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Given the speed of fermentatiion ...when do you dry hop....?

I was able to purchase the RAPT fridge from Kegland after a long wait. Fridge spatially is good ...can hold my two 30L alrounder fernenters. I did not purchase additional probe lead. I did a double brew - whacked fermenters in - set temp. Set the temp and connected to wifi. This allows me to see...

Wanting to brew clone of Colonial Brewing Company - IPA. Website says hops used Cascade, Vic Secret, Galaxy, Eclipse. Any suggestion on the additions of these hops - first additions, dry addition etc.

Wanting to brew clone of Colonial Brewing Company - IPA. Website says hops used Cascade, Vic Secret, Galaxy, Eclipse. Any suggestion on the additions of these hops - first additions, dry addition etc.

Free 50L jeg to good home....pick up from Bentleigh East Melbourne

Guys, There is a certain taste I have noticed in two diffrent brews - James Squires Amber Ale and also in Mountain Goat Steam Ale. It is a slight nutty flavour - very subtle in Steam ale and a bit more obvious in Amber Ale. Hopefully someoen will undersatnd the flovour I am describing. Not...

Guys, I do BIAB - 20l batches in a 50 litre pot. So I start with just over 30l of water. Can I do a double batch of grain with about 40l of water. When finished split the wort equally in to 2 cubes and top up with water. Would the reduction in water to grain reduce the efficency out of the...

Guys, I am trying to calculate a recipe to replicate the Little Creatures Blonde Ale recipe from the recipe database. The recipe uses NZ Saaz that have an alpha of 6.8%. G&G have Saaz but the alpha is 3.3%. I know that I can up the amount to compensate for the diffrence in Alpha levels. For...

Guys, I brewed up a wort. Was doing a no chill - but waited for hot wort to stop convectioning to whirlpool. I put into cube. Last night found that the wort had started to ferment (wort had swelled up). It smelt OK - had a krausen going. I have put in a fermenter - bubbling away. I am...

I have generally always used ale yeast. I am brewing a californian steam ale - using californian yeast. I understand that this is essentially a lager yeast - but ferments at higher temps. Being used to ale yeasts that tend to ferment in around a week. My steam ale has been fermenting for abot...

Guys, I have had some issues with ending up with high FG on my BIAB brews. I had a couple of brews where the mash temp was too high (doggy thermometer) - I think this caused me to have extra non fermentable sugars (I think) causing the FG to be high. I got a new thermometer and mashed at 65%...

Guys, I have brewed a couple of beers with my BIAB set up. I think that I had a doggy thermometer and so mashed at a hight temp than I wanted to. My OG was 1.055 - but when I fermented the FG only dropped to 1.025. I think that as the mash was at a higher temp I got more non fermentable...

Guys, I got some grain crushed for brewing - but haven't got around to using it yet. The grain is in a sealed bag - is there a used by date to use the grain????

Hi Guys, I have just started all grain brewing. I bought a cheap digital thermometer - it works but takes a while to check the temp. I want to get something a bit better. What do people use or recommend - are the infrared ones any good?

I briefly tried force carbonation - had limited success - ended up with foaming issues. I reverted to slow carb - all good - but the time it takes ...?? I was wanting to try connecting gas - apply pressure at required CO2 for CO2 volume - then rock the keg to aid in the carbonation process...

Guys, I recently brewed a pale ale with cultured coopers yeast an used some Cascade hops for flavour and aroma. I am going to put sown another brew and wanted to use Amarillo hops. My brew books I have don't have any info on Amarillo - but have seen a lot of posts for pale ales using Amarillo...

Guys, Whats the best stuff to make soapy water - to check for leaks. My system has been pretty good but recently lost my gas - want to do a thourough check - but wondered what soapy substance is best for checking leaks - E.g, hand soap, washing detergent???

Guys, After getting back into brewing - now have 3 full kegs of great beer. Have a Kegerator - initially had issues with carbonation - but thanks to help through forum - finally have beer pouring as it should. I have 2 question:- 1. I currently have a kegerator with 2 gas lines connected to...

Guys, I have read the extended threads on carbonation. I have recently got back into brewing after aquiring all the equipment for kegging. I tried some forced carbonation methods - but feared over carbonating. I then after reading infop in articles - worked out the CO2 volume and temp of beer...

Guys, I have had an issue with the black beer connector when I got a new keg. First one got stuck on the out line - I ended up having to destroy it to get it off. Is the CO and beer outlets different sizes. The grey connector fits OK on both the in and out connectors on the keg. But if I try...