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Hi, I brewed a NEIPA about a month or so ago, and every pour I've had from this batch has been so much more bitter than expected. I've brewed NEIPAs before without too much of an issue, but changed up my hop additions/timings in this brew. Is there anything I have done that would make this so...

Hi, I took a break from brewing since the start of 2022, but still have a lot of crushed grain that I purchased from Maltmiller around that time. The was a best before date of Mar'22 on it, but how "strict" is this date. I want to still use this if I can to avoid throwing it out. Is there...

Hi, I recently brewed an IPA that was bottle conditioned. The first few early bottles were perfectly carbonated, but as i drank the batch over a few weeks, I noticed minimal carbonation after the first handful. Also to note, i drank these in the order i bottled them. I used the same bottles...

Hi, I have recently trying brewing with philly sour yeast from lallemand and post fermentation (with everything going to plan and hitting FG and pH) I opened my fermentor to see the image below. Thinking I must of messed up and gained an infection I threw this batch away, but after doing some...

Hi, I recently brewed a BIAB batch of what I hoped would be an imperial stout with an initial OG of 1.084 and an expected FG of 1.017 on a 14 litre batch pitched with US-05. After 4 days I checked the fermenation which gave a gravity reading of 1.040. I then checked a further 6 days later and...

Hi, When brewing imperial stouts (around 8-10% strength) in the past I've stuggled with carbonation. Normally I've overpitched with US-05, but I've read that EC118 can help with strong beer carbonation due to its 18% alcohol tolerance. I bottle condition and dont have the ability to keg...

Hi, I have a 25l stock pot as my kettle for the boil of my brews. Once I'm done, I make an ice bath in the sink, whirlpool my hops, and cool down the wort through that method for pitching. It's not the fastest in the world, but it means a low cost suloution for me for now. What I wanted to ask...

Hi, When brewing this morning, I was in another world and not concentration, and after the mash for my BIAB brew, I upped the heat to get to the boil and left my grain bag in. It took me about 5 mins of the boil to realise this (I can't believe I made such a daft error). Will this ruin my IPA?

Hi All, Has anyone made a juicey TIPA that they have been happy with the results and would kindly share the recipe? I find this style one of the hardest to get recipe ideas for. Thanks

Hi, I'm sure many of you have posted beer bottles back and forth at some point for competitions and swaps etc. but whats the concensus on the best postage method? This may be a bit of a daft question, but does everyone simply box up and send via royal mail second class for the most affordable...

Hi, I recently brewed and bottled a heavily hopped citra SMaSH IPA and loved it, it was fruity, light in colour, hazy and soft like a NEIPA. My recipe for this was a small batch BIAB with: > 3kg of golden promise > 10g biofermentation hop with citra pellets > 90g 4 day dry hop > OG of 1064 and...

Hi, I have been researching a strong, sweet imperial stout recipe and got brewing the other weekend, but didn't think very well ahead, and couldn't measure the original gravity as my my hydrometer only goes up to 1080. Brewer's friend said my OG would be a whopping 1180 with a FG of 1065. I can...

Hi All, It may split opinion, but I love strong beers, and with greater abv there seems to be stronger flavour and complexity. Some breweries such as Other Half and Wander Beyond, along with others, have pushed the modern style trends like milkshake IPAs and juicey NEIPAs into the 9-11% realms...

Hi All, A recent order with maltmiller for fine crushed maris otter resulted in a delivery of uncrushed maris otter. I don't have a mill, or know anyone that does, and checked with my local brewshop and they don't either (found it strange they bought it in crushed, but hey). Any suggestions on...

Recently moved over to AG from extract and loving the results so far. My first attempt was a SMASH Citra-Golden Promise IPA, but I wanted it hazy and fruity to suit the NEIPA style I prefer. I did a small batch 7l brew with no hops in the boil and a single 10g citra hop addition at yeast pitch...

Hi, This may be openeing a can of worms, or it may even be an opinionated thing rather than a fact, but what actually makes a new england IPA (NEIPA) a NEIPA? From what I can find, it seems to be a mixture of; 1. Oats/wheat in the grist, 2. Biofermentation hop 3. No bittering additions 4...

Hi, I can't seem to find advice on this anywhere so I put a have a couple of queries for the group: 1. When storing hops, would you put unopened hops in the freezer? 2. If you open vac packed hops, will they deteriorate if still kept in a freezer? 3. I recently purchased some hops off ebay and...

Hi All, First time commenting/starting up a thread, but for months I've been scouring the forum and seeing the progress and ideas of others and their brew, and how helpful everyone seems to be, which has inspired me to finally move from extract to AG. I'm a stereotypical case of having read...