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I have a Stout fermenting at the moment and was just able to catch it in time before it blew the airlock out, like you I put in a blow off tube. 24 hours later it has calmed down enough for me to put in a fresh airlock. It never ceases to amazing me how violent some fermentations can get.

I put together a copy of keglands Dark Side of the Schooner stout. 4.18kg Simpsons Maris Otter Malt 0.41kg Malted Oats 0.26kg Chocolate Dark Malt 0.26kg Roasted Barley 0.15kg Dark Crystal I used Topaz hops for my bittering addition as I had some in the freezer and they are 20.2 % Alpha Acid...

Sounds like a nice punchy mix, I might have to see about getting some when I next order some yeast off them.

I tested the gravity a few days ago, and I thought the flavour was like a slightly less punchy citra beer

Hello all, After being away from brewing for years I had a sudden rush of blood to the head and decided to not only get back into brewing again but also just to make things awkward I'd go the all grain route. After spending more than a few months scouring the second hand sites and ebay I...

Nice to see there are some other home brewers from Northampton. I have recently taken it up and jumped straight into all grain brew in a bag because I like to make everything more complicated than it needs to be :-)