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Hi I've a decent plastic bottling bucket that I'm repurposing into a grain bucket but it has a plastic spigot on it which I intend to remove and replace with a simple compression type plug... At least I thought it would be simple but my google skills seem to fail me as I just can't seem to find...

Hi, I've a few kegs but one in particular seems to need some repair and need some advice. The black rubber on the top all seems to have started degrading where its rough, matt looking and easily rubs off onto my hands or other items like cloths that touch it.. Its like the top "lacquer" has worn...

Hi, I've currently a couple of the kegland pressure filler cap's but they are a one piece device so can't take them apart and give them a good clean from time to time.. So short of running cleaner through them, or soaking them with a disconnect on, I can't think of a better way to get inside. I...

Hi, The title says it all hopefully. I'm just trying to work out the best category for a hop forward india pale lager "style" beer for a comp later on in the year... So far I've whittled it down in my mind to: 1b: american lager 2a: international pale lager 21b: specialty IPA 34c: experimental...

Hi All, Been a while since I made a batch but plenty of time on my hands at the moment.. So I fired up the kit to make a batch of IPA using some cryohops I've had for a while. All going largely to plan until bottling day today. I use a blow off on my fermenter that goes into a jug of StarSan...

Hi All, I've been making starters now for the last few brews and they really do seem to make a great difference. Fermentation is flying a few hours after pitching and they finish well. The DIY stir plate on this forum is just awesome and works great. I generally use liquid yeasts. My...

Hi all, I'm looking at investing in a burner to get a boil going better compared to my gas cooker and was wondering if anyone has any knowledge of converting a burner with US fittings to a UK propane fitting? I've been looking at these and the spec seems good and what I'm after. I know the...

Hi All, I've been all grain brewing for a year now and really enjoying it.. I've made a number of very drinkable beers during 2016. Next year though I want to brew my first high ABV/Aged beer so it is ready for next christmas. I have a average range of equipment but can't afford to buy a used...

Hi, Fairly new to brewing, this is my 3rd brew and looking for some advice please to see if my current brew it is stuck or if it is ok. I'm brewing a Burton Bridge porter single can kit and i used 500g dark DME, 500g extra dark DME + 200g brewing sugar. SG was 1.048 on 18/03/2016. I boiled the...