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Starting to realise I should have bought a bigger pan than 10 litres, but for now wondering how much beer I can still make in it (using brew in a bag). Is there any reason not to top up the water after mashing and removing the bag, before boiling? also, how much can you top the brew up in the...

Planning on having a go at the Saison recipe in Randy Mosher's 'Radical Brewing'. The hop supplier I've been using doesn't have any Northern Brewer. As long as I take account of AA%, would it make sense to substitute East Kent Goldings? I've got some in the freezer, and I know they're used in...

my primary fermentation has stopped bubbling about 24 hours after it started. It has a nice inch or so of foam on top, and was bubbling away regularly until that point. Should I be worried? Palmer's 'how to brew' seems to suggest it should take at least 48 hours...

another newbie question... should I use a hop bag when boiling hops, or is that just for dry hopping?

This is my attempt to adapt the 'Tire Biter Bitter' recipe from Randy Mosher's 'Radical Brewing', scaling down for a 1.5 US Gallon Brew-in-a-Bag, and with Chinook instead of Northdown for the bittering hops. This will be my first ever brew, so if anyone would be up for having a look at the...

Hello, another new brewer, lots of useful info found on this site already, thanks... I'm planning my first brew for this week, have wanted to brew beer for a while but not been very excited by the idea of using a kit, so discovering brew-in-a-bag online has pushed me to finally get started...