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Hi all, I'm pretty sure I've developed a slight intolerance to sulphites - I get a banging headache from just a single glass of shop bought wine. So I made my own from a kit for the first time in years. I added the sulphites as the instructions suggested. Tried a glass the other night and the...

Hi all, I recently acquired an RO system as our tap water is horrific (this one: Aquatic (RO) System Unit With Pump, DI Resin, 75GPD Auto Flush & LCD Computer Highly recommend the company, very helpful and good service). They state that the water that comes out of the final filter, the resin...

Hi all, Got a slight problem with nearly empty kegs freezing inside my keezer, just wondering if anyone can suggest a suitable fan to use inside it to keep the air moving. I believe the problem is that the cold air is pooling at the bottom and freezing the kegs. I've turned it up a bit but don't...

@Inkbird I bought my ITC 308 in May from the Malt Miller and the display has gone really weird. I don't think H0 degrees C is a temperature reading, despite it being quite amusing. Any advice please? It works fine just can't read the digits any more as they are all lit up to varying degrees...

Hiya, Just thought I'd let ppl know that there's an alternative to Ashbeck sold at Makro, £2.49 for 3 x 5L bottles so works out a bit cheaper, plus you don't have to queue up for hours just to find out that the shelves are empty like you do at our Tesco! It's called Aqua Pura and the mineral...

I've just opened up my fermentation chamber (a chest freezer with Inkbird) after my lager's diacetyl rest, and the thing is full of mould. The beer is well sealed obviously so no issue there, but just wondering how you all avoid this problem? This is only the second time I've used it, the first...

Hi, Just thought I would ask... I've just put a cornie into the kegerator, but it won't dispense, which is weird because it was fine when I cleaned it out before putting the beer in. Any ideas why this would be? I've tried a different disconnect on it to see if there was a problem with it. The...

Hullo, I've limited supplies at the moment, but fancy doing 12L of raspberry wheat beer. I've never tried it, but what the heck, eh. So... 1 kg wheat malt 1.5 kg pale malt 200g rice hulls 100g sugar After 4 or 5 days: 700g raspberries Should make it 1.049 OG, (4.92%) the raspberries will...

Ok so it's time for BIAB experiment number 2. How about this idea for a light pseudo lager/cream ale? Could add something for head retention maybe a bit of flaked barley or wheat? 12L OG 1.037; 4.0 EBC; 14 IBU (.38 BU:GU ratio) 1.5 kg extra pale malt (Crisp clear choice - it's the only light...

Hi all, I recently got a 9.5L cornie as I can fit it in my kegerator on top of the normal sized ones. I have 5 L of cider that's ready to bottle. Is there any reason I can't pop it in the small cornie? I've only ever filled cornies before, never half filled... Thanks!

Not sure if this has been posted, but you can now get the Mosher & Trantham epic brewing textbook online for free: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-46394-0 There's loads of other texts up for free too. Enjoy! **Am I the only one who thinks Michael Mosher should change his name...

Hullo! I'm going to start cultivating yeast, got my stir plate and equipment ready, however I have no DME as I brew all grain. Can I use sugar plus yeast nutrient instead or is this a terrible idea? Just with all this lockdown business I don't want to go ordering unnecessary stuff.

Hello! I have 1.5 bottles of this sour cherry concentrate (250ml bottles) sitting around that I don't use any more.. wondering if anyone has tried adding it to a home brew? I thought it might go nicely in a stout or wheat beer but haven't been able to find any recipes containing it. Has anyone...

Hey all, I accidentally bought 100 of these this week, which is enough for about 200 brews or about 4 years of brewing, but they expire in 2 years! Oops. (I use 1/2 one per brew). If anyone would like 10 of them, I'll just charge what they cost plus postage, so £2.38 for 10 if that seems...

Hello! Well I'm ashamed to admit that my cornies have been sitting empty for.. 5 years... Life got busy and I have no idea where the time went. Anyway, just wondering if anyone has any idea if there's anything I need to do when I come to fill them again, besides cleaning them and checking that...

Hi guys, Sick of my cheapo hydrometer, it is a nightmare to read and I'm not convinced it is accurate. Any recommendations for a decent one, willing to spend up to 20 quid or so? Thanks in advance guys. Nix

Hiya helpful home brewers! Got 2lb 10oz each of blackberries and elderberries (uncannily picked the exact same amount of each)... All washed and ready to go. I am thinking of adding boiling water, mashing them up and adding a campden tab (or half?) leaving for 24 hours and pitching yeast with...

Hi, My AG2 has finished fermenting, and I chilled it for a couple of days to clear. It has cleared nicely, however, there are still loads of quite large (5mm or so) yeast 'rafts' floating throughout the beer that just won't seem to drop. Its just a basic ale yeast (munton's gold). Any...

Hello, I'm not into bitters (gasp) but my dear brothers are. I would like to make up something for the holiday season in this ilk. They are wild about Adnams Bitter and Woodforde's Wherry type beers, so something along those lines. 23litre brew length... any suggestions please? I have looked...

Hello! I used to use kits about 7 years ago (in Canada, mostly Kenridge), and they used to turn out REALLY dry in flavour, so much so that I had to back-sweeten them to make them palatable. I have used a couple here lately (including the same Kenridge ones) and although they all ferment out to...