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Hi guys I have the chance to buy some 2nd hand corny kegs for a really decent price. I can also buy the add ons as seen in the pictures. I'm a complete novice when it comes to kegs so I was just wondering if there's anything specific I should look for? Appreciate the help! Cheers

Hi all, my water is pretty high on bicarbonates (300 ppm) and I like to brew IPAs. I read about pre boiling to remove bicarbonates which would reduce residual alkalinity. I tried last night and it's taken me from 140 residual alkalinity to 50. Although I'm quite happy with that, I'm a little...

Hi All I've been brewing AG for 6 months now and have recently grabbed the necessaires for making a fermentation/cold crashing fridge. I have the following: 1ft 40W heater Fridge that drops to 5deg Inkbird ITC 308 Here are my noobie questions: 1. Does the shelf that seats the FV need to have...

Hi all It's the first time I'll be doing this. The recipe recommends adding oak chips to the 2nd FV for two days. I have some pre-roasted chips that I purchased from a homebrew shop but I have no idea how to add them. In a hop sock weighed down with marbles? Should I soak them in starsan first...

Hi All! Is this the same as distilled water? Cheers

Hi All! I've been racking straight from the FV recently and I'm finding that the clap frequently comes off the FV. I'm just worried that it might cause oxidation. It's also rather annoying! ANyone have any pearls of wisdom on the subject? Thanks a lot!

Hi All I'm just wondering, do most of you guys have one fridge (with inkbird etc) for fermenting and cold crashing and another for conditioning at various temps?

Hi All I've finally received my full water profile and as expected it apparently comes from 3 'stations' or sources. Therefore it fluctuates quite a bit. So I guess my questions are: Is there any hope? Are we just concerned with adding gypsum or sodium in order to change the PH? Meaning, at the...

Hi all! Just realised that I've run out of Safale 05 and would like to retry a Punk IPA clone. I have Mangrove Jack's m36 liberty bell, Safale 04 and Lallemand Nottingham ale yeast. Would any of these be worth trying or shall I just go for a UK ale?

I've looked around and still can't understand how long and at what temp I should be conditioning for. For a hoppy IPA at around 5% ABV do I leave the bottles in the dark for 2 weeks at 20c, then into a cooler area at maybe around 15c before refrigerating?

Is 500g of crystal 200 ebc the same as using 250g Crystal 400 ebc + 250g Crystal 100 ebc? In short, if you don't have the exact Crystal Malt for a recipe, can you mix and match to get obtain the desired EBC?

Hi All I'm going to try a Gamma Ray clone today and it calls for small amounts of Caragold and Caramalt. My understanding is that Caramalt is just 20 ebc Crystal and caragold is Crystal 120. Is this true? As I'm a complete novice at homebrewing I'm a little bit unsure as to how important...

I'll be trying to brew my 4th brew tomorrow and the recipe calls for a hop addition at 'Whirlpool at 90 °C 20min' What the hell does that mean! ? Could someone please help me to understand how these 0min hop additions work? Does 'whirlpool at 90c 20min' mean you take off the boil, add 0min...

Hi All I broke my hydrometer last week whilst brewing but I took a sample anyway, added it to my tube and wrapped cling film around the top; I should receive my new hydrometer tomorrow. Will the reading still be accurate if it's been sitting around for a week? Cheers!

Hi all I'm a few brews in now and would like to hone my water profile a little. As I'm absolutely useless at mathematics I need some help. I've attached the water profile of where I live in France. I'd like to know how to change the profile to suit 2 main styles: IPAs and English Ales. I've...

Hi all I'm on my 2nd Grainfather brew and have just spent 90 mins sparging. This one's a lower grain bill and lower ABV (3.9%) So as a newbie, I was wondering, is it normal that a session beer would take longer to sparge than a higher ABV beer?

Hi all Last night I bottled my 3rd batch (this time without secondary fv) and encountered a few issues. If anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated. 1. PBW. Do I need to fill up the FV with PBW solution every time to clean? The FV is never that dirty - I was wondering if I could just...

Hi all I need to use up a Golden Glory DME extract kit. It states (see photo) that I have to steep the 165g grain pack for 30 mins in 6 litres of water, then dissolve DME and hops. Then add to FV with added cold water. However, as a new owner of the grainfather I'm considering boiling the full...

Hi All Maybe a silly question, I have a few bottles of Fischer to get through and was wondering if I could somehow give them a little hop kick as I don't really like lager. I was thinking that I could just open one and add an amarillo hop pellet and re-seal the bottle for an hour or so. I don't...

I just completed my first ever all grain brew (on Grainfather) and have a few questions: 1. What is first wort and is it different to a 60min boil addition? 2. Hopstands - how many of you do them? As I wasn't sure what to do for the hopstand I added the hops in when the temp was 90deg for 15...