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I used to use Brew store in Edinburgh for ingredients etc...really good service and reasonable delivery charges and free with orders over 60 quid. These have now ceased having been taken over...are there any other suppliers that dont incur ridiculous charges for postage to highlands.. Thanks

Hi all have managed to acquire some Gambrinus honey malt, midnight wheat and oak smoked wheat malt. Just wondered if anyone can give me some pointers in uses..ie what styles/types of beer they work well in. Got around a kilo of each. Thanks

Hi all so the missus has bought a new fridge...which means I get the old one. I have a mangrove jacks heat pad and dual controller so was wondering whether the best option would be to use the heat pad in the fridge or would I be better getting a heater instead...I assume I can use a heater from...

Hi...Bit of a silly question but am a little confused When lagering what do people do...is it a case of bottling then letting it carb up at say 18 degrees then putting the bottles in the cold for the lagering process?

Hi I have quite a bit of Munich and Vienna Malt and was thinking of using either as the bulk of the grain bill. I have the other malts (pilsner/pale/aromatic/brown/crystal etc) also plus a wide selection of hops. I have been making wheat beers and IPA's but fancy something different so does...

Hi Planned to make a brew today....trouble is my tap etc that feeds my chiller is frozen solid as its outside. Would I be okay to chill by letting the brew stand in a my sealed fermenting bucket and leaving outside in the cold. Cheers

Been brewing for a little over a year now, moved from kits to extracts and after the arrival of my Bulldog master brewer have been using grains with some success (well I think so anyway) I have been toying with the idea of harvesting and re-using yeast so any tips on techniques/equipment (on a...

So I made a Vanilla/Bourbon stout...ABV before Bourbon addition was 6.5....I added 400ml of bourbon and barrelled. Any ideas how much the bourbon will alter the ABV...ve around 20l of finished beer. Its been in the barrel for around a month now so plan to have a cheeky taster!

Made this at the weekend roughly the same as GH recipe and am going to add some honey bourbon to it, it also calls for vanilla pods...so whats the best way of adding, not sure about steeping in vodka as am going to be adding bourbon...could I steep in the bourbon and do it that way or should I...

So my journey began almost a year ago, I started with he usual kits, trying various beers, wines etc. This soon evolved into extract brews until I took the plunge and bought a bulldog master brewer. Since the I haven't looked back. I have been really happy with the beers I have made, friends...

So the missus has made the xmas cakes a while ago....and after having a root through the baking cupboard there is plenty of ground nutmeg, allspice and sweet cinnamon powders left...is this ok to use for a xmassy type ale rather than say cinnamon sticks etc. Have maple syrup available too Was...

Hi plan to use up some malt odds and ends any thoughts/suggestions appreciated. So initially thought of something along the lines of the following grain bill 3.3 kg Vienna 900g Golden Promise 100g Caramunich Wheat? have other grains also. For hops I have 40g challenger, 55g Mittelfruh, 25g...

Brewed and bottled....quite dark/red in colour but very nice indeed. Should a saison be light in colour or is it simply down to preference after reading saisons were made with whatever grains were available.

Hi so I brewed a saison based on GH recipe on 28/6 I used Mangrove Jacks M29...OG 1.056. According to the recipe he recommends upping the temp on the 4th day to 28 degrees. I pitched at around 24 degrees then on the second day upped the temp to 26 with a plan to up it again after a couple of...

I have a few hop varieties available, planning a saison esque type brew next using pilsner, wheat and maybe some Vienna and possibly a drop of honey. This is the hops I have Challenger Tettnang Hallertau mittelfruh saaz perle amarillo jarrylo Columbus mandarina bavaria magnum fuggles Ekg Citra...

Nice little delivery drop today....quite quick considering am in the Highlands ( Thanks THBC) 10Kg pale malt 5Kg Munich malt 5Kg Vienna Malt 5Kg Wheat malt 500g Chocolate Malt 500g Carafa Special 1 500g Roasted Barley 100g Simcoe 100g Magnum 100g Fuggles 100g Bramling Cross 100g East Kent...

Just arrived today....cant wait to get started just need to source some ingredients now....happy days

Hi I am currently thinking of moving up to All grain brewing and have been looking at all in one systems. I have a budget of around 400 quid. Can anyone recommend a system that would be suitable. Thanks

Hi I am going to have a crack at a weissbier from extract....from the GH book. Just waiting for the ingredients to arrive. Does anyone have any tips for making this brew. Thanks

I have a 500ml bottle of each of these concentrates as I cannot get hold of WGJ or RGJ.I am wanting to make a WOW, my question is how much of concentrate should I use as I assume its stronger than the juice. Would I need to adjust the other juice content also? I intend to make 4.5l batches. Any...