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Hi, Seem to be having a recurrent infection that I need some help knowing where the likely culprits are. I bottle my beer, is great for a couple of months then the bottles over carbonate. No explodey ones but they gush. I've been burping the bottles to save them but it's a bloody hassle...

Hi, Couple of years into all grain brewing. Going well but struggled to get a big malty flavour i've wanted in a lot of the beers, even with higher mash temps. Been using Coopers Pale Ale Malt as my base. I tend to brew Red Ales, Brown Ales, Stouts, the occasional Belgian or yeasty German and...

Hello. I currently have a Keggle with a 2400W element. It's ok, but a little slow, and the boil isn't all that strong. Would rather not go through the hassle of drilling a hole for another element, so am after an immersion element (over the side style). Would run it from a separate circuit in...

Hello Just about to complete my first all grain set up. Been doing extract + grains for years. Requested a water report for my local treatment plant. Here it is: Here's my report: Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L) - Median 73 Calcium (mg/L) - Median 23 Chloride (mg/L) - Median 177 Hardness as CaCO3...

Bottled an amber two weeks ago to the day. Had been in primary for two weeks using mangrove jacks m10. Yesterday I noticed a smashed bottle. Do you think it's a weak bottle (been using them for years) or should I be worried about the rest? Any advice?

How's this look? Any suggestions for improvement? 21Litres 3.00 kg Briess Rye LME 650g Coopers Wheat LME 300g Table Sugar 270g Choc malt 200g Special B 50g Roasted Barley 50g Sylva (7.3%) 45min 10g Vic Secret (16%) 45 min WLP500 Predicted IBUs 48 Predicted ABV 6.2% Never done a B stout...

Bunch of stuff, keep changing my mind about what to brew: 2x1.5kg briess Munich LME 1x1.5kg coopers wheat LME 750g coopers pale LME 350g Pale DME 100g roasted barley 500g choc 250g crystal 60L 350g special B 75g Vic secret hops (16%) Mangrove jacks M10 workhorse yeast. Happy not to use those...

I really like Moo Brew Dark Ale, and have done so for a long time. First tried it about 5 years ago, and then had it again on tap the other day. Great beer. Would love to brew a beer close to this, but I don't really have the experience to formulate a recipe based on taste. Anyone familiar with...

A friend brought over a Tripel Moine the other night. Tasted fantastic. Huge fruity, spicy flavour. And a very drinkable beer considering it was 7.2%. I'm really starting to explore Belgians, so does anyone know the yeast they use? Or if the specific one is not available, anyone know a yeast...

Hi I'm an extract brewer. Have this in the fermenter right now: 23litres 2.00kg briess Pilsen DME 500g briess wheat DME 350g table sugar 40min 25g motueka 15min 20g motueka 0 mins (flame out) 20g motueka Dry hop 4 days 25g motueka Belle saison yeast My OG was 1.055 but after 7 days it's...

Hi Brewed an imperial stout a couple of weeks ago. This recipe: 21litre batch 6.3kg LME light 700g Crystal wheat 500g Crystal 60L 350g Chocolate malt 330g Roasted Barley Northern brewer 75g 45 min Fuggles 50g 25 min Fuggles 45g 5 min WLP028 (yeast cake from prev brew) Here's my problem...

Moved into a new place. Have two options for brew rooms (I don't have heating control). 1) an unused bathroom that is currently sitting at 22C. No central heating, fairly stable. 2) under a neighbouring building (I have permission). Holes in walls, drafty, sitting at 18C. More difficult access...

Hi All, Just thought i'd post my method to see if anyone can help me improve things. I'm self-taught when it comes to Homebrew and I want to make the best brews possible. I've been thinking about my method and how it might be improved. Would love thoughts from some of you with a bit of trial...

HI All, I've got a failed batch of ale. I brewed in summer, bad move (26C) and as a result the beer tastes sour with a metho aftertaste and no head. No sign of infection just brewed too hot. My question is this: I don't need the bottles. I'm tempted to leave it for say 3 years and see if it...

Hi All, Sorry if this is a repost, but couldn't find it on a search. I'm a fairly new extract brewer. Getting ready to brew a version of the Coopers Stout Clone in the recipe DB. It calls for roasted barley. My LHBS doesn't sell it, but the dude suggested I buy it from the supermarket and...

Just opened a beer i bottled about three weeks ago. I knew the 26C was risky. It's very very fruity. Drinkable but almost like punch with a sour finish. Anything i can do to settle it? Will time in the bottle or long lagering or anything help? or any other trick? Also doesn't have a head but i...

Hi Everyone, Wondering if anyone else uses the BrewMate program? I think it's an excellent tool. But i've had a few problems with it. Namely that it never seems to calculate the extracts i use properly. For example, one recipe i used the following: 3.2kg LME Dark 1.7 LME Light 1kg DME Dark...

Hi Guys, Been brewing for a year or so. Still doing extract (live in a tiny place). A while ago I tried a Macs Sassy Red Ale; Absolutely loved it. Trying to come up with an extract recipe that uses similar ideas. So it was basically a Red Ale with a whole lot of Saaz hops. So it had the sweet...

Hi, I'm pretty new to homebrewing. Downloaded the BrewMate program at the suggestion of my homebrew store guy. Loved it. With my latest brew, I was aiming at a 7% Alc. Brown Ale. This is what I did: 4.5kg LME Amber 1.5kg LME Light Cara Dark 400g Choc 300g Crystal 200g Pacific Gem 20g (60m)...