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Ok, firstly a bit of background.... I bought 6kg of light DME. I have made a brew using 3kg and the DME only ferments down to 1.030!!!! I know there are lots of factors that means fermentation can stop at this level but I'm certain the DME only ferments to this gravity (wort was well aerated/...

Ok... I have an issue with some unfermantable DME - It has stopped fermenting at at 1.030-(static for over a week/FG 1.051) - I have a new brew fermenting as we speak and plan to rack the beer onto the yeastcake of this in case the DME is ok but fermentation is...

Hi, I brewed my 3rd extract batch last weekend, my first 2 brews had a healthy krausen and airlock activity stopped after around 4 days for both batches. I used gervin english ale for both of these.......for my 3rd brew I changed to US-05 I didn't see a krausen and just seemed to have lots of...

Hi Still fairly new to this homebrew game...... I'm going to brew my 3rd batch this weekend. I currently have: 6kg of light DME 100g of Amarillo 100g Centennial 100g of Chinook. 500g Crystal Malt (i don't plan to use this as I want to keep the brew pale) 11.5g us-05 yeast 11.g...

Hi, I am going to brew my 3rd beer Ale this weekend and have a dilemma......... I have 100 grams of Amarillo hops & also 30g (about 1oz) of Magnum hops, The magnum hops have been stored at room temp for about 2 months in a non airtight container.......should I use them for my bittering...

Hi, I bottled my 2nd batch last week, I know it's not ready yet and really needs a few more weeks but I tasted a bottle last night and its much too bitter to drink. I used 2 x 1.5kg of coopers Light LME and steeped 300g of crystal malt for 30 mins at 65 degree's. My Boil size was about...