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I'm currently only getting about 50% efficiency using biab with my ace boiler (picture attached). I'm using batch sparge method (I leave the gunk from the bottom of the mash tun and kettle in to clear the wort; I also do not squeeze the bag). I was thinking of adding a pump to try to improve...

Morning All, Planning on doing a NEIPA recipe as I think I've finally got a plan for closed transfer and a vague idea of water treatment. Has anyone got any foolproof recipes (preferably with mosaic)? I only use a plastic bucket so cannot add hops and then remove them like I believe you can do...

Hi All, I'm planning on brewing an IPA tomorrow on top of a Kviek Lallemand Yeast cake. Do I literally just dump the fresh wort on top of it. I usually drain from a height into the fermenter to get lots of oxygen in to the wort. Will I do this differently as it will upset the trub? Thanks in...

Hi All, I want to brew tomorrow but struggling for ideas! Has anyone got a good ipa / neipa recipe using 7c's falconers flight) and idaho 7. I've got 200g of the former and 100g of the latter. I'll be dumping it on a lallemand dry kveik cake (Used for a cascade IPA). In terms of grain I have 5kg...

Hi all, Last two brews have been a bit of a mare. Last night i kegged a dunkel and a dortmunder beer. Unfortunately my c02 has run out before I could purge the headspace. I've got some c02 coming on Wednesday. What will be the effects of waiting till then. I could purge with priming sugar...

Hi All, So I haven't brewed a lager for a while and now have a dunkel and a dortmunder in the fermentation Chambers. Unfortunately I've gone straight from 12 degrees to cold crash. I didn't do a diacetyl rest. Anyone have any ideas to proceed? My original plan was just to put it in the kegs...

Could anyone have a look over this for me please. I've got about 180 of mosaic and 300 citra at home to play with! 5kg Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 77% 635g Wheat 38 1.8 10% 635g Flaked Oats 33 2.2 10% 200g Honey Malt 37 25 3% Hops Amount Variety AA Use Time 60g Citra 12.6 Boil 10 min 45g Citra 12.6...

Hi all, I wanted to make a SMASH Mosaic Recipe. What do people think of the below? Any feedback greatly appreciated. Thanks! 5.5kg Golden Promise 30g Mosaic [12.00 %] - Boil 15 minutes 1.10 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) 0.75 oz Mosaic [12.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min 30 g Mosaic...

Hi all, Has anyone made this recipe? I'm thinking of using this as my first NEIPA. I was going to buy a fermenting bucket with a spigot so I could close transfer to keg. Also I was going to add the first dry hop 2 days in,leave it for three days and then add the second in for the last two days...

So I'm kegging my Oktoberfest lager this afternoon and want to run through my steps and check for any errors. This beer has been quick lagered (brulosophy method). 1). Sterilise keg with vwp and run this through the line (using 10psi pressure) (diptube, lid and the posts seperate) 2. Rinse with...

Hi There, So I'm brewing a Greg Hughes Oktoberfest lager using WLP820 Yeast. It's been sitting in the fermenter for a week now. I was hoping to clear if out of my fermentation chamber in 12 more days. Do you think this would work? I really want to get on with brewing something else but can only...

Hi All, I wonder if someone in North London could tell me where they get their gas from for kegging? London Gases has quoted me £100 for 6.35kg and BOC £40 (but I have to pay a yearly membership of £40 on top). Thanks in advance!

Hi All, My Friend and I are looking to move away from bottling to kegging our beer. Because we usually only make about 19 litres (and he wants to take some away in bottles), I was going to purchase two of these 12L Corny Kegs...

Hi All, My friend and I have just purchased the below kettle. I'm concerned about it's ability to reach a rolling boil on my standard gas cooker top. I was wondering whether it is safe to insulate it with this stuff? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Also has anyone got a link to a how...

hi all, Just wanted to rurun through the steps for my plan to store yeast. Could you please let me like if there's anything I've missed! 1. I've already overbuilt the starter. 2. I will decant the Wort and then pour the yeast in to my batch that I'm making today (about two thirds of what I've...

Hi All, So I have a liquid wheat beer yeast that goes off in a week but I'll not be brewing till the 20th of December. I was just wondering whether there is anyway of storing it in the freezer. I've read somewhere that I need glycerol (which I don't have). Can I get away with making a starter...

Hi All, So I'm building a yeast starter with WLP001 yeast. I pitched the yeast on Wednesday Morning and we're now on Friday evening and the Krausen hasn't dropped. I'm wondering what to do as I'd like to pitch it tomorrow afternoon and would like to crash it so I can take all the wort of the...

Hi All, Myself and my brewing friend are looking to upgrade our kettle. We currently have a 19L pan and mash in an ACE mash tun. We are looking to buy a 30L pan with a tap on the bottom. We are willing to spend up to £100 and want to get the best we can for the money. Any advice would be much...

Hi All, I need some advice. I'm hoping to make a kolsch this weekend. This is what I've got: 2kg of Munich 3.6kg of German malt Whitelabs kolsch yeast. And then 56g of saaz (75 minutes of the boil) and 28g of hallertauer (in for the last ten minutes) This was meant to be for a kellerbier with...

Hi All, Returned from Bamberg a couple of weeks ago. Drunk some amazing beers out there, although wasn't a fan of the smoked beers! Has anyone brewed a kellerbier before? If so would you mind sharing please? Thanks!