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Just a ESB on Saturday. Also transfer my APA to the secondary.

When your at work and see the 5.5 gallon drums full of cleaning stuff and think 'hmm wonder if I could use that drum to ferment beer in'.

Cheers. I've only done 6 batches, done my first BIAB on Friday. I live in the UK and StarSan isn't easy to come by in the shops. I use VWP not sure if u have heard of it or not but its basically powered bleach, it cost quite a bit.

Hi all, just wondering if using household non scented bleach is ok to use and does it sanitise as good as all the main stream brewing products out there?

Cheers for your input. I love the aromas of American ales. I live in the UK and its hard to get american 2 row. My LHBS doesn't supply it. I thought I would improvise and use British malt and American hops. Hope it turns out ok. If not then I've gained some experience.

When you open a vacuum pack of whole hops , take a sniff, shout YES and fist pump the air!!!

So I've got all my ingredients and I'm doing my first ever partial mash tonight. Can't wait. This is my bill: 6.6lbs British pale 2 row 1lbs British cara malt 2.2lbs light DME 1oz fuggles (60) .5oz cascade (15) .5oz cascade (5) 1oz cascade DRY HOP. MASH at 152*f for 60 min Batch size: 5.2...

My new wort chiller. I made it in about 30 mins. I gotta make another one now for my bro in law. Overall im very pleased and I can't wait to use it!

Im a a new brewer (5 batches in) and my second was a dark ale extract kit that turned out bad! I couldn't drink it even after it was left for 6 weeks. It really frustrated me and I almost gave up. Luckily my bro in law is experienced in brewing and talked me back into it, and I'm glad he did. Im...

+1 for the smaller batches. Im going to be doing BIAB and I only have a 4 gallon pot. But it means I can brew more batches.

Nice. I'm from England. We are lucky to have such a good variety of ales. I'm in the process of trying my hand at a partial mash and making an American style ale as I went to a very famous beer festival and was hooked on the high percentage American ales.

Nice. I've only been brewing for a couple of months now and I got into it because my brother in law brews and he brought me a starter kit. I'm already getting into steeping grains and will be doing a partial mash BIAB style. Good luck on future brews.

So how long have you all been brewing, and what made you start brewing your own beer?

Thanks. I'll re calculate and go from there. I'm quite new and still trying to get my head round the working out of the efficiencies. Thanks again for ur input.

Sorry batch size is 5.3 gallon

Well I actually mean I'm going to boil about 3 gal and then top off with water in the fermenter. Would this be ok?

Hi all. I'm doing a biab partial mash very soon. I'm doing a light ale. this is what I am going to use: British pale malt (2row) 3.5kg (7.7lbs) British cara malt 250grams (.5lbs) Flaked barley 250grams (.5lbs) Fuggles 28grams (1 oz) 60 min Challenger 14 grams (.5 oz) 15 min Fuggles 28 grams...

+1. Looks very delicious @ rusty_toolz

My IPA. Only my 3rd batch. Very impressed

I just done a partial boil of 3.5 gallons, it took me around 45 mins to cool my wort. I put it in my sink with ice and also the night before I sterilised 4 pots and filled with cooled boiled water and then froze them. I put them straight in my wort. Hopefully it will turn out ok. I'm currently...