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I have a Cascad growing in my garden and just as the vine was around 7 feet the tip of the hop broke. Subsequently the rest of the plant has gone off in every direction- sprouted arms from beneath the leafs.I have one more vine coming off the rhizome(out of the earth) and my aim is to maximise...

Hi, I'm trying to make a rotating sparge arm out with a john guest T-fitting like this one here (but 10mm): http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PEM0222W-John-Guest-JG-Speedfit-22mm-Equal-T-JG-Speed-Fit-Tee-Piece-/271770831677?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3f46cdcb3d. I've used plastic beer line as...

Hi, A quick question regarding CO2 regulators. I have read that they don't like moisture but I experience that when I open the kegerator there's a hell of a lot of condensation on it. Is this harmful to the regulator? Cheers

Hi, I just got a kilo of peated malt from a friend who works at a whiskey distillery and was wondering if anyone has any tried and tested recipes with peated? I was thinking about an imperial stout? About 8% peated? I'd like to make medium-to very smokey beer without it being total overkill...

I had originally intended to build my own sparge arm but after reading some horror stories of people on here who have done that(6 attempts and still not right!), I started looking at this one here: http://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/aca ... ml#a100138 Does anyone have this one here? Any good...

I need a couple of pumps. One for sparge arm and one for transferring wort over to boiler (which may also be used to a whirlpool). Any thoughts on the Mini mag coupled pump Vs Solar? Am I right in thinking Solar isn't so good at tackling wort with bits of grain and/or hops? In the mini mag any...

Hi, Quick question here from a relative newby. I have a 50L batch of American Pale Ale in the fermentor just now. A Sierra Nevada clone that I've made a couple of times before. Magnum and Perle in the Boil and then Cascade at the end and dry hopping(50 grams dry). I would like to dry something...

Hi! I know there was a thread about cornelius keg and Co2 setup just recently but I have a couple of questions specific to my gear and would appreciate any advice. I'm just about about to go to work on my kegerator. I have the fridge, the taps, the CO2, the cornies and the regulator . What I...

Hei, I'm looking for a bit of advice with buying taps for a kegerator. Had anyone ordered Perlicks from the states? How much roughly would a set of 4 Stainless Steel Perlicks(after customs)? And what about plastic taps? Do they work well enough? Any advice much appreciated Cheers L

Hi, I'm looking for decent all gran recipes that I could have ready in time for Christmas. I have just under a month but there should be some styles that would be more or less ready on time if I brew this week?? I'm making up 6-pack's as a gift and have already brewed an Elderflower and Honey...

Hi, I made a starter which was probably done fermenting about a week ago but I didnt get the time to brew. I have left it standing at room temperature(slightly colder) snce it finished fermenting I just wonder if it's worth using or if I should bin it and start again? Cheers L

Hi! I have converted a couple of 70L nordic pots but am having a bit of trouble with a small leakage (it gets worse the more the pot fills up). It's driving me nuts because I'm sure there are washers available somewhere that will fix this in a second. The problem is that I dont have a plumbers...

Hi! I'm just about to brew all grain for the first time and have a question regarding fermentation temperature. I want to brew now but will be away for about a week after the yeast is set. That means that I won't be around to keep on top of fermentation temperature. I'm pretty confident that...

Hi! We've been drilling some holes in our hops filter today... My question is about how many holes to drill. I know this has come up here before but I can't find the thread. So.. We've done three lines of 2mm holes. Do we need more and where? We could drill all over the thing but won't we...

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I've been previously recommended these leads: http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/products/2114224/ (rated at 10A) for use with these elements: http://www.heatingelementcompany.co.uk/ ... roduct=293 (about 12.5 A) Just getting round to ordering now but since I'm a complete dummy when it comes to...

Hi! Ive two fairly straight forward questions about Cornelius kegs before I take the plunge. 1. What's the shelf life of an average beer once in a corny? Are we talking the same as bottles or is it less? 2. How big a risk does having a 2kg cylinder of CO2 in your house present? What is the...

Hello! Me and my old man are in the process of making an AG brewery for the first time. We're using Nordic pots and decided to go for a copper hops filter in the boiler thinking that this would be more effective if curved around the edge of the bottom of the pot (pic below). It will have to be...

Hi! I picked up some of these elements last week. Has anyone used them and has a suggestion for somewhere I can order some cheap leads for them? Cheers!

I'm just about to order 4 x 3000 watt elements for my first all grain system but before I do so I want to know that my flat can support at least 2 of these at a time. Can anyone tell me how to check this out? And how do I check how many rings(I think that's what they're called) there are in my...