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Just want your thoughts on how I can best carb my bottles of Stout with Nitrogen or Nitros Oxide. Of course the use of Nitrogen gives the beers a head of many very tiny bubbles that seem to last longer than the usual Co2 carbonation, just look at Guniness! I currently have an intense Chocolate...

I've just had a long day at a Convention that I attended which involved sitting for a number of hours... with a bad back! As much as I have enjoyed my day, I'm happy to be home and to nurse the bad back with one of my stronger brews.... I'm currently supping a 9% Strong Chocolate Stout, it's...

Well the Gauntlet has been thrown... I am now to make a simple Liquid Malt Extract Brew to see if, for once and for all, LME is responsible for the Home Brew Twang. Indeed, there is an offer at Holland & Barrett and I have this afternoon purchased a couple of jars. 2 x 650g jars £4.99 each...

I wonder if anyone has mashed and then without removing grains, immediately fermented? An experiment I think I'd like to try... any reason why I shouldn't?

Hi, Can someone explain to me in simple terms how I would go about with specific gravity while sugar feeding? I know that with a normal 4% to 8% brew I'd put in all the malt and sugar (if needed) then take a SG reading, at end of fermenting I'd then take a FG reading and I can then work out my...

Hi, I don't get drunk on my home brew but I do like the alcoholic buzz it gives me... I notice that it is very different from commercial brews. Has anyone else noticed this? By the way, The buzz is in effect as I post this message! :laugh8:

Just enjoyed a very nice Wilko Winter Warmer. Poured out, but it just has NO head foam whatsoever. I'm making this again as it was so nice but what do I do for the next brew in order to get a good lasting foam head? I brewed this one short at 15 litres of Tesco spring water. I used 1kg of...

I wonder how many of us brew OUTSIDE! I've read where some do and probably they are in warmer climates. Here, yesterday (mid January) it was just above freezing but what a great time I had. I'm lucky to have a very nice flat piece of Welsh Slate cost me £12 from the Gloddfa Ganol slate mine in...

Hi All, I'm looking to making a very malty brew in the next couple of days, got all the ingredients so what do you think? It's an All Grain and I want it as malty as possible. I don't like beer bitter and not too bothered about hoppy tastes. Want it around 7%. Any recommendations? 1kg Munich...

Had to happen sometime I suppose, lucky there was no injury. The bottle was a Newcastle brown ale bottle. Are these kind of breakages common? first time it's happend to me.

Has anyone tried some way of measuring the pressure within a full beer bottle? (low carbonated dark beer) Maybe with the use of a tyre pressure valve attached to a gauge?? I'd like to know what the pressure would be. I'm wanting to find out what sort of minimal pressure would be needed for a...

I've found a nice looking recipe to try but it doe's not mention if grains are to be crushed or not, what do you think? Link to recipe is here.... https://homebrewanswers.com/milk-stout-recipe/ along with a nice short video. I've got my self the ingredients: Richies Crushed Crystal Malt 500g...

Has anyone tried a spoonful of liquid malt in their glass of finished beer? (From Holland & Barrett) I tried this out of curiosity and found it gave a very nice extra malty flavour, it also instantly boosted the head foam which then lasted till about half way down the pint. Funny stuff, either...

Would you guys consider wearing Overalls, hair/beard net and breathing dust masks a bit over the top in brewing? o_O I'm a bit paranoid about infection getting into the brew and wonder if all this... health wear might be necessary. I particularly think a dust mask is a good idea, not that one...

The sort of ale that is high in alcohol content (9- 10%) and is really heavy and thick in mouth feel. You notice that the head is brown and ale slowly runs down the inside of glass after tipped, it is also that lovely amber nicotine colour and quite sweet. They are often expensive to buy. How...

Well, here I am! and after joining once again, I now intend to make a few contributions... if I can. Firstly my avatar, I was only a boy just fourteen and with a beer in hand, a Watneys Pale Ale I think, yuck! how my taste has changed over the years. This was Boxing day at a outdoor model...