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Hi guys, I have come up with an extract recipe for an IPA that I would like some feedback on. Im still pretty new, done a few kits, and an extract Porter from a recipe, so this is my first go at coming up with my own recipe. I have run it through the spreadsheet, but would be good to see if you...

Just wondering if anyone can shed some light on LME vs DME. Most extract recipes I have found call for a combination of both. Is it possible to just use DME - this would make it a bit cheaper, what would the draw backs be, pros, cons etc?

Hi guys, Made a few kit brews, and have my first extract in the fermenter currently, but for my next I would like to try some sort of double IPA. Something along the lines of an Epic Hop Zombie or similar. Would like to make something quite hoppy with a slightly higher ABV. Does anyone have any...

Hi guys, Just about to have a go at adding hops to the boil for the first time and had a quick question. what is the best way to add them? do you just put them in loose? or put them in a grain bag/sanitised nylon stockings etc? if you put them in whole, can you just use a normal kitchen sieve...

Hi guys, Have made a few batches, and the beer is improving, but now I am wanting to make smaller batches, so I can have a quicker turnover for trialling new recipes etc. I was thinking of just doing half or even quarter of the normal batch size and wondering if i just simply halve or quarter...

Hi guys, Am about to have my first go at bulk priming as opposed to bottle priming. Will be using Dextrose, and just have a few questions: - is dextrose a suitable option? - I have seen a few different online calculators for figuring out how much to use, but I get varying results between...

Hi there, I am super new, having only done one kit beer so far, but am keen to learn more and most importantly make some tastier beer… The goal is to get into full grain eventually, but for now I was thinking of doing another kit, with a few extras - bearing in mind I only have the most basic...

Hi there, New here, and new to brewing… I bought a Coopers DIY fermenter a few weeks ago, have made one brew, and since then have been reading up on everything home-brew (a lot of confusion, but interesting stuff…) Just wondering what peoples views are on the new style coopers DIY fermenter -...