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so it's just after lunchtime i've got the day off work - think it's beer o'clock, open the keg fridge (i store the co2 bottle inside the fridge) and things look amiss, there's a hissing sound of gas and the entire regulator / co2 bottle is covered in a thin layer of frosting, moreso around the...

Hey all, how do you go about calculating hops to use when you dilute wort ... by this i mean the following: planning a brew for 46 litres of 1.048 beer. will put about 44 litres into the kettle which will boil down to close enough to 38-40 litres, then will dilute it back up to 46 in...

Hey guys, I've got an amber ale that's been in the fermenter for about 2 1/2 weeks now, the specific gravity seems to have stopped at about 1.015 (started at 1.042) it's a pretty malty brew (can of morgans amber ale, kilo of DME and 250g of corn syrup extract) do you think that's too high for a...

Hey guys, was looking around for stainless steel to use for a thermowell for a temperature sensor setup I'm building and it's appearing a bit difficult to locate. I know copper is reasonably food safe but how about if it's sitting in the fermenting wort for 2-3 weeks? Would I be better off using...

Hey guys, I haven't really gotten to know my hops really well yet so I was hoping for some suggestions, I'm going to put down an Amber Ale this weekend, it's one of the Morgans kit range, I believe it's reasonably bittered in the can so I'm just planning on adding some flavour / aroma hops. In...