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You're doing a partial mash, so you are going to be doing a boil anyway. Best to boil everything to avoid infection.

Some glad wrap or foil over the top would suffice.

John Palmer's "How to Brew" is a good free online book for beginners. It outlines the process in an understandable fashion.

You remove the grains and boil the liquid.

A good point about personal preferences by MHB. Different yeast strains might give different results too. So the short answer is that it is something that one needs to experiment with. I've read that sugar will give an apple cider sort of flavour. I have also read that dextrose will increase...

A couple of litres would be enough for that amount of grain. You could wrap the grain in something like a chux cleaning cloth or similar. They sell grain and hop bags fairly cheaply, for the purpose of steeping grain and hops. It depends on your process as to how much water you want to use. I...

I went the dark crystal because you need less of it so it is easier to use, and I thought dark crystal was more typical of an ESB recipe.

Most spec grains will probably give you extra body and better head retention. Even just a bit of ale malt mashed at the right temp would probably help. The commonest things to try would be anything with ''cara'' or ''crystal'' in the name. 50-100 grams of dark crystal steeped at 70 degrees for...

Corn syrup would be the same as dextrose as far as I know. It is just a simple sugar that will ferment and provide alcohol without providing any body. Big W has it for $4 a kilo. Some brew shops have it cheaper. You could steep about 500 grams of rolled oats for body and mouthfeel. Normally...

Extract or all grain? You could start with sorghum extract but I have no idea what is available for all grain brewing. You might need to sprout some maize or something. What sort of grains are available for steeping to give the desired colour? Roast barley has been charred to f*ck, does it...

Yes, the water that you use for steeping the grains is boiled to kill any microbial life that might otherwise infect your brew. In practice, heating the brew to 80 degrees is probably enough. You should get some fullness from the steeped grains. You could always use a lower attenuating yeast...

I think it depends where you get it from Roosterboy. I was under the impression that the Voss Kveik from the Yeast Bay was a pure strain. There are a number of places in the US that have mixed strains, but not sure if the mixed strains are available commercially in OZ.

A lower attenuating yeast strain might help with head retention. As Tricky Dicky is only on his second brew, an all extract, maybe something simple like steeping a little light crystal or some other spec grain will be the way to go without changing anything else.

Do you specifically want a 4 litre batch, or is that what you think you can get away with in your 7.6 Litre pot? There are things you could do to make a bigger batch than 4 litres.

The thread says 20 litre pot, but I think we are talking about the 19 litre pot for $20 from Big W. Speaking from experience, even with the curved space under the lid it would be lucky to be 19 litres. It is big enough though, and the best value you will find anywhere for a stainless pot. Get...

I usually rehydrate the yeast in some water I have boiled and cooled in a lab bottle. I know that there has been discussion of late as to whether rehydrating is necessary. Some brands may not need rehydrating. I don't think it makes a difference in the end, just takes slightly longer to ferment...

I have found there are 3 basic things you can do to achieve a nice clear beer: Use Nottingham Ale yeast (easy to find); Dissolve half a teaspoon of gypsum in your water; and Warm the fermentor up at the end of fermentation to encourage the yeast to finish up.

The best advice I can give you would be to grow some Victoria hops at home. They have much more flavour than Cascade and work well no-chill in a NEIPA. They do need some ageing to clean up the flavour, but the same can be said of Cascade. I have never had much luck no-chilling pellets, if that...

I'm with the others, I don't think it is mould. Mould would be furry looking.

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