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Morning All, I was brewing yesterday and suddenly realised I have a ridiculous amount of various hoses and lines. I need something to keep them tidy and wondered what you guys may do, if you’ve created anything or bought something off the shelf maybe. I have wall space and the garage I brew in...

Its getting to that time of year when I quite like a blonde ale, something between 3.5-4.5% from a fairly simple grain bill. In the past, I have gone for English hops but I quite like Jarl from Fyne Ales which use citra and think I've tried to make something similar in the past. I'd be...

First brewday this month, it’s a Belgian style blonde and named in tribute to the stooshy I accidentally caused when I asked a question about said yeast. Grain (5.5kg pilsner, 250g wheat, 250g aromatic) currently mashing.

I’m brewing a Belgian Blonde soon, I’ll be using T-58 yeast. Up until recently, I chilled the wort to around 20C, shoved in a shower cubicle with a fairly stable 20-22c temp fluctuation and left until done, then cold crashed. I’ve recently got me some better temperature control and am wondering...

Having had over a year off brewing up until March this year, this will be number 4. I have been BIABing since I started, using a 50l stock pot on the gas hob in the kitchen. For the last brew (2021 #3), I tried out using a separate mash tun and cocked up sparging. Luckily, the only issue was an...

Evening all, I’m planning my next beer, I usually use an airlock and plastic buckets but I’m using some new kit and yeast I haven’t used before this time around and wonder if a blow-off tube would be better. Brew is a RIS at the mid-lower end of the OG range for the profile. Yeast is Nottingham...

I recently bought a fridge to convert into a fermentation chamber. I found it difficult to find specific measurements which would be useful to know. This was fortunately good for what I wanted, but I thought I’d share in case anyone was looking for information on this model, save them a trip...

I recently bought a fridge to convert into a fermentation chamber. I found it difficult to find specific measurements which would be useful to know. This was fortunately good for what I wanted, but I thought I’d share in case anyone was looking for information on this model, save them a trip...

I have recently bought a pair of these, £9.79 on Amazon. I wanted something to get a clean and straight cut on beer and gas lines. My kitchen scissors were okay with 3/16 but didn’t cleanly cut bigger line. I got a cleaner cut with a Stanley knife but I can’t seem to cut straight, wonky eyes...

Cost: £15.95 From: Thompson Cooper Ltd via Amazon Volume: 5l Recommended Dilution: 2.5% How to use: Make up solution in a keg, hook it up to gas and beer line. Set regulator to dispensing pressure. Pull through solution until it changes from a greenish brownish colour to pink/purple. Leave...

I’m starting to plan brewing a high gravity beer (RIS) that’ll benefit from a good while ageing. I don’t usually brew anything requiring extended secondary/ageing. I normally use bog-standard buckets and then rack to cornies for carving and serving. Slightly mindful that my buckets aren’t...

Today was my first brew using my new igloo type mash tun, all my previous brews have been BIAB. I wanted to make an easy drinking summer ale, fairly low abv (3.5-4.5) light in colour and balanced in flavour. The recipe I settled on was as follows: 4.5kg pilsner 300g Vienna 250g Flaked Wheat...

Hi, Has anyone had any experience of the electric kettle in the link. I bought the gas version a few years ago and it’s served me well but am considering electric now. I’d use it for the boil, so was looking for something with a bit of space to minimise boil overs. Any other suggestions welcome...

I got a brand new CO2 cylinder last week, connected a regulator on Friday and didn’t tighten it up properly as I didn’t have my spanner to hand, purged a keg and forgot to shut it off. Gone in to the garage today and the tank is completely empty. aheadbutt I’ve made a few errors in the last few...

Hi All, I’ve just moved from dry to liquid yeast and am getting to grips with starters, something I’ve been blissfully ignorant of up till now. The calculator I used (Mr Malty) gives options for fewer packets and larger starter volume or more packets and smaller starter volume. The example for...

Hi Everyone, I live in Larbert (between Stirling and Falkirk) although I originally come from North West England. I’ve been brewing for about 5 years now, mostly BIAB. Hadn’t brewed anything for over year before this week, I work for the NHS so has been hectic (no bashing sauce pans for me...