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I stopped brewing heavily hopped IPAs for a while, since I had some bad experiences with the dreaded oxidation after a couple of weeks in the keg. I made some changes to my process to improve that (ferment in a corny keg, purge when adding dry hop, push sanitizer out of dispense keg with Co2 to...

I'm planning to get an IPA on this weekend, usingingredients I have on hand: UK lager malt (Warminster) Wheat Malt Porridge Oats Small bittering addition with Magnum 300g Citra (probably 100g in the whirlpool, two dry-hop additions of 100g, one during fermentation and one after?) Ferment with...

Hi all, I've just noticed New Pump Filter Grainfather - Get Er Brewed and wonder if it would fit in the pump inlet on a Robobrew v3.1? Or alternatively would anyone with a Grainfather be prepared to measure the diameter of the tube that fits from the pump inlet to filter, so I can compare with...

Hi all, Given the current state of lockdown I'm experimenting with pre-boiling as a way to reduce the alkalinity of my high-alkalinity (around 260ppm) water. Yesterday I boiled about 16l for 30mins with quarter of a campden tablet and half a teaspoon of gypsum, and measuring today with a...

Anyone got experience with Pilot hops? I got some in an assorted/cheap hops order, they're 2017 UK hops but have been vacuum sealed and still look/smell OK. Aroma is quite noticeable Lemon/spice so I'm thinking of trying them in a Maris Otter SMASH with either a Belgian or Saison yeast, and...

Hi all, Trying to repair my Robobrew which burst the pump outlet pipe - it's a 12mm barb fitting but with a tight radius 90 degree elbow. Angel homebrew have the pump inlet which is a different size (but could possibly be cut down to fit), but the stock hose is really thin (hence splitting...

Hi all, I'm having issues where my Robobrew pump gets blocked, tried with both leaf and pellet hops and it regularly gets totally blocked before it's time to chill. I recently got a whirlpool arm for it, so I'd really like to be able to use the pump while chilling - anyone got any experience...

I made a starter on Friday (1.5l of 1.040 ish) with a slightly out of date vial of WLP019 (California IV Ale Yeast), it's a strain I've not used before, and there's little information about it on the White Labs Website I left it on the stir plate over the weekend, and expected to see some...

Got this strain in a "lucky dip" order from BrewUK - anyone have suggestions on what to brew? I was thinking kolsch but I've currently only got Maris Otter and some Vienna as base malt, no pilsner - I also don't have full temperature control so lagering may be difficult (other than leaving the...

I've got a batch of boundary export stout (from the camra recipe book) ready to bottle, and I'm wondering about splitting the batch and adding a hop tea to half. Anyone tried this? Thinking maybe mandarina Bavaria for some orange aroma, but hesitating since the recipe used only bittering hops...

Hi all, First time using liquid yeast and I've pitched 1469 yorkshire ale yeast into a TT Landlord clone, 24 hours later and it seems to be bubbling away well. I read in some places that you should rouse/oxygenate this yeast after 24 hours, I aerated before pitching with a hand whisk for a few...

Hi all, I've got a pale ale that's been in the FV for 2.5 weeks, so ready for bottling, but unfortunately I've been away for a few days so it's not yet been dry-hopped. Can I do a hop-tea with the same amount of hops and just add it to the bottling bucket, or will that change the quantity of...

Anyone else have issues with US-05 taking absolutely ages to clear? I've used it twice, first time it took nearly 3 months in the bottle to clear! I stupidly tried it again on an IPA recently and after a month it still looks murky as (and not in a good way, tastes grainy and yeasty) I'm only...

Has anyone tried a marmalade addition to a citrusy IPA or pale ale? Got a tin of Robertson's marmade in Aldi today thinking it may work, it's oranges, citric acid and pectin which you add water/sugar to when making marmalade. Will the pectin cause problems? Considering using the whole (450g)...

We're going to have a fair number of prosecco bottles after a party, and I'm wondering about reusing them for beer? They're the Aldi organic ones which are shaped a bit like a large beer bottle, and the top looks like it'll probably take a 29mm crown cap? I'll have to get a bench capper to...

Hi all, I've been kindly given a tin of Coopers IPA at xmas, but all my experience so far has been AG doing small-batch stovetop BIAB. Instead of using DME/LME and/or sugar, I was thinking of doing a mash with 2kg-ish of Maris Otter (to yield about 10L of wort), then adding the kit (plus about...

Hi all, I'm brewing half batches due to the constraints of doing BIAB on my kitchen hob, I'm getting about 10 litres into the FV. I'm unsure on how to best deal with yeast in this setup - I'm currently using dry yeast and the last two batches I've just sprinkled one whole sachet (about 12g) on...

Morning, how do folks measure Irish moss when added to the boil? I read 1tsp per 5 gallons, and I'm adding to about half that (12-13l towards the end of the boil, aiming for ~10l in the fermenter) so in my first brew I carefully weighed 2.5g and chucked it in. This did cause stuff to clump...

Bottled my first batch this weekend (ESB which came out at 6.9% because I messed up my volumes last time) so decided to have another go, this time an IPA. Recipe inspired by some commercial Centennial IPAs but tweaked in BeerSmith to fit what ingredients I had: 2.5kg Maris Otter 0.5kg Vienna...

Hi all! Newbie here having just attempted (last night!) my first ever brew using BIAB in a 17litre stock pot on the kitchen hob. Overall it went OK for a first attempt, but I got a little confused re the necessary volumes and ended up with a post-boil OG that was higher than planned. I used...