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  1. blink471

    Ball Valve Disconnects.

    Hi all... just a quick question about buying plastic disconnects by either from LHBS or online and ebay. Reason I ask as I recently sold my old kegarator and went to a keg master 3 tap set up. I sold the disconnects that I had and worked fine. But I bulk bought some gas and beer disconnects...
  2. blink471

    The Art Of Chilling.

    Just thought I would put out there one part of brewing that I just cant master or enjoy. I totally enjoy the process on brew day of milling the grain, preparing the mash stages and watching the boil as I add my hops and smell the aromas it gives off.... But then I have the stage where I add...
  3. blink471

    Initial Taste...

    Hi everyone, Just just trying to find out something that is bugging me in brewing... I do all grain and keg my brews.. I use Pilsner malt all the time because I wanted a lighter style beer and thought that was the base grain to use. But everytime I brew a beer I get this underlying sweet...
  4. blink471

    Crash Chilling A Foam Lager

    Hi all. Just another question on my road to mastering my beer making... I hope. I have just been brewing my first lager, a Bohemian Pilsner style. And I have been following a brewing method I found from Brulosophy which I know people would be aware of for a quicker Lagering approach. It has...
  5. blink471

    Whirlfloc.. and what then?

    Hi all... just posting a question after a brew day today. I did my boil of wort and hop additions.. came time for 15min whirlfloc addition while Chilling. Thought a quick stir to whirlpool dregs to the bottom was needed .. but not sure if that was right? Was time to put into fermenter but...
  6. blink471

    Long Boil... Darker beer?

    Just a quick question I have wondered and still cant find a definitive answer. Does a longer boil of wort... say 90mins or more, darken the malt? Most recipes call for a 60 min on average... but a longer boil will supposedly drive off DMS in lighter malts such as Pilsner. So I just wonder can...
  7. blink471

    It's Just Finding The Balance...

    Hi all. Just thought I would share some experiences I have had over the last couple of months with my adventure into all grain brewing. It has been a ton of fun making up recipes to do, also the brew day which always extends to the night, and the learnings from each brew. Mind you I have done...
  8. blink471

    First All Grain Recipe.

    Hi to everyone. I recently got hold of a kettle, burner, mash cooler. And basically enough equipment to attempt an all grain beer. So thought I would run past you guys a recipe I come up with, and look for some guidance into what might be wrong.. how I can improve it.. or its ok. Hopefully...
  9. blink471

    Feedback Sought. My First Recipe.

    I have been playing around trying to find a style of beer I like and can call my own thing. Lately have tried using Coopers Canadian Blonde and Morgans Canadian Light as a base to start.. and add grain and hops to, to get that easy light style bitter beer I like to drink. But now want to get a...
  10. blink471

    Infusion Grain First Attempt.

    Ok have tried something different. After opinions good or bad. Put a new brew together as an experiment. Hope it works. I used Morgans Canadian Light. Brew Enhancer 1. 200g Carapil Infusion grains. Dr Rudi Finishing Hops (Morgans) Safale 05 Yeast In fermenter and starting ok. The question...
  11. blink471

    Coopers Cerveza Head Problem?

    Sounds weird the title but that's it in a nutshell. I brewed a kit beer Coopers Cerveza using ingredients as per instructed. It has been in bottle for 3 weeks and I have to say..... It tastes great. But although there is good carbonation... I cant pour a glass and have good head retention...
  12. blink471

    Morgans Ginger Beer............. first taste...

    Hi all. Impatience got the better of me and opened a bottle of Morgans Ginger Beer I did a few weeks ago. I bought the concentrate can and brewed as per instructions so I had a starting point to change later. It was bottled into the plastic PET beer bottles that came with kit... let it sit...
  13. blink471

    First Brews..

    Well apart from first welcome post this is it... I have put down a ginger beer to get started. And although its kinda cheating I bought a packaged Morgans Ginger Beer.. and I am brewing as instructions. I want to adjust or start from scratch my brewing in the future but have to start from...
  14. blink471

    Keen Again

    Hi everyone. I have signed up to join this forum because of renewed interest in brewing. I did brew home brew about 30 years ago making the stock standard Coopers Lager and Real ale in the back shed. But while I haven't yet resumed my interest in beer brewing.. I am trying to perfect an...
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