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Another Black IPA in the go. I got the speciality grains for this a couple of months ago but never got round to brewing for ages. 10L @ 77 strike temp, mash temp sitting at 67. 2.4kg pale malt 800g Vienna 500g Flaked Oats 400g Torrified wheat I also cold steeped 400g Carafa Special 3 in 2 L...

So, a mate of mine has acquired a couple of full kegs of a Guinness that are past their best before date and asked if I knew how we could drink them. I had bought a couple of Dalex taps a few years ago to try retrofitting into King kegs, so a few eBay purchases later and I’ve almost got a tap...

Decided I needed to get another brew on, so using what I had, concocted the recipe below for a simple IPA. I only have a 15L pot, so I MAXI BIAB, using a fermenter as a mash tun and a colander & grain bag to filter the wort. 4.6kg Lager malt 400g crystal 40g Galena @ 60 mins 30g Chinook @15...

After getting some advice on my recipe on here https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/tiger-beer-lager-recipe.80033/ I got my self organised to brew today Here’s the recipe for 20L with a 15L boil. 3.2kg Lager malt 500g Flaked Rice 30g @ 60 mins Hallertau Hersbrucker 20g @ 15 mins...

So, I decanted all the FV trub from my last beer into two jars and they’ve sat in the Fridge for 5 days. My next stage is to decant the liquid off the top into another two sterilised jars. Any advice?

So, having found my stash of empty 330ml Tiger bottles, I thought I’d like to try making a lager to fill them with. I’m thinking: 3.5kg Lager malt 100g Crystal 500g Flaked Rice 200g Caster sugar 30g @ 60 mins Hallertau Hersbrucker 20g @ 15 mins Hersbrucker 10g @ 15 mins Tettnang 10g @ 0 mins...

Juat mashed in (with help from both kids!) Another attempt at a MAXI BIAB to get 20L from a 15L pan 10L @ 77 strike temp, mash temp sitting at 67. 2.4kg pale malt 800g Vienna 500g Flaked Oats 400g Torrified wheat 300g Carafa Special I usually cold steep the Carafa separately but my LHBS now...

After a good few kit brews, some Turbo cider and moving onto BIAB AG brewing, I started thinking about wine. My wife is nervous that it won’t be as good as the ALDI Malbec she likes. Went for a 6 bottle kit as I’ve got a few DJs hanging about! Made up as per instructions and after 24hrs it...

After asking about Maxi BIAB a week Or so ago I have gone for it! I used brewer’s friend for the first time and came up with the recipe below. 4.6kg Lager malt 0.3kg Crystal 40g Magnum 11% @ 60 mins 30g Chinook 13% @ 15 mins 13L mash underway in a spare bucket. My grain bag isn’t big...

So, having done 11L BIAB stovetop brews now, I’m wondering what the limits of my kit would be. I’ve got a 15L pot which I can boil in on my kitchen induction hob. I’ve ended up with 12L of 1040 wort using 2.2kg of grain, so I think there’s a bit of capacity to brew bigger volumes. Last brew...

Evening folks, 2nd stovetop brew in just over a week. 2kg Lager malt 100g Crystal Mashed in with 6L at 78 degrees strike temperature. Mash temp 67 90 (ish) minute mash - still over 65 degrees with patented double towel wrap Dunk sparked in 7L in my cool box (was going to use as a BIAB mash...

So, just mashed in my first brew for a longtime. 2kg Lager malt (acquired free from a local micro!) 200g Crystal 8l at 75, mash is 66 degrees and wrapped in towels. I’ve got fresh Magnum 11% pellets Galena 13.6% pellets Old cascade 8.3 2015 harvest - Old chinook 13.4 2013 harvest. Been...

Hi folks, Not brewed in 18 months, but I’m looking for a bit of advice for using up a sack of Baird's Lager malt acquired from a local brewery. I have brewed 10L batches with a 2kg ish grain bill, so this 25kg will last me a while! Never used lager malt and thinking if I used it on its own in...

So, you might have guessed I like the Oxymoron of Black IPA [emoji12] Grain bill is 1.2kg pale malt 400g Vienna 250g Flaked Oats 200g Torrified wheat 100g Carafa Special Plus 100g of Carafa cold steeped in 1.5L of cold water since yesterday morning Which I will add into the main mash...

So stovetop BIAB batch number 8 is on the boil. Based on Clibits IRA recipe, the grain bill is: 1.600 kg Maris Otter Malt (74.25%) 0.230 kg Wheat Malt (10.67%) 0.100 kg Crystal 120 (4.64%) 0.100 kg Crystal 40 (4.64%) 0.100 kg Crystal Rye (4.64%) 0.025 kg Roasted Barley (1.16%) I went with 8 L...

So after buying 2 lots of grain last January I never did the 2nd brew, so kicked this off a few weeks ago (8th January) Not sure what the grain bill was as it was bagged up when I collected it from Brewstore last year! I had hops in the freezer so here's what I used. 22g Columbus leaf @...

Hi folks, I have a stack of empty 500ml brown bottles available. All been rinsed and drained, then stacked into boxes. I have 16 boxes, totalling 385 empty bottles I don't need (just kept collecting them from various sources!) Please come and take some away if they are of use - otherwise...

Currently bringing to the boil a 10L batch of Black IPA Grain bill as per Rodabod's post in the recipe forum. I've weighed my hops out, but forgotten exact quantities of what they are as got distracted by kids and getting the pork in the oven for dinner [emoji23] 60 min hops are Galena &...

Afternoon folks, been a while since I brewed, but got a bit of spare time so getting back to it. My recipe is based around Clibit's American IRA. http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=53561 I've got the mash on and the hops weighed out, ready for the boil. 10 litre batch, I've...

Evening folks, I've got he mash started on the grain bill from this recipe. http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=53512 I have 50g of Carafa 3 in the mash and another 100g cold steeping in 1L of water, as I used this method to turn a kit IPA Black. I am planning to use these...