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  1. HTH1975

    Leftovers IPA

    After getting my grains out of storage, I found that my half bag of Maris Otter had somehow got damp/wet. There was black mould inside the bag and clumps of damp grain. Obviously this was unusable. This put my plan to brew this weekend into doubt. Plan B... see if I can cobble together an IPA...
  2. HTH1975

    Need new mash tun, convert? buy? Opinions sought...

    My old mash tun is unrepairable, so I’m in the market for a new one. I’ve used my boil kettle to mash the last few times, but it doesn’t hold temperature good enough and it also means the boil is delayed while I clean out the mash tun to use as a boil kettle. This is my boil kettle, plus the...
  3. HTH1975

    IPA recipe, opinions sought

    Ok, so I know the world needs another IPA recipe like a hole in the head. However, I've got a stash of hops I want to use up. I'm looking for comments/critique of this recipe I'm due to brew next week. I'll be splitting the batch and fermenting half with Wyeast Ringwood and the other half...
  4. HTH1975

    Wort chiller idea...

    Hi all, I'm new to brewing and I'm just about to make an immersion coil to chill wort. As I understand, the normal method is to run cold water through the coil as it's sitting in the hot-wort kettle. I've thought of an alternative way. You could recirculate the hot wort through the coil, and...
  5. HTH1975

    fermentation and conditioning temperature advice sought

    I'm almost there with my AG setup and will soon be ready to brew. I've chosen a dark wheat beer recipe from Greg Hughes' home brew beer book (p.193) as the suggested fermentation temperature (18C) and conditioning temperature (12C) is doable in my home without the need for cooling at this...
  6. HTH1975

    recirculating wort during mashing

    I've read that recirculating the wort during mashing will produce a clearer wort. I've also read opinions saying that this is pointless as the wort will get cloudy once hops and yeast are added, then clear naturally during the brewing process. My main thoughts on this are: * will...
  7. HTH1975

    Help with adjusting recipe (noob alert)

    Hi all, I'm thinking of halving the recipe for the brew I'm planning, as 40 pints is lot of beer if I'm not keen on it. I'm assuming that I just half all of the ingredients, but do I still mash and boil for the same time as a full batch?
  8. HTH1975

    mash run false bottom help

    I'm nearly there with my all-grain setup, but it seems that the grains may end up scorched without a false bottom to raise the grains up from the heat source. I've got an electric Brewpacs 30 litre kettle with a filter on the outlet tap to stop blockages. I'm wanting to mash in this kettle but...
  9. HTH1975

    Help with Dark Wheat beer grains bill

    Hi all, I'm new to the forum and this will be my second brew, but my first all-grain brew. The recipe from Greg Hughes' Home Brew Beer book (p.193) calls for: * Vienna Malt 3kg * Wheat Malt 2.6kg * Biscuit Malt 500g * Crystal wheat 300g * Carafa special 1 I'm a little unsure on some...
  10. HTH1975

    Adding honey when bottling...

    Hi all, I'll be ready to bottle my first ever batch of homebrew in a day or so. I'd like to add honey to a few bottles just as an experiment. I'll be priming it with 90g dextrose, so I'm wandering how much honey to add - or indeed if adding honey is going to over-carbonate the beer since I'm...
  11. HTH1975

    can I add finings directly to fermenting bucket?

    Hi all, this is my first post and my first brew. I've used a Festival Beers kit and added the hops after 7 days, now waiting for the wort to settle and stop fermenting. I'm planning on letting the wort sit for 3-4 weeks in total prior to priming as it seems most people recommend a longer...
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