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Hello all, Due to moving, lack of space and trying to stay off the beer I'm selling pretty much all the equipment I've acquired, apart from a demijohn and some old Grolsch bottles which I'm keeping for some small time brewing. I think the majority of people on this forum are from the US, so...

Use all of the orange. I grated the zest and roughly chopped them up and boiled them to kill off any bacteria and release the oranginess. While boiling I used a potato masher to release more of the juices, cooled it then added it to the wort without a bag. I separated the pulp out when racking.

Had this fermenting for the last few weeks and will be bottling tonight. Made as per recipe with blood oranges and looks great. Has a lovely orange smell and taste to it with just enough corriander to not overpower it. OG was 1051 with an FG of 1007 so an ABV of about 5.8%. Will post again...

As long as you use the correct amount no it does not over carbonate beer. General rule of thumb is 1 for 300-350ml bottles and 2 for 700-750ml bottles. You can then adjust according to the beer style you are brewing.

About 1.7 gallons. Not ideal I know, but it's all I have until I decide to invest in a bigger pot. But it still produces good beer and that's what's important!

Thanks for the replys. I always get a good boil and hot break (sometimes to good ie. boilover!) but to cool I immerse the pot in the sink with iced cold water. Takes about 15-20 mins to cool to about 25C which I thought was generally an okay time but could this be the problem? Irish moss is...

If by Fizz Drops you also mean Carbonation Drops then I think their great, have always done the trick for me. I only use them for bigger bottles though as my usual bottle size is 500ml and that requires one and a half drops for obtimum carbonation, at least for my tastes anyway, and it can be a...

Hello, I have been stalking these forums gaining knowledge and answers since I started brewing but have not found an answer to the question I now have, so decided to register! I am a relatively new home brewer, started about 5 months ago and have successfully completed about 6 or 7 brews...