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Hi guys, I have been given a recipe by a local brewery which I really want to make. Problem is the measurements are a little confusing when it comes to the Hops. They have been provided as below in % (I have hidden the hops names as to not give out any part of the recipe). The malt was...

I have done some searching around the forum and there does seem to be a lot of discussion around whether or not to use nutrients. Unfortunately for me it's down to a case of having to try due to stuck fermentations with twin can kits. All grains are fine never had a problem but I am now at...

Hi, Just started AG#8 this morning (JW Lees Bitter clone) and made a bit of a mistake right from the start and it would have ended up a lot cooler for the mash than it should be. I ended up adding a lot more water (say 5 litres + I lost count in the panic!) to get the temperature up...

Hi, As the subject says I am sure there are others who have done this. Wort is now chilled but I forgot to put the hop filter on :oops: Any ideas what I should do? My thoughts are to leave it to settle a bit and syphon (probably into a sterilised sieve). Any other suggestions? Thanks

Hey Guys, Just done my 3rd all grain a Blacksheep Best Better kit from my local brewery store. It didn't actually go as planned and not sure if there is something wrong with my calculations or if I lost count somewhere! Anyway here are the stats: Mallts - Maris Otter: 3340g Torrefied...

Well tomorrow is the day.. after months of reading, buying/making equipment I have come to the point where it is time to just do it. In one way I am worried about certain things so I expect a sleepless night with things on my mind. Such as: Have I worked out the amount of water required...

Hey guys, my hlt is about done (well parts ordered anyway) kettle elements sorted, 50l steal pan here but one thing I am confused about is taps and what to purchase as there appears to be a lot of various parts I could buy but my knowledge of plumbing is rubbish. Any suggestions?

Hey guys, It occurred to me on xmas eve (and managed to keep me awake all night) that I may have made a big mistake in my AG setup. The idea was to buy a 50l pan for the heating up of the liquor and the boil. So I have purchased the pan already and now have the mash tun etc.. so about ready...

As a Citroen C1 driver this did make me laugh. But I have kinda seen this everywhere this Xmas. My lass works for Tesco and even their own staff do it! -

Hey Guys, I decided to move away from CO2 bulbs so went to the local home brew store and picked up a Hambleton Bard cylinder. This is the first time I have used a cylinder and not sure it is going to plan. When screwing on the cylinder to the king keg s30 valve it sprays CO2 everywhere...

Hey, I have been doing kits for about 6 months and I have read a lot on going all grain and decided now is the time to take the plunge. I know from reading this amazing forum that a lot of you swear by making your own tun etc.. but unfortunately I work in IT and my DIY skills are worse than...

Hey guys, May seem like a daft question but I have searched the forum and can't seem to find an answer for it. How often do you generally inject a keg with CO2? The reason I am asking is that I have just started to use a bottom tap king keg with a fine Woodfords Wherry in it and although...

Hey guys, Just after some clarification that I haven't made a big mistake priming with granulated sugar. I did a lot of research searching these forums on the amount of sugar to use for 23l of lagar and came up with 180g. Now I have done it I am having doubts and it may well have been far...

Hey, So I started my 2nd ever brew about 4 weeks ago. Went for the Coopers Ginger Beer kit but decided to use 2kg sugar to boost the strength a bit. Now the problems started, all seemed well temperature looking good and fermentation seemed ok nice layer of bubbles on the top. Started with a...

Hi, I am new to this brewing lark and just doing my first brew which is an Coopers Australian Lager - using a Coopers starter kit as it seemed a good option for the price. All seemed to go well but temperature of the FV is a concern to me and something I have been checking constantly. In...