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Hey, Got given 3.5oz of Northern Brewer pellets. I've never used this hop before. I'm about due to brew an ESB - I normally use EKG/Fuggles for my ESB, but wondering how (just) NB would work? Or would I be better off brewing a stout with the NB? Cheers!

My normal yeast process is (for a strain I don't currently have) to overbuild the starter, store a few small jars (just enough in each to inoculate a future starter) and then pitch the remainder. I brewed a Pilsner recently with 2x packs of dry yeast. I'd like to harvest some of the yeast...

Hey, I had a particularly vigorous fermentation and my blowoff tube may have blocked. Anyway my brewbucket is no longer sealing - the clamps just dont seem tight enough any more. Is it possible to fix it? Cheers, Eddie

Hey, I've got a refractometer that measures in both Brix and OG Wort. On brew day I measured OG with the hydrometer as 1.080 and the refractometer read 1.073 (I can't remember what brix reading that is equivalent to, but I can have a look if necessary). Refractometer was reading 1.00 w/...

Does the presence of diacetyl in beer have any impact on bitterness perception in your opinion? Reason I ask is I've brewed an English IPA which should be around 52 IBUs (OG 1.064) however it doesn't taste bitter at all - it just tastes SUPER fruity. The yeast was Wyeast 1968 and it's down to...

...are much lower once active fermentation has begun, right? I heard my SS brew bucket fermenter hissing around the seals (due to blocked blow-off tube) so I tried to fix it. Managed to push the bung (that the blow-off tube fits into) into the fermenter. I couldn't grab it out because it sank...

Brewing an English IPA this weekend - mostly Marris Otter w/ a tiny bit of medium crystal. WYeast 1968. Do you reckon I should use both Fuggles and EKG and if so, what ratio, for bittering/flavour/dry-hop? I was thinking 1.062OG, 40g of each @ 60m, 20g of each @ 15 min, 40g of each at...

Hey, I only saw 73% attenuation (1.069 - 1.018) with this grain bill - single infusion mash at 64c. Wyeast 1272 2L starter, fermented at 16.5c. Was expecting a bit more attenuation. Have tried raising the temperature (up to 21c) and swirling but think it's done? 5.00 kg Gladfield Ale Malt...

Hey, Brewing a coffee stout this Monday, keen to hear what peoples preferred method of adding real coffee is (and quantity for 6gal batch). Some I'm considering: Steeping coarsely ground coffee in vodka or water, adding liquid at flameout Steeping coarsely ground coffee in vodka...

Assuming I set the pressure based on the temperature to target the same CO2 volumes AND there are no leaks in my system, the CO2 usage to reach equilibrium at 16c should be the same as the CO2 usage to reach equilibrium at 5c, right?

Hey, Wondering whether this would work (in theory at least): Lets say you have a small yeast culture (e.g. 50ml) with unknown count & viability (and no way to measure). If you were to make a starter with n steps (of the same size), would you approach a limit thereby you can know (with...

Hey guys, Tried culturing yeast from a bottle (Fullers IPA). There's a small yeast band? At the bottom, and what looks like a mini krausen ring at the top. However the "beer" tastes weird - I'd go as far as to say bad. How do I know I don't just have wild yeast / bacteria / mold?

Hey Guys, I made my first yeast starter the other day. Started it on Wednesday evening. I boiled 200g of light DME and 2L of water in my flask (with stirbar), covered with aluminium foil for 20 minutes (I boiled a tsp of US-05 yeast to try and give some nutrients). I cooled it down in the sink...

Hey Guys, Looking for some recipe feedback. Attempting to get close to the Renaissance Stonecutter. Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Boil Size: 32.14 l Post Boil Volume: 27.86 l Batch Size (fermenter): 23.00 l Bottling Volume: 20.16 l Estimated OG: 1.079 SG Estimated Color...

Hey, This is a Pilsner (M84 yeast). It tasted fine so I kegged it anyway (and even bottled a few). After diacetyl rest it was sitting at 1.011 or thereabouts. Do ya'll think it's an infection? If so, what? NB when racking the beer all the little clumps dissipated.

Hey Guys, Is it unusual that my siphon (an auto siphon) takes like 20 minutes to transfer 5 gallons of beer? I always have the bottom of the vessel I'm siphoning from above the top of the vessel I'm siphoning into. Is there anything I could have done wrong when setting the siphon up...

Hi guys, Made a silly mistake this evening - after 48hrs at 30PSI initial force carbing, I backed the pressure back down to 12PSI to complete last 25% of carbonation. Problem is, I wasn't thinking and so instead of using the pressure-release-valve on the keg, I used the PRV on the...

Hi Guys, Thinking of entering my first ever comp. Don't really care how I do to be honest. But wondering, if I'm brewing a "15A Weizen / Weissbier", would I expect to get hammered in the judging if I added fruit :ban: / fruit juice to this style? Cheers, Eddie

Hi guys, I've got a 10g Rubbermaid cooler with false bottom. I've found that draining stops (and I have to open up wider and recirc) if I try and drain too slowly. What would cause this and what can I do to fix it? I'm fly sparging in a 3 tier configuration.

Hey guys, Looking to build a "sanitiser keg" on the cheap. Basically what I want is a bottle I can fill with sanitiser solution and then pump out of that bottle through my beer lines / taps etc. It should have a ball-lock valve fitting Obviously the right way to do it would be a second...