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Cool, cheers for that. I dont have temp control for my fermenter besides a damp towel or wrapping it in a blanket. Does it matter if I just add the gelatine to my fermenter at my normal room temp fermenting temp? also, at what stage do I add it? a day before racking to bottling? how long does it...

Most of the advice here is for guys that are kegging their beer. Im a bit of an amateur, and just ferment, then rack into a bottling bucket to bulk prime, then bottle. I have never used anything for clearing my beer, but I want to give it a go for my next brew. Is it necessary to use a...

Cheers, will do. Am going to buy the supplies next week and put it down, so ill keep ya posted

Great, thanks for all the info

ok, that makes sense. Will that mess with getting the right amount of bittering /flavour etc out of my hops if I boil them, but then take it off the boil momentarily to avoid burning the extract as I add it?

Cheers for the info, im pretty new, so all this is news to me. I will try the 10% malt into my hop boil. I have been told that adding the malt extract into a boiling pot is not such a good thing as it can burn, especially LME. in the past i have taken the pot off the boil, added the extract...

Thanks for that. what do you mean by 10% volume of malt for hop boil? My plan was to just steep the grains in my boil volume, then bring to boil, and do hop additions. Or is that not as effective?

Hi guys, I have come up with an extract recipe for an IPA that I would like some feedback on. Im still pretty new, done a few kits, and an extract Porter from a recipe, so this is my first go at coming up with my own recipe. I have run it through the spreadsheet, but would be good to see if you...

Thanks for all the info guys. Are those brewing softwares usable if I am just doing extract brews? I am not set up for all grain

Just wondering if anyone can shed some light on LME vs DME. Most extract recipes I have found call for a combination of both. Is it possible to just use DME - this would make it a bit cheaper, what would the draw backs be, pros, cons etc?

Sounds like a good plan. Think I will go for an IPA as a trial run, to see how the combo of hops goes, and if all goes well will step it up for the next one. Havent had too many problems keeping my ferm temps under 20 as its pretty cold where I live. If it starts to creep up I will try the party...

Thanks for clarifying that. Awesome info. I do not have temperature control for fermenting, my current method is checking the thermometer sticker and either draping a wet towel and getting some airflow, or wrapping heat packs on it... Maybe I should have a crack at a standard IPA first to see...

Thanks for the tips there. Sorry, just a few real stupid questions. What is a hop stand? is that just adding some hops at flame out? And when you say calculate it as a 10 min addition, are you talking about IBU's? Also, any suggestions for a smooth bittering hop? - Im a bit of a newbie and dont...

Hi guys, Made a few kit brews, and have my first extract in the fermenter currently, but for my next I would like to try some sort of double IPA. Something along the lines of an Epic Hop Zombie or similar. Would like to make something quite hoppy with a slightly higher ABV. Does anyone have any...

great, thanks for all the help guys