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    Converting an Urn into a Boiler

    Hello, can you just remove the thermal cut out? so its just a switch on and off scenario?
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    Hop help please

    I have been lazy recently and started to use a pale ale kit to get my IBU's (so no need for a boil). I'm doing a 23L/5G batch. Pale ale base. (which I top up with LME) to be around 2.9kg LMEish. And add 500g brewing sugar) just under 5% at the end (I need to be a good boy I was drinking too may...
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    Help on hop ratios please

    I have been lazy recently and started to use a pale ale kit to get my IBU's (so no need for a boil). I'm doing a 23L/5G batch. Pale ale base. (which I top up with LME) to be around 2.9kg LMEish. And add 500g brewing sugar) just under 5% at the end (I need to be a good boy I was drinking too may...
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    Ok I gave up and went down the shop....

    I doubled up on a harvest mild kit not long ago. I also added hop tea and dry hopped it. It's great! Very bitter but drinkable and addictive.
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    Ok I gave up and went down the shop....

    got a sg of 1.058/1.060. so will be around 6.5%
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    Quick ideas!

    I've given up. I went down the shop and changed my mind made a new thread.
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    Ok I gave up and went down the shop....

    And I bought these on the OOD shelf for 5 pounds each. I'm gonna mix them top up to 22l. Then add 500g of Dem sugar and dark sugar. I will dry hop at end for 5 days with my left over Saaz. I'm all in for only 13 pounds for 40 pints, let's see how it goes!
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    Quick ideas!

    saaz 15L 20g 60 min 10g 15 min 10g 1 min 2kg spray malt 500g black treacle
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    Quick ideas!

    How about 20 pints?
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    Quick ideas!

    I have 40g of saaz pellets. Some powdered malt 2kg (mix), yeast and black treacle. I dont want to go out and buy anything else. Can i make a tasty 40 pint brew out of this?
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    What shall i do?

    Oh I tipped it up to 22l in the fermenter I got 38 btls in the end
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    What shall i do?

    I did this in the end. New IPA 1.050 500g dry dark malt 3.18kg suma malt 15l boil 1 cup black treacle and golden syrup. 60min 50g nugget 30min 15g cascade and Chinook 10min 10g cascade Chinook and 10g Saaz 5day dry hop 25g cascade and Chinook Final 1.016.-1.018 It tastes...
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    What shall i do?

    I did it! Opened a bottle (or two or three) tonight!
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    What shall i do?

    So do I add 50g of the nugget from the start? looking at calculator I changed it to 50g nugget for 60min 20g chinook and 20g cascade 30min 20g saaz 10min dry hop 5 days 30g of each chinook, saaz and cascade. IBU's came up to 127.75
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    What shall i do?

    I pick Saaz to replace Motueka coz I cannot get any. is Saaz a bad idea?
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    What shall i do?

    I have; 7lbs of LME (the suma stuff) 500g Extra dark spray malt 50g nugget, 50g Saaz, 50g chinook and 50g cascade hop pellets. I was thinking. 1) Boil some of the malt with the hops for 60min. (in 10-15l of water if I can get a big enough pot) Start 10g of each, middle 10g of each, end 10g of...
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    I think I might have made a mistake.

    I might wait and taste it in a week and then decide based on the bitterness. Thanks.
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    I think I might have made a mistake.

    I have just finished bottling my first brew for years. I bought 7lbs of malt from a whole foods shop online (£16 with delivery) diluted to 5 imperial gallons plus 2.2 lbs of sugar. I then used Liberty Bell yeast, dry hopped halfway with Columbus hops only 35g as I dropped the bag) I then used...
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