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I opened the lid for the first time today, after 1 week in the fermenter, and it smells fantastic! Slightly yeasty still, and quite boozy, almost like an imperial IPA. Didn't taste it but I'm confident at this stage that it will turn out fine. I'll probably give it another 9 days before adding...

I'm only going by the rough guide on the side of the peco boiler, but I fill it to the 25l mark and then add 3.5l water with a measuring jug. I do it this way as it's the most water I can fit into the boiler with the full amount of grain, without having to sparge. With the grain bag added, the...

Just finished brewing a 6.6% BIAB recipe kit from HBC called 'otto gey's black IPA'. OG is supposed to be 1.063, FG 1.013, mine is about 1.086! I started with 28.5l of water, fully drained the bag to 27l and boiled down to 23l. I've already put it in the fermenter and dry pitched with...

Thanks for the help. Just completed brewing the kit today. I think everything went alright, I didn't sparge but instead squeezed every last drop out of the bag. I started with about 28.5l of water and ended up with about 26l pre boil, 23l post boil. It held the temperature fine during the mash...

Haha! Thanks for the advice, decided to go for a BIAB kit from the home brew company, plus got all the extra bits such as a 25l fermenting bucket with airlock, hydrometer, thermometer strip, hop bag, spoon, sanitizer etc... Will try brewing their American double IPA kit Still not 100% sure...

Hi, I'm toying with the idea of brewing my own beer, but unsure on which equipment would be best to invest in, a diy setup or a grain father. I'm looking for a small AG setup to make about 20l batches. The type of beer I'm most interested in brewing is IPA's in the 6-8% range. I have a spare...