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Hi all, I listened with keen interest a while ago to Jamil's podcast with the head brewer at Wychwood about the Hobgoblin recipe. Having lived in England for many years and having enjoyed the beer many times over the years, I was very keen to attempt this one. My first attempt was quite...

Hi folks. Have a dry English stout in the fermenter ATM. Recipe as follows Pale malt 88% Crystal 4% Chocolate 4% Roast 4% OG: 1.043 FG: 1.010 Abv: 4.4% Mash at 152F My gravity after 5 days read 1.014 and then again 3 days later 1.014. In hind sight I know that I may have mashed a bit...

Doing my first brown ale, here are the numbers, would appreciate some thoughts before I take the plunge: OG 1.044 FG 1.011 4.3% abv (5gal) 19SRM 30IBU 6 lb Vienna 1.6 lb Munich light 5 oz Flaked oats 3.5 oz Biscuit 3.5 oz Chocolate 3.5 oz crystal 120 1.5 oz roasted barley Mash 60 min at...

Despite trawling through numerous threads and sticky's, I'm still searching for the answer to a question so here goes.. I'm brewing 5 gal batches and started first with dry yeast, then discovered Wyeast smack packs. My assumption was that this would eliminate the need to rehydrate dry yeast and...

So I've had a problem with fruity flavours in my beer, pretty much since I started brewing. I've done about a dozen brews of different kinds since I started, firstly extract, then part extract and now AG. To a lesser or greater extent in each, I'm still getting fruity flavours (even in an...

Hi, I've just finished my first AG batch. I've normally not done a secondary fermentation when doing partial grain/extract brews. I'd typically primary for two weeks then rack off, prime and bottle. Given this has been my first AG and I've dry hopped for a week after the first week of...

My primary has been on the go for 1 week. OG 1.060, my target FG is 1.014. Took a sample today at 1.030. This seems a bit slow to me. Should I be concerned?

So I've got an English special bitter fermenting away in the primary for the past 5 days. Ingredients so far: Maris Otter pale malt Crystal malt (120L) Torrified wheat Challenger 0.8oz at 60 min Fuggles 0.8oz at 30 min EKG 0.3oz at 15 and again 5 mins OG 1.060, hoping to finish at 1.014...

G'Day, Hello from Adelaide, Australia. Just joined the forum. Started home brewing while living in the UK last year. Just moved into doing All Grain and loving it. Clint

Hi, I've just done my first AG batch and I've overshot my OG. This was due to miscalculating the pre-boil quantity I needed to finish on 5 gal. My OG finished at 1.072 (aiming for 1.060) I'd already added the cooled wort to my pitched yeast and decided later to add 3/4 gal bottled water to...