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Hi, I'm building an 85l fermenter out of a blue food grade barrel. I want to have some decent temperature control. My current plan is as follows; - drill hole for ball valve - wrap barrel in electric blanket - wrap in insulating foil bubble wrap - seal seams with aluminium tape - drill lid and...

Hi, I'm pretty new to kegging. I want to keg in sankey kegs but I have some ball lock conversion so I think thats okay. If all I'm doing is carbonating beer in kegs, what do I need? Need to carb up three kegs a time. Also, any advice on good places to get this equipment would be appreciated.

Hi guys, I bought two Speidels Fermentation Eggs (250l version) a while ago. They look ace but given the batch sizes I'm doing I've come to the conclusion that they're just too big. So, anyone looking for some 250l plastic fermenters? I've attached a link to where they can be bought new. I...

Hey guys, I'm looking for a 100l sankey keg to carbonate beer. The only place I've found that does them is Crusader Kegs and I expect I can't just buy one. Any other ideas? Cheers!

Thornbridge White Swan 78p a bottle in my local Tesco. Reduced to clear. Don't know how long it'll be there or if it's national, but it's a nice drop!

Hi, Do to some admin nightmares my bottles have been delayed and now not going to be delivered until Monday. The beer has been in primary for 13 days with a big dry hop at 6 days. I'd normally like to bottle on day 10 as I find I end up with a grassy hop character if the beers on the hops...

Brewing a 5 gallon batch of my single hop Simcoe IPA. Underestimated my efficiency. Was shooting for a FG of 1062. Pre boil gravity was 1064! Gonna be a big beer. Might dilute but unsure at the moment. Looks good though with no hitches... no doubt something terrible is going to happen...

Hi all, I know this is an important aspect of making good beer, especially for all grain brewing, but it's something I have to admit I know nothing about. I've got 'How to Brew - John Palmer' which is amazing and goes into great detail on water chemistry but I'm still very much at the...

Anyone have any recommendations for grain mills?

After finally buying the new house the brew house is underway. Planning on installing a 200l set up inside. Today we put up the battening for the insulation. Progress pictures below...

Hi guys, I'm not far away from stepping up to a bigger kit (hopefully 200l should her in doors allow me sole use of the new garage) but the I tend to use liquid yeasts. Buying liquid yeasts for brew in that volume becomes pretty expensive and I feel that starters would be the way forward. I've...

Beer comp requires two 500ml bottles I bottle in 330ml. Would it ruin my beer to re bottle some of my already conditioned stuff?

Hi guys, Unlikely that anyone just has one hanging around but I thought I'd check here first as I know some people start projects and don't finish. Looking for a 1/2" SS HERMS coil. If anyone has one or could recommend a place to get one let me know. Cheers!

Hi chaps, I'm gathering materials to make a 100l three vessel HERMS system. I was to avoid three phases electrics if I can. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01D4U26YA/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 Would this element be something that could just have a three pin plug put on it and plugged into...

Hi guys, I'm moving house and finally getting a dedicated brewing space. No more brewing in the kitchen for me! Given the space I have I'm keen to make the most of it, so I'm looking at building a 100l electric 3 vessel Herm system. I just don't know where to begin. Things I've taken...

Hi guys, I'm in the planning stage of building a 100l EHERMS setup. I'm currently brewing on a 33l kit using 1/2 inch fittings. Do you guys think its worth increasing to 1 inch fitttings? If so, can anyone recommend a good supplier? Obviously will need a lot of ball valves. Cheers!

Right, Might be a bit mad, but I feel I'm making good beer. I'm finalising the recipes on a handful of solid session beers and a dirty egotistical side of my psyche would love to see my beer in a pub, being bought by people... I'm not too bothered about making money out of it. If I cover my...

A few weeks ago I re breweed my NE IPA recipe. My goal was to up the finished volume in the fermenter, improve the colour (it was a pretty grim grey brown colour) and smooth out the bitterness. I did the following; - reduced the 60min hops from 40g magnum to 30. - added an extra 5 litres...

Hi guys, My kit is pretty mismatched. I use a 21l swan tea urn as an hlt, a big igloo chest cooler as a mash tun and a peco boiler as my kettle. I've made a decent amount of brews on the kit but I'm always looking to make the kit work harder. Question is, am I wasting my time fitting a...

Hi, I've brewed my Vermont Style IPA a couple of times now and whilst its a bit more than 'hazy' and has been overly bitter for the style I'm tempted to make a DIPA. What do you think to the following; HOME BREW RECIPE: Title: Vermont DIPA Brew Method: All Grain Style Name: Double IPA Boil...