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I started to read the Milk the Funk wiki a few months ago and decided to give the whole solera thing a go. My previous experience of mixed cultures is limited to a couple of really nice batches of beer using WLP 670 American farmhouse blend (sacch and Brett, no bugs). I obtained a pouch of the...

I have been brewing for over a year now, about 30 all grain batches under my belt and feel like I have a good grasp of the basics. I have been purposefully ignoring 'water' as I have been making good beer and felt that I had other areas to improve on before starting to learn a whole new area of...

Right, I have finished all of the base malts I ordered first time round! question for you all, do you just order a load of base malt and then brew to what you have in stock, or do you plan every brew before you order? last time I ordered 5kg of MO, pilsner and Vienna, plus a range of 1kg...

I’ve been looking at the digiboil 35L unit for £120. Anybody got any experience of this unit? I understand it’s a brewzilla/brew devil without the pump and extras (and £200 cheaper!). Alternatively any suggestions on what to look for? I currently BIAB with a 15L pot on the stove but struggle to...

I brewed two very different beers at the weekend, both fermented with st Austell proper job yeast, both 8L BIAB. A bitter aiming for about 3.5% and a NEIPA style but aiming for a lower than style 4.8%. Brewed on Friday and Saturday respectively and by Tuesday they were down to 1.010 and 1.014...

Having started brewing recently, I have been gifted my great grandfathers ceramic beer barrel, that he used regularly to serve his beer at home (probably mostly home made from what I know of him) I’m looking for some advice on how to use it. I’m guessing it’s not going to hold pressure. Am I...

Coopers brew a american ipa went into the FV on 15/6/20 (6 days) Yeast pitched at 22 degrees by sprinkling on top and FV ambient temp kept at 18-20 degrees. OG 1.051 No bubbling for 36 hours then good Krausen and lots of bubbling for about 24 hours and then nothing, maybe one bubble every 10...

Hi all First brew down here in sunny Somerset today. A coopers brew A IPA kit. First off had to drill a hole for the bucket tap. May have drilled it a bit low as I have to rotate the tap to get the bucket to sit flat, but it’s not the end of the world. Then mixed the can with 2L water out of...

Hi all Getting ready for my first brew, got everything arriving from brew2bottle today but they didn’t have any malt extract in stock which I understand is recommended to be added to this kit. My plan is to add 500g light and 500g medium spray malt from wilko to this brew along with 500g...