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Good stuff, not tried a cider homebrew. I have been home brewing for about 6 years, extract and speciality grains for two and AG for four. Youtube is a good place for info, for extract and kits try The Dog and Partridge channel. Its more shop bought kit reviews but a good channel. cheers

Hi old dog, I don't think there are any clubs in Glasgow or the west. I have looked for one a few times. The closest may be Edinburgh. Happy to be corrected of course.

Add another 500 grams of sugar or dry extract. Its not going to make much difference if you are already adding 2 kg. Separate mash if you have the kit sounds good also.

Hi Little Rock. I have a Brewzilla 35l, I have mashed with 6.5kg of malt in it and possibly a bit more. Have you considered only mashing at 6.5 kg and making up the rest of the gravity with sugar after the mash. That’s how I would do it rather than doing two mashes. Two mashes on one day sounds...

Hi DarkBright, looking at your label photo, its mains voltage. Can you include a photo of the socket where the power would go in?

Interested, lets see how the thread goes. Not sure how many brewers there are in the central belt tho.

I have a Brewzilla, I have been using it for 3 years I think. My lighter beers can be perfectly clear, some do have a bit of haze. I would put that down to the actual ingredients used. A slight haze can be annoying in some beers. Are you using whirlfloc or Irish moss, try using a bit more?

I have had this recently. After a bit of googling and looking through home brew books I think it may be low mash temperature. Actual temp 63 deg instead of 65 target. Simpler sugars getting gobbled fast by the yeast.

I have the same issue, dark beers turn out great, hoppy ones just dont have much hop flavour aroma. No bag for my next dry hop.

Hi Mike, Have a look at the hop bags from Crossmyloof, its what the are designed for and pretty cheap. to clean i just boil in some water after use and dry on a radiator. Boil again prior to use to sterilise. https://www.crossmyloofbrew.co.uk/online-store/Nylon-Hop-Filter-Bags-p201821380

Hi John, You are going to drain your water butt fairly quickly if you are trying to cool your wort. I imagine you want to be eco friendly when brewing which is a good thing. You are giving yourself a technical task and the benefits are not that clear. To reduce your impact on water usage and...

Sorry Leecee, you would need to start again with a new thermostat, element and over temp snap disc. Getting the new element would be the hard part. By the time you had resolved the issues you are going to run into you would be better with a Burco boiler from Gumtree, something less than 40 years...

Hi Harbey, I have been kegging for a few months. once carbonated you can remove the gas / regulator if required. You will probably have to reattach the gas after you have dispensed some beer. After may be 4 pints you will notice the beer flow will slow down. Also remember that the gas pressure...

It costs me about 35p a pint. Can be cheaper. The Robobrew is easy to use once you have done a couple of brews.

Hi Weagoodall, To start I would go for a kit, either standard kit or steeped grains and extract. Then move on to a grain kit. Jumping in at all grain is going to be a head ache. Before you all grain consider attending something like Innis and Gun Brew school in Glasgow's west end. Its a 4 hour...