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Hi just used a ph water stabiliser on my last few boils. Does it make a difference ?!? I use a outside tap

Just started opening up one of my batches in bottles. An English ale Timothy Taylor. Been conditioning for 3 weeks nearly, tried one today after been in fridge couple of days. And wasn't happy with carbonation. I used coopers drops. Is this normal? I thought 2 or 3 weeks were okay? 3 things...

Just done a boil today Amarillo single hop Pale malt5kg Carpails malt 250grams Amarillo 57 grams start of boil Amarillo 27 grams last 15 mins of boil Amarillo 27grams last 5 mins of boil Amarillo 83 grams turn off boil Now I'd like to dry hop this and it seems to be after 4/5 days ...

Been getting some low gravity numbers lately getting frustrated! But being doing some 6 kg grains in 28 litres boiler. Now if I stir throughout mashing process which is 1 hour to 1 and half hour. Will that help my OG. ?

Just done a BIAB dark porter. Was looking for 10.53 OG But I got 10.42 :( There was roughly 5.4kg of grains and malts. 24 litres of wort in fermentor. I stirred it in slowly If using a DME to get alcohol higher, do u get the same effect? And when would you add it? Before putting the yeast in?

I did a 27 litre 5.9 imperial gallon. BIAB today. Recipe American IPA. With 6kg grain. I followed recipe for mash time and temp. But i got 10.48 original gravity. I was needing 10.60. Any thoughts on what's got wrong? I was thinking my bag/kit is too small for 6kg of grain maybe?

Just racked my beer off into bottles 1 week ago. I used coopers drops to help carbonate. How long do I leave bottles to condition? When do I put them in the fridge ?

I'm a new BIAB brewer, done 4 boils now. Had a thought today and just wanted to see if anyone has tried it ? I was gonna mix my 2 worts together. Once is a cascade beer and the other citra. They are approaching 4 weeks in the primary. Now I was thinking of mixing them together?!? Even just a...

Just done third BIAB and just bottled after 1 month of fermenting. Want to ask.... I cleaned bottles out with star san. Mixed correctly. Now does it matter that my bottles had slight bubbles from star san? When I bottled it? Have I ruined it? There was no water or liquid left in bottles. Just...

Third BIAB I did, and just bottled after 1 month of fermenting. Want to ask.... I cleaned bottles out with star san. Mixed correctly. Now does it matter that my bottles had slight bubbles from star san? When I bottled it? Have I ruined it? There was no water or liquid left in bottles. Just...

I'm just going to rack off my wort into a barrel. After 4 weeks being in a the fermenter bin. I have roughly 22 litres of wort. How much sugar do I need to put into the barrel first?

Just done my third BIAB. When I was cooling down my wort from boiling to get down to 20c... It was 35c by the time I had finished. Now is this because I didn't put my cold water flow on full?!? Would it have helped if I had put it on full power?!? Thanks for help people

Hi I'm new to this,don't want to sound like a dummy :) I'm getting confused on how to follow recipes?!? Example:- Make- 23 litres. For the mash -15 litres For the boil- 27 litres Total liquor 34 litres I presumed you start with the 15 litres water and add grains to do mash?!? Can someone...

Hi I'm new to BIAB, was looking for a simple calculator to practise with. Beer smith looked a little scary for me . Thanks phil