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Up till now I've been using Chemipro Oxi for cleaning and iodophor for sanitising but I just discovered that my supply of Chemipro has run out. Could I use iodophor for both purposes (cleaning and sanitising)? If not, is there some kind of recipe for a homemade cleaner with ingredients you can...

An example: After the boil I take a hydrometer reading (OG1). After about a week in the primary I add some honey in the fermenter and take another reading (OG2). After the honey has been fermented and I measure yet again the gravity (FG). How do I calculate ABV?

Hi there and thanks for an amazing site which has really opened my eyes!!! I just tried kegging with minikegs instead of bottling and I must say I liked the concept very much, no more endless hours filling 40+ bottles and so on... The only drawback is, the minikegs are hard to clean due to...

Hi all, just a quick question: From what I read here, when you steep specialty grains, you turn off the gas once the temperature reaches the desired level. If so, then won't the temperature start to drop? After 30 mins of steeping the water will have become lukewarm. What am I missing?

Hi guys, I recently bought a mashing thermometer which is encased in plastic (http://www.brouwland.com/content/assets/photos/013/0130898.jpg) but I'm worried that the high temperature will melt/damage the plastic (or at the very least give off flavors to the wort). Is there any chance of that?

I was wondering if I could omit the starter for a Wyeast XL since it seems like a lot of work (plus I have to buy more DME and I don't think I have a jar suitable for an airlock). I am brewing a standard 5 gallon batch and the instructions in the package state that it should be OK without a...

Hi to all, I'm thinking of trying a partial mash for the first time but I have a question (well lots of them actually but never mind:) I have a recipe for a Bohemian pils that calls for 20L crystal malt. My supplier though (www.brouwland.com) uses the EBC rating for malts which (as far as I...

Hi all, beginner in homebrewing here... I'd just like a thing cleared up about adding sugar before 1st fermentation. I've bought this kit for my first batch and yeah, I know it's crappy and you should avoid kits in general, but I'd like something easy to try for my first time. Anyway the...