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Hi, I have been making homebrew for a while now but I am by no means an expert and still come across some rudimentary problems from time to time. As a general rule, I like using dry hops and also using Harris Starbrite as finings. I ferment in my fermenter, then go to a bottling bucket and...

Hi all, I would appreciate some input on the following. I currently brew in primary for 3 weeks and bottle condition for 3 weeks. It works well for me for the results I am after. It means I get a new batch every 3 weeks and have 3 weeks to finish drinking them before the next batch comes along...

Hi all, It seems recently that my brews have had a ton of dissolved C02 in them, even after sitting for 3 weeks in primary. I have just put dry hops in my current 3 week old batch and the airlock has picked up to bubbling every 2 seconds. I noticed a lot of bubbles coming off as well when I...

Hi all, I am in need of some advice regard Kviek. I did a Kviek brew before, without a heat source, but pitching the yeast at 38C and keeping the fermenter insulated to retain enough heat for the Kviek. That brew worked really well. I am attempting to do the same with the current brew thats...

Hi All, This forum has been an unbelievably helpful source of information for me starting out at home brewing. I am currently trying to improve my understanding the choice of yeast and its impact on the finished beer. I have the following example. I have brewed Youngs American Amber Ale twice...

Hi All, I have just had a bad batch of home brew and I am beginning to think that it might have been due to bottling before the fermentation was complete. It had been left in the FV for 3 weeks but I forgot to measure the FG. The beer had an awful solvent type taste and was undrinkable. I am...

Hi all, Apologies if this is a stupid question, but I am planning on using finings for the first time. I was recommended Harris Starbrite, the instructions of which say to stir 10ml into your wort/beer a couple of days before bottling. It seems to me that stirring your beer in this stage would...

Hi all, I have done 20 odd batches of home brew, all from kits, all have been tasty and according to plan. The latest batch is a festival golden ale, which is a kit I have done before. 3 weeks in FV, 3 weeks in bottle, 2 days in fridge. It tastes like something from under the sink! Super...

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone knows how commercial breweries bottle condition beers, for example St Austell's Proper Job. https://www.staustellbrewery.co.uk/proper-job#:~:text=Proper%20Job%20%2D%20Bottle%205.5%25%20ABV,modern%20IPAs%20in%20the%20UK! The one thing that I really dislike...

Hi all, I have just bottled my first batch of home brew using Kviek yeast. It has come out as a very cloudy orange/brown almost opaque liquid. It looks more like orange juice than beer. I have brewed this kit before using the more conventional yeast that came with the kit. It came out...

Hi all, I have recently switched to flip top bottles so I have loads of commercial bottles to give away. I have approx 100/110 bottles mixed 500ml and 330ml bottles. They fill 3 of those heavy duty triple ply boxes you get veg in in the supermarkets. I would appreciate if people would come and...

Hi all, I have been brewing a Youngs American Amber Ale and I can't get it to clear up. No matter what the instructions say, I generally do 3 weeks in primary with reading to prove that FG is appropriate, 3 weeks bottle conditioning at room temp and 2 weeks in the fridge. This particular batch...

Hi all, I have a nice porter kit I am going to put on this weekend. It should come out at about 4.5% according to the packaging. I would like to increase this closer to 5.5%. My questions are these; 1. Can I do this by just adding sugar to the primary fermentation? 2. If so, will I need to...

Hi all, One day I will bring some knowledge to this forum, but for now, it is all stupid questions. I have a batch on homebrew on that is about to come out at about 6.5%. It is from a kit and the kit was designed to come out that high, but I didn't notice when I bought it. I will bottle a few...

Hi all, I posted recently about a batch of beer that I made that was over carbonated. I have a related question. I just did a beer and I used the same amount of priming sugar for the batch as all my previous beers. It was bottle conditioned in german style flip top bottles. This beer was over...

Hi all, This may sound like a stupid question but... I have bottled a batch of homebrew in german style swing tops. The beer is very tasty but a bit over carbonated for my taste. Lesson learned for next time but I am wondering, any reason why I can't pop all of the tops to let a bit of the...

Hi all, I have just done a bit of a stock take of my bottle collection and I have too many now, so I would like to give some away. I have approx 30x330ml free to a good home. I live in NW London. The nearest tube station is Preston Road for reference. I will trip over these for about a week...

Hi all, I have a bottling day today and would like to try to speed up the process with using steam to sanitise my bottles. They will already be clean at that point. I don't have a fast acting cleaner like Starsan, just the old fashioned stuff that takes at least 10 minutes contact time. x40...

Hi all, I am currently on my 4/5th batch of home brew. I am brewing from kits with the yeast provided but I have decided that my next progression in brewing is going to be learning more about yeast strains and choosing my own while still brewing from kits. My main problem so far is that I am...

Hi all, I have made my first few batches of beer and generally I am pleased with the results. I am fermenting in a primary fermenter and then bottle conditioning. I want to have less yeast in the bottles in the next batches as they can taste a bit yeasty. I am going to leave more beer in the...