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Hi all been a while since my last post but still here,brewing and stuff. I see a similar post just poped up on the anendale font, but Ill ask anyway. How hard is it and whats involved to give this thing a conplete overhaul as in tubes and seals? do they pull apart easily or is it a job for a...

Hi all my last few brews are pulling up a bit short starting around OG1047 and falling over at about 1018-1013 aiming for 1010, I give the fermentor a bit of shake rattle and roll and still nothing. So qestion should I give the yeast a helping hand next time and add some yeast nutrient? If so...

Hi all A few questions ,anyone got a good Oatmeal Stout recipe? I have never used Oats in a brew before, so do I just chuck the Uncle Tobys straight in the tun? so if anyone one can give me a few pointers would be great, oh I did do the search thingy but to much to sift through so this...

Hi all Im in the middle of doing an order and get to the yeast part need a Wyeast 1318 London ale yeast but bugger out of stock what would be a good substute Im doing a chocolate stout so any suggetions <_< Cheers jeff

Hi all After congratulating myself that nothing went wrong with my brew day and thinking that was so easy,until I came to pitching the yeast and then it hit me as I looked up to see the KoppaFloc still sitting there DOH :angry: My brew was a nice APA I have always used KoppaFloc in the past...

Hi all Just dumb question say at start of boil 26l boil for 60mins if you loose to much in the boil say down to 21l can this affect your Original Gravity reading as in being more concentrated? Cheers Monkale :huh:

Hi All Just doing a bit of brain picking here,my kettle just has 1/2" socket and tap,should it have a short pick up on the inside to help help avoid a bit more of the break or it dosent matter :blink: any thoughts would be great thanks Cheers Monkale

Hi all Been a while since my last post, but on here most of the time just reading. Heres a pic of my brewstand just knocked out the The Maiden Pale Ale. hit all tagets spot on, :icon_cheers: at the moment its just batch sparge and dare I say no chill method, but I think its a good start ...

On a recent shopping trip the wife after spending to much money as allways, thought she might get a few beers for me, as she knows Im fond of a drop and she came back with this little selection she picked all on her own. I told her I hadnt drank any of them before , a small untruth as Iv had...

Hi all Been awhile since my last post but Iv been doing stuff, if the pics turned out this is my 50lt SS mash tun with heat sheild insulation false bottom whith some nice other SS bits and pieces im a big fan of the bling bling!! so I had to show this after a thread last night gave the bling a...

Well all It had to happen sooner or later better now than later thats for shaw. BIG THANKS to Bindi :beerbang: as we did this brew at his place so without him I would not have this brew. I learned so much in half a day with Bindi it was great ,I can now do this same brew at...

Hi all Sampled my first AG brew today Thanks to two top blokes Srewtop and Bindi :beerbang: that I met through this top site they took a newbie like me to flavour country and it was a BIG country. My thirst for home brew knowledge has been a tastless one until today, I smelt some quality...

Hey fellas Just after a few sugestions on a recipe not all grain though ( I am not worthy ) but a good partial for a WLP575 yeast as Ive looked at so many recipes now I dont know what I started out to make in the first place ( brewers block ) :unsure:when I bought it . so if anyone has a...

Hi guys just need some good advice I want to start full mash brews after doing lots of kits and then extracts I feel it is the next step.( I do wife dont )but it seems like a lot of equipment to get that starts to get a bit expensive :angry: I have seen a mashing starter kit on the ESB site...