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  1. liamf89

    To carb or not to carb

    Have imp bourbon barrel aged stout which is ready to go into packaging next week just want to get some peoples opinions on what to do.. Option 1: should I cold crash for couple days and bottle uncarbonated Option 2:move to keg leave couple weeks in cold drink first two pints too lift any...
  2. liamf89

    Anyone using hopcat/brewdevil/ace mk2

    Hi everyone misses bought me the 50l hopcat there this week planning my first brew on it tomorrow evening I never got the chiller they hadn't any but I have a smaller chiller from. My old set up so will use it. Just doing normal five gal one keg batch tomorrow.. Just wondering when I go to do...
  3. liamf89

    Oak aging and oak chips

    Hi all I'm in the middle of making an imperial stout which I plan to oak age with oak soaked in bourbon with coca nibs and possibly vannila in the secondary. Just wondering can I make my own oak chips for this save me buying them have some oak logs I cut late summer. Wondering can I finish...
  4. liamf89

    Wet hopped ale

    Hi I'm just picking my hops now for a brew I'm about to get on. Not going to dry any hops thus year so just want to do a ale and throw aloud of wet hops in at the last five minutes any suggestion as to how many I should throw in
  5. liamf89

    Turbo cider

    Hi I recently made turbo cider with lidl apple juice and crossmyloof cider yeast. I used 18l apple juice about 500ml boiling water with four tea bags in it and when kegging put another two litre of the apple juice in to back sweeten.. Was a lovely cider all gone now doh.. Was wondering could I...
  6. liamf89

    Storing yeast cake

    Hi i have pitched beers many times on yeast cakes from a beer I transfered to keg same day as brewing... I have a lager ready to go in keg but don't have ingredients to make a lager right now and don't plan to have any for couple of weeks.. Was wonder could I just transfer the beer to keg leave...
  7. liamf89

    Help forgotten add oats

    Just brewing neipa and forgot to add my flaked oats to the mashing finished now and just bringing water to boil now could I add them to boil to get the cloudiness I need for neipa and add bit of body or what are option
  8. liamf89

    Lidl apple juice

    Hi sure this is covered loads of time. I see Lidl have the large apple juice cartons back in was thinking making a cider from it and adding that polish syrup to it.. Looking a recipe if anyone could help illus I have cider yeast but is bit old would ale yeast be okay to use. Don't want a real...
  9. liamf89

    Fermenting in a keg

    Hi i have been looking into idea of fermenting in a keg as I normally have couple empty and want to lower chance of introducing oxygen to beer and do closed transfer.. I have been googling a bit and just keep seeing about spunding valve.. Could I not just transfer my wort between two kegs purge...
  10. liamf89

    Will this work for biab

    Hi my old biab bag got a rip in it bought a new one but isn't as deep as old one and is a little awkward to lift out.. I came across these on ebay do you think large one will work fine (see image)
  11. liamf89

    Saison?

    Hi i have brewed lots of different beers now but did my first saison recently I added fruit for my first try which Is a bad idea thinking back I did a blackberry saison is probably 7-8+% without looking back at notes..what exactly are the taste profile of this style supposed to be... To my to...
  12. liamf89

    Harvested yeast

    Went to make a starter this evening from a pilsner yeast I took from the yeast cake of a previous lager.. I think the Mason jar was tightened to soon was bulging slightly from pressure and when I opened it it fizzed up bit and foamed over a bit.. Pitched it into starter tonight should this be...
  13. liamf89

    RO system

    Does water treatment really make a noticeable difference.. Was thinking of getting a ro system to start with a blank canvas water profile but wondering is there really much of a difference to your Brews when doing water treatment and second question is a 3 stage ro system enough or do you want 4...
  14. liamf89

    Cali common/steam beer

    What temperature should I ferment at 18 or lower going pitch two packets of crossmyloof cali yeast so wondering do you go bit lower to get a cleaner finish.. Also do you need raise temperature after week or so for diactyl rest like with real lager yeast or is it different in this style never...
  15. liamf89

    Temp control fermentation

    Hi i have a small chest freezer I use as fermentation chamber.. It can only fit one Brew in at a time I brewed a saison last weekend and has been fermenting away lovely at 24°c.. Just wondering how long is the temperature control really important for as the yeasties have basically done most...
  16. liamf89

    Kegerator

    I currently have a kegerator but ain't big enough. I currently have two kegs in it can squeeze three in with great difficulty but it ain't practical and if ya move a keg slightly door won't close. Fridge is w54 d56 on outside and inside. W47 d45.. Was going upgrade to a keezer so I could fit in...
  17. liamf89

    Greg Hughes saison help

    Just started brewing the Greg Hughes saison and noticed there is 200g of honey in the recipe which I don't have is there any substitute or will it really matter.. Am moding the recipe by making a blackberry saison adding blackberries too secondary would it be okay without the honey or will it be...
  18. liamf89

    Peanut butter stout

    Hi all going Brew peanut butter stout next weekend going to use the Greg Hughes oatmeal stout recipe and add the peanut butter powder to secondary just don't know how much I should add and how long also would it be worth adding maybe 200g of lactose to it for body thank you for any advice
  19. liamf89

    Co2 fire extinguisher

    Hi i normally use a fire extinguisher which has been moded with the wee twisty valve on top to open close the gas. I have recently acquired a couple of large co2 extinguisher which haven't been moded still have the wee press down lever on them is it possible for me to use these if I tap the...
  20. liamf89

    Kolsch yeast 2565

    What temperature should I ferment this yeast at I seen people say 14 then raise to 20 after 4day also how long should I wait till transferring to secondary seen people suggest lagering kolsch can I do this in the keg for month or two and just have the first couple pints cloudy. Any advice much...
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