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Just started a german pilsner (with another on the way) and am now looking at doing an IPA, possibly an American style IPA. Only brewed one IPA before around 3 years ago, now I'm using grain and less extract and want to brew another soon. Just had some mucking around with making up a recipe, any...

Hi all, Just wondering which commercial dry yeasts would be acceptable for brewing a Dunkel (of sorts)? S-33? T-58? or a wheat-style (WB-06?) even though the recipe will not be a weizen? Or should I just stick with a US-05 or S-04 to negate any over-the-top yeasty flavours? I can post the...

Hi, Just wondering where I could find a commercial example of a swiss lager? Thinking of trying some of the dry S-189 yeast, only ever used SafLager-23 and W-34/70, both of which I found ok, maybe a bit more partial to the latter. I want to try the S-189 but have never drank a swiss lager to...

Hi all, Gonna have a crack at a few APAs soon, how do galaxy and citra go together? Any one tried them in tandem feel free to let me know how to go about it. Here's the basic recipe - let us know if you have any tips/tweaks.. 25 Litre Brew 2.0kg LDME (43.5 %) 15.8 EBC 2.0kg Pale...

Hi all, Just got back into the swing of brewing again after a year or so and have been checking up some new recipes on here, alot of which seem to require additions of; salt, epsom salts, calcium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate and a few other things I have never heard of using in ales/lagers...

Hi all, I know this is yet another apa thread but I couldn't find many partial recipes that don't call for a pre-hopped kit to compare with..also I'm only just learning how to mash so advice could help there too but I have a recipe in mind so here goes - 25L Batch size Light LME 1.50...

Hey all, Just put a couple of brews on for the first time in a while and checked out an old fermentor that's been outside too long and got a bit scrappy. As I was cleaning it out I decided the tap, grommet and airlock were too far gone and I'm going to replace them. Thought I would check out the...

Hi all, It's been ages since I came onto this forum. Due to the cooler weather, I'm going to do a couple of lagers. One of them a Dark Lager, which I have never brewed before. Just curious as to what hops would work with this kind of recipe.. (Also feel free to critique my recipe ideas, except...

Hi all, Not sure if this is the right forum for this type of thing but I have just bought some Northern Brewer hops to try something new (usually use; cascade, amarillo, fuggles, cluster etc). Trouble is I don't know any styles using these hops.. Any ideas? I am looking for a lager or possibly...

MOD: Post edited by Lord Raja Goomba I, to place hop descriptions at the start of each hop topic. Original member's post below: Hey all, Goin to brew a lager with Green Bullet hops, after much searching for them! I will be using 2 cans of Morgan's Extra Pale Liquid Malt Extract and a morgans...

Hi there, Can anyone who has been succesful in adding steeped grains to extract (liquid malt) brews please give me a brief run down of your methods and associated tips? I have just bought a 500gm bag of Crystal grain which has been pre-cracked. It says to add to boiling water (how much?) and...

Hi everyone, Just have a query on the fermntis lager yeasts... Can anyone recommend which out of Saflager S-23 or WB34/70 will produce a drier/crisper tpe of lager? I have little experience with lager yeasts, having only used the S-23 before. Thanks guys Oh before you ask im not trying to...

Hi everyone, Just got a few quickies on lagering for those that have had success in this sort of thing. I have been brewing ales all summer but now its starting to cool down (quickly!!) I am thinking of doing some lagers... Now what is the process for lagering? Ferment, Bottle....then? Do I...

I have been experimenting with using very cold water for my (kit) brewing. Using 8L gets me roughly 16C...yesterday I used 11L and got down to 14C. I usually use US-56 (Dried Safale). The brew which started at 16C is going along fine...but the one which started at 14C is lagging by almost...

Hello all, Just wondering if anyway has any idea what the appox. IBU of a James Squire Golden Ale would be?? I know what it tastes like but have no idea how to work out an IBU for it... Any opinions will be greatly appreciated... Cheers

Hi all, Just put on my last brew for a while as im goin away over xmas.. I have added some finishing hops (pellets) to my brew halfway through ferment as I was told this was better for releasing flavour/aroma for some reason I cant recall. As it was fermenting along quite quickly thus frequent...

Hey guys, Just wondering if it is worthwhile to brew without using a 'flavour' can? I am wishin to brew an American Pale Ale and want to use amarillo and cascade hops without having the flavour of the can affect the taste of the hops im putting in. Would it be ok to use to cans of say 1.5kg...

Ive been punching in some numbers into a brewing calc. i found on this website trying to work out my IPA recipe.... Just curious as to how the volumes of the cans are measured.... It says the can weighs 1.7kg but also says is 1.25L? Im just checking that I should be typing in 1.25L (to the...

Hey all, I've got a friend who wants me to brew a strong IPA....strong in all respects. Here is what ive got so far... 1.7kg Coopers IPA can 1.5kg Amber LME 750gm Light DME Safale S-04 20gm Fuggles Boiled 40mins 20gm Cluster Boiled 20mins 10gm Amarillo Dry Hopped Will that be enough...