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Hi all I am brewing a fairly standard dark ale with a starting gravity of 1052. I checked it the day after I pitched the yeast and it had a large head on it as usual. I then left it under the stairs where I usually brew for 14 days and checked the gravity but it was only 1022 when the target...

Hi all, Had my first try at using a rotating sparge arm at the weekend and everything seemed to go fine but my per fermentation gravity is 1042 instead of the target 1053 which is going to make quite a difference to the final alcohol percentage. I have only ever batch sparked before but...

Hi all, I am still fairly new to all grain brewing and started my fourth batch yesterday which went well but the original gravity is 1040 when the target is 1045. My other brews have always been a bit over and allowed me to add additional water to get to the target gravity. Is this a big...

Hi all, Second post about my first brew which I have had a few problems with. After fermentation moved my brew to a primed cask roughly 3 weeks ago. After a few days there was excess c02 so I assumed this was due to the priming and released a little of the gas. This then settled so assumed...

Hi all, On Sunday I did my first full mash brew and had a few problems which I need some advice on before I attempt my second batch. I have been using Graham Wheelers brew your own British real ale book as a guide and decided to follow the recipe for Wadworth 6X. The mash went well and...