocolate Milk Porter... It has taken about a month to carbonate in bottle and may still have a week to go to complete that process... but it tastes divine.

Well the 3rd time I've tried this brew and the first where she was properly carbonated. What a drink. Totally lush... Very highly recommended.

Hi, I hope one of you fine folk can help me with A Kveik kvestion about Kveik Voss brewing and bottle conditioning / priming... I'm fermenting a 25L Mosaic / Maris Otter / Extra Pale SMaSH ale with Kveik Voss at 33.5C. It has been fermenting hard for 5 days now. It slowed right down 2 days ago...

I have to say, the guy who recommended vegetable oil and a scouring pad, you've revolutionised my delabelling method. Those that I can't peel I savage with a knife to take off the label and rapeseed oil amd steel wool takes off the glue in seconds. A little fairy liquid to remove the grease...

Thank you very, very much. I would have hopelessly undercarbed! All the best!

That sounds pretty wise, thanks HoneyMonster. The beer will have spend only a fraction of the time at the lower temperature. To be fair, the priming guide I mention above does say that it is a negotiation between temperatures the beer has been at, I didn't totally get the import of that at the...

Hi, Approximate Recipe I am coming up on bottling time for the 25L Salted Caramel Chocolate Milk Stout/Porter I am brewing based on: Hapless Ginger Brew's recipe: Recipe and Video on YouTube Bottling Plan Anyway, I bottle, I haven't got as far as kegs yet. After adding the cocoa nibs with a...

If I had a quid for every label I'd scored and soaked and scraped and then found a way around, I'd be a rich man :) The foil and acetate style ones often get me that way too. Cheers! Jim

Just a quick addition. I'm not meaning to contradict you in any way, but I've found that Punk IPA labels come off in one go and very easily IF you keep them dry and have them warm to the touch. If you can pick up the corner of the label, you can raise not just the thick paper layer, but the...

Just a quick update to say that with an updated shopping list pre-added to my cart, I was able to beat the frozen shopping system during the 15 minute shopping window on the Malt Miller website today! I've ordered everything I need for a Punk IPA Clone, Salted Caramel Chocolate Stout and Mosaic...

Yeah sure, thanks. Experience so far suggests around 2% difference if I mash for the same time, but as little as 1 hour extra mash time seems to even that out. My system isn't that precise that my experience means much and I am happy to mash for longer if I can't get a fine grind. Yeah I...

Hi, yes. Getting the ingredients from the fewest sellers is my goal. Perhaps I will have to ignore my financial restraints enough to buy from several, even though it will add a fair few quid. :)

Yeah, I'll probably have to accept higher prices with multie deliveries to get all that I want. Cheers for the advice.

Hi, thanks for the replies folks. I have looked at Amazon, but nobody does it all, so I'd pay a premium for shipping. That might have to be the way though. I will try the other store suggested though thanks. The bits that smaller homebrew stores don't do are cocoa nibs, lactose and chocolate...