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Having sold my 45l Hopcat last year due to moving house, I’ve pulled the trigger on a 35l Brewzilla Gen 4 full bundle from BKT. Hopefully the meagre dead space won’t cause me any issues during recirculation. First up will be a clone of Wards Sheffield Best Bitter.

This looks to me like total snake oil - is anyone using similar and finds any benefit?

I’m looking for a pressure spray bottle that will accept a standard carbonation cap for line cleaning. Following Wilko’s demise I’m finding it hard to track one down. Didn’t spot anything on Amazon. Can anyone (UK only) recommend one please?

Finally got a brew on for the first time since last October. We moved house Jan 5th to the E Lincs coast where the water is harder than Bruce Lee! Back to kits and back to basics for now. Festival Razorback made with Aldi bottled water, mixed in my Bucket Blaster tub and into my FK Chubby. I...

Planning for a last house move to the seaside, it was decreed that my AG kit would have to go due to lack of storage. So, back to kits where I restarted brewing in autumn 2019. Just bought a 20l Fermenter King Junior to go with my 30l Chubby and christened it with a Coopers European Lager kit...

We are moving to the E Lincs coast. I have some CO2 left in my cylinder but planning ahead. Can anyone recommend a supplier of non-rental CO2 / mixed gas cylinders please?

We are looking at relocating to the E Lincs coast, I know from a recent stay near Chapel St Leonard’s the water is very hard. Anyone here live in the area and can give any practical advice please? I brew mainly Kölsch, Neipa and IPA styles.

My first year hops (only planted in June) have cropped really well. Looking for a convenient way to dry them for storage I hit on a cunning plan - a “ hack” In millennial parlance. I work in IT, the office has a redundant comms cabinet with fans blowing lukewarm air to the sky - perfect hop...

I’m looking for a FK chubby, looks like the only UK seller is Brew2Bottle. Not sure if stock levels on their site are up to date. Anyone bought one recently? Messaging them on FB results in an away message but then they aren’t open at weekends.

In case you are after a new hose for cleaning your kit or just watering the garden. Just bought a new Gardenline hose reel from Aldi. Thought it was a handle rewind but turns out it’s automatic. At £40 it’s a chunk over £60 cheaper than the Hozelock equivalent. Winner!

I’ve just kegged my latest batch of WHS Bohemian Pilsner. Hop schedule: 50 mins of boil Mosaic Hops 20g 30 mins Saaz Hops 51g 10 mins Saaz Hops 25g Last 5 mins of Boil Citra Hops 25g Previous brews have been perfect. This time round there is a very strong bitterness. The only difference...

Just bought some Fass-Frisch mini kegs to split with a mate at work. I’ve let him have the Party Star tap that came with them assuming I could get something to allow me to use disconnects like the growler spear tops. Looks like I was mistaken. The top hole is 1” dia and is not threaded. Does...

I’ll be doing a JF NEIPA from Malt Miller soon. For any experts on the style or this particular recipe & would like to comment.: I’m thinking a 30 min boil will suffice as the hops are a 10 minute addition & later - and the haze is required. Crystal malt - in a NEIPA? Not on my watch...

I’ve got an AG Pilsner fermenting under 12psi pressure with 34/70 at 20C. Attenuation rate seems to be very similar to fermenting at the recommended 12-15C so no great advantage. From your experiences how high can I push the temperature and still have a clean result?

Anybody made a Muntons Flagship Hazy IPA? Was it as good as the Partridge Bros reckon in their Youtube review?

A lot of the names mentioned in previous threads are not advertising CO2 currently. I’m looking for a supplier of 2kg or 3.15kg bottles, rent free. Can anyone recommend a supplier of small bottles without huge deposits & rent? Leicester (work) or Notts / Newark area (home) with a collection...

Hope the below might save someone some time and lost temper! Having received my 3-tap Series X this week unboxing & build commenced today. As expected everything is straightforward except mounting the taps. It is acknowledged that the 3-tap tower is a challenge to the sausage-fingered such as...

We are (probably) moving to a new build soon. Looking at a domestically acceptable kegerator to live in the kitchen. The MJ 3-tap has the wife’s approval. I know you can’t fit 3 refurb Cornies in there but may upgrade in the future or use one mini. Anyway other than price (and needing a smaller...

We are moving house to Aounth Normanton nr Alfreton in Derbyshire. Any locals able to advise on local water quality? Here in N Notts my only water treatment is a campden tablet and get great beer.

I've seen various online articles regarding dry hopping, comparing leaf to pellets in a general fashion. Has anyone done a specific comparison just with Citra? I ask as the Nelson brewery do whole leaf Citra at a good price compared to the cost of pellets.