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All the beginner guides and particularly the kits, recommend/provide airlocks. This is, presumably, because they are simple and easy to understand and use. I went through my first 3 brews using only airlocks without problems. I'm sure this wont be news for the experienced brewers here, but at...

I'm brewing the Festival Belgian Pale ale, and the instructions for kegging / bottling are confusing to me as a relative newb. The instructions say that if I'm kegging I should transfer into the keg after a specific amount of time, irrespective of the SG. It also assumes using the included...

Built myself a kegerator, only to discover that I apparently need (yet another) specialised tool. The 'nut' that tightens the tap onto the shank is cirular with holes equally spaced. It looks like I need something like this: Larcele Hook Wrench for Nut, Side Adjustable Spanner YYBS-01 (Round...

I'm currently brewing my 2nd beer kit, a Woodforde's Bure Gold. The instructions say 7-10 days fermentation, but its been 15 days now and it is still slowly bubbling away. I also have an ispindel in there: I suspect the numbers themselves are out, because I didn't calibrate it myself (it was...

I hadn't seen much on this so I just wanted report on some automation attempts at temperature control. Being a bit of a home automation nerd I already have a extensive (but far from 'complete') home automation setup using home assistant. So naturally I wanted to be able to monitor+control as...

Hi, I'm mostly new to home (beer) brewing. My wife bought me a BIAB kit for my birthday, which whilst being a lot of work was still fun. However it was too much effort for such a little reward (the kit is small). I've since purchased gear and started a beer kit brew (Muntons Gold Continental...