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I found this recipe for a 5 gallon batch of braggot. I'm wanting to make 1 imperial gallon and need a little help converting the measurements. I know that 1 imperial gallon is 1.2 US gallon (an extra pint maybe for the imperial) a US measurment for 1 gallon of this recipe would be helpful...

Hey folks I'm about to start my first extract brew but a question has been haunting me from starting. I have made the recipe shown below but I'm not sure if that can be right. Surely steeping grains are not fermentables, they just add colour and flavour over your DME or LME? 62% - Light...

Haigh folks I'm about to make my 1st mead but need some simple help. I'm hoping to produce 2 imperial gallons worth at 20% ABV remaining balanced in taste without the harsh alcohol over taking the pallete. What are recommended ABVs for mead and why? Most recipes I see are for 1 gallon, how...

Haigh folks, I'm wanting to design a red ale. I guess it'd be Irish seeming I live here. I wanted the red ale to be more wintery than typical ales brewed here so my recipe is a little heavier than the norm I think, am I wrong?. I realise that most of them seem to be about 3.5% - 4.5% ABV...

I have a few basic questions I need cleared up about fermenting ale. Are you alloud to let air at your beer in primary fermentation? Like, I know you can open the tub to take a gravity reading but does exposing it too much kill the yeast or anything? On the surface of the beer, it's very...

I don't have a burner, are propane burners an american thing? I was wondering if boiling 5 gallons could be done on top of the cooker or if anyone has used an open fire before? If you used a cooker or open fire, how did you find that anything worth noting? Why would I be better off using a...

Hey folks I'm about to start brewing for the first time and for my first project I'd like to make a beer familiar to my country. I haven't got a masher, so I'm guessing I'll have to steep my grains in a pot. Will I have to buy an extract to steep my grains with? That is the thick syrupy...

Anyone know if it's possible to use sorrel instead of nettles? So much of it grows round here in the north of Ireland. Not sure if it's a common plant or anything.

Hey folks I'm aware that people use mollasses, syrup and some lemonade and so forth for likes of poitín and beer and it got me wodnering if I could use something else. I'm really keen on the idea of using fudge to flavour my ale. Is this possible? Like, if I calculate the amount of sugar...