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Howdy all Today during a brew my medium pressure adjustable reg decided to start playing up. My brew had just got to boil, and as I do i went to the reg and started dialling it back... but no difference. Wound out to where it would usually shut off completely, but nothing. Some fiddling and...

I've mashed in, and getting the keggle ready to go for it's virgin brew day. There's a big of dust and stuff in it, so I grab the hose, give it a good squirt inside, then grab it - one arm on the handle on top, the other grabbing it by the base, and I start tipping, then lie it down on it's side...

Inspired by beers like Grand Ridge Moonshine and Renaissance Stonecutter, I've been thinking of making a strong scotch ale inspired brew - big, dark, dry. The key point here though is inspired by - I'm not a style guy, and I'm not looking to brew a to the letter strong scotch ale. The recipe...

I bought this a 40lt techni ice esky about 3 months back, and haven't used it for a mash yet because I've been too lazy about getting a false bottom. Today I thought "enough is enough!", and decided to try something I saw fellow AHB'er SpillsMostOfIt do (here) and use a pebble bed instead...

So last night went out to dinner with the wife and my old man, and as usual there was NOTHING on the list that looked appealing. Dad has kept asking about Heineken though (he hasn't tried it) and whilst it wasn't on the menu, the closest to it was Becks, so I ordered two Becks. They come out...

I've done what I claim as 2 "AG" brews. The second is AG by any definition - the only sugar that wasn't extracted from a mash was the dex used to prime the bottles. The first though... Well, I say it was AG, and to my heart it is an AG, but technically, I padded it out with some LDME. So, where...

Put down my first real lager the other day: 1/3rd Vienna 2/3rd Pilsner 64 deg. mash 90 minute boil hursbrucker hops thrown in with a passing nod to looking at a clock and paying attention to weight... OG: 1.045ish Pitched Saflager 34/70 @ 20 degrees, then dropped the temp slowly over 24 hours...

So, whilst my birthday is still a while away, the wife wants to get the booking in early. I'm looking for a high-end dining experience, with a degustation style menu, and importantly - a good beer selection (or even ideally a matching beer option, like most degustations with their matching...

Guy I know is looking to purchase some large amounts of salt for curing meats. He's talking about kilos of the stuff, and Google has not been our friend so far. As this forum is such a goldmine of knowledge, I offered to post up here on his behalf. His requirements: - Initially looking at...

Quick one. I've used half a tin of wheat malt goo. How should I store it, and how long will it remain good? Cheers Zebba

Had a few of my latest batch, and last night I figured out what it was that just wasn't quite right about it - there is a slight "toothpaste" style aftertase. Not "minty", more "chalky". The recipie was: - Cascade lager kit, boiled for 30 mins to get rid of the flavour (pre-bittered base) -...

Hey all, Basically, my first 2 brews were the brewcraft impersonation style kits. I knew that you could do things cheaper, but for my first brew I was in the shop just staring with a blank look on my face and no idea what I wanted, and my second I wanted to try a fewthings different to see...

Hey all, Just checked my latest brew, my first all extract. Krausen is looking fine, but I notice what appears to be all the hop pulp (from pellets) sitting on top of it. Is this normal? I'm worried I'll be losing out on hop flavour, and I'm already a tad concerned about there not being...