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I purchased a bag of lager malt from my local microbrewery, however every time i do a mash it seems to stick. The surface of the grainbed seems to have a relatively large amount of that very grey scummy looking gum on the surface. I was thinking of doing a decoction on my next lager, apart...

What kind of malt is dunkles gerstenmalz and what would the closest obtainable malt be vienna? munich? any clues.

Does anyone know much about the yeast in this hefe. Has anyone rescued it?? Is it even the same stuff they use to ferment or is it some other yeast they use for bottle conditioning/taste (either way its delicious).

Was thinking about this the other day. I've noticed that when i take a sample of the boiled wort and cool it down to 20C i get high hydrometer readings. But when i let the same sample sit overnight which allowed the trub to completely fall out of suspension the reading was way down, is it...

When copying a recipe with hop pellets and you only have whole hops how much do you up to up the weight percentage wise, i think i read somewhere its 10% is that right????

Just 5 minutes ago i was fining some beer in preparation for putting into a corny i poured out a generous spoonful of finings and gently mixed them in so as not to aerate. Everything fine so far until i happen to cast a glance into the bottle before i screw the lid back on to the fining bottle...

Hi i was given a keg system which came with a big bottle of beer gas and a regulator for it. The gas is a 50-50 N2 CO2 mix and the regulator is set at about 30-35 psi i think. If i use this will it carbed the beer as well as say 100% CO2 at 15 psi. Or is is that logic way off!! Does anyone else...

I've a batch on the go at the moment (just waiting for the immersion chiller to work its magic). I was going to put this onto a yeast cake of another (same lager) brew that i've moved to secondary. The first batch that generated the cake was only about 5 gallons but this latest one is more like...

Does anyone go the hassle of recycling some of the first runnings from the boiled and chilled wort i.e. to remove debris and allow the hop strainer/stopper to take affect (as much the same way you do with sparging). Is there much advantage to doing this? does it aid clarity? or is it something...

Hi I know that the time and temp of the mash affects the malt profile etc so different styles require different conditions. Having said i was wondering what peoples work horse temp and time is for say their tried and tested 'on tap' house beers. Im only starting out on AG so im trying to play...

Hi I found a recipe on another forum for a brooklyn lager clone, which i liked the look of, i've made a few adjustments to it so as to suit what ingredients i have. What do you think, am i even close? I was wondering should i include a protein rest for 30 mins or am i good to go with the...

Hi Ive came into the posseion of a home pub set-up:rockin: . I have been given a suremix CO2 and N2 gas cylinder(about three foot high), almost full. A Harp lager pump with light, a suremix regulator and an attachment for kegged beer (two lines in it looks line one for the gas and one for the...

Hi As apposed to the whole carboy and airlock fermentation thing, in the UK it seems to be more the norm to use a bucket either with, but most usually without an airlock. When no airlock is used the airtight lid is snapped on and then opened every so slightly to vent C02. While the beer is...

hi I'm going to embark on my first all grain brewing, i'm intending to have a go at one of the recipes sugested on this site for a newbie (its someones highly drinkable house ale). i'd also like to attempt to brew something close to Brooklyn lager (vienna style prohibition lager) i've found a...

Hi I've recently discovered the wonders of Brooklyn lager :ban: and i have to say i can't get enough of the lovely brown stuff only prob is its about £1.20 ~ $2.50 for a small 375ml bottle in the UK. I would love to be able to brew something even close to it! I've got the clone brews book but...