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Hi folks, I have just done my first ever batch of cider, it was a kit by Mangrove Jacks called NZ premium cider. Was just enquiring as to whether once fermentation is complete do I need to cold crash before bottling/kegging as I do with my all grain beer brews. Any advice would be greatly...

Hi All, thinking of getting a counterflow chiller for my AIO system to reduce time, i currently just use an immersion chiller. What are the pro's and cons of a counterflow chiller (plate or coil)

Hi All, Just need some advice, have recently noticed on the inside of my Brewmonk 30L Conical Fermentor a slight rough section all the way around the inside, it’s roughly around about where the Krausen would be when fermentation is taking place. I always clean using a microfibre cloth and...

Hi All, Have got a recipe for a Honey Porter that asks for Wakatu Hops at the end of the boil, but can't seem to find them from my regular online supplier. i have seen them online from another retailer but don't fancy paying postage just for 50grams of hops. Does anybody have any suggestions for...

Hi All, Has anybody used this yeast before, used it recently when i brewed a Golden Ale. I took a sample from the Fermentation Vessel, 7 Days after pitching and it didn't seem to clear in the trial jar. Does it produce hazy beers, or will it clear up when i cold crash

Hi All, Have seen on this forum some people using gelatine to clear kegs/barrels. I have a couple of questions that more experienced people may have the answer to. I assume the best type to use is powder but is there a rough guide for the amount to use per litre.

Hi All Think i may have ordered the wrong malt for a smash recipe, the recipe asked for Carapils malt, however i ordered Caramalt!!..schoolboy error. Will this have a detrimental effect to the finished brew if i add it in the same quantity etc, it seems slightly darker than the Carapils, so I'm...

Has anybody had experience of accidentally not re-hydrating yeast, did a brew at the w/ end after transferring the cooled wort to the fermentation vessel, I pitched the yeast at the correct temp as per recipe, however after I did this I then turned the packet over to see that there were the...

Have got an American West Coast Pale Ale to bottle/Keg has anybody used finings in the Easy Keg 5L to enable the beer to be drunk sooner, as the fermenter sample tastes great, will dispense from keg using the party star tap.

Have done 16 AG brews on my homebrew journey, with 6 of these being dry hopped, have been using Supermarket re-usable veg bags but find cleaning them a real pain trying to remove all traces of crud etc when i have bottled the brews. Does anybody know if there is a supplier who makes a large...

Hi All, recently purchased an AG Kit for an American West Coast Pale Ale, which has some great hops etc, however the recipe has a small amount of Magnum hops which it states are for the First Wort Hops. Read up about this but was not 100% sure I understood what was required, do I add them to the...

Having done 9 AG brews so far, with the majority being pale ales or bitters, I am now moving on to stouts and porters for the winter months. When bottling either stout or porter has anybody used muscovado sugar or dark brown sugar for priming. Does anybody know if I were to use these sugars what...

Hi All, Have done 8 AG brews so far since starting in Feb using the all in one Angelhomebrew equipment. For my water treatment additions have been using the calculator on the home page of this forum, this has worked fine so far with some really good results for pale ales, but my next brew will...

Did my 4th AG brew yesterday, a landlord clone kit from MM. Followed the recipe as per instructions, but couldn't get the wort down to 18deg so pitched a 19deg at 5pm yesterday. Have checked this morning and there is no activity from blow off tube is that to soon to seen any activity in blow off...

Can anybody give me a bit of advice, my 4th AG brew is a kit clone etc, it's currently been in the FV for 4 days and is still bubbling every 5 seconds from the blow off tube, the recipe states to dry hop after 4 days but it seems to soon with the amount of fermentation still going on, shall I...

Placed an order on the 27/4/20 for a Party Star Deluxe handle and 10 x 16 gram Co2 cartridges, when i placed the order i couldn't find the cartridges on their website, so rang them direct. The guy who answered the phone gave me a code which i entered and then ordered, now i could have written...

Have been using the Ph paper strips to test the Ph of the four AG mashes i have done so far, but still struggling to see the correct color on the paper strip etc. Can anybody recommend a half decent ph meter at a reasonable cost

Now I know all online homebrewing outlets are really busy, have tried for the last 4/5 working days to place an order for some grains etc, I have followed all the instructions as stated on there website, but it doesn't allow me to move items from my wish list into the basket which would then...

Have used the water calculator with this forum to calculate the additions to my brewing water, i have got to add some to the mash and some to the boil. Can anybody confirm if i have to add the mash addition to the grains and mix in before adding to the mash tun and do the boil additions go...

Pretty new AG brewing, have just done a more detailed water calculation for my next brew, its saying i need to add Epsom Salts, is this really critical as i'm struggling to get some from my homebrew supplier can i use any epsom salts, have looked on internet and some supermarkets stock it.