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I started out back in the stone age brewing in a bucket, with the lid sitting loosely on top. After some years I moved to a plastic bin with an airlock, and then more years later to a stainless steel bin with an airlock, gasket and clamps. No pressure, and the only temperature control is using a...

I have just bottled my latest brew. I decided to try using a bottling wand again (after many years), having just used the jug and funnel method for a long time. I think this change to my routine is what threw me off. Anyway, I had rinsed my bottles, then squirted some star san into each bottle...

Years ago I used a bottling wand, but it was fernickety and I gave up. Since then I bottle by pouring from conditioning tank to jug, and then from jug via funnel into bottle. This works well, but I always have this vague anxiety about aeration. I know I should take my own advice and not worry...

2nd brew on G40 today. (Once again following a recipe the mash seemed too dry compared with what I am used to so I added a couple of extra litres.) Anyway, during mash I noticed that the recirculation had forced the grain into 1 side of the vessel - packed quite tightly into about 2 thirds of...

Had my first brewday with the GF G40 yesterday. Generally very impressed: Ramp up temperatures very fast - 30 mins from cold to strike, about 10 from strike to boil Rock solid mash temperature control - no more than 0.5 degree up or down Good rolling boil Recirculation nice and smooth with no...

Although I've been brewing for over 50 years I am new to this forum and learning a lot. In particular I am re-thinking some of my ingrained habits, especially now that I've invested in some lovely new kit (a G40). I have 3 questions with regard to wort aeration: 1) In the past, the only...

Hello there... My G40 has finally arrived, and a gorgeous thing it is too. One thing concerns me though. The quick start guide says the hop filter 'should be a tight fit and you'll need to appply some pressure to make sure that it is correctly in place'. Mine isn't tight at all, and it drops...

Whenever I come to this forum, I get a popup like this: I dont get it on any other sites. Anyone else experiencing anything similar? Cheers

Hello there... I've been brewing for 53 years and I think it is time to up my game a bit, so I've joined this forum. I started with 'Geordie' beer kits, moved on to extract brewing, and I have been all grain brewing since 1990. My current mash tun (a Bielmeier) has given up the ghost, so I need...