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Hey guys, A while ago I bought about 40 Empty Tapking bottles from another homebrewer for re-filling with homebrew. I've kept a few but have way too many. I'm looking to give them away for free - they are in mixed condition. I have cleaned and sanitised some, others are boxed up from when I...

Hi guys, moving house so looking to offload some less-necessary brew gear. Some for free, some for cheap and thought I would link to my tall wooden dining table which I am selling on gumtree. It's not strictly Homebrew related, but it is handmade so some of you may like it... and I can...

Hey guys, same old story - I broke my hydrometer and can't seem to get a reasonable answer on what my FG is from my refractometer... BUT wait... here is the dumb part - I have actually been trying to adjust the reading for the presence of alcohol, but all of the calculations don't make sense...

Hey all, quick one - not sure if this was a fluke or if anyone has seen it before and knows where I went a bit wrong. My brew yesterday went well, but after whirlpool (done by hand with a long spoon) - instead of the normal cone or mound of trub in the middle of the pot, I had a weird...

Hey guys, broad question for those who maybe have brewed a house recipe or same style using the same hops over several years. When you adjust a recipe based on the particular AA% for a hop for a new harvest, does the flavour, aroma and bitterness come out the same? As an example, if you have...

Hey guys, so yesterday I bottled a batch and decided at the last minute I would throw down a quick kits and bits so I could re-use some of the yeast from my last AG batch keep the circle of beer going and use up some Mr Beer kit cans I picked up a while ago that are getting close to their best...

Hey all, any wisdom on how much difference it makes after bottling when you adjust the temperature? As an example; I've got some bottles of a dark ale, Windsor yeast which fermented between 18-21C, but after I bottled it, they have been more like 23-25C. I have a pale ale, BRY-97 which I...

Hi guys, my set up is just a single FV - but I am keen to try crash chilling my current or next batch. Most of the stuff I can find through searching refers to crash chilling the secondary FV but seems like it is OK to CC if you just use a single FV too. Also, being new, I bottle condition -...

Hey all, just did my third brew and was in a bit of a rush so forgot to take the gravity reading. Came back and tested (1044) which seems OK but it was about 6-7 hours after pitching the yeast. Would my reading be affected by 1) the time or 2) testing after pitching yeast? Don't know if it...

Hey guys - newbie here, I want to try my first attempt at dry hopping in the FV and had read you can just use a Chux cloth out of the packet. Can't find an exact answer- Does anyone do this on the regular or should I at least boil the Chux first to sanitize it? Are you able to re-use them...