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I'm doing the Pliny clone shortly and I'm wondering how much liquid loss to hops to allow for in both the BK and dry hopping in the FV. Has anybody got any numbers? Thanks L

Hi, I brew with RO water. I've been using AJDs brewing water chemistry primer to adjust my water adding only CalciumSulphate,CalciumChloride and acid malt. Recently I bought a Ph meter and started using EZWater calculator to estimate mash Ph. I BIAB and I wrap the mash heavily so I only really...

Guys, I'm thinking of buying an oak barrel for ageing a RIS. I'd like something that would take a 20litre brew so possibly a 25litre barrel. Anyone know where to buy such a thing at a reasonable price? Thanks L

Hi, whats in this yeast nutrient? It has a best before date but can it actually go off? I have some a year out of date, should I dump it or continue to use it? Whats the donwside of using it, if any? Thanks! L

Hi, any of you guys use these products or know anything about them. My LHBS sells them but theres little or no info on their website? Thanks L

Does anyone have any experience with do test kits like this http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000XA6PSS/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 I'd live to test my Venturi aeration device against just shaking but don't want to shell out on a do meter.

hi, I brew biab, I dough in with 30litres of ro water. Can anyone tell me if my treatments look right for this recipe in terms of acid malt and calcium chloride. I'm a bit unsure particularly because of the use of black malt. thanks in advance for the help! Amt Name Type # %/IBU 7.50 g...

Hi, I'm about to make starter from a smackpack of wyeast 3068(weihenstephaner hefe). I normally make starters in advance, let them finish, chill and decant but that seems like a bad idea with a low flocculating yeast. Whats the normal practice with a hefe weissen yeast as its very low...

Hi, I have some of this whitelabs yeast nutrient but its a few years old. Should I discard it? Whitelabs say it has a shelf life of 9 months. Whats in it that can degrade? Can adding it have a negative impact on my beer(starter)? Thanks L

Hi, just bough a TDS meter which arrived a few days ago. I have an ion exchange water softener in my home and an RO unit for drinking water. The water straight from my water softener came in at 283 and the RO water came in at 21 when tested with my new meter. Does this mean my RO filters are...

Hi, this is based on Randy Moshers 'Dicks Wheat Elixir Porter'. I love this beer BUT it pours with an OK head which quickly dissapates leaving it looking like coca cola. The original had no roasted barley, I added that and intend adding more next time I brew it, will probably bump it up to 5%...

Hi, moved some of my beers that aren't quite at their best into the garden shed. They need a bit more time to condition. Problem is that it's dropping below 0C every other night now. I assume that'll cause the yeast to drop out completely, does that mean the flavour profile will stop improving...

Hi, I'm considering getting a crankandstein 2S. Just wondering if any of you guys mill grain by hand and how long it takes. My drill is crap and I dont want to buy a new one just yet. Thanks L

Has anyone ever tried(or know about) filtering yeast out of cider before it reaches fg and force carbonating it to get a slightly sweet bottled cider. I could force carb in keg and transfer to bottles using blichmann beergun, just curious about the filtering stage? Thanks L

Hi, I'm new to cider, but been brewing beer for about 2yrs. I Did a cider making course with this guy last saturday http://www.fruitandvine.com/How_to_buy_our_products-recordid-41-z-home.htm I was given a gallon bottle of pressed apple juice(with campden added) after the course. I let it sit...

Guys, I've brewed this before and I know another brewer who has done a few of them. It's Randy Moshers 'Dicks Elixir wheat porter'. I love it but the head disappears completely immediately after the pour. Can anyone tell me why and if it can be fixed, how? This would be perfect if it could hold...

Hi, I've a starter on with white labs kolsch yeast. It's 1.2l for a 20L batch. I'd like to chill and decant but I intend pitching about 36hrs from now. With a low floc yeast like that is it a waste of time chilling to decant? Would it take at least a week in the fridge or else I'll be selecting...

Hi, in my efforts to make brewing more family friendly I've taken to overnight mashing. I BIAB, so I dough in, lag and do mashout when I get up, usually no more than 8 or 9 hours. I know that mashout stops conversion but I've no idea why this matters. Can anyone explain to me what effect this...

Hi , I've an ro unit and a whole house softener that feeds into it. I've been having ongoing softener problems for a long time which I have a guy working on at the moment. Basically still getting hardness iron and I believe manganese in my water. Anyway there's a slight off taste from my ro...

I've been brewing for bout a year now and when I adjust hop additions to allow for my hop AAs differing from the recipes I use, I have been adjusting all my additions? does this make sense for flavour and aroma additions? Do these hop characteristics vary linearly with AAs? Or should I adjust...