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Welcome David. Thanks for the article too. I know some of the information conveyed but was very interesting - I've not long started dry-hopping my IPAs :-)

Colleague was over in Kenya and there was a group of guys in his hotel from Guinness showing Tusker how to brew on a mass scale.

Now you have me thinking. I wonder if it may be better swapping 500g of the sugar for more dme.

Thanks for looking at it David. I will probably roll with it and see how it goes as-is. cheers

Yeah, the cider myth is what's got me bugging a bit about it. Be cool to see how yours goes. I've got all my ingredients delivered today..might be panicking as its a shed load of hops to use for something that is cidery lol.

Hi, I'm about to brew my first extract double IPA. I have made the recipe myself but I have a nagging feeling that I have added too much sugar. Recipe: https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/665702/dank-dipa Basically, I have stipulated that the sugar should be 1kg. Reading up on...

that's above my knowledge lol. Had to google HERMS.

oh yeah lol - just put the link to that as an example :-) haha. can see the confusion

I've currently got a 30l buffalo boiler which I was going to alter to thermal cut-out before going to AG. If I wasn't going to do that, I was planning on getting a 20l stock pot to try AG in smaller batches before seeing how I get on with it.

Thanks guys. Covrich - Yeah lifting the bag was something that I gave consideration. In James Morton's book 'Brew', he recommended using a step ladder as a pulley system. I wouldn't expect to have trouble with the weight but, the awkwardness of the basket may be different in practice. Be...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has any experience of brewing in a basket. This is similar to the following... https://www.kegkingdom.co.uk/products/brew-in-a-basket?variant=22941717955 I'm going to make the step up to all grain next year and think the BIAB method is best for my circumstances...

this is exactly what I was looking for. Used Gimp to create labels but wasn't very happy with the measurements I was using. Thanks.

I would say this is probably okay. You should always check the original gravity and final gravity with your hydrometer though. Some fermentations, you may not even get a bubbling airlock. The best way is to follow @Burtie advice above. A final gravity reading taken and then left for a couple of...

So...got Big Drop Stout and Pale Ale in the post. The Pale Ale is quite nice. Better than Nanny State - significantly so. I would say that I was a wee bit disappointed with the Stout. It felt like there was something missing. Like you need the alcohol to bind the different ingredients together...

will do. +1 for not putting back into bottling bucket. Think my brew got oxidised enough at bottling time to risk anymore :-D

Pulled the trigger on 8 stout and 8 pale from Beer Hawk :-). I'll definitely leave feedback for you. Thanks for the heads up.

I'll give it a follow :-)

this is superb mate..will be buying tonight lol

i've got the same problem with my RIS. I left for 2 weeks in primary, added cacao nibs and bourbon/vanilla, left for a further 2 weeks before priming. Been conditioning about 1.5 months now and still quite flat. Not put in cold storage so been left at about 22-24 c. Going to try another tomorrow...

Not got much to offer with recipes etc but, due to family stuff, I've also had to spend a large amount of the year drinking non-alcoholic beers (NABs as they are 'affectionately' known in our house). I know how hard it is to get a decent one so thought I'd give a couple of recommendations lol...