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Hi, I'm planning to brew this recipe on the weekend. Any tips from no chillers for adjustments? I was planning to keep 60 min addition as is, Change 30min addition to 15min and cube hop with the 5 min hops. Any thoughts on this?

Hi, I am planning to brew a 1.100 OG RIS this weekend using the entire yeast cake from a 1052 OG Pale Ale. The yeast was in primary fermenter for 2 weeks, then transferred to a large erlenmeyer flask and covered with plastic wrap and refrigerated for 2 weeks (I planned to brew straight away...

Just pulled my yeast starter from the fridge where it has been chilling. The thing was frozen! I gave it a shake and the ice broke, so I don't think it has gone far below 0 and not for too long. Is it safe to use it? If no I need to wait until Monday to get more yeast. I have it out warming...

So I thought that I only had one size of hole saw (the correct size for my kettle valve) , until I drilled the hole. Turns out I have 1 1/4 in and 9 7/8 in. Now I can't seal the gap.. I have washes that cover the gap but it still leaks. Anybody got some advice to fix it?

Hi, I have brewed 2 batches of beer with American Ale yeast (Danny's favourite) re pitched from a previous batch. I expected 1010 - 1012 in less than 1 week, but after 10 days 1 is 1022 and the other is 1026. This is after several days at 21c, so fermentation should be well and truly done. I do...

Hi, I am planning to get an aluminium plate made to place under my stainless steel boil kettle (2mm thick). Can anybody advise thickness of aluminium I should go for?

Hi All, I am going to brew a Chilli Ale on the weekend (Pale ale with chilli added after primary fermentation). I am following a recipe for this one, which states to ferment ale in primary then rack onto chilli in secondary. Is there any reason not to just put chillis straight into primary...

Ok, I don't have great woodworking skills, but I still had a shot at it... My 18V cordless drill is a bit short on horsepower for this.... I had to put onto high setting and partly squeeze trigger to turn at low RPM. What do you think of my crush? I have it set at a little over 1mm gap.

Hi, I have 2 American ales that I fermented out, conditioned at fermentation temp for 1 week then ramped down to 7 degC. It has been at this temp for 16 days as I haven't got around to bottling. Do you think that there is a risk that too much yeast has dropped from suspension?

Hi AHB'ers, I normally keep all of my hops in vacuum packs in the freezer, but after moving house I accidentally left a vacuum pack of cascade pellets in a turned off freezer for about 1 month. I am guessing that the temp would have been around 30degC. Do you think that these are still good...

Anybody interested in bulk grain buy from Hoppy Days... I have put grain order sheet onto google docs... this is the first time that I have done this so let me know if it doesn't work. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BFYvh4ULfmT1ij9vE5Rlq0_GQD3uUP-tNNZyIUl8A0Q/edit#gid=1254145039...

Is anybody using the Malt Muncher Grain mill (for sale on ebay) I have seen it on Ali express for $100 Inc shipping? It is much cheaper than Barley Crusher ($270 without hopper). Was wondering if it is worth the extra expense. http://m.aliexpress.com/item/1445920793.html '>...

Hi, I am mashing in a 50L Eski with a copper manifold, batch sparging. My mash is always 65-66degC, pH 5.2 - 5.5. Drop in temp typically 2-3 degC I reliably hit pre boil gravity that correlates to 60% efficiency according to Beersmith. Does this sound reasonable? I do not want to fly sparge...

Hi Fellow AHB'ers, I'm itching to try my hand at a barley wine, but the more I read, the more daunting it sounds. Does anybody have experience with doing a Barley wine in a 50L cooler? I have a recipe for Stone Old Guardian (OG = ~1.10, ABV ~10%). The recipe is to mash in a kettle with a...

I'm after a burner for a 100L pot. Don't want to spend too much money as it is a stop gap until I have cash together to build 3v HERMS.

I am looking at getting a 400x microscope for yeast cell counting. Prices range from about $50 for a cheap USB microscope to well over $1000. Has anybody got a cheap microscope that does the job for counting yeast cells?

Just finishing boil of a Stone Smoked Porter Clone. Everything was ok.. mash temp, ph, etc but my preboil gravity was 1/2 expected (design 1.051SG / measured 1.027). I get my grain in packs of 4 precrushed from my LHBS. Just realised that they were all 1 pack EXCEPT my Smoked Porter. A...

I've made a Coopers Pale Ale and a Coopers Sparkling Ale using the respective bottles to obtain my yeast. I was wondering if they're both the same yeast strain? It works out to be a great deal - you pay about $4 for a long neck of beer, a nice sturdy bottle and the yeast to make a true to...

I am keen to start all grain brewing, but the initial outlay is a bit daunting. Does anyone know of sights with designs for the different pieces of equipment required for this? I'm sure a lot of the stuff can be built with a little inspiration, mechanical inclination and solid guidance, but I...

I'm fairly new to brewing (currently at the point of using kits plus hops and some grain). I have found that most homebrew recipes on the net are all grain. I was wondering if these can be replaced with liquid malt extracts? If so, how much malt extract do you need for a given amount of...