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I've recently bought a Brewster Beacon 40 all-in-one brewer from Geterbrewed. For reasons I won't go into here (it's on another thread) I suspected that I might have been supplied with an incorrect part for it. At 1115 this morning, I e-mailed Geterbrewed to ask if this might be the case. I got...

Well, I have bought myself a Beacon 40, so as to cut down on my extremely labour-intensive way of mashing, sparging and boiling. I was very happy with my method, but due to increasing decrepitude my body wasn't!! However, I am surprised at the volume of water it seems to need for mashing...

For decades my go-to yeasts have been Brewlab slopes - especially their East Midland 1. A true top-cropper and a clean fermenter - it so suited my style of beer. But, trying to order from their website recently, I just get a blank page. I've e-mailed them, but no response so far. So, I did a...

I've recently branched out into fermenting things that aren't beer. I reckon that, for the last 25 years or more I haven't had a single batch of beer that was ruined by spoilage organisms of any sort. I put this down to 3 things: Decent hygiene, purging every deadspace from a large CO2...

Anyone tried one of these? (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Digital-PID-DC-SSR-Thermostat-Temperature-Controller-PT100-Thermocouple-SensorV-/172291721644?hash=item281d6309ac:g:cLQAAOSwTZ1Xn-O5) Only £1.98 ea from China - claims to be PID (really??). I've ordered a couple - as well as beer I've...

Help!! I'm about to buy a STC-1000 (or two) from China - it seems a ludicrously cheap piece of kit. However, I'm easily puzzled (:-?) On eBay there seem to be vast numbers of different (?) specs. The typical eBay entry is something like "Digital 220V STC-1000 Temperature Controller Thermostat...

So, for those already fed up with the Olympics...... Or, more likely, those who can't get enough of it & wish other disciplines had been included.... Based on popular music song titles and artists, what bizarre and barmy events should be happening in Rio? To get things (rock and) rolling I...

Just moved house, so no home brewed beer for a while until I get sorted :-( This has meant buying more ready-made than usual - and I seem to have discovered a totally bonkers brew. No, it's not from Brewdog (and therefore can't really be the daftest beer yet, I suppose). But.... Butcome 31 Hop...

Well, I'm moving south from Skye to Dumfries & Galloway. Not many positives, perhaps. :-? But one is that I'll have a massive workshop (and, of course, thereby a massive new brewhouse). It's huge. Amazingly, it is equipped with 36 electric sockets! Illuminated by eight fluorescent tube...

Well, got a malt mill for Christmas - from the Malt Miller. Never used one before, as I've always bought ready-crushed. Nearly ������£100, so it had better be good.......:lol: So, here goes! First things first: Get the old Rayburn going - we're going to...

For a long time, my only yeasts have been Brewlab slopes (Yep, I only really go for British style beers, although these new citrusy USA & NZ hops have me captivated....) Anyway, I thought it was time to branch out, so I ordered a tube (vial?) of White Labs WLP002 English Ale Yeast. Hmm...

Hi All I thought I'd give this a go, as I'm just getting back into brewing after several years absence (though not abstinence...). I used to brew quite a lot when I was working (mainly light, hoppy English bitters), but then retired and decided to buy a plot & build our own house. Disaster...