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Have just attempted my fist couple of all grain batches. I decided to start small and just do one gallon batches (UK Gallon 4.5 liters) I have been using software called brew pal. The first batch my OG was about spot on the predicted but I was around a liter and a half short of my 4.5 liters...

Earlier I was reading john palmers how to brew and was reading about how mash temp determines not only types of sugar that is created but the quantity. It was saying that lower mash temps create thicker wort with less fermentable sugar but this improves the body of the beer. I know that the...

Hi all i recently made the decision to more from kits to extract brewing and after one extract brew that went pretty well I decided to start thinking about all grain so bought a mash tun :-) I have some brewing software on my phone called brew pal which is telling me for a 7.6 liter batch I...

I have a rhubarb wine recipe which is absolutely delicious and was wondering what it would be like if I added a vanilla pod or two for a 5 gallon batch. Has anyone ever tried this if so how did it turn out and if not what does everyone think it will turn out like ??

Hi all I recently bought a c02 injector and put it on my barrel today and put a 8 gram cartridge in the holder and screwed it on following the instructions and its just blowing straight up and none of the co2 is going in to the barrel I have tried 5 cartridges so far and not one has worked is...

Hi everyone I have been brewing now for just over a year I started with wine and about 7 months ago I moved on to brewing beer from kits I am currently about to move from kits to extract brewing with the intention to very shortly after that move to all grain. The thing Is I have become a...

I am currently considering moving to all grain brewing and have been looking at mash tuns and I am going to sound stingy but they are quite expensive. I was wondering what makeshift ones people have made and what efficiency you get from them:-) pics would be appreciated

Morning all. I am just about to make the step from kit brewing to extract and I have a question. Does the boil size make a massive difference ? I.E if I do a 60 minute full boil with 5 gallons an then do the exact same recipe wait only boil one gallon but put the same amount of hops in and...

I recently found my favourite bees of all time it's by a brewery called inns and gunn, where would I start in the process of trying to clone it ? If anyone has ever tried it its third original I am talking about with beautiful tones of toffee and vanilla. Thanks for any help. Justin

I am just moving from kits to extract brewing and I was wondering why everyone's favourite hops were ?? For my first brew I am going to go for a 15 minute cascade IPA.

I am just moving from kits to extract brewing and wondering what everyone's favourite hops are ?? I am going for a 15 minute cascade IPA for my first extract brew.

I am planning on doing a recipe that I have been given that calls for 6LB of light malt extract to which I have found to be quite expensive. Before I go and buy all of the ingredients I have a question or two. 1. What difference would it make if I swapped 2LB for brew enhancer instead of malt...

I recently found my favourite beer of all time it's from a brewery called inns and gunn and it was a toffee and vanilla flavour ale I want to try and create something similar. My question is how do I get the toffee flavour I can't see any hops that bring a toffee flavour so I assume it comes...

I have been brewing for a good six months now beer an wine all of the beer I have done so far has been from kits I am wanting to take the step from kits and more to extract brewing (I don't have the space for a mash tun at the moment). Any advice on simple starter recipes I am wanting to start...

Ok so I am lead to believe that the only difference between ale and lager is the type of yeast used I.E lager or ale yeast my question is if this is the only defining factor if you did exactly the same recipe followed the same process and only changed the yeast I.E did one with ale year and 1...

Ok guys (and girls) I am wanting to do my first batch of all grain currently I have only brewed from kits I need a few ideas. I want to brew something that has vanilla an toffee characters to it and I am thinking about trying a. One gallon batch to start with this is mainly due to the fact...

I have noticed that in my local super market they sell red and white grape juice 100% pure and not from concentrate I was thinking about getting enough of these to fill a Demi John and just throw in some yeast neutriant and yeast how do you guys think it will come out an do I need to add...

Hi guys I haven't been on in a while but I have a bit of a problem. Late summer I started a batch of rhubarb wine it all finished nicely fermentation was complete I siphoned it in to bottles and corked them all and the wine was Crystal clear I had recently looked at some of the bottles that are...

When using oak chips should I add the chips to the wine or just the hot water that it tells you to pour over them ??

Have done a two gallon batch of apple wine when I racked it off I split it in to two one gallon demi johns with the intent when I rack it off next to recombine them I have just got them out to do this and noticed that one is darker in colour and seems to have a white scum round the edges on the...