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I keg brew & have used a 25 year old fridge for the last 10 years. It has a top freezer which my wife claims but still room for 4 kegs in main compartment. The previous owner was successfull in mounting a tap & tray on one side which has proved really useful. Now I'd like to "modernise"with...

I have for the last 2 years or so been basing my brews on Coopers Real Ale Kits. I add about 300g of freshly crushed crystal malt grains heated between 65 & 75 Deg C for 30 mins - understand this is "steeping". Anyway I have difficulty keeping within that temp range even on a small gas flame &...

For anyone interested I'd appreciate any comment: Rather long post: Peter’s Home Brew Alcoholic Ginger Beer for Keg dispensing. After fermentation I will be placing in a Cornelius ball lock 19 litre keg, for forced carbonation & maturation. Target brew quantity is 19 + 1 = 20 litres, thus...

I have been gradually improving what had been rather average beer, by making some additions. I understand the principles (I think) but when I come to actually brew I end up with many questions. Some examples: Recent recipe for an Aussie Pale Ale called up a total of 100 g of 3 different hops...

I am "Kit brewer". About 45 years at it; kegs used, with controlled fermentation down to about 17 Deg C I am a long time fan of stout, Guinness being my gold standard. Time now for a change after a recent holiday in NZ where I tasted a superb Choc Stout. I discovered the brewery concerned used...

I have picked up over the last year or two quite a few of these sealed mixtures of dextrose, maltodextrin & light dry malt. I think the ratios are about the same regardless of brand. My problem is this: despite all coming as near white powders in sealed packages, they inevitably tun to a light...

Well it's happened again, by poor planning I have polished off 3 x 19 ltr kegs, brewed in spring with ambient temp presenting no problems. I am a kit brewer, just combine extracts, select special hops & fit 3 kegs in my fridge. Now the ambient day temp is 27+ I will not get ideal fermentation...

I feel pretty stupid having to ask about this.................... I have recently felt that I should be thoroughly cleaning my "just emptied" kegs & this can bew a bit time consuming one at a time, but OTOH they clean up rather easily. So I decided to try a jug of boiling water swished around...

4 Weeks ago I put down two brews. Same day, same equipment, same method, same yeast, same water. Yes different kits (extract all malt brewer) but neither very remarkable or out of the ordinary, all within best by date. So that's 3.4Kg of liquid malt extract from kit source & nothing else, made...

I have just put down a 23 litre brew with 3.4 Kg of stout malt. Actually it comprises two 1.7 Kg Coopers Stoat beer kits, this is an old favourite of mine, it ends up very close to Guinness. I pitched two yeast sachets at 26 Deg C & after 4 hours saw activity commence. After an overnight sleep...