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After a long little one induced break I finally got another brew on yesterday. One of the things that got me interested in homebrew was the ability to make old recipes and revisit old assumed truths. This one has been on the cards for a while. Guided by examples from "Sacred and Herbal Healing...

Morning all. Please can you offer some advise on improving my mash. Firstly I'm using a zapap tun and stove top boil. I continuously sparge into two small pots that I transfer into a large pot on a chair above my stove pot which I then tap into the stove pot after boil. I will upgrade to 50l...

Hi All, What height is the temperature sensor mounted relative to the total boil height? Is there much temperature variance in height or does the vigorous convections in the boil sort that? I'm tempted to mount at the same level as the elements (thinking 2* 3kW or 3 * 2.0kW - I've a 32A supply...

Morning all, Can someone please point me towards an article or thread that discusses the most efficient use of an immersion chiller? I've got a small pump that I use at the moment and generally recirculate water from my sink through the coil and back to the sink. If I were pouring water...

Hi All, Is the general consensus for ideal bottle conditioning temperatures to be about the same as fermentation temperatures? I got myself a bottle fridge earlier this year as I was running out of places to store my brews at had no where below 22C! I've currently got the temperature around 7C...

Morning All, Did my first near full boil dry malt extract brew yesterday and I was wondering how long other people take? So starting from collecting the equipment and sterilising right through to the beer is in the fermenter and the brew area is clean and packed away. I'm working in my...

Ok, I'd posted this message in the discussion by mistake and it disappears! Any how I was looking for it to add a few comments. I'm most interested in the treatments people whose supply is also connected to Lake Vyrnwy are applying, particularly those who are doing so based on measurements...

Please ignore this thread. It went missing for a few hours in which time I posted the other thread of the same title. I'd originally posted this in the wrong forum. Hi all, I'm wondering what water treatments people in the local area carry out. I've tried adding gypsum to the latest brew but...

Afternoon all, I've just bottled my second partial boil malt extract brew and am doing a little research into small (ie cheap!) changes in equipment to improve the next few brews. The main thing I'd like to get sorted is a tap on the bottom of my boiling pot to make transferring the wort to the...

Afternoon all, Hoping to start my first partial boil malt extract soon. I've been slowly tweaking my approach over my first 7 kit brews and have decided to make the jump. My Primary can get a little cold after 3-5 days dropping down to 17 or 18. My final SG (Specific Gravity) has never been...