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I recently ordered the Paradigm Shift Stout recipe kit from The Malt Millar. This has a massive grain bill that would not have fitted into my MT so the idea was to split the grains and do double mash, combine the wort into the BV and go from there Unfortunately the grains where milled...

I was hoping to brew a Czech Pilsner tomorrow and in preparation I have made up a yeast starter that's been fermenting away on my stir plate in the fridge for the last few days at 12 degrees. I have dislodged the temp sensor so that it was sitting outside the fridge and thus caused the...

As the title suggest I'm brewing the Greg Hughes Milk Stout from his book tomorrow Had to tweak it a little bit as my BH efficiency is about 60 -65% looking at the most recent brews. Obviously the grain bill has increased slightingly to compensate along with the hops. After posting in...

So my daughter has returned from uni in Aberdeen with a bit of a taste for beer. Out of the kindness of my heart I've offered to let her help with the next batch and even gave her the choice of recipe. So tomorrow we are brewing Brewdog 5AM Saint, out of all the recipes I had at my disposal...

After what seems like an eternity getting all my stuff together i'm embarking on my first AG today. I did a quick trial run yesterday of my equipments and my only concern was the amount of time taken to get to a rolling boil (electric heated) due to heat loss. With the nearest hardware store...

Hi, I'm just putting the final touches together for my first AG brew this Friday. The smack pack that I'm using was already quite swollen when it arrived last Friday so it went straight into the fridge. The nutrient pack didn't feel like it was broken. I've just made up my yeast starter...

After months of being a professional shopper as my wife called it i'm now in the position to try my hand at my first AG brew. But before i start i need to make my first purchase of grains and hops and would like some advice on the matter. Being the type of person that i am I've jumped in...

Hi, Right or wrong I've decided to jump straight into AG brewing. I've spent the last few months getting my equipment together and should be finished very soon. My question is when calculating the amount strike water do i also add the dead space in my mash tun and the amount of water that...