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M struggling to work out my alcohol volum of my homebrew. The hydrometer dosnt move much in the brewing process.

Thank you. Really looking forward to this trip

Before using a demijohn to age a beer should you prime it like when you bottle a beer? Will this actualy improve the beer or show i add to it? If so what would you add? Sprey malt or yeast or honey or something else?

Off to the big apple in 7 weeks and itd be cool to get some homebrew shops or craft beer pubs under my belt while im there Can any one help?

Also do you weight your bag to submerg it?

Top man thank you. Do you fill your big like a christmas pudding or do you let the hops move about like in a tea bag?

Iv heard of aging beers and also dry hopping in this but as per the previous post youd have to be careful what the barrel was previously used for. If its smoking meat then theres a risk of fat in the wood and that would ruin your brew. But for all the cost of grain why not give it a shot. Have...

I have been steeping my grain in jelly straining bags (http://www.lakeland.co.uk/3810/Replacement-Jelly-Bag) and its a ball ache. I dont think im getting as much from them as i should i think that the center is to condensed and when i attempt to sparge im using a number of seives and pouring...

Could i use a tea urn as my kettle? Love the idea of a big setup but not the cost. Thought with a tea urn it would be easier to the decant into a fermentation bin. Whats your thoughts?