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Hi balrog Bottles(new) are completely different from my old had-beer bottles: long neck - chamfer as opposed to double -rib ( I do not know the correct bottle terminology, did you notice at all?) Could see the wing capper might struggle with the new bottle shape, but have since tried with bench...

Hi all Hoping for some advice here, with a capping problem... I think. So the scenario is I bottled 120 x 330ml bottles, brand new from supplier A, on thursday with caps from supplier B. Problem is I can twist the caps after crimping, on about 80% of the bottles. Thought it was because of...

Will do. Have decided to see what 20gr NB@ 5min, 10gr NB and 10gr Saphir @45 min, 30 gr Saphir at FO tastes and smells like. My first time using these hops so it's all fun and games for the next few brews. Keep well

Hey hey Only a proposed combo- homework since post also has me convinced to use only NB and Saphir this time round. Thanks for the breakdown re the hops.

Hey hey Thanks for the comment- these 3 hops came with a batch of other stuff I ordered, so I'd thought I'd see what the pundits think. The homework since post also has me convinced to use just the NB and Saphir this batch. Will keep the Citra for a semi American C hops ale and use Citra...

Hey hey I'm using Citra, Northern Brewer and Saphir for the 1st time, and would appreciate any thoughts and suggestions. Doing an 20L ale over the weekend, using: 2kg Pale ale malt, 1kg pale wheat malt, 2kg Vienna malt, and 500gr of probably Carapils, or Caramber if I decide to switch out on a...

Thanks dwightr8 Will have a read before the next batch, so I have a better understanding of Carapils. Keep well

Hi Coopertrooper Thanks for spending the time on this. As you and others have suggested, I should limit the grain bill for now, and play around with the hops amounts and drop-timing to get more of a feel, or is it taste, for things that are happening in the brew. To be sure, the next batch I do...

The mash tun is a converted steelbelted coleman cooler box so quite manageable to move around etc. Going to have to homework on the recirculation. currently batch sparging, due to limited means. Maybe in a few brews tme I will relook at it again Thanks for the info

Hi AJ I have a question that id like to ask, as it seems im a few weeks behind JLeather, but would it work to syphon from the fermenter to a smaller carbouy in order to do a proper cold crash? I dont have large enough chiller space to put the 26L fermenter in, but was wondering about doing the...

Hi jLeather Love your view, I would find that quite distracting I think. I've also just started brewing my own, and i also have a home-made soft-drawn copper wort-chiller. A mate who's a plumber suggested that I made sure my inlet and outlet connecions for the chiller were situated on the...

Hi Schaef81 Ive also recently started all grain batches, and you'll get much more detailed answers than what I could pobably answer, but for my 2cworth, i reckon your grain probably needed a better mill and from ive read and remembered (uh-oh) hefeweizen is best with "corrected" water. I must...

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Hi Gnomebrewer See...homework. I think you've saved me a lot of time and effort. Was wondering about trying out a bag in my mash-tun, to maybe make the clean-up easier and faster, but I'll still have to do a proper clean on the mash-tun and copper manifold anyway but now with added step of...

Sorry me again I do not mean to keep bothering you- promise. Have been doing some homework, and I think I've come across what the person who gave me the original recipe and grain bill was trying to achieve: "A common practice is to use caramel malts for color and flavor and add Briess Carapils®...

Hi Gnomebrewer I've done reading and have decided to go with the Centennial for the next 2 batches ordered. I think I might have enough Cascade left over from the current 2 batches to stick away safely and keep to use with some left over Centennial from the upcoming, so I'm looking forward to...

Hi again Bracconiere Hey, at least you have tips to give - my equally novice brew buddy asks me and I just mime typing on a keyboard when I dont know, which is a lot. The addition of roast barley I can totally understand, given that this batch will be quite golden evidently. Would this be in...

Hi again Gnomebrewer Thanks so much spending time on this - I really appreciate all the feedback. So If I understand correctly, I should drop the Caraamber down to 250gr, scrap out the Carapils, and then maybe up the Munich I or the SAB PA depending on where I want the malt base to go. Correct...

Hi jratcliff Thanks for tip to look up Yoopers recipe. As I mentioned in my original post I'm very very news to this all, so I'm very happy to stick 1 or 2 types of base recipes for a good while until I have a bit experience and try to branch out for different styles. Keep well, and thanks again