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I'm about to repeat a recipe for a traditional style English bitter, using the following: Muntons premium bitter kit Brewcraft kit converter (English bitter) consisting 1kg mix of maltose, dextrose and malto-dextrin, some malted barley and 15g Goldings 500g light dried malt I'm also planning...

I have been racking most of my beers to secondary and i have noticed a drop in the yeast flavours, making the beer taste better earlier. Initially I was racking after fermentation had finished, at around 7 days. However, recently i was advised to rack a particular recipe before fermentation had...

Is it possible to test the SG of a bottled (carbonated) brew, if it is at room temp? If so, does the beer need to be flat to get a correct reading?

G'day all, Brewing an American Pale Ale from a brewcraft kit: 1.5kg Black Rock IPA can 1.5kg Black Rock Light LME 500g light dry malt 25g Perle & 25g Willamette hops Safale U05 As per instructions, heated LME and dry malt with approx. 2.5l water, brought to boiling, added hops, simmered for...

Just a minor warning. My olds recently had 3 exploding bottles, their first in 12 years of brewing. All of the bottles were Sapporo Black Label, brewed and bottled in Canada. While quite a tasty drop, and reasonably priced, I woudl think twice before re-using the bottles for your home brew.

My friend who has been brewing for some time recently complained (after a few home brews) that he had been experiencing "brewers droop" of late. I asked for details but he wouldn't elaborate. Have any others expereinced this? Is it unpleasant and how is it best avoided? I'm new to brewing so...