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Hi all. I brewed a simple pale ale last Saturday and due to having small children I lost concentration and mashed my grain way too high! I was aiming for 67*C and hit more like 71*C. I'm aware that this is not good. I checked my FG an it was at 1.020 from 1.038. My desired target is 1.008. Is...

Hi all. I have recently got into washing yeast, but as I only had two mason jars left I decided I would only start with half a gallon of pre boiled water. Anyway I have ended up with a lot more settled out yeast in the bottom compared to other yeast I have washed. Anyway would it be ok to...

So my B-I-L has just told me that he has been offered to become a part time brewer in a pub in London. The owner is going to buy everything he needs to brew on a 100 litre system. He ahead asked me if I want to be his brewing partner but I don't think I'm at a level to brew for a pub espically...

As the title says. I used S-05 in my last batch which was a citra pale and it is fermenting away now. For my next batch I plan on doing the "yoopers house pale ale" I want to reuse the yeast. Would it be ok to wash this yeast, or should i just rack onto the yeast cake?

Hi all. I live in England and have only been brewing for about a year now. I am now doing AG. I have a big interest in brewing some American ales. Anyway I haven't got much experience with S-05 yeast. I pitched my S-05 about 22 hours ago at about 18c (64f) but over night it has got down to...

Hi all. I'm doing a batch using all the leftover stuff I have left. I want to do a pale ale. My grains are Maris otter and crystal 120L. I'm only doing a 3 gal batch. I have 1oz each of chinook and fuggles and 2oz of citra. Could anyone help me with a good hop schedule with these hops? I'm...

Hi can anyone help? I know it must get boring answering the same questions but this is the first time I have used a starter to brew. Anyway here is my situation. I brewed on Friday and pitched my yeast about 10.30 pm at about 18c (64f). I didn't see any fermentation action till Saturday (3pm)...

Hi all. Sorry if this has been asked before. Just built my stir plate and I got a cheap 25mm stir bar. I have used a magnet from a hard drive and it is as close to the top as possible. My question is are there different strength stir bars because it seems to jump off the centre as soon as I...

Hi I have looked on the recipe database for the answer but can't seem to find it. What is the ideal amount of coffee to use and what coffee?

So I usually get around 70% efficentcy, but tonight I brewed and got 89%. All I done different was treat my water. Does treating your water really give you that much better results? Or is it just a lucky brew day?

Hi all. I have just found my water supply figures and my alkalinity is 141 ppm does this seem too high? Also they only took one sample all year. I don't really know what to do Please help!

Hi all I'm just working out my water treatment, to do my calculations I need to work out the alkalinity of the water which I've got, but I'm confused as some people are using the alkalinity which in my case is 141 ppm and others using the calcium carbonate reading which in my case is 271 mg/l...

Happy new year from rainy old England. I hope 2013 brings many happy brews!!

Hi all I don't know if this has been asked before (I couldn't find anything on the search) but I see on a forum over here in the UK about yeast washing and it confused me. They was talking about wether to add pre boiled water to the yeast cake or not. I've just brought my jars and will be...

So I brewed a bourbon barrel beer yesterday with my bro in-law who was here for Xmas. This is the first time I have brewed with someone else. What a fantastic way to brew especially when we both love brewing. Can't wait till summer to do some outside brewing. :) Did anyone else brew with some...

Just wanted to share a pic of this drinking jug I received from the mother and father in-law who just visited the Czech Republic. Can't wait to have a beer in it later :)

Hay people. Just a little thing here. I went into my local home brew shop here in England and I over herd a convocation between two noobies and the hbs owner. They wanted to get into brewing and wanted to know more about the all grain process, the owner then began to tell the noobs that all...

So I'm brewing for the first time in my new house and it has a electric hob. It's taken me 45 mins just to get to the hot break!! Any tips on improving this?

Hi all, just a quick question, I'm doing a dry stout for the first time and I only have chinook and willamette hops. Which would be best? Or is it down to preference?

Hi all. I have recently just brought a 35 litre cooler which I plan to convert into a mash tun. I have a problem, I brought this cooler off ebay and didn't notice that it has ribbed edges around the bottom of the cooler. I'm not able to drill my hole right at the bottom but about 3 inches up...