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Anybody on the forum tried this stuff??? Wondering if it might be a viable alternative for brewing during the sweltering summer months here in Japan. :mug:

are there any circumstances where you wouldn't have to do a vigorous 90 minute boil to drive off DMS with a Pilsener malt?? Is "modified" Pilsener malt referring to this, or some other, aspect? As in, does modified Pilsener malt negate the need for the vigorous, 90 minute, boil, or is it more...

Anybody out there seen of, heard of or tried this Safbrew F-2?? Seems it's aimed at bottle and cask conditioning. Only blurb about it is on the official blog for Fermentis. Nothing on the main site. Actually, strike that last comment, it's on the craftbrewing section of the Fermentis site...

Just wondering how many others on here have had their beers turn out similar to a commercial one by coincidence. First attempt at AG/BIAB using Maris Otter, crystal 70L, a tiny amount of chocolate wheat and some brown sugar, Nugget for bittering, Fuggles and Kent Goldings for flavour and aroma...

Got a packet of campden tabs so I can use my tap water for brewing. Definitely has a chlorinated smell about it, possibly chloramine in there too. I notice that it says on the packet that they are a sterilant and preservative so I'm wondering a couple of things. Does this mean I can use...

Just opened up one of my fermentors and was treated to my first infection. Should I just dump this batch or try racking the majority of it from underneath the mold? Also, chuck away the plastic bucket or go for a heavy concentration oxyclean solution soak?? Cheers

Was told by the salesman for Suntory that once their 2.5 gallon kegs of black beer are gassed up and you start serving it's best to finish them in three days!!!! Since starting brewing and learning stuff on this site I find myself questioning that statement. I mean you are using CO2, which...

Just got my first bottle of starsan:ban: I've only used one-step and an alcohol spray for sanitation purposes so far and was wondering if I should use the same dilution ratio when making the solution for sanitizing bottles, fermenters, stirring spoon, can opener etc and also for the spray...

Originally posted this thread in the beginners' section but thought it might be better off in here. Went to bottle a 2.5 gallon batch of Dopplebock last night and as soon as I tried to cap the first bottle I realised I was going to have to come up with, and switch to, a hasty back up plan...

Went to bottle a 2.5 gallon batch of Dopplebock last night and as soon as I tried to cap the first bottle I realised I was going to have to come up with, and switch to, a hasty back up plan. I'd been harvesting my empty bottles of Wychwood brewery's HobGoblin, Wychcraft, Fiddler's Elbow and...

When it comes to pitching yeast??? From what I've read and understand it's important to start with enough viable yeast to go through primary fermentation then secondary, or bottling, so I'm tending to err on the side of "more is better" when pitching. Thinking that if I leave to ferment...

If I didn't measure initial SG does this mean that I'll only have a rough idea of final SG from the readout on the hydrometer scale? not only that but if I'm reading my hydrometer right it's showing me 1.016 @ 77F. Does this mean that the first beer I've brewed is a 1%r? :confused: Tasted the...

Hello there everyone.:mug: Displaced Scotsman in Japan. Bitten by the bug. Stumbled across the Mr. Beer stuff on Amazon and, much to my surprise, able to get it shipped here. Started my first batch last Thursday evening, 8th Sept. Already ordered a bunch of other HMEs, UMEs, hops, yeasts...