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Hi Guys, I am about to do a brew with some home grown EKG hops courtesy of a friend. I am an extract brewer. Can I just throw the flowers in the boil like I do with the pellets? Also, when I use pellets I ordinarily throw the entire boil, hop residue and all, into the fermenter. Can I do this...

Hi Guys, Last night I made up 2 brews. Both Pilsners with the same base recipe, just different hop additions and yeast. Both target OG of 1045 Base Recipe = 3kg Briess Extra Pale LME 300g LDME 300g Dextrose Both 6 litre boils, a) 130g Tettnang in a 60 minute boil with WY2124 and; B)...

Hi Guys, I was CCing an ale and my fridge went slightly mental and froze the entire contents of the cube. I'm assuming this has the yeasties. I'm going to do the following but just wanted to see if anybody had any differing thoughts. Melt on it's own and take back to brewing temp Rack to bulk...

Hi Guys, My ferm fridge can fit 2 fermenters in but I'm conscious that I am not getting even air distribution without a fan. I have heard a lot of people say they have installed a CPU fan in their fridge to aid such issues. I have searched but cannot seem to find a "how to" that makes sense...

Hi All, So whilst my lager, pilsner & saison CC in one fridge I made an impulse ebay purchase. Small Westinghouse bar fridge modified for homebrew for $20. Happy. I'm going to put down a Kolsch this week, my first attempt. After doing some searching and playing with Ian's spreadsheet I have...

Hi All, I have searched high and low and have found conflicting information re D-rests. I was hoping for some clarification. I have a Pilsner which has reached FG (1013) and a Lager which is at 1016 with an aim of 1011. Pilsner has been down 12 days and Lager 10 days. Both are in the same ferm...

Hi All, Forgive the naivety of this question. 2 weeks ago I bottled Neil's Centerillo, and tonight I thought I'd try one, see how she's progressing. When I opened I got a real good fizz sound, I poured and got some good head yet the beer tastes flat. It tastes beautiful, just flat. With...

Hi Guys, Im looking at brewing a Saison in the garage given the ferm fridge is full. I have searched for recipes but all I seem to be able to find are AG recipes. I will be doing an extract recipe. Ill be honest and say that I cant remember drinking a Saison at all, which I will rectify this...

Hi Guys, I have just done an extract pilsner which is currently chilling down torequired temp, however I think I may have fucked it - can someone tell me ifthis is normal? Did my 60 minute boil. 4 litres following Ian's spreadsheet, added LME, hopadditions and then adjuncts for last 5 minutes...

Hi Guys, Doing a Pilsner - can I pitch 2 packs of dry S23 at 12c or does the yeast need to be rehydrated? I have done searched but have found conflicting answers? Clarification appreciated. Mut

Hi Guys, I think I may have overcomplicated in my own mind doing an extract lager. Here I am trying to be all wanky thinking I'll throw some of this in, I'll steep some of that and I'll add this yeast and "hey presto" - perfect beer. Now after more research and lots of reading threads on here...

Hi Guys, To ferment alongside my Pilsner in the fridge I am looking at doing this Lager. Any thoughts or suggestions to improve welcomed. 1.5kg Morgans Unhopped Pale 1.5kg LDME 500g Dextrose 30g Nelson @ 30 30g Nelson @ 10 20g Nelson @ 0 S-23 yeast 4 litre boil with the LDME. Approximate IBU...

Hi Guys, Will be finished CCing a couple of ales next week, so am then going to do a Lager & a Pilsner. With a bit of searching and my own thoughts have come up with this. 3kg Light Liquid Malt 500g LDME 200g Heritage Crystal Malt steeped for 30 minutes(is this needed...?) 75g Saaz @ 60 25g...

Hi All, Will be putting down a couple of brews over the next 2 days in my new temp controlled fridge, however had some questions around temperature. 1. Does it matter if you pitch the yeast at 20-22deg before you put into ferm fridge set for 18deg or is it better to get the wort down to 18deg...

Hi all, I'd like to preface this by saying I have searched but couldn't find an answer! I'm relatively new to the brewing game, have just got my fridge and stc-1000 sorted, have done a fair few brews so am not a complete noob, but I keep hear people talking about Cubes. My question - whats...

Hi Guys, Received a small parcel from Hong Kong yesterday, much to my delight. Keen to build a housing for the little fella, and have seen pictures of finished articles but can't seem to find a tghread that details what I'll need to buy to be able to do it. Can anyone provide me with an...

Hi Guys, I have a chance to buy the below for $50, and although it is a freezer I wanted to see if it could be used for fermentation with an STC-1000? Would be a perfect size to get 2 fermenters in. Appreciate anyones comments on this. Cheers, Mut

Hi Guys, Bit of a noob question but if you don't ask you don't know! When people talk about certain IBU's in recipes what does that actually mean and how do you achieve & measure the required IBU's? Cheers, Mut

Hi All, When the kids get to bed tonight I'm going to put a Fat Yak clone down. What do you think of this recipe? Tin of Coopers Real Ale 1kg LDME 150g Crystal (steeped for 20 mins) 20g cascade @ 15 mins 12g Nelson @ 15 mins 8g Nelson @ 5 mins 5g Nelson @ flameout. Leave to sit for 15 mins &...

Hi guys, Keen to hear peoples opinions on Sorachi Ace as a hop. I just cracked A Canadian Blonde I did 3 weeks ago and am not that impressed. I'm thinking the brew isn't 100%, it seems quite watery with really poor head retention. It may get better with age. I hope. The Sorachi Ace just adds...