Recent content by OBeck

Yeah, I always try and reduce the headspace as well. Also, just a point for the future is to think about using all brown bottles rather than clear ones, they stop the beer going "skunky" as they filter the light. Brown bottles filter out UV light which reacts with some of the alpha acids from...

It should add to your brewing, not take away :D With these things, I give them a go, if I like them and get benefit i keep them, if I don't I get rid!

Hi John, thanks mate! just put in @beerbrewing and hit follow and you will get all of my updates on your feed. You can go back through my photos and videos from what you've missed this time around. So far all I've covered off is some really basic equipment, ingredients, recipe and general...

Yeah on Instagram, just through pictures and videos taking people who are interested from equipment needed, ingredients to buy and the recipe and then through each step of the process from there. As I say, it'll be reasonably basic initially for relative newbies who have maybe done extract brews...

Cheers Feral and Andy, let me know if you need any help. And if anything doesn't make sense just let me know! It'll be pretty basic for the first course, then I'll start bringing in more complex techniques!

Thanks Homebrew kid, let me know your thoughts as we go through it, if you have any questions just comment and if you can share with your mates who'd be interested.. the more the merrier!! Cheers!

Hi there, I thought some of you might be interested in a free homebrew course for beginners. I'll be going through each step of the process for your an all grain brew, making it easy to understand so you can follow along at home. The course starts on Thursday where I'll post all equipment and...

Cheers everyone, I think you've nailed it, stop using the app! I hadn't realised just how bad it was until looking at the desktop version. Issue sorted, thanks a lot!

Thanks guys, yeah my issue is I can scale it, it's just entering the initial recipe volume. Eg I've found a recipe I want to brew but it's 34L and there isn't a 34L equipment on the app. Do I add one and make up all of the finer details for a 34L mash tun? And if so, are there generic figures I...

Hi All, I'm just getting to grips with Beersmith, I've been using it for a while (no where near its full potential) and have entered in all my equipment measurements. I was wondering if you could help me, when I see a recipe on here for a batch size for a different volume such as 34L that...

Hi mate, I always used to get these mixed up as well. I have an instagram page for anyone on there where I post tips, here is the latest around mash temps; https://www.instagram.com/p/BIZQ7EXhrLZ/?taken-by=beerbrewing

Hi BG, I take it this has gone? I have a mate who'd be interested as he's just starting to get into brewing. Cheers!

Let me know if there are any others up for grabs anyone! I'm in the process of brewing 4 or 5 beers for my wedding next year, so need all the fermentors I can get my hands on!

Awesome, thanks for all your help! I've just racked it into secondary and added 50g of the chips, I'm planning on bottling after 2 weeks and then leaving them to mellow. We'll see how we get on and I'll post pics! Cheers Guys.

Hi Folks, I was actually hoping for a bit of advice.. I'm currently brewing a Porter that I want to add Rum barrel oak chips to, I've read so much conflicting information through various different forums and publications so thought i'd see if there was any consensus here. Brew day was on...