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Hi, I am thinking about changing from batch sparge to fly sparge. The problem is that I have no way of heating the Fly Sparge water. I read two articles about experiments where is claimed that temperature is not an important factor in sparge effciency but the two articles were related to Batch...

Hi, I want to add muscovado sugar directly to primary without boiling it to preserve the flavour. I believe the best time to do it is when the fermentation is done and the alcohol is already present to avoid any contamination but it's the first time I'm attempting this and I would like some...

Hi, I've came across this hdpe#2 containers. I would like to know if they are good for fermentation. The problem is that they dont have the food safe symbol. But i'vê searched around the Internet and most People say that hdpe#2 is food safe. https://goo.gl/images/2e2d8w Thanks.

Hi, I'm brewing next weekend and I still don't know what's the best yeast for the job. The beer is a Trappist Single and I have one sachet of Safebrew t-58 and one of Safebrew Abbaye. Can anyone tell me what's the best? Thanks.

Hi, I've brewed a beer 5 days ago and it has a smells that is close to champagne. I've used open fermentation on this one because my mother said it was the way beer was fermented 30 years ago here in portugal (azores). Does wild yeast has anything to do with that smell?

Hi guys, I've bottled one batch 2 weeks ago and I've found a problem. Is that an infection?

Hi all, Today I was going to transfer my first brew ever from the primary to the secondary and something bad happen... The carboy fell and broke up... But I was able to save a little bit. I was really anxious to taste it an I did! But the beer was too bitter. I did all according to a...

Hi all, I'm brewing right now and I have a problem. When a added water to get to 66º Celsius, the temperature went all the way up to 73º for 1 or 2 minutes. I've read somewhere that only in mash out we should go above 72º. Did I ruin this batch?

Hi, I'm new to home brewing and a didn't have a chance yet to buy a rolling mill. I'm kind of short on budget and at this time is an impossible acquisition. I've read somewhere on the web about using rolling pins to crush the grain. I've already tried it with a small amount of grain and it...

Hi, For the first time I've brewed a beer (lager), 2 days ago. All went reasonably well and the beer has been fermenting for the last two days. The airlock has been bubbling slowly but steadily and the temperature has been varying from 5º to 10º Celsius. The problem is that there are some white...

Hi, My name is Pedro and i am from Portugal.