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I've stayed away from buying liquid yeasts, as getting a packet of dried yeast always seemed far easier than piddling around with making starters, using conical flasks and alchemy. But I'm now trying to make a few beers using GEB's new saveable custom kit builder (finally!) and the beers I'm...

I'm brewing *pretty much* the Kernel Brewery's India Export Porter from 'Craft Brew' for the second time. First time I used s04 yeast and carafa II in place of black malt, as I didn't have any. I didn't recirculate the mash, and ended with an OG of 1.042, instead of the intended 1.060. Fg was...

A fortnight ago, my export Porter finished carbonating. I primed in the bottle, with just 3g of sugar in each bottle, as I didn't want my porter to be too carbonated. I bottle in PET 500ml, and after 14 days, they're still not hard. There's definitely pressure there but I can squeeze the bottle...

So having made my brew fridge, which fits my 25l FV in easily, I bought a couple more FVs from GEB, but failed to notice that these are 33l, and discovered, when my FV was full of beer, that these don't actually fit in my fridge. They only don't fit because of the temperature wheel and light...

So I bought a Robobrew Brewzilla 3.1.1. I’d only done one AG brew, on the stove top and decided that I needed more effective equipment. The price difference between an effective 3 vessel system and a Brewzilla seemed so minimal that going all in on an all in one seemed like a good idea. I did...

Not sure if this is the right place for this... I'm trying to build multiple AG recipe kits on GEB, to share the postage through a few brews. Each recipe weighs around 5kg so I'm hoping to be able to share the shipping cost by 5. I've been through the recipe builder, created my recipe and...

So I had a dry run (wet run?) on Sunday with a batch of water, and I'm so glad I did. The instructions are vague at best, so I had to scour the Internet for answers to my questions. Then I wrote it all down to help me on my first brew day. First lesson - check the tap is off before pouring in...

So my first brew, an out of date extract kit, was a complete bust. I ended up with 46 undercarbed bottles of sour maltyness. It was not pleasant. I'm pretty sure I had an infection at some point, but not sure how. I've since brewed the simple AG recipe, and bottled it in the same bottles (after...

Hi, I've just received my Brewzilla and I'm putting it together for the first time. I'm not overwhelmed by the build quality, but then I knew I wouldn't be. However, I don't seem to be able to put the false bottom in properly. It sits on the tap, meaning that the base then pivots. I've asked in...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264825201114 This is what, twice the price the actual beer was? Is it just during lockdown that these kind of listings come up, or has it always been the way?

If you went back to 2016, knowing what you know know, would you vote for or against Brexit? And how does this compare to how you voted before? The reason I've suggested time travel is to avoid people wanting to honour the result of the referendum, and skewing the results. Feel free to discuss...

I last brewed just over two weeks ago. I've now got those beers carbing in the garage in my fridge at 19 degrees. I'd like to brew again, but in this hot weather, I wouldn't trust the FV to stay at a reasonable temperature. I probably just about have space to do another small brew in the...

I was thinking of making a spreadsheet of prices from different sites, with a list of the different hops and their prices for each seller, along with postage costs, so that I can buy the cheapest each time. Then I thought 'that's ridiculous...' '... I bet someone on THBF has already made...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174367244206 £1500 No idea on the value of this, but accepting offers.

I've been browsing through my Greg Hughes book, in a "ice inky done one AG so far" way, and it seems like every single recipe I'm interested in requires a different yeast. What's the deal here? When I ordered for my 'simple AG', I just picked two yeasts that said ale on them. How much of a...

Hi, I now have about 20kg of different malts, and I'm planning to brew in the garage. If I leave in the bags, I'll definitely get mice. I've put some in an FV, but what have you found best to store your malt? Do you leave it in the bags or decant into another container? Does anything taint...

I ordered a new FV from GEB which arrived on Friday. Having looked at it, it has a big scratch on the inside which is covered in brown stuff, tacky to the touch and rough, like it's been sanded. Everything I've read about sanitising says to regularly check FVs and bin anything with scratches...

This is a copy and paste from my other post, but I think only people already invested in that chat will open it, so apologies for the double post. --------- I used the Get Er Brewed 'build your own recipe' to order my malts... assuming that each would come in a separate bag. I ordered 5kg of...

Hi, I'm getting around to building my fermenting fridge... Slowly... I picked up a fridge for free from a neighbour, but as it was free I didn't really ask any questions about the inside. It's like this inside. Will I be OK putting the FV above the gap (where the salad drawer would go) with...