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not sure if you guys had seen this but I thought it might be of interest https://www.brewdog.com/lowdown/blog/homebrewdog from the website For the next ten weeks, we are accepting entries from anyone who would like to create a beer at home they believe is worthy of BrewDog, and would like to...

Anyone used a Yeast extract instead of Yeast nutrients? You can get low sodium yeast extract like this one. http://www.meridianfoods.co.uk/Products/Other-ranges/Natural-Savoury-Extracts/Natural/Yeast-Extract Wondered if it can add the nutrients without the danger of the metallic...

Not sure if this is the right place to put it but I am testing a Mead recipe today. Normally an all grain beer brewer but I have been experimenting with turbo cider and Fruit juice WOW recipes Basically wanted to try brewing a Mead. have no idea how it will turn out but worth a try...

I like to brew stronger beers OG 1.066 plus. I struggle to get the final gravity down to desired levels and have bottled a few batches that did not get below 1.035 I am pretty sure that I am under pitching the yeast, 1 packet of yeast per batch. So I could just pitch 2 packets or move to...

So I have my keg all setup and ready to rock (literally it seems when forcing carbonation). Testing it with water first, my question is should I keep my keg constantly attached to the CO2 canister? If so I will probably need to drill a hole in my fridge and I cant see the wife enjoying...

Hi all. I just read this article and it interested me as I am always worried I have not aerated my wort enough. http://beersmith.com/blog/2015/09/14/olive-oil-instead-of-aeration-for-beer-brewing/ Has anyone tried it and does it work? Jenivida

Hi all. Quick question. Trying to setup my first Corney Keg. got a co2 regulator from ebay which looks good but it came with the attached Line which has a smaller tube inside. Do I need a different connector to connect it to the disconnect (pictured on the left) Thanks Jenivida

Hi all. I am going to try a few batches of single hop all grain brews the idea being to try and emphasis the hop flavors without dry hopping. This is kind of a template I am thinking of using firstly with Enigma hops The idea being to try and keep the bitterness between around 56...

Hi all. I am an all grain brewer and I brew about 19 litres of beer at a time. I have 5kg of light crystal grains and 5kg of dark crystal. how much is too much? I tend to add 500g of each to about 5kg of pale barley but i want to brew a really sweet malty Christmas beer so how much can...

Bottle of Lil' Bewdy from Morrisons Why cant all beers be like this.

Hi all can anyone suggest a suitable replacement for Nelson Sauvin Was intending to use for last 15 mins of boil, steep and dry hop after 5 days in an IPA Cheers Jenivida

Hi all. Just planning my first all grain brew and I am trying to make things as simple as possible for my first attempt. Do I lose anything if I skip the Mash Out step of the Mash, or more importantly what do I gain by Mashing Out? Cheers Jenivida

Hi again. Next question. I Intend to brew a stout as my first all grain brew here are my ingredients for a 22 litre batch 3.00 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (4.9 EBC) 1.00 kg Barley, Flaked (3.3 EBC) 0.50 kg Black Malt (1300.0 EBC) 0.50 kg Chocolate Malt (886.5 EBC) 50.00 g Goldings...

Hi all. Bit of a newbie question. I brewed a Stout, fermented and Kegged it with the priming sugar. Turned out really well but I now find myself wanting to bottle some of it. Question is when I bottle should I add a small amount of priming sugar to the bottles or should I leave it as...