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Greetings, I wanted to run something past you people please. I put down a 23 litre English Bitter on Sunday with an expected OG of 1.045 (Beersmith). This was the second brew in my new Guten and I was happy with the process. However to my dismay, my sample after chilling read 1.030. I can only...

Hi guys, I have been battling with a dilemma and thought I'd ask for some advice. I have brewed the following simple light ale extract and I am unsure whether to leave it POR only, or dry hop with say 15g Citra for a couple of days before bottling: 23 litre batch 250g Crystal (120ebc) steeped...

Hi all, I have noticed a few times now that some bottles from the same batch of lobster juice will be more bland than other bottles. I'll be drinking from my favourite batch, crack a new bottle and find that taste has disappeared/lessened. Not talking about infection or anything, just less...

Hi, I just did my first extract brew - Neill's Hallertau Bomb - and took the OG from the tap. I came up with 1.044 but the recipe DB says 1.053. I stuck to Neill's recipe to the letter (though I'll be using US-05 instead of Nottingham - no luck at my LHBS). Anyway my query is, is it okay to...

Greetings Lads, I am tasting a Belgian Ale that is only 4 weeks old. It has a lot going for it except that it's too fragrant for my taste. Why? Is it the Hersbrucker or the Cascade? I added tea bags of both, following the extra can instructions to the tee. Which should I drop next time? I...

Hi again, Whilst most of my brews so far have been good drinking, for some unknown reason my second brew is getting flatter. It's a Black Rock Dry Lager - not that I'm blaming it. The first few bottles that I tasted (between week 3 and 5) were NOT flat - just a tad on the average side. But...

Hi, Today I am going to start a Brewcraft Newcastle Brown. Haven't tried one before but I am loving the Brewcraft range. Thing is I'm not sure whether to use choc malt or light malt grain (or exactly how much). I have both on hand. The intended guessed recipe is: 1.7kg Brewcraft Newcastle...

G'day, I'm a bit over the amount of sediment in the bottom of my bottles so today I bought a second barrel to rack into. I have been trying to piece together info so that I get it right. My understanding is that via the (food grade) hose I take it from the tap on the primary (obviously) onto...

Hi, I tried starting some saflager yeast in malted water according to directions I had read somewhere - boiled 500 mls of water with 2 tablespoons of malt, covered it then added the yeast when it had cooled to 25 degrees. I gave it a bit over an hour then pitched it in. It didn't look like I...