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Morning all, so I took a huge step back from brewing due to life and all that, I didn't sell my kit as I know this is an everlasting love! My question is, I have maris otter stored in a white 30l tub which looks and smells good but is over 12 months out of date now, do you think it's even...

Update... It most certainly wasn't infected and the brew was bloody brilliant! Everyone who tasted it thought it was great and I didn't get to drink enough of it!ha Happy days!

Hi all, Soo, I have just been gifted some new equipment, I have an ACE 30l 2.5kw hot water boiler which has been adapted with a half inch ball tap and a false bottom. Plus a peco mash bucket which I plan for my sparge water. I want to make this recirculating for the mash with a 12v DC pump...

Haha thanks for the replies guys. This is my second batch and compared to the first fermentation this was far more active (didn't have nearly the amount of bubbles). So I did a bit of googling which is generally a good thing.. but in this case it was no different to diagnosing a cold myself and...

Hi all, I have just taken my gravity reading and all is good with that so I'm ready to dry hop. My worries is whether I am infected or not? The beer smells nice and fruity but had lots of bubbles sat on top. Really I should have taken pics before I took my sample as I broke the bubbles up but...

Well the 0 day dry hop was a typo!ha I have changed it to 7 days now. I like the sounds of the second hop addition timings that you listed so I might just give it a try.. I'm trying to setup the calculator and am struggling to achieve the IBU results that I should be getting. If I put the...

I have become a "hop head" yes!haha This will be my second 5 gal brew and the first one has turned out nice and as far as i can tell i have had no infections as of yet (not that I would know what one would taste like and hopefully won't have to find out). Made plenty of notes on my process so...

Hi all, Just want some opinions really... i have never created a recipe before and thought i would have a go! https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/734913/fruity-monoca That's what i have come up with based on the ingredients i have, opinions?

Haha I think that is sound advice! :bravo: I will just leave it be now and test it again on Monday and then again on Wednesday.

I have just this moment, taken my reading and as far as I can see it has changed again.. If you compare this to the first it is more on the line for sure, I know it's a slightly different camera angle but I have had a damn good look and the reading looks more 1.012 than it did before...

Cool, that's good to know. Yeah, once I have this batch bottled I am going to have a look at my airlock grommet, I have gotten away with it this time but it could go horribly wrong the next. I plan to get a plastic 90 bend to plug into the lid and then plug the blow off pipe into that, it...

Hi guys, so I took my gravity reading last night and from what I can make out I am at 1.013... what you think? It still seems to be fermenting, like I checked on it this morning and the lid had a swell to it (not really bad but you can tell it is producing). So I will take another reading...

Guys you have been mega helpful! I am going to hold off on dry hopping, get a turkey baster, do a couple of gravity readings and then dry hop. As long as I hit the target gravity will I be safe against bottle bombs?

I have been checking on it daily and have found that the pressure has been decreasing. I have been gently pressing on the lid and the gasses just bubble out so I know that I should be ok and thus far everything has been ok. I would assume that I am still fermenting at present then... Would I be...

Well bubbling has stopped but my FV lid swells still so I think it's still fermenting then but at a slower rate? I'm using a blow off tube due to lack of space. I haven't taken a gravity reading and am unsure of the best way to get the beer out of the FV to take one, even if I did I am still...

Hi all, Can anyone tell me when I should dry hop and bottle? Im unsure from what I have read? https://learn.kegerator.com/recipe-cascade-smash-pale-ale/ Should I drop hop now (9 days in FV)? Is it a total of 14 days in the FV? Thank you! :)

So i have another question, this is regarding my FV, you will see how i have it setup from my pic, i have found that the lid is swelling so i lifted the blow off pipe higher up in the bottle of sanitizer(half filled) this allowed it to bubble away for a couple of days, now i have found that it...

Thanks balrog, that is super handy! I know to a decent bucket that i can have from work so i will get myself setup.

Well that's good enough for me, i had no idea i could get one as cheap as that!

Oh and i forgot to say, when i got home last night i found that i have active fermentation which was both very exciting and relieving!!haha