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Hello. I enjoy trying to create recipes after reading/researching here and playing with Brewfather. I was looking to make 'something my dad might like' this time round. So I've got the following conditioning, but I don't really know what to call it when he/other people ask. I understand naming...

Hello, I've been brewing small batches for a few years. I don't drink a lot, so enjoy handing out beers to friends, and one has said he really likes White Rat (Our Beers - Ossett Brewery). Now I thought I'd try to make a version, based roughly on the ingredients listed on the website. Thing...

Hi all, I used Brewfather software for the first time last brew. After a bit of playing around, I thought I had things looking ok. I added my own equipment profile, but mostly guessing with the numbers for volumes and efficiency as I'm still only a few AG brews in. I do BIAB, in Wilco...

Hello, The other day I brewed a 10l stovetop batch, and remembered the Britewort at 10 mins this time. The proteins seemed to clump together really nicely. However, when cooled, and I went to syphon into my FV, this material was just kind of hanging around in the middle of the kettle. I tried...

Hi all, Just tried first sample of my first lager. It's been bottled two weeks today, so I know it needs lagering, but wanted to check the carbonation. Unfortunately, it's super flat, and (maybe influenced by that admittedly) tastes sweeter than I'd hoped. Other than that I'm happy with the...

Hello. Hopefully a quick question. I've got a brewbelt which I've got going since the temperatures have dropped, but this gets my FV too hot if always on. I'm thinking of an Inkbird to use with the belt. I see the 308 does dual heating and cooling. I don't have a fridge, but maybe one day. I...

Hello, I used a LHBS for the ingredients for my first all grain brew a few months back. I just asked for some 'crystal' malt, and was handed a 500g package saying exactly that. Now I'm planning a second recipe, and all the calculators have multiple crystal malts, with numbers of L's. Am I right...

Hi all. I'm having trouble when transferring to my bottling bucket. I read here that some use a hopsock from the Festival kits. I have one of those, so tie it tightly to the bottom of the syphon, pop it in the FV and off I go. However, it's getting a crazy amount if air in the tubing, looks...

Hi all. I'd like to venture and try some AG brews after enjoying a few kits. I only want to do about 8 - 10l batches as I drink very little and am interested to experiment with a few styles. So I'd like to boil on my kitchen gas hob. I don't want to spend a fortune, but am wary about the...

Hi all, I planned to bottle tonight. But just peeked into FV and there was a lot of dry hop pellets turned to mush on the top. I've read @terrym saying to give the liquid/air interface a tap. Did this and could see through the plastic lots of stuff dropping quite quickly. Question is, how...

Hi all, I'm planning to bottle my fourth brew writing the next week. I usually siphon to a bottling bucket that has a tap and bottling wand. I always find it a pain to clean/sanitize the short plastic tubing that I have for this though, and I use sodium percarbonate only, which days it needs...

Hello. I'm just brewing my fourth kit (in 18 months, so slow going!), and thought I'd sign up here. Previous brews were Mangrove Jack's Pink Grapefruit IPA, Festival Razorback and Mangrove Jack's Berliner Sour (think I did it too warm and it tastes more like cider!). I've enjoyed my last...

Hello. First time here. I've made three kits so far, and I'm enjoying the process. I il started after inheriting a bit of kit from old friends moving house. In that there were a few sachets of Young's Beer Finings. I've not used them in the three kits I've done. They've been a bit cloudy but...