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Hi, My all grain brews started out as "clones" of existing beers (from the Graham Palmer book), diversified by tweaking those recipes, and I now brew some recipes of my own invention. In all this I've never made a SMaSH! So I'm now thinking of correcting that (with Aurora hops and Maris Otter to...

I brewed a "Proper Job" clone 3 weeks+ ago, started at 1064, all seems finished but its at 1020. All my brews have ended higher than expected (only 6 brews so far, all with a grainfather), so this is not entirely unexpected. The others had a lower OG but finished 1014-1016. Mash was at 66C -...

I have several 23 litre corny kegs, which I use for fermentation and serving. They are Chinese ones from Kegtopia and seem good quality, and have a 60PSI pressure relief valve built in. Apart from the O-rings and valve insert they are all-metal, with no plastic/metal boot or top shield. I was...

I have had a London Pride clone fermenting for the last couple of weeks. when I checked OG after transferring to FV I then put the sample in the fridge overnight and it was really clear. Now after fermenting I put a nice clear sample in the fridge after measuring FG and after a few hours it has...

I'm looking to brew a low ABV bitter, 3 to 3.5% ABV, but with plenty of flavour and body. Here is my possible recipe, any comments from more experienced folk welcome. Oats are for more mouthfeel, wheat for better head retention, munich and crystal to boost the flavours and colour. Hop choice...

I wanted to add some gelatine to a recent brew that was already carbonated at 15psi. I didn't fancy depressurising and then opening the keg with the beer foaming up. I put together a gadget to inject into the keg whilst still under pressure- you need:1 cooking syringe (from John Lewis), this has...

My first AG brew had some chill haze, though it did slowly clear over a few weeks. With my latest brew (only my 3rd) the wort was really clear apart from some very rapidly settling cold break. Out of interest I put my hydrometer sample in a glass and chilled it down in the fridge overnight. It...

Hi all, just joined the forum, and am effectively new to brewing (except for some horrible kit stuff as a student 30yrs ago) I have gone straight to all-grain brewing in a Grainfather, and having read lots of forum posts here and elsewhere thought I might share some observations. Generally I'm...

Hi, I just joined the forum. I just started brewing in November, my only previous experience was dreadful kits 30yrs ago as a student - with results bad enough to put me off for 30yrs! Anyway I deliberated for a while, read a stack of stuff, and then have jumped straight in (I have a bit of an...