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Would the Argos drinks fridge be a good fermentation chamber? It has a temp controller that ranges 7-18c...

Ah, that makes more sense, learning something new every time I log in here. :)

I was watching a brewing TV episode where they were making a batch that ended in 0.998, and they mentioned, that It just means that it has less sugar than what naturally is in water. They didn't have a bug, but a very attenuative yeast.

Subscribed!, I'd like to see recipes too, Bock chocolate or Bockolate, sounds like a brew to try in the future.

Willamette or bramling cross :), helps make my favourite amber ale.

Sounds like a lacto bacteria, over time it turns residual sugars into lactic acid, the first bottle will taste fine, but after 4-5 days start tasting sour. It actually lives on humans, so I use anti-bacterial hand gel.

You need to test your ph during the mash because the higher roasted malts are more acidic, once you have the ph after stirring your mash you can then add you salt or calcium to lower or raise the ph, 5.4 being the best but anything from 5.2 - 5.7 is fine, you can buy ph testers similar to...

Labelled and dated all my Ruby ales, just need to wait 2 and a half weeks to bottle an old English ale.

Hi all, I made a yeast starter for the almond bury old ale and it never kicked off, even after a day, it's just settled to the bottom, even after shaking often, Does anyone know the yeast they use for this kit so I can buy a replacement?

Your best bet is to use dark brown sugar at bottling, but you may need to use a tsp more, because it has more solids than the refined white sugar.

Iv been wanting a label app, but nothing's around, so I say go for it, I'd download it.

I havn't read it but isn't there a book called "brew like a monk"??

I'm buying 5litre kegs soon, and have done research on them, you use half the priming sugar, kegs take less time to carb than bottles do, and when dispensing, use a 16g co2 bulb to keep the beer carb'd because kegs will lose co2 quickly once tapped.

Just the plain and simple, self carb and bung 5litre mini keg. I would have used forced carb, but co2 canisters are hard to get hold of anywhere local.

Hi all, Right, I bottle all the time, and like most people, I find it's a hassle, so my question is,... How long will my home brew last in a mini keg, and will it still be carb'd after say a month or 2 and longer?

I got bored one day, typed hobbies in google and it gave me a list, I picked a number at random, then counted through the lists and landed on home brewing. And now iv been doing it for little under a year, started on building my AG system ;).

Right, thanks guys ;)

Hi all, relatively new brewer. I have a problem, my supplier doesn't have nugget hops (13% AA) that my recipe needed. how about i use Simcoe hops instead, they have basically the same alpha acid content, but I'm not sure about the flavour/smell. Are they very different or will it be the same...

I heard using a mash out helps yeast ferment later on by removing more of certain proteins from the grains as well as higher ABV from natural sugars.