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As the Title asks. I have mine taped to the side of the FV under a piece of camping mat but have a feeling that it's not giving me a true reading of the brew inside. Doe's any body suspend in the brew itself and if so how? Cheers

As the Title asks. I have mine taped to the side of the FV under a piece of camping mat but have a feeling that it's not giving me a true reading of the brew inside. Doe's any body suspend in the brew itself and if so how? Cheers

This weekend I am attempting an extract recipe. I have recalculated the recipe from 5 Gallons to 1 but have a question about the timings. For example, do the boil times need reducing? Is there a calculator for such things? I'm looking at trying a few 1 Gallon brews BIAB/ Extract before...

Coming to the degassing stage on the wife's 30 bottle kit and I've realised that to stir it I am going to have to lift it out of it's storage every time as there is no room to remove the lid. Would moving it to 5 Demijohns cause any sort of problems? Cheers

Yesterday I was lucky enough to pick up a commercial cooler with no shelving, free of charge from my local. :-) It is temp controlled and my question is, after the carbonation period would placing beer in the cooler at a steady 12C temp speed up conditioning?

The wife has gotten a bit fed up with loosing the use of the kitchen and as I have the cash I'm looking at a Brew Shed before said cash disappears into the daughters Uni Fund. The main problem I can see is water supply. The shed will be 20 yards away from the rear of the house. I have an...

Has anybody ever tried brewing with this? The reason I ask is the smaller amounts that are available seem better for a small experimental brew.

Having only been back to Home Brew for a short time and never having bottled beer I followed the manufacturers optomistic instructions for carbonation & conditioning and had problems with a Wherry and IPA, sediment and sweetness. My question is if I leave for 2 weeks in the warm and try a...

I've found a recipe that I like the look of that requires coopers liquid extract. I don't fancy making the full 40 pints so my question is, can you keep the remaining extract after the tin has been opened? Cheers

Has anybody ever sold their brews for a charitable cause? I've contacted a couple of the kit makers and await a reply but what about something brewed from scratch? Cheers

My Inlaws have a Pear tree and my neighbor has an apple tree. Both have offered me this years fruit so I thought about giving Cider a go. How much fruit would be required to get enough juice for a gallon Demijohn? Cheers

Followed instruction on Youtube and sprinkled yeast into the water at 90 degrees! Problem with C & F!!!!! I basically rehydrated in boiling water :-( I'm presuming this has killed it so will my Wort wait until tomorrow when I can get some more????? :pray: Cheers

Used Coopers Drops to prime my Wherry and has been conditioning for 2 weeks in the warm but thought I'd try one before moving. On opening not much of a pst and when I poured no head but lots and lots of sediment at the bottom. So much so that I had to leave 3/4 inch in the bottle. Anybody had...

At the weekend I will be transferring my beer from my new FV that is fitted with a "little bottler". Can I use the tap, with a hose fitted, for the transfer rather than siphoning or would this cause problems like introducing unwanted air? Cheers

First attempt for the wife with wine and I think we may have cooked it. 1 Demijohn with the mix in and another with water and a heat belt around them as recommended on the instructions. Went to bed last night and all seemed well but this morning the temperature is up to 32C Have we ruined it...

First attempt for the wife with wine and I think we may have cooked it. 1 Demijohn with the mix in and another with water and a heat belt around them as recommended on the instructions. Went to bed last night and all seemed well but this morning the temperature is up to 32C :o Have we ruined...

Okay, I have a Wherry that is finishing 1st stage and a Coopers IPA just starting. I have bottles and a Keg available and was wondering what peoples preferences would be in my situation. Which in what? :cheers:

Just had the first couple of bottles of St Peters IPA and very impressed, however, I was expecting a bit of sediment at the bottom of the bottle but not sugar! I primed the bottles with 1/2 teaspoon per bottle and it would appear that the sugar has not dissolved at all, just sat there? Should...