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I'm using WLP300 for the first time in a hefeweizen. I was warned that it goes off like a rocket, blowoff tube needed etc. While it was pretty quick to get going and fairly lively it wasn't as bad as described, but it seems to be going forever! I pitched 11 days ago on 01/09/2020 and it's...

As per the title, I'm doing a hefeweissbier for the first time tomorrow. Mainly following the Greg Hughes recipe, 23l using WLP300. Any experienced hefe brewers with tips particular to the style? I was planning on using a single pack of WLP300 with no starter as I believe underpitching is...

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I've brewed lots of stouts over the past few years, and I've never been able to get a specific "iron-like" flavour I've found in my favourite commercial varieties. I'm not ever sure if "iron" is the best description - it's akin to the slight metallic taste in blood. It's definitely not a hop...

I did an English IPA last week that ended up way bigger than intended - came in at 1074 where I was aiming for 1062. No idea how this happened, based on the brewing software calculations this means I was 95% efficient which is way above where I've been before. Anyway, I pitched the one pack of...

Anyone got a bulletproof recipe for a Sam Smith's oatmeal stout clone? I've done a couple in the past that were supposed to be similar and were nice but not right...

I bottled my first ever lager last week and primed each 330ml bottle with a heaped half teaspoon of granulated sugar. I usually use dextrose, but this was all I had to hand. Tried the first bottle yesterday and while there's some carbonation it's far, far less than I expected or I'd have got...

I've been putting off brewing for ages due to the hot weather but now stocks are low enough that I have to get things under way. I've got temperature control for one FV but not the other. With the exception of saison yeasts (not a huge saison fan) what strains would you recommend for brewing...

So we're under way. And Scotland were woeful, probably as bad as I've seen from them in the last few years. A real step backwards from what they've promised. Wales were better than I was expecting. Patchell and Shingler look like real prospects. AWJ put in a decent performance too. They...

I've been AG brewing for about 18 months now and so it's time to put my own recipe together for the first time. I want to do a heavily hopped sessionable pale ale using the "all the hops at the end of the boil" technique, but I'd appreciate some advice with the hop choices and schedule. I'm...

What's going on with Malt Miller? They appear to have had a website redesign, and my login no longer works. Also looks like they aren't doing the bespoke recipe packs any more - does anyone know anything about this?

I did a patersbier yesterday, in the fermenter at 10:30am with a sachet of WLP550 liquid yeast. When I've used liquid yeast before it's gone off like a rocket but this time, almost 36 hours hours later there are no signs of life. Should I be starting to worry yet?

Anyone else watching the fight tonight? Any predictions? I think Joshua will knock Takam out within 4 rounds. Way too much power for him.

Can't recommend the recipes in the Greg Hughes book highly enough. I know it's well regarded, but the handful of them that I've brewed so far have been real winners. Just tried the Black IPA after a week in the bottle and it's already carbed up and is delicious. I've done the single hop...

I'm on the lookout for some shiny new kit, and the SS Brewtech Brewbucket has caught my eye. Have any of you got one, and if so what are your thoughts? It looks lovely and the conical base looks like would be effective in keeping the beer in minimal contact with the trub. My main concern is...

I bottled an oatmeal pale ale this weekend. At 10 days it smelled and tasted fine. At 20 days when I bottled it, it had developed an overwhelming solvent flavour and aroma - it smelled a LOT like nail varnish remover. The only thing I'd done to the beer inbetween those dates was cold crash...

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I'm making Greg Hughes' oatmeal stout next weekend and am thinking about using the Crossmyloof real ale yeast - I want to take advantage of the bulk buy prices they offer (75p a pack of yeast is great value!). Has anyone used this yeast yet, and do you think it would be suitable for the style?

Someone suggested starting a new thread for this, so here it is. I used to think there was a time and place for pretty much all beers - I'm even quite fond of the dreadful generic Euro lagers that come in those stubby bottles from all supermarkets at a barbecue on a hot summer day. However...

I bought the Bulldog Brewer a month or so ago and finally had the chance to do a full AG brew with it this morning. I intended to take photos of each stage of the process but forgot when I got started then realised the good folks at the Grimsby homebrew shop have done a video that shows the...