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Appreciate that insight of knowledge. I mashed at 68°C for 60 minutes which is my usual go to mash temperature and not experienced such differences before. There was a lot of wheat in the malt bill aswell. Something may have just been off on the day. It's nice to know I'm not doing too...

Hi all, Just after an answer to a question I have regarding my beer ABV finishing alot higher than anticipated. I have brewed a Citra Pale Ale which I anticipated to finish at 10.15 but Instead it has finished at 10.11. My OG was also a little high (10.62) when it was estimated to be...

Hi All, I am just wondering if you are able to can condition the same way as you would bottle condition. I've tried reading up on it online but it's just all dominated by bottle conditioning. If you are able, do you just apply the same principle as you would bottle conditioning, such as...

That's great thank you! I shall try those numbers in my next batch and give it a whirl!

Hi Guys, I'm after some advice and recommendations on the total Grams per litre of hops for a Hazy Pale ale recipe. What tends to be your go to for such a style? I've read online it's generally in the range of 5-10g per litre. Is this the total amount of hops (boil, whirlpool and dry hop...

OK, so I don't want this to come across as a stupid question, However I have tried my best browsing the web and simply cannot find the appropriate solution... What is the best way to control the temperature on a stainless steel concial fermenter? I am still relitively new to the homebrew...

The beer was in the primary fermenter for 14 days. After hitting my target gravity and after chilling for a couple days, I then racked 5l of the beer straight into the keg. 5l went into my bottles and I transferred the remaining 5l in a sanitized vessel and stored it in there until I had drank...

My brewing terminology isn't quite up there with everyone else's. Yes I racked the beer using a siphon into a sanitized keg. Then I set the pressure to the required PSI and shook the keg for 10-15 mins. So I can only assume by skipping the purging process and shaking all that oxygen into my beer...

Yes the bulbs are the little threaded cannisters used for the smaller kegs. I didn't purge my keg. I just poured the beer in and set the PSI to the required setting. Is this where I'm going wrong?

I bought the 5l mini keg set up from Dark farms. Home Brew Draught Beer System 5L Mini Keg & CO2 dispenser + DOUBLE WALLED + FLOW CONTROL TAP - Dark Farm "Also, how did you get 10 liters into a 5 liter keg? :)" Haha I stored 5l in a fermenting bucket until the first 5l was drank. Then I...

I've recently brewed a mango IPA using the BIAB method. It's turned out really well. Very hoppy and lovely taste. I bottled 5l of it and kept the other 10l for my keg. Ive bought a 5l keg which I've used for the first time with this brew. The beer tasted nice and had a nice head, it was just a...

I've actually bought this today from my local brew store. It's a turbo yeast to help with stuck fermentation. Will something like this help rather than an additional packet of safale yeast? I've heated the fermenter up for the last 4 days now and it's been consistently at around 22-25°c. No...

Ahh OK, so I will need to rack the beer into a new fermenter and re-pitch that way? Rather than just adding the new yeast into the existing batch?

Vikeman, you've been a great help thank you!

I may give this a go using Safale US-05. Should I put the full packet in or only a certain amount? I've tried bumping up the fermentation temp but doesn't seemed to have had an effect on the FG. Might be a silly question, so I apologise, but will too much yeast in the wort not cause issues...

Thank you, that makes more sense now. Every batch of beer brewed is learning! So from your experiences, What do you recommend I do next to obtain the best beer I can with the situation I'm in.. Do I try and get the yeast going again by swirling the wort in the fermenter? Or am I best...

Hi Chaps, Thanks for the reply. Yes I use a hydrometer for measuring. I used everything in the recipe as stated which included the yeast 1056 American Ale. I followed the instructions on the packet which advised leaving it out for 3 hours at room temp prior to pitching. My mash readings...

So this is my 4th brew. The first two went swimmingly. The 3rd one I had an issue with the brew not reaching its FG and the same has happened on my 4th brew. The 3rd one I ended up throwing away so don't want to make the same mistake here.. I've done some research and I'm putting it down to...

OK, so I hope I don't offend anyone with my idiocy but I have a question regarding secondary fermentation. After all there's no stupid questions right!.. I know secondary fermentation is a thing that many brewers do to acheieve a better clarity to the beer. My first ever brew, I seived the...

I'm just getting into homebrewing and recently made an American Pale Ale. Got some great reviews from the taste of the beer. I myself was just a little disappointed by the appearance of the beer. It was quite hazy which is obviously not what we want for a pale ale as most are quite clear...