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All in one system user here in my case hop cat 45l but I am sure most of you will pretty much know how they are given all the variation of the same system here. My issue is this .. In general great system really like it. However it comes with a hop spider and despite what people say I do have...

Got myself a mini keg from a local brewery near my girlfriend and I was wondering about reusing it when I emptied the contents! What is the best /easiest way to re use it? wash and clean it and out and ist rack my batch prime in and use teh tap as normal? I heard/ seen ,amy people use something...

transferred my brew to my bucket absolutley fine the other day.. went to clean it only to find the pump was a dribble (it was fine upon transfer) even though I used the hop bags in my recipe. Hopcat suggested blowing in my exit pipe.. (I know that sounds wrong) but I found even doing it dry and...

https://www.omnicalculator.com/health/vaccine-queue-uk Anyone tried the vaccine queue estimate yet According to that based on 1m a week I should hopefully get mine between June and September next year .. fingers crossed

Just got mine last week after making the decision to upgrade from outdoor brewing on a gas burner. really impressed so far heats liquor up really quickly and the accessories are really handy. It will save me time over using the gas burner aswell and its far cheaper than propane A few things and...

Not sure how this is going to turn out but I have a bit of a thing for Ginger lately even ginger tea so thought I would give this a try I hope it turns out okay, I looked up a few varieties and ideas before compling my own. 13L batch 1.95kg Ireks Pale male 325grams Munich malt 300grams honey...

After doing a very sucessful Saison during the hot summer months with lemon drop hops I thought I would try them in an IPA with some other American hops to see how it goes I may do a small smash with them aswell Pale malt 5kg wheat malt 500grams 40 grams Amarillo 60mins 25 grams Amarillo...

No idea what this is going to be like to be honest but I go away and in order to maintain long term stocks I thought I would crack something in this heat. It also doesn't help out fridge freezer broke the other day so space for ice bottles in the chest freezer wasn't on. Anyway needless to say...

Not one for Clones normally but this had a bit of meaning so thought I woudl at least do something of the style anyway Did this a few weeks ago and bottled last week Pale Malt 3.9kg Wheat 450grams Crystal 300grams roast 30 grams EKG 30 grams 60mins EKG 15grams 10mins Fuggles 15grams 5mins...

Come across a problem I have yet to suffer before I made a fake lager and I used CML US Pale yeast (I know not perhaps the ideal), fermentation went fine trying the beer at bottling time is fine, and I think if I were to draw some out of a bottle its nice.. However the yeast in the bottle...

So several weeks ago I made a Brown porter, first ever attempt at this style, brew day went great and it hit its SG and FG fine..I however had left and left and left it. Father passed away suddenly so it was at the back of my mind.. Now anyway I finally came to bottle it an noticed a pellicle...

Was in Tescos the other day and saw some of this raspberry flavour, thought I would pick some up ti try and make a raspberry TC.. I only got one bottle 400ml so was thinking of maybe doing like a 10Liter TC. The only thing is I know it is quite concentrated and I don't really want to be brewing...

Hello In the past I have brewed a few stouts and black IPA, however I did with a stout cold steep the dark roasted grains and chocolate malt and on that occasion I think the effect was pretty good.. I actually liked that I got all the flavours and it was smooth without harshness Has anyone...

Never had teh greatest luck with this style for some a few reasons mostly caused by me but like the style and giving it another g (lost my own brew thread) anyway went with 4.8Kg MO 120 grams dark crystal 230 grams caramalt 200 grams golden syrup (thought I woudl try it) 38 grams EKG 6.5% 60...

Brewed my first brew using cryo hop powder.. Never brewed with this or Ekuanot either.. It was complimentary but I pretty much made a smash brew with this (technically its not as I used some northern brewer to bitter and I added some cararye). Anyone brewed with these types of hop powders...

For those who own them People might be interested to know I managed to get a 2ºc with this bag yesterday, Aided by moving by bag and fermenter to my conservatory which is obviously cool this time of year and putting 1 5L and 1 2L ice bottle in it After adding Gelatine yesterday at 8ºc I...

Giving this a go , anyone done it before? Brewed on friday 4.8kg lager malt 450 gram wheat Hops were Mittlefru and Saaz with Saaz @ 5 mins and some flame out 2 sachets of SAF lager 23.. ( this was ingredients bought by my parents to make a stella clone for my birthday) but even so it...

Has anyone made a beer like Um bongo? I threw together some ingredients left overs and all that MO some pale malt a bit of wheat rye with simcoe and citra and used CML US ale yeast and its all bottled now but what I have can only be described as beer Um Bongo.. Not complaining its...

This is probably a stupid question but here goes I ordered 24 swing tops off get er brewed, bottles came they didn't send the actual swing tops.. Now I was on holiday just after but its been nearly two weeks since I am back and I feel like i am going no where to get them other than we...

Despite all the brews I have done this one I have now has just been one test after another 1st of all the CML yeast stuck dead after 2 days (wasn't even that I think) stirring it got it moving if only brief for a few hours I repitched which didn't seem to do alot although adding a sugar...