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Hi All. I've got a Trappist Rochefort all grain kit to do but the 7kg grain bill in my Brewzilla concerns me. Also the recipe calls for a stepped mash, which I find always results in a stuck mash and a couple of hours of faffing. Is it possible to do two separate mashes and combine the 2 worts...

My latest Proper Job AG brew had a distinct soapy taste when fermentation had finished. I left it for another week, hoping the yeast would "tidy up". But when I came to bottle it unfortunately it was still there. Now after 4 weeks in the bottle I tried one and it's still present. I'll leave it...

Interested in these for summer parties etc. Are they any good?

Hi All. I am brewing my first lager, well an IPL actually as I'm not a great lager fan, from an AG kit. I'm using MJ M84 yeast and it's currently on day 3 gently bubbling at 12C in the garage. The instructions say to ferment until 1.012 then store at 4c for 4 weeks. But no mention of when the...

I'm just mashing a Summer Lightning tribute. A bit of a last minute decision to brew this and I need some advice on the yeast. I have the following that might be suitable, all Crossmyloof. Five Ale. Clipper. Atlantic. Voss Kveik. Any advice? Cheers!

I knew I'd be back for advice! So I made 1 litre of wort from DME, boiled for 15 mins, added a bit of yeast nutrient, cooled and tipped into a 2 litre plastic bottle. I tipped the dregs from my one and only bottle of PJ in and shook it up. My question is - how often should I be shaking it, or...

Tommorows brewday will be an AG Proper Job from BrewUk. As usual I didn't order the yeast with the kit as I like to use Crossmyloof as they're such fun to deal with! So i have a choice of Ale, Five, Clipper or Atlantic. What do you reckon?

This is a Wit beer I bottled on Sunday (200ml tester bottle, the rest in brown). Clearly it's gone clear! The recipe was 2.5kg Pilsner, 2.5kg wheat and 800g oats. Typically I struggle with clarity in styles that should have it. Now I have a clear beer when it should be cloudy! Any clues what the...

Had a bit of a calamity on brewday yesterday when my new "tea urn" for heating sparge water to 75C conked out! So rapidly out with my old set up of gas burner and big pan on 2 bricks. Then the gas bottle ran out! So I had no choice (apart from resorting to the kitchen halogen hob) but to use it...

Tried a bottle of an Affligem Blonde clone I made a while back (I'd have to check the date) but was disappointed that it was very sherry tasting and the complete lack of carbonation meant it looked like sherry too! Any pointers as to what may have happened?

My last 2 AG brews are just not getting to the OG in the recipe. I've never had efficiency issues in the past, even going over predicted OG at times. Yesterdays Leffe clone was a whopping 10 points under! Easily rectified with candi sugar in a Belgian. I'm thinking it is my mash PH, which I...

Spotted the term Vorlauf in a clone recipe book and thought I'd better investigate. So, as I understand it, after the mash out and drain I draw off a quantity of wort until it runs clear and tip it back onto the grain. Then sparge as normal. I use a Brewzilla so it's easy to do, but is it...

I got the Route Citra Six American Wheat AG kit from BrewUK. I also ordered a Safale WB06 with it, as recommended. But the yeast was missed off the order. I really want to make this at the weekend but only have a range of other dry yeasts, most of the MJ Belgians, US05, Voss etc. Are any...

I'm planning a trip to the Dutch F1 Grand Prix in my campervan and will be travelling through Belgium. So it would be a crime not to try and visit a few breweries on the way there and back. I see that La Chouffe do brewery tours so that's on the list. Anyone had any experience of tours or...

Going to do the Dennis King Vic Secret at the weekend and it calls for a 40g dry hop. Obviously the usual timings are straight out of the window as I'm using Kveik. Any advice when to add the hops? Cheers all!

Dipping my toe into cultivating harvested yeast soon. Is there an alternative to DME for the process? I haven't got any and forgot to add to my last MM order. aheadbutt Not available locally and mail order is cost prohibitive, unless part of a big order. Cheers

Hi All, I bought some Kviek yeast in my latest batch from CML, more on a whim than anything. I understand that it's a really fast fermenting yeast which doesn't really give me any advantage as I brew way more than I can, or should, drink! Is it suited to a particular style of beer that allows it...

It must be something to do with the weather! Tomorrows brewday was going to be a nice summery Cali Common but whilst browsing around I found an extract recipe for a coconut porter. Sounds perfect for a winters evening, Bounty bar in a glass! I will do an all grain and have nearly all the malts...

Interesting article about dry hopping a bland beer to taste the flavour profile of each variety. This chap used Bud Light but I guess any boring lager (Carling) would be fine. A lot quicker than SMaSH brews! Dry Hopping Bud Light: The Hop Tasting Experiment - hazyandhoppy.com

I'm going away from my usual NEIPAs and Belgians this week and want a more winter friendly brew! Found this recipe in an old Clone Brews book I bought off ebay for peanuts and really like the sound of it. Base malt is no problem but the speciality grains are 340g 55L British Crystal Malt and...