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Hi all, Wasn't sure where to post this, so I'm trying here... I made a sugar wash that started at 1.060 and finished apparently at 0.860. Now I couldn't believe what the online calculators said, but then when I worked it out ((1060 - 860) / 7.4)= 27.02% ABV. That can't be right, can it? I...

I had some issues with the last lager I made, in that the crush was very floury and I had to mix the grain a lot to get it to drain properly then manually vorlouf to get the the pre boil gravity I was anticipating. By doing this I think I've extracted a lot of tannins as the finished beer is a...

For those that have used this yeast, does it really attenuate as much as the packet says? When I plug in 87% into the recipe generator it drys the beer out below the BJCP guidelines for the style I'm attempting to brew.

Just threw a keg of APA down the sink, my first infected batch. Feelsbadman.jpg My own fault, obviously. I was getting cocky and a bit lax with cleaning. I REALLY hope that the problem was the keg, because I threw a batch of stout onto the yeast cake from the APA, so my laziness might have...

Rumour has it, Guinness is made with a portion of soured wort, and I happened upon this video today which explains the process at a homebrew level. Anyone tried it? Anyone willing to give it a go? I've got a stout on my 'to brew' list, and this video has got me thinking... Should I try an...

Comments welcome - I've never made a tropical impy stout before and I quite fancy one for Christmas. I'm thinking that I'll also soak cacao nibs, vanilla and coconut (and pineapple maybe?) in some spiced rum and throw that in for the last week of fermentation to boost the tropicalness... Title...

Hi folks, After a few months of using my keezer, I've noticed that one tap foams up notably worse than the other three. It's not unusable, but it's very irritating in that I can get 3 taps to pour perfectly and one looks like it's been poured by someone that has no idea how to pour a pint. I'm...

Awrite folks... I've never made an APA before, so I've had a look at what I've got and was wondering if this'll fit the bill? If I brew this when the weather is getting warmer, I might use the CML Kveik yeast, if not I'll use trusty old US05. HOME BREW RECIPE: Boil Time: 60 min Batch Size...

Not sure if this belongs in recipes, wine & Cider or what, and not wanting to derail @Hopsteep 's thread about not beer brewing, has anyone made a hard seltzer? I'm thinking... 2kg sugar a couple of bags of frozen fruit juice of lemons and limes yeast nutrient pectolase 23 litres of Campden...

Hi, I'm looking to swap out the barbs on the end of my tap shanks for JG connectors, but I'm at a loss as to what size I need. Having measured my shanks with a micrometer, they're 22mm (so 7/8"?), but I can't find a suitable connector. Angel HB and MM have connectors "that fit most shanks", but...

Y'awrite? Next stage of the keezer build is to find a solution to help keep humidity down and equalise temperatures between the top and bottom of the freezer. I have sourced some old PC case fans, which I've seen used in keezers, but I'm not sure how to power them. Splicing an old phone...

Awrite? My circumstances are currently such that I'm struggling to get a few hours to put a brew on and I need to top up the tank before Christmas. I have a 50L Hopcat, which has a programmable stepped mash doohickey. My plan is to get all the water sorted/treated for a full volume mash the...

Hiya, Pondering a bit of a user upper recipe, and I don't have the Bible to hand... Is this about right? Caledonia 80 Boab FERMENTABLES: 3.8 kg - Maris Otter Pale (75.8%) 0.5 kg - Vienna (10%) 0.3 kg - Dark Crystal 80L (6%) 0.25 kg - Flaked Wheat (5%) 0.16 kg - Chocolate (3.2%) HOPS: 25 g -...

A while back, I bought an AG black IPA kit from THC, and it's been sat in my freezer ever since because I've come to the realisation that I don't actually like IPAs *shrug* Kit details below...

Mornin' Going to get this brew on the go on Saturday to put down for Christmas. I'm planning to cold steep the dark grain on Friday for use on Saturday, then when it's nearly finished fermenting hit it with some cacao nibs, vanilla and coconut that have all been steeping in some Kracken rum...

Hi all, I'm in the process of renewing all the seals and gaskets etc on my kegs, and I've got a couple where I simply cannot get the gas / beer posts to move. They're stuck tight. I'm a bit reluctant to get a rattle gun on them in case I damage something, but it's looking like that's the only...

Mornin' I made a wheat on Friday, seemed to go well other than not having as much in the chilling cube as I expected. I either under sparged or there was a couple of litres more absorption than I anticipated (I started with 20 litres in the kettle, then a 10 litre cold sparge). Anyway...

I have a few odds and sods lying around, and I'm thinking about doing this on Friday. Anyone see any glaring issues? 2.25 kg Flaked Wheat 0.25 kg Flaked Oats 1 kg German - Pilsner 1.25 kg German - Vienna 15 g Magnum Pellet 10 Boil 60 min 20.35 50 g First Gold Pellet 7.5 Aroma 5 min 1.01...

First go with the Hopcat on Saturday. I was up with the larks, waiting on a new TV getting delivered, so I got the machine filled with water and VWP and generally gave it all a scrub and ran cleaner through the pump to make sure there was no oils or swarf left over from manufacturing. After...

Hi all, I'm selling my Peco boiler (standard version without controls), immersion chiller (I'll leave the hoses on but I'll keep the Hozelok connector thingy), BIAB bags, hop bags, and spare element and lead. It's wrapped up in a nifty jacket made from the foil stuff you put behind your...