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I was wondering how to get certain characteristics out of hops. For example, let's say I wanted to get the pine flavours from Chinook but not so much the spice, how could I get that flavour profile? Or similarly with Williamette, it's described as fruity, herbal, spicy, floral, but how would I...

Hey everyone, I got a whole new system a couple of months ago and have done maybe 5 brews on it. I keep getting lower gravities than I would on my older system and I think it's down to my sparging. As I now have 50 litre SS kit, I use a pump to move liquids from one vessel to another. I...

I was actually aiming for a Redhook Longhammer clone and had some fermentation trouble - mashed way too hot so had some unfermentable sugars in there - the FG was 1.030 and I decided to dry hop as it wasn't budging over the weekend. I went to transfer to 2ndary and tasted some on the way...

I have upgraded my plastic mashing/kettle buckets to a stainless steel one and I thought I'd get a pump as well so I could make a HERMS system and use my wort chiller as a coil submerged in my kettle. I've done a lot of research on HERMS but there are a couple of things I'm not really sure...

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Someone said it's the best beer they've ever had and I would like to reproduce it if possible. I can't seem to find an all grain clone online and was wondering if anyone had a recipe? Thanks in advance

Someone bought me a pack of Muntons Brew Enhancer http://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/acatalog/Muntons_Beer_Enhancer_1kg.html#.VJGUOCusUeE and I was wondering whether I can use it to make a yeast starter? If not, can I use it for bottling? Thanks in advance.

Hey, I'm currently revamping a lot of my recipes and seeing whether mashing differently will help any if them. From what I understand, mashing at lower temperatures will trigger alpha amylase resulting in more convertible sugars and a higher OG, but "thinner" mouth feel. As these sugars take...

Hello, this weekend I'm gonna brew with a mystery hop I have. They were picked fresh and frozen within a week. I did some research and it seems I can just throw the hops in frozen and it will be the same as using fresh. My research says: -use 5x the amount of wet hops you would dry -using...

Hi everyone, I brew 5 gal batches, and when the cooled wort goes into the FV there is always ~5 (give or take less than a litre). Then after fermentation when I transfer to the bottling bucket, there is a lot less. With higher gravity beers there is more trub, meaning more liquid is absorbed...

Hello, I'm going to St. Raphael (the title is a typo) next July for a Family wedding and from a beer point of view, looks pretty dry. Has anyone been there and know of any good craft beer bars or microbreweries? Thanks!

Hey everyone. I've had an IPA fermenting for 3 weeks now in primary at 15-20 C. Here's the recipe: 14.4lb marris otter 0.6lb caramalt 0.4lb crystal malt mashed for 60 mins @ 152f 0.5 oz 60 min Columbus 0.5 oz 60 min Simcoe 1 oz 5 min Simcoe 1 oz 5 min Columbus 1 oz 5 min...

I have a pack of Saflager S-23 which I opened 2 days ago, only use a small bit and put in the fridge straight after. I might need to use a bit more today for another brew, is it alright to use even though it's been opened? Cheers

"The wife" works on a farm every Tuesday and they grow hops, she brought back a massive bag of them for me - about 800 grams worth - but she doesn't know what hop it is, nor does the farm which grew them. They smell a bit spicy, perhaps a bit garlic-like with a bit of citrus. They were grown...

Hey everyone. It's my wedding in December and I'm going to make the beers for it. I'm planning on making four kinds, a Belgian trappist style, IPA, pilsner and a fourth which is made using a bit of the ingredients from all of the above. As I've never made it before and don't have time to run...

Hey, I just saw an offer to pick up a 100 litre rain water tank that connects to guttering, or I think you can just leave it open for rain to collect in. I was thinking of experimenting with this so I could use the water somehow in my home brewery. Has anyone brewed with rainwater before? I...

Hello everyone. It's my birthday coming up so this is a good excuse to get people to buy me a bunch of brewing equipment. I'm still thinking of ways to cool my beer rapidly and would like a copper wort chiller. The trouble is I don's have an outdoor tap and my kitchen tap can't take hose...

Hello, The last couple of batches I made have come out really bitter, the most recent one incredibly bitter. Almost tastes like I'm drinking concrete or something. I think it might be the Columbus hops and I need to use less, but can someone tell me why it's so goddam bitter? I was going...

Hey everyone. Every brew I've done so far (about 8 or so) has been into secondary for a bit. I was wondering what would happen if I went straight from primary into the bottle, and left it in the bottle to condition longer. For example, where I would normally leave in secondary for 3 weeks...

I've done about 5 all grain brews previously so I consider myself still at the beginner end of the spectrum and I'm having trouble getting water/grain ratios correct. I want to make 5 gallons of beer, and have found many recipes which apparently make 5 gallons, however in reality they don't...