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Hi everyone, I've had a big clean out and I've decided to get rid of all my homebrewing equipment which I haven't used in years. I'd like to get rid of it all in one hit if possible so I'd prefer someone take the lot, or at least the bigger items. Pickup only, I'll even help you load it up...

Hello everyone, I've reached the end of primary fermentation with the following ingredients: 2500g Light Malt Extract 125g Crystal Malt 200g Malto Dextrin Powder 30g Willamette Hops 20g Goldings Hops 1/2 Tablet Irish Moss 1 Packet of Safale Yeast Everything went to plan, the initial...

Has anyone tried boiling bottles on a stove as a method for removing lables? I did a quick search but couldn't seem to find anything. Does this sound like a good idea or would it weaken the glass?

I have a confession to make. The last time I brewed I forgot to clean out my secondary fermenter. I'm not too worried about it as I can see three others from where I'm sitting, inherited from friends who gave up on the hobby. So when I got back to it the word pungent doesn't sufficiently...

I'm brewing a Pilsner today and I've put my saflager yeast in a sanitized container with airlock along with boiled water at 24 degrees. The problem is she won't start, no airlock activity no bubbles, no head. I've tried singing to it, putting it in a warm place, putting a little malt extract...

I moved to kegging a while ago but every now and then I like to put a brew in the bottles so that I can hand them out. The thing that really annoys me is washing them and delabelling them. What I'd like to know is ... is there any harm in leaving the clean bottles in a plastic garbage bin...

I'm planning on upping my brewing complexity by an order or magnitude this weekend when I attempt to a do a lager properly. So I've spent the last few days reading the boards and bothering John at Grain and Grape in order to get my method down pat. I thought that I'd post it here to get some...

Hello everyone, As my friends slowly gave up on homebrewing I have inherited their equipment. To the order of five plastic fermenters. Does anyone know a good way to test to see if these are still airtight other than running a brew in them. I can test for leakage ok but other than expending...