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As far as I can tell there is no Uk based/focused magazine for homebrewing beer, what are members thoughts on this? Would it be of interest to you if there was one? I have been pondering the idea of trying to start something up and see where it goes but its something I have zero experience...

Had my competition prize arrive today so will use this thread to post a detailed review for anyone who is interested in purchasing one. This first bit will just cover initial impressions and testing as I haven't been able to set it up properly yet. Out of the box it looks good and appears...

Ok so please excuse the hubris but I feel like I need a brewday thread so I dont need to keep opening new ones every time I brew, plus I am now using a new set up and thought it might be useful for anyone looking at moving on from stovetop or BIAB to see how a sort of mini 3 vessel set up works...

Anyone used these before? I bought some a while back as they were going cheap and liked the description of lime citrus flavours. I would like to do a pale ale with them and have used an article here as a bit of inspiration...

Want to have a session bitter in a pressure barrel for my birthday at the end of March and was thinking of doing something loosely based on TT Boltmaker which has always been very quaffable when I have had it on tap. Probably a bit more hoppy in terms of late additions in this recipe but will...

Want to use some of my Slovenian hops in a Summer Lightning style beer for the late additions especially but undecided between Bobek or Aurora for this, anyone have any thoughts or experience with these hops in a summer ale like this? I saw on another forum someone had used Bobek in an SL clone...

Great book and a good read whether you are brewing or not. Any author who speculates that beer is responsible for the birth of civilisation gets my vote! The book discusses history, brewing process, ingredients, recipe development, tasting and a wide range of recipes again with more...

Currently boiling away happily, the idea with this was to create something that was hopped with a mix of the noble style (savinjski/fuggles) and fruity citrus hops (cascade/goldings) a la Goose Island. Not really any definitive clone recipes for that beer online so this was my Slovenian styled...

So over christmas I acquired a PH tester and some chemicals for adjusting water profile, this isnt because I am having any obvious issues with my brews but mainly because I am curious to see if it will make a difference to the beer and the required kit is relatively inexpensive (yes I know...

So thought it might be interesting to hear what peoples favourite brew has been this year, which could also form a list of recommended recipes/kits from members. If you think that sounds like a good idea post your favourite brew and why and maybe a recipe or link to a thread/recipe with how...

Thought I would have a go at making a stir plate as I have been culturing a few strains of yeast recently and hopefully it will help with that process. Going for ultra low expenditure on this one so mainly used scavenged bits to build it. Bought the case fan, magnets and stir bar which...

Cant resist a new gadget! No idea if its any good but £25 is a decent price from what I have looked at previously. Went in to see of they had any of that Titanic Plum Porter which I fancied trying (but they didnt) :-( then saw this so not a wasted trip after all (bit more expensive...

Anyone had one of these go wrong on them? Noticed the temp in my brew fridge plummeting this evening despite it being in heat mode and realised the fridge was running at the same time as the heater. The 'cold' relay appears to have stuck closed and is even supplying power when the STC unit is...

So being an impatient sod and having a particular dislike for bottling days I decided to build a 3 way bottler, I got the idea from an article on BYO. Before anyone rushes to knock up their own a word of caution, it is far from perfect and its a bit tricky to use mainly as the valves on the...

Does anyone on here use one of these? What are your thoughts on them and any pros cons of this method of chilling. I am interested because although I have an immersion chiller that I got with my BIAB set I have a few concerns about its use. First although it is a lot quicker than the sink and...

First off this isn't the cheapest possible way to build a mash tun and it wasn't intended to be. There are also different methods for doing this that I may or may not mention in the post. I have tried to aim for something that will hopefully be durable and perform well while still being...

Does anyone else sample the wort from yeast starters/cultures that have fermented out? I have had a little taste test from 3 strains I have recently cultured and it's been quite revealing in terms of the flavour/ester characters of the different yeasts. Without hops and more complex grain...

So I picked up some Aussie hops (topaz and Pride of Ringwood) that were on offer from HBC and would like to have a go at an Australian hopped pale ale. Does anyone have any experience or recommendations for this variety? I have seen a few things online about it not being great for dry...

I got a custom mash kit as part of the BIAB starter set I bought a few weeks ago and have started it off today. The recipe is my own creation, a Rye IPA loosely based on the American IPA recipe in the GH book. Grain Mo 4kg Rye malt 0.75kg Crystal 60l 0.3kg Crystal rye 0.3kg Caramalt...

Looking to do an English style bitter at some point soon and have been playing around with a recipe idea loosely based on the London Pride recipe but with more and different hops. All the first gold threads going on have made me want to use this also especially as I have an unopened bag of it...