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Have Sodastream changed the connector over the last 2/3 years. Not brewed for a while, my old Sodastream bottle just ran out of gas so I tried to connect the bottle from my new Sodastream I bought a few weeks ago and almost blew my head off, maybe being a bit dramatic. The pin on the newer...

Hi, been a while since last did a home brew, amazing how quickly you forget things. Going to be kegging a stout in my corny keg and intend to leave for a month or two, what is the recommended PSI I should add after purging. Cheers

Rodcx500z Thanks for the reply, really helpful. Just out of interest, how heavy is the bag once finished.

Hi, Looking to start BIAB brewing and looking for a brew kettle, seen a lot of comments on this one, klarstein fullhorn. Just wanted to check that this would be suitable for this type of brewing, also does it have an exposed element. Also any tips on chilling the wort, have a stupid kitchen...

Thanks for the replies, just out of interest what is the idea temp to keep them at for a week. I currently have a mix of Stout and Real Ale

Hi, After bottling i need to keep the beer at room temperature for a few days, unfortunately i don't have enough room in my house to store 40 bottles so it need to go back into the garage, which is causing issues during the winter. Just wondering what other people do to during the winter to...

Hi all, I have a weissbier which is almost finished fermenting, was going to bottle but a corny keg has just finished so will keg. I read on a another post that weissbier doesn't need conditioning, is this correct. Also intend to carbonate using sugar, how much do recommend for 19 L...

Thanks for the replies, really helpful, one last question, would you use Lactose, read somewhere that its non fermentable, so still need to add more fermentables, but looking to get a bit more body

Thanks Pete, Do you use a boil in the bag method or just add the malt to the water and filter out after

As a complete novice, how much water would you use to steep and boil 250g choc malt

Bottled stout for about 45 days, nice flavour but lacking that creaminess of a stout. Any recommendation to add to a stout kit to make it less watery. Thanks

Hi, just wondering if any of you guys use a Sodastream regulator, if so what type do you use and would you recommend it.

Being a cheapskate, just wondering that alternatives to Star San you use, prefer no rinse.

So finally got my fermentation fridge up and running and looking to do my first brew on Saturday. What temp settings would you recommend for an Ale, currently set at 19c as I understand the fermentation process will raise the temp a few degrees. As the temp probe will be attached to the FV...

Thanks for all the replies, really helpful as usual. Just one further question regarding mounting the heating tube, would it be safe to glue it to the floor of the fridge rather than screwing it in.

Just a quick question on building a fermenting fridge, finally got a second hand fridge, tube heater and Inkbird temperature controller. Any guidelines to drilling a hole for they temperature probe, don't want to drill through something important and ruin the fridge. Watch a number of videos...

Sorry about all the questions but I was wondering how quickly a fridge will take to bring down the temperature of the wort, i presume using the tempreture controller the fridge switches on and off, generally fridges are on all the time so never given it much thought before

Thanks for the replies, looks like I'll be heading down the path of getting a small fridge, reasonably cheap option. Two quick questions, will a 45 watt tube heater be sufficient in a garage during the winter, secondly what temp range would you suggest for Lager, never tried that.

Following on from further advise on another post I've spent the last week measuring Temperatures around my house to find a nice cool spot, for a house in the UK in May its surprising warm. For other members on this forum who don't have a cellar how to you keep your beer in the recommended...

Thanks for the reply, been fermenting in the kitchen which was 23-24c whilst cooking and first few batches few very fruity tasting which I believe is due to high temperatures. Garage currently around 17c so give that a go.