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Talking about 150g to 250 g dry hops. First brew I had major issues trying to use the hop port as the funnel kept blocking so gave up on that. For Second brew I dropped them in loose for 3 days, then cold crashed to about 2c. And kept there for a couple of days before racking but got...

Jute IPA from salt is probably my favorite session IPA at the moment so going to have a bash at it around the info given on their website. I am obviously well familiar with centennial and mosaic but have never used Vic Secret or Topaz before so unsure how heavy to go with them...

My Siren soundwave all grain kit has arrived but i ordered Verdant IPA yeast instead of the New England one they recommended, as id read mixed reviews for the NE one and Verdant is my go to dry yeast for hazys. But it's got me thinking, what will the difference be? Would the NE yeast...

Thinking of investing in a grain mill ( do so every year) Quick questions. How different would 100% extra pale maris otter be for example from an optimum mix of regular maris otter and regular extra pale ale malt? How would 80L crystal compare to a mix of 60L and 120L ( in the required...

I am brewing an all grain custom kit today, an American pale with the only crystal malt being a bit of crisp 150. However on mashing in I noticed a fair few very dark grains that taste of burnt toast, so name that malt. Maybe Crytal 150 is darker than i remember.

How do people use this? The first time I used a cut of water bottle as a funnel but too big and lost a quite few outside the FV The second time i used an actual funnel but it kept clogging up. In fact it took so long I think I would have had less oxygen ingress just taking the lid and...

For some reason my last 3 o 4 dark ambers have come out much more drier than usual. ive gradually been ramping up mash temp from 65 to around 68/69 to no effect . ive used US 05 a couple of times and also liberty bell. the recipes l based around Cwtch, 5am saint and slot machine. At a bit of...

I’ve tended recently to always use a start per when using liquid yeast but as I’m out of dry malt and short on time I’d not this time. it wyeast ESB, best before 6 June and the wort will only be 1046. I figure it il be fine. sure, aren't the smack packs sort of vitality starters anyway? But...

None of my regular go to suppliers seem to stock it. I know it’s a briess product and probably just their version of a uk/continental malt like biscuit or aromatic but from reading around there does seem to be a certain uniqueness with it in terms of contributing a nuttiness. Can anyone...

I changed my process on a regular brew which has resulted in a much more bitter than usual brew. The only significant change was that i used the appallo snub nose instead of my brewbucket so that i could cold crash after the dry hop. The previous process was to remove lid, put a SS hop...

I unboxed my Apollo snub nose for its first brew yesterday, and the red prv leaked when I tested it so I swapped it with the one from my junion King but that still wasn’t watertight ( was fine with FK) so it could be the Lid maybe or something I’ve done wrong. Anyway I had to use it as brew...

It’s been a whIle since I’ve considered reusing yeast after getting an infection Ire-using trub last time, but as I’m planning 3 consecutive brews using Wyeast ESB I thought I should revisit it I’ve only the ability to make 1 litre or maybe 1.25 litre starters so not sure I can over build...

Needs some help chaps Is this the same as bicarbonate? Mixing some tescos Irish spring water with my tap water for a red rye ale tomorrow and thats on the label. First time I’ve come across it. Google and a search here hasn’t shone much light in it?

Looking for recommendations of decent Places to get a beer in Vienna. Plus. Also watch the World Cup. This is a twice rearranged pre COVID trip that will now clash with the world cup quarter finals. To complicate things a bit further the couple we are going with are not big fans of beer or...

Not being much of a DIY fan, I tend to go for of the shelf/out the box solutions where possible but as kegerators seem to start at £600 and conversion kits cost about £250 I’m tempted to have a go myself and convert my current keg fridge. Are the any advantages that the grainfather...

Inspired by beer drank on a trip to Amsterdam that I think would be classified as a white Ale/ IPA I’m going to have a bash. does anyone have a good go to recipe for one of these. Iim Not a fan of wheat ior the golden Belgium beers but this was lovely.

I Generally don’t sparge but normally top up with 4 or 5 litres after mash before the boil. today um thinking about topping up towards the end of cool down with ice cold water to help get It down from 25c to 20c. it will be 5 litres tescos Irish spring water from an unopened bottle I’ve had...

Ive always just used the one FV but as I’m going on holiday a week on Friday and want to brew this Friday it would mean the brew sitting on the trub for 3 to 4 weeks so not ideal. Instead I was thinking of racking it of the trub into a second FV before I go but am concerned about taking it...

I have only used white lab yeasts for starters as when using just use the smack packs I pitch them direct. hiwever this time I opened an ESB smack pack without smacking to pour into my starter but half the yeast seems to have remained behind. I’m tempted to swirl some cooled boiled water around...

After 5 years of brewing i am going to attempt my first lager. My favourite lager is Brooklyn's Vienna lager so seems a good place to start. ive a Few questions for those seasoned lager brewers out there 1) Do I have to worry about hot side aeration? 2) dry yeast v Liquid. does it matter...