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This just popped up on ebay. It's sold as not working as it does not retain cold. Would this work with an STC-1000 controlling the temperature? I do appreciate that is quite vague with the details, but currently that's all I have. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... SS:GB:3160

Hi all, I'm looking to replace the tap on my coolbox mash tun with a ball valve type, so that I can get some silicon hose on the end. I'm a bit confused with the difference between the different products on offer. Screwfix have cheap ball valves that look suitable, (please ignore fitting size...

I'm looking to brew a ruby beer for a local competition. I don't know much about that style of beer, perhaps the only ruby that I know about is Hobgoblin. Is there a specific EBC range that defines a Ruby? If so I can start playing around with recipes in Beersmith over the weekend and see if I...

Hi GA, I seem to remember you are a picture framer by trade? If I've remembered that correctly, would you mind me asking if I need to do anything special when getting a picture framed to be hung in a bathroom? I would rather the picture didn't get damaged by any potential damp getting in there.

I'm a little out of practice with my brewing, but after starting at 6:30am, and not finishing the clean up until gone 3 last Saturday, and that's with a 75 minute mash and 60 minute boil, I'm looking for ways to make my brewday more efficient. Here's my usual brew day in order: Get equipment...

Hi all, I'm looking to do my second version of this brew in the next few weeks. My changes would be that I'll probably use cacao nibs in place of the bournville powder, and I need to fix the vanilla addition as I couldn't taste it last time. Tempted to leave off the aroma hops in order to allow...

OK, I'm finally looking to make up a fermentation fridge. I've got my eye on a couple in my local freeads, and I can get a reasonably cheap tube heater from an electrical wholesaler. I presume something around 15W will be ok? Mainly though, I'd like to get the temperature of the wort using a...

Anyone used Bouclier hops? I had a bag given to me as a sample from Rob at The Malt Miller a few months ago, and I still haven't used them. I'm considering doing a SMASH brew with them, but am unsure of what sort of beer they'd actually suit. The only info I have is: 2012 Harvest 7% Alpha...

Yesterday I threw several bags of old grains on to the compost as they were a couple of years old and had likely gone stale. Most of the bags only had maybe 100g out of 1kg gone from them, as I'd only one brew using them. I'd love to do another chocolate stout, but I don't want to again buy...

Brewing today for the first time in ages! I'm repeating the same recipe as I did last brew as it came out really well. Renamed it after my assistant brewer. AG#14 Daximus Galaximus Pale Ale Brew length: 19l Style: American Pale Ale Estimated OG: 1.045 Estimated IBU: 60 Estimated EBC: 9.5 Maris...

Planning my first brew for nearly a year tomorrow and the plan is to repeat my last brew. Brew Length - 19l 60 minute boil - 75 minute mash 3.6kg maris otter 15g nugget @ 60 minutes 25g galaxy @ 15 minutes 15g challenger @ 15 minutes 25g galaxy @ 5 minutes 25g galaxy @ 0 minutes - steeped for...

Hi all, I'm just planning my first brew in a very long while, which I plan to do tomorrow morning. The last two brews I did were simple pale ales, using just Maris Otter and various hops, however in wondering whether I should add some crystal malt to this I had a look at my grain reserves and...

Brewdog's Dead Pony Club I love this beer, love it. So much that I want to brew it myself, in gallons. A quick Google lead my to the following thread on Jim's Beer Kit: http://www.jimsbeerkit.co.uk/forum/view ... =5&t=55964 Here's the recipe that caught my eye the most. It's likely not an...

Hey all, I've done 14 brews on my 3 vessel plastic AG setup, but I haven't done one in a long while now, possibly nearly a year. This is mainly due to the time it takes. I'm considering getting a BIAB setup so that I can relatively quickly knock up a 2 gallon brew on a weekend, meaning I get...

I had a day planned in the garden yesterday clearing the veg bed and planting some green manure, however a torrential downpour meant I was stuck inside for a bit. Luckily I spotted a jar of freeze dried coffee that had been placed near the kettle for the builders we have in at the moment (we...

Hey guys, Tiny Rebel are starting up a homebrew club and the first meet up is in Urban Tap House in Cardiff with their head brewer to discuss the plan for the club and ideas. Have a read of the blog and email Gaz to register your interest. http://tinyrebel.co.uk/blog/2013/10/10/ ... tap-house/

Hi all, I'm looking to make a port similar to GA's Damson port posted in here viewtopic.php?f=40&t=18096 The thing is I don't have damsons. I do have blackberries (around 1kg I think) and elderberries (possibly a kilo or more, need to weight them when defrosted), plus GV2 and GV4 yeast. Can...

Hi all, I might be able to acquire an under counter freezer to use as a fermentation fridge. If I hooked one of these up in the same way as you would an under counter fridge will it still work? I plan to use one of the cedaronics style thermostats and a tube heater to regulate the temperature.

Hey all, been a long time since I posted on here as I've only brewed once this year! I'm hoping to get back into it very soon. Hope you're all well and all the old faces are still posting? Anyway, recently I racked off a mead that I made a year ago, and I'm pretty pleased with it. It's very...

I'm looking to do a really hoppy brew next with Galaxy hops. Uncle Plumble has already advised me on twitter to use a cheaper hop for bittering, and to pile in the galaxy towards the end which is advise I'll likely follow, but does anybody think it's overkill if I put in 100g of leaf in stages...