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Fuggles, Cascade and Perle.

Well I have been reading online and in books about dry hopping techniques and how much to use and they say 28g to 56g per 19liters of hops to be added on secondary for best hop aroma. I have split a batch of into two 5liter batches in one batch I have added 35g of hops is this to much for such a...

Would I not then get a off flavor of vodka?

Ok I was thinking of adding some Serrano chillies to my secondary on a porter, I was thinking two whole chillies as this will give me the desired amount of heat I think I want. Could someone help me with the steps to add these to my secondary as I have never brewed with fruits or additives other...

Is there a risk of contamination in secondary if you just through some chillies in without soaking in vodka or boiling? I don't want to loose the heat.

They sit in the fermenter cabinet at around 16-19 degrees usually for a few weeks then get shifted to the shed which can get cold overnight not sure exactly how cold. The last one I waited a month before cracking it open, then thought not long enough so left for a further month and still very...

Hi Folks, I didn't know where to ask this question so figured I would put it under bottling. I use carbonation drops when I bottle to carbonate the brew I usually use 1 drop per 330ml bottle and two drops per 500/750ml bottle. All the beer in the 500 and 750ml bottles tend to come out a...

Hi folks, Just wondering how my yeast will go in the fermentation process with the starter technique I used. I used the safale s-04 yeast in a brew with a OG of 1.066. The amount in the fermenter is 20 liters. I was reading up on the strain of yeast and on the web page that promotes it says...