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I have 55 brown beer bottles that I need to get rid of as I have acquired pressure barrels which are much easier. 30 are proper Job bottles, so strong, the rest are a mix of hobgoblin, marstons etc. I’ve done several, accidentally, over carbonated brews and the bottles have been fine. Free...

Hello. I’ve been collecting free pressure barrels off market place. I’ve got 3 so far and, with a bit of love, all hold pressure. I have 1 x youngs barrel with 2” cap rated at 15psi, 1 x Hambleton bard with a 4” cap rated at 10psi. 1 x Beerspheer with red 4” cap pressure rating unknown? Does...

Hello. If one of you knowledgeable lot could advise. I made a brew yesterday 23l with an OG of 1.052. I didn’t really think and just used one packet of CML Clipper yeast pitched directly to the wort at about 25C. This was then put in the fridge and cooled to 18c. Fermentation had started...

Hello all, I’ve recently acquired a pressure barrel. I’ve changed all the seals and fitted a schrader valve so I can pressure test it. The barrel says “15 PSI working pressure” this is higher than my other barrel. I’ve pumped it up to 15psi and it’s holding pressure very well. I’ve had to...

Hi all. I started my first ferment, about 48 hours ago, using my new Ispindel to monitor the CML PIA yeast. First of all I think I messed up the calibration! I measured the OG at 1.050 and when I dropped the Ispindel in, it measured 1.042. Anyway that is down to 1.015 in 48 hours. I have...

Hello all, I was going to do a green hop beer today and just started picking the hops and there are quite a few ants and wood lice coming out of the cones. If they are left for a couple of hours do you think most of the critters will evacuate? What do others do about this? Cheers Oli

Hi, I’ve just bought a Brewzilla that came with a chiller. So I have a small copper chiller going spare. I used it in a 19l BIAB pot and it worked very well. It has 15 coils but is only 14cm accross. I’ve added jubilee clips and it doesn’t leak any more! £15 + postage

Hello all. I’ve just got a Brewzilla 3.1.1 off of this forum but it didn’t have the fine mesh filter for the bottom of the malt pipe. I’ve read that it’s not really needed, but was wondering who uses it and what the benefits are? Cheers

Hello all, I was hoping for a few opinions on whether or not an older G30 was worth buying? Not quite sure which version it is but it has a basic looking controller with manual switches a small screen with a blue face plate and small red, yellow and blue buttons. I thought you knowledgeable...

Hi all is this as much of a bargain as it seems? Recirculating pump and grain basket with it. It’s copper colour but said it’s made of stainless I can’t tell if it is just for mashing or can boil as well? Any Klarstien Mundschenk owners out there...

Hello all, Any advice and opinions are very welcome! I've done 20 or so stove top BIAB brews to date and feel like my mashing process is quite reliable. What I'm struggling with is the amount of trub I'm left with. The last 2 brews were pretty similar ingredients. The first one I just...

Hi, can anyone throw some light on this. If I go to the library in Brewfather and import the Gamma Ray clone I get this. The IBU's coming out as 18. In the DIY Dog book all the hop additions and boil time etc are the same but the IBU is up at 45. Is this a mistake in the DIY Dog recipe or...

Hello all, its been a while, but I found this website so useful a few years back when I was trying all grain brewing, thought I had to post with my new findings. I just do a 19l BIAB pot on the stove so I find a 4kg grain bill is just about max, can do 5kg for maxi BIAB but it becomes pretty...

Hi, I hope everyone is well? I’ve had a bit of a break from brewing but want to get a few going ready for Christmas and new year. Does anyone know anywhere near Bristol or more specifically Chepstow that I can pick up a sack of grain? Cheers in advance! Oli

Hi, I would be very greatful of any input and thoughts! I've tried to make porters before and they have come out ok. I thought I'd try something different with the left over chocolate malt, brown malt and dark crystal. So I made a 10l brew and as 10 min addition I added 100g of coco and 8...

Hi Everyone, yesterday I thought I'd have a go at a low alcohol beer (drinking too much through boredom!). The recipe is below it's my own creation so please feel free to tell me what's wrong with it! 15l Maxi BIAB so 4l of bottled water was added to the fermenter after a 40min boil. 1kg Viena...

Hi All, I'm a bit worried about one of my brews. I haven't used my pressure barrel for a while as I've been doing small AG brews. However Ive been finding bottling a bit of a chore so thought I'd give a Maxi BIAB ago. Everything went well, just about hit the right gravity and it hadn't changed...

Hi, has anyone used this type of syphon or got any thoughts? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Home-Brew-Syphon-Pack-Wine-Making-Hand-Knead-Siphon-Filter-Tube-Long-2M-TT/222926543392 I've just had one turn up today, they only cost a couple of quid and come with a fine metal filter, so thought I'd...

Hi All, I have just done my second AG brew using the BIAB method. The recipe is below. problem is I put the full amount of bittering hops in! So 30g in 13l which was the correct weight hops for 23l. The original recipe was for 23l and I reduced this to 13l 3kg Maris Otter 0.25kg Crystal 17g...