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John Bull India Pale Ale Kit. About 4 days into the brew it had stopped self heating (1046 -> 1012) so I plugged the heater belt in, stupidly I plugged it into the extension lead not the thermostat. The next morning its 63°C LOL.... These 25w heater belts are surprisingly powerful! It...

By mistake I ordered some of the Maltro Dextrin. I only ever brew kits, so is this stuff of any use to me, what would it do if I added some to a kit ?

It says pitch yeast at 23°c and then to brew at 14°c. How quickly should the 14 be achieved after pitching ? and what would happen if it took a day to achieve that temperarure drop ?

What is the minimum dia tubes that will cope with an over excited fermentation? And any thoughts on using PLA 3d printed parts in the FV - is it likely to contaminate anything ? and how would I test first ?

I fitted a plastic tap to the FV three brews ago, it is now leaking (thankfully I just bottle this morning so it only has water in it) Can anyone recommend a decent reliable tap I could replace it with - I do like the tap for bottling, far better than the siphon)

Any advise on what the min internal diameter should be for a blow off pipe ? Just had a near disaster with a brew, (Mangrove Jack Bavarian Wheat) In 28 brews I have never seen anything go as fast as this, went from 1050 to 1013 in under 48 hours. The foaming head on the brew blocked my air...

I really can't be bothered with washing out 40 bottles in one go, and I have been using a couple of different methods over the past couple of years without problems and wondered which you felt was best, and what are the likely shortcomings of each. Method 1 After drinking the bottles and tops...

Shamrock Velvet + 1kg spray malt + 250g dex I have brewed this before with great success 1044 - 1010 It went a little wrong at the beginning, pitched the yeast at about 13°c but would have been warmed up to 21c in under an hour (heat belt) After a fortnight went to check on it and it was...

How do I calculate the change in SG when I add an ingredient like sugar ? for instance what difference would 300g of sugar make to 5 gallon of brew. is there a formula or table I could use?

Coopers Golden Crown Lager The online instructions suggest fermenting between 20 & 25°c https://www.mrbeer.com/thomas-coopers-golden-crown-lager-refill-pack#:~:text=This%20mixture%20of%20unfermented%20beer,70%C2%B0%2D76%C2%B0F. The instructions on the packet says 13 to 15ºC Which do I follow ?

Up until now I have always used a siphon attached to a wand for bottling. For whatever reason I find it often froths up in the tube then that makes filling the bottle to the top difficult/wasteful. also putting the siphon into the gunge on the bottom disturbs it. Just find the siphon tube a...

Why do some beers turn into little volcanos when you take the top off, this beer is about 6 months old, it doesn't seem to be under enormous pressure inside the bottle (the pssst when I take the top off is very normal) But when the top comes off about a third of the contents gently ouse out of...

Do I need to boil DME / Spray Malt. before adding to a kit ? i haven't in the past with no problems, but have just been told I should boil it for 5 minutes before adding.

I was looking at the mntons connoisuers range where there are a couple of Largers, the instructions just say brew at the normal temperature (18-21) I thought Lagers were brewed cold? Also can you substitute the sugar with a DME (spraymalt) ?

I did a "Preachers Hefe wheat"out of the can brew recently where I added a "Wheat" DME and was very impressed with the outcome. How would this brew be affected if I was to use a general spray malt instead ? I'm thinking DME and Sprayalt are the same things ? but is a wheat based one...

what would be the difference in using a light or a dark spraymalt in a 1 Can stout kit. ? if the instructions say add 1KG sugar, can I just add 1KG spraymalt instead - or would I need a different quantity? How long does Spraymalt keep when the bag has been opened ? And what is the best way to...

Brewing Sugar, Dextrose, Spray Malt - are these all the same things ? Can any of these be bought at super markets etc or are they normally only available through brewing suppliers ? how long does it keep and how do you keep it ? 5kg would last me a year - is that too long / would this be...

or at least semi failed Firstly, this was my 12th brew and I pretty much done what I hav done with all the others, FV temp was set at 20-21c for the duration. This was a kit can, and the first time I have used a St Peters Stout. For reason that I don't understand, and the butt of my question...

Wanting to add some golden syrup to a kit, do I just por it in along with the contents of the can, and will it mix in ok. Or do I mix it with water in a pan on the stove to make sure it is more fully liquefied ?

this is my first brew using a beerkit-enhancer, and it seems to have taken off pretty rapidly and is generating a lot of its own heat. Could it warm itself to a point where the yeast kills itself - or would it be self limiting ? Just to set the scene; I brew in the garage and it is fairly...