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It seems to be more popular in the states, but I was struggling to see the point. I’ll stick to what I’ve done before then. Thanks for the reassurance 👍🏼

Hi All, After a couple of years off I've finally found time to make beer again!! It's been a while so I'm relearning some bits, but looking at my process I'm just curious what everyone else's is? I'm doing a BIAB of a hoppy (Citra / Simcoe) pale ale which is currently in the brew fridge...

Looking good. I was in Wickes (Bracknell) earlier picking up bits for my collar. I've decided to make it from Celotex and plastic facia board and just sit the lid on top as I wont be putting taps in it, just fermenting and keeping kegs cool. Celotex wont be strong enough for the hinges but...

Same as the one I've got, it works really well. The only advice I'd give would be to sort bottles into common heights to save adjusting it too often. Mine came with no instructions but pretty simple really - to adjust the height lift the leaver up to raise the crown holder, place a bottle...

I assume you're after a tubular heater? Available from numerous places online. I got mine from Toolstation - http://www.toolstation.com/shop/p32265?table=no

I'd suggest a Q-Max cutter to punch a hole rather than use a drill, cleaner and easier.

Thanks, but I guess that will still leave me dragging a CO2 tank with me to keep it topped up. The smaller cornies look good, but same problem. the more I look at the carb cap this may be a good solution for extracting enough beer to last an evening.

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Does the quick disconnect tap sit right on the keg? doesn't that give you foaming issues without a beer line? presumably you'd need to take a gas bottle etc. to keep the pressure up?

Hi all, I'm planning on treating myself this month and thinking of improving my dispensing options, but don't know which way to go.... Currently I bottle most of my brews. I have a standard PB but use it very rarely - cleaning and filling is a doddle but it doesn't keep the beer particularly...

Yes please!! :thumb:

So jealous.... Looks like a fantastic setup!

Crikey, thanks for all the tips. Our water is rock hard, it's a nightmare for limescale buildup. We usually use filtered water in the kettle etc because of it, but it tastes fine so I'd like to use it if I can. I'm tempted by the idea of boiling and cooling - it'll add an age to a brew day...

Hi all, I'm trying to work out if there is anything I can do to save the swampwater that comes out of our taps at home, or if there is any style of beer it may suit? I'm planning an Amarillo pale ale this weekend but may resort to buying bottled for this if the tap water is completely...

Admittedly 9g seems a bit pointless in a 20l batch, but I've got no other use for them so thought I may as well. It's targeting 40ibu so don't want to crazy with the early additions so I'll probably scale back and add the spare to the dry hop. Seemed like the sensible thing to do, thanks for...

Hi, I am planning to have a go at the Greg Hughes Amarillo single hop recipe tomorrow for my next BIAB. I'm not sure if its because I could only get pellets rather than leaf hops, but the pack says an AA of 9.6% whereas the recipe says 5%. That's nearly twice as much! I'm inclined to...

I love this book, some elements may be a little basic for the more experienced brewer wanting to get into the fine detail, but it was great for my level of experience and filled in a lot of blanks on the brewing process. The book is worth having for the recipes alone :thumb: My only issues with...

Indeed - Must stop trying to multitask :doh: the basic point stands though Yes, but equally, isnt your element covered in scorched wort after close contact during the boil? The whole boil takes an age to warm up but the element still gets hot. Ok, so we're not dropping greenhouse heaters...

Yes, a fan is definitely a worthy addition, I'm not knocking it. In your case the radiant heat will warm the surrounding surfaces (none of which being the FV directly) so you are dealing with entirely convected heat. In my setup (600x600 chest freezer with opening lid) I don't have a shelf...

Yep, a good idea with convected heat but no amount of air flow will dissipate radiant heat. You cant blow light with a fan, which is all UV is, just different wavelengths.