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Hi All, Been messing around with a Porter recipe tonight - I don't think its the most fashionable style but I really enjoy a good Porter. Feedback appreciated: Brown Porter: Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Boil Size: 25.72 l Post Boil Volume: 20.72 l Batch Size...

Hey All, I have been building up to this for a while and today had my first AG Brew Day. It went largely ok apart from a significantly stuck Sparge. Pictures of the setup and mash in next post. Main challenges; Wind - turned into a very windy day at points, burners struggled with wind...

Hi All, Hops are well and truly native to this country so growing them isn't a problem! I am however a bit limited the length of posts I can easily obtain. So, my question is. For those who are growing hops already, can I get away with 12ft posts (which by the time they have been buried...

So I was doing real well ordering all the bits for my solder less stir plate with the idea of not having to ask any questions because it looked super simple. Everything arrived today, and I reached a major hurdle. I'm building by this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVLB9c0j1iU...

Afternoon all, I am currently looking for 2 burners for my HLT and BK. This is for 5 gallon (finished volume) batches with est. 7.5 gallon boil requirement. I am trying to decide between these two: Square Frame, 7.5kw output...

I have this cooler and am in the process of making it a mash tun. When I got it I couldn't find many people using it so I thought I would post up my build in case it's useful to anyone. Cooler : http://www.towsure.com/product/Coleman_Xtreme_50_Quart_Cooler_Box This cooler has a manifold at...

Random thought of the night (having seen the thread about brewing at high altitude). I will be brewing just about at sea level / marginally below (20ft +/-). Anything I need to think about?

Hi All, Quick question. This Bazooka Screen is the perfect size for my mash tun but it has an 18mm copper fitting. Any thoughts on how to hook it up to my yet to be built bulk head?

Holy ****, my hangovers suck big time. I used to be able to drink myself unconscious and wake up fresh as a daisy. Now I have a few beers of an evening and even with a couple of pints of water afterward I am hungover as hell all the next day. Key example - last night, 3 pints of bitter...

As the title, to slow wild fermentation of unpasteurised cider. Thank you! Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

Hi All, Can anyone tell me if the below makes sense for a cooler bulkhead fitting? Confused about the sizes of things particularly the washers, are 1 inch washers correct for ½ inch fittings? 8115 1/2" BSP F (BS21) LEVERBALL VALVE, WRAS (X1) 6576 1/2" BSP RUNNING NIPPLE, BRASS...

Hi All. I like my cider dry as a bone and 'dirty', i.e. proper scrumpy farmhouse cider. My favourite cider is actually French farmhouse, but I can only get it once a year. I assume this is achieved through wild fermenting? I have an opportunity in a week or so's time, to collect as...

So this will be my first mead, I am also going to do a cyser but that will follow. I am following the recipe from the recipe section where you primary in a pumpkin - now is the perfect time of year to do that and a local farm grows 100's of tons of pumpkins a year and sells them at the farm...

Hi All, Curious about making a Cyser at some point in the not too distant future with the idea of it being drinkable / Giftable next Christmas. Having done a LOT of searching / reading, I came up with the below for a 5 Gal batch. 4 Gal Cider (Variety TBC, Pink Lady is easiest but may...

Hi All, I have wanted to move to AG since I started brewing, extract doesn't really do it for me. I have the following kit, smaller pot bought for Extract and larger pot / cooler bought for me for Xmas last year with going AG in mind; 5 Gal Aluminium Pot (mash water) 10 Gal...

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I have never worked nightshift before but did this week.. Last shift last night, now on day shift tomorrow. Slept all day today, now body clock all screwed up! I see movies & HB in my future tonight.

I am a huge coffee fan but haves relatively low caffeine tolerance. I exclusively drink French press and even at 3 cups a day I struggle to get through 1/2 lb a week, meaning I am often drinking old coffee. I have seen a few people talk about roasting their own and wondered how easy it is? This...

I went to purchase a used Carboy (54L, old style) from a chap today who had advertised 6 for sale on Ebay. He was from an Italian family in a big Italian community in my local city. The Carboys were his late father's, who made wine every year when the community imported trucks of grapes from...

So, the Beers of Europe warehouse is only about 45 minutes from me. The question is, where would you start? What would you buy? I think my tactic is to save up a bunch of cash and splash it all at once say every 6 months. I don't like the idea of the mixed cases particularly, I want to...