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I am on with my 3rd brew with my brewster beacon and towards the end of the boil its been tripping out a lot.The display and PCB switch light goes off and comes back on in 30 or so seconds. luckily I set the timer on my cooker so I know the timings. Its a real downer and I will be contacting the...

I am hoping to brew a Belgian triple this week and am a bit stuck on the SO4-Cl ratio to get the best out of it. I generally us the calculator in Jimsbeerkit but not sure which profile to go for. All the reading I have done says use a balanced profile as the addition of sugar will give it a...

I have been given around 40 750ml grolsch type bottles but have not used them so far because I would have to pour from the bottle twice which would stir up the sediment for the second poor.Other than getting some 750ml glasses has any body found a cure for this.I have read somewhere that...

I have made 2 22.5ltr brews this week which as my system consists of a converted cooler mash tun and a stove top wort pan was a lot of hard work especially as all my equipment is kept in the attic up 2 flights of stairs. The first brew had a grain bill of 4.3kg maris otter,290g cara red and...

What amount of liquid loss do you guys experience on the boil?? I boil in a 32ltr brupacs wort boiler inside on my stove under an extractor fan and end up loosing over a third.My last brew was a Brewdog pre 2010 Punkd IPA and I ended up with 19lts of wort from a start of around 31 ltrs on a...

I'm on my 4th brew now and my first is ready for bottling after stalling for a week or so:-?.Looking at the variety of priming calculators on the web they all ask for the beer temp.I am wondering which temp to input.I fermented at 18c for 2 weeks and then at 22c to get it past the stall and it...

I have recently got a top tap king keg second hand which I guess has the old float type in it,It is just a rectangular hollow piece of plastic with the tube going through the middle of it.Could anybody tell me if these are any good or should I swap it for a Latstock Float?

I am a little confused,I have done a brew using Safale US 05 which states on the packet for 20-30 ltrs.I have just check my calculations on Brewers friend and just noticed it says to use 22g of US 05 for the grain bill I have.Could anybody tell me if I will be ok with just the one packet or...

I am totally new to AG brewing but in the last couple of weeks have made the simple AG recipe from the how to section,25lts of Saltaire blonde clone and 21.5lts of Brewdogs IPA clone. At the moment I am still unsure of how different malts/hops affect the final flavour and having a fair amount...

Hi all I'm sure this has been answered countless times on this forum and apologies in advance. I am new to home brewing,I have made wine and beer from the kits in tins in the past(a long time ago) but this is my first go at AG.I have had a go at the simple AG in the "How to" section but...

Hello everybody I'm new to brewing ale but used to make loads of wine(for the mrs,horrible stuff) and made loads of cider.Thought this would be the place to learn the dark art as on a whim I have just bought a 32ltr S/S wort boiling pan off fleabay.Its going to be a big learning curve but...