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hola. Sitges, Barcelona.

hi All, long time lurker, i’d appreciate your advice So i’ve had a break from home brew for a while. My last efforts were limited to extract brewing a couple of years ago. Ive decided to go BIAB which i thought was going to be pretty simple. However, it seems i need a bigger pot (current...

ok cheers

Hi - noob question I have an IPA recipe calling for Crystal malt 45 steeping grain. Am I right in thinking the 45 is Lovibond and a Cara Munich (Cristal)110-130EBC would be pretty similar stuff? im having difficulties with sourcing the supplies here in spain - malts are listed on websites by...

Okay thanks for that. Should have googled it myself, cheers.

i assembled all the parts for this. rigged up to test before installing in the box but nothing. my fan has 3 wires, earlier post said that no harm can be done by connecting wrong wires. after various combinations i got a burning smell and a little smoke from the fan hub! i guess I've burnt out...

thanks for the advice. The trouble I have is what assumptions to make when over - growing/ stepping up a yeast starter. Brewersfriend and other calculators make assumptions that can be adjusted. However, when I read that I should pitch 1l of yeast starter that means nothing unless I know...

I had a packet of white labs Bavarian weizen wlp-351. It was past the the stated use by date by a month so I thought I'd follow the advice here and elsewhere about making a starter and harvesting, nothing to lose really (except some DME and time). The packet contained 40g of product (I assume...

great thread, thanks for all the info Mr Norton. i'm 3 months into my brewing career and need one of these- im in spain and summer approaches. the mrs has cleared the shed out and allowed me sole use of the old fridge so im appreciating all the tips. I didn't think about fans but I'm in the...

thank for the advice. I went for an 8.5 Kw. pot is actually ~ 25l (just to be on the safe side) just need to work out the couplings for my propane and we're off. cheers

thanks Leon. its ok if you're experienced - you know what to expect, new people here are asking for advice and guidance. my previous batches have had activity pretty soon after pitching certainly all <24 hrs. this batch is now bubbling away, it took at least 3 days to start. but thank you all...

Top advice. Many thanks.

id like to get my wort up to boil quicker and to keep the mrs happier and remove brewing operations from the kitchen. im in the market for a gas burner (utlising my weber grill gas bottles) what Kw gas burner would i need for my normal boil of approx 15l, stainless steel pot approx 40cm...

ok, thanks for the advice. airlocks v compelling for the noob. esp as my previous brews have been bubbling away.

hi my current batch is looking inactive at pitch +24hrs. 19l extract OG 1.048 pitched safale us-05 at recomended temp ~23C after rehydrating. the mrs said it was bubbling. thought i didnt see this. moved the FV to another room the next morning with no visible activity in airlock...

many thanks chaps

my yeast knowledge is sketchy at best- I have a packet of Wyeast San Diego Super WLP-090. manuf aug 16 Best before date 10 Feb 17. so I don't want to waste it at here its ~ 12euros a go. Thought id make a starter and if good then stick it in the fridge for 10 days until I can use it. any...

Ive just completed an extract wort using Wyeast Irish Ale 1084. I fear it maybe dead. I purchased the yeast about a month ago and its date of production states Oct 2016 though should be fine for 6 months. I activated the smack pack as instructed expecting the package to swell up. This...

as a foot note - tasted the lively one and pretty good. perhaps a tad too much banana - a sign of higher fermentation temp? or could this happen in the bottle? PF was ~21C with FV in water bath with heater in cold room. priming ~23C don't remember such a flavour after PF. cheers

so heres what i did... decided to prime the remaining dozen bottles. its a bit of a faff opening bottles spooning sugar into the funnel then closing up switching hands etc. so i opened all of them, the last one actually blew of the swing top across to bathroom (good job i thought ahead...