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hi everyone,got a pale ale on tap just now same set up that has worked for last 3 brews when i first tapped it a fortnight ago struggled to get a good head now 2 weeks later all i am getting is head(please refrain from puns at this point haha) only difference i can think of is the beer has been...

gonna be dry hopping my latest brew next week using pellets, last time i done this i just threw them in loose making it harder to bottle with the residue,anyone reckon they got a better method, i.e.bag or hop ball,i have also read loose then cold crashing for a day or two,what do other brewers...

well folks found out the reason i am carrying a couple of extra pounds here and there,i thought it was the currys,chipper teas and general beer drinking but no its hops........always been at least one of my five a day as they are green,time for a lifestyle change cutting back on the...

Just tapped a keg first attempt at lagering went in clear but really cloudy coming out have poured about 1 and a half pints tastes great but looks like neipa anyone experienced this,have I not poured enough off or maybe turning the tap on caused the yeast sediment to dislodge and I should leave...

Hi usually on the beer section of the forum but done a beaverdale wine kit and forgot to add the sachet of stabilizer should I add it to demijohn now or leave it out.....the keiselsol and chitosan are in cheers lagerlad

I have 2kg of Vienna and 2 kg of pils malt and am looking for recipe suggestions,I have loads of adjunct malts to add to this grain bill,I have hopwise.....sorachi ace,perle,fuggles,styrian eureka and bobek also got candi sugar if a Belgian style is suggested ,just trying to use last of my grain...

hi all,reached the end of a keg yesterday and want to clean the beer line and tap before putting on the next keg i am thinking i may just replace the beer line and clean the tap with starsan or vwp or would i be better running vwp then water through the system if the latter i presume you have to...

hi everyone,coming to the end of my first crusader keg(well i think so anyway lasted a while may be bottomless,i hope)so i have to let the pressure out before i remove the spear anyone any idea how to do this cheers lagerlad

morning folks,get my first crusader keg in kegerator(fridge)it pours great with a lovely head which does not last too long and the beer is nearly flat,i am wondering if i have overcarbonated i left it for 3 weeks at 1.5 bar instead of 15psi beginners mistake,if so can i rewind and start again or...

morning all,going to be having my first venture into kegging at the weekend as i have got a few crusader kegs(20 litre)just wondering if anyone knows how much headspace i should leave or should they be filled right up....all kegging tips welcome also!!!!!! cheers lagerlad

hi all managed to get a few crusader kegs so am about to go down the road of kegging,have looked on www and there are quite a few different opinions on the kegging carbonation thing,should i add sugar to keg like when i am bottling or do you just need to force carbonate or is it a case of a bit...

Hi lads and lassies thought it was a bit cold today to be running water outside and creating ice could have had a laugh though at the unsuspecting public negotiating their way across it,anyway still needed my sort chilled so problem solved.... I might patent this. cheers 🍻 lagerlad

Right here we go looking for input from my fellow forum members I have 4 types of hop left from the styrian competition last year and am totally clueless as to what to use them for and can't find anything online,I have styrian cardinal,eureka,bobek and savinski goldings,anyone used them or help...

Seen a tv programme earlier today on travel channel don't know if its been on before it's called the ale trail,hosted by a fella called olly smith I think his name was known for being an eccentric wine buff,anyway it was the first episode and quite interesting so worth looking out for folks...

morning all after another problem brewday using peco boiler decided to take the plunge and go shiny,still gonna BIAB but going to use gas so i was looking at a 50 litre pot from malt miller has anyone got one or know if they are decent quality also do we have a discount code for maltmiller...

Does anyone know a tried and tested recipe using pioneer hops I got a heap of fresh ones have looked around but cant seem to find any recipes that folk say are good and worth doing ,anyone used these hops?

hi folks just starting a brew, mash on now i am going to be using green(fresh)first gold anyone done a brew with them before or knowledgable about using "green "hops,just wondering about hop additions i want it to be a single hop was gonna go with the following 100g@60 50g@15 50g@flameout...

Hi brewed gh 80 shilling pours great with a lovely head which disappears in a minute fermented at 19 bottled and conditioned for 2 weeks at 19 then garage temps for a month,tastes good but beer is dead,batch primed 6g per litre,is there anything I can do to make it better cheers lagerlad

well what a night last night i have dry hopped in the past but only with whole hops which i have just threw in the fermenter,no problem...this time I used pellet hops what a pain,siphoned beer into bottling bucket but lots of the hop particles went too so i thought i would put a bit of muslin...

last brew i done with my peco boiler it cut out at 55mins so i fermented and resigned myself to the fact new boiler needed anyway cleaned it etc next day thought i would try it see if it was working,all good.....put a brew on today all going well guess what 55 mins into boil its just cut out...