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  1. HoppingMad

    Hop spider or not?

    I bought a new Mangrove Jacks Hop Spider and used it for the first time last weekend. I was surprised by how far “out” of the wort it was and I was concerned that it might inhibit the flow of wort around the hops. I use it in a Grainfather G30; what’s the general opinion on them, use one or not?
  2. HoppingMad

    HoppingMad Brewdays

    So, I completed my first ever AG brew yesterday in my new GF G30. Have to say that whilst it was a bit of a learning curve, it was relatively straight forward and came off pretty much as planned, barring my gravity readings (more on that later) and the chilling and transfer into the FV which...
  3. HoppingMad

    Grainfather vs Still Spirits T500

    The Grainfather Sparge water heater is circa £90. The Still Spirits version is circa double that. They look pretty much identical (Grainfather one has a visible water volume tube) and I had a suspicision, given they're both based in the same place in NZ, that they're the same company with...
  4. HoppingMad

    New to Grainfather G30

    Hi all, I had a new Grainfather G30 delivered earlier in the week and have just put it together, but I had a question around the mash schedule prior to diving into my first brew (so to speak, I don't actually swim in beer!). For my first brew, I bought a Brew UK AG "Wreck the Halls" recipe...
  5. HoppingMad

    Mouthfeel?

    I've done a quick search but apologies if I'm posting something that's been asked before. I've made many extract homebrews over the years and one reoccurring 'issue', if you will, is the body / mouthfeel of my beer. Whilst the flavour and aroma might be excellent a lot of the time, in darker...
  6. HoppingMad

    Returned to brewing!

    Might only be a minor positive to lockdown, but I'll take what I can get!! After around 5 years of 'real life' meaning that brewing wasn't really possible, circumstances have changed and in addition to lockdown I had enough time to start brewing again. I've always been an 'extract' brewer...
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