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Wyeast usually recommend for cooler fermentations that you start around 20-22C and bring the temperature down after fermentation has started.

Or you could use the recipe formulation tool here: Hop and Grain Recipe Formulator - All Grain Recipe It's in litres, but easy to convert - 1 US Gallon = 23 litres.

If you want to increase the strength (and flavour) of a kit you can do so by simply adding less water. I'm not sure how well it would work if you cut the volume in half as there are other considerations such as the yeast. If the OG is much higher than the target OG the amount of alcohol produced...

Welcome, if the kit doesn't work out you can feed it to the sheep - I hear you have plenty of them down your way :)

Thanks, mosyslack, I've been to the US twice and I can return the compliment. I'll be making the third trip quite soon when I head to Naples, Florida - but that's a work trip so I'll have to keep the beer to a minimum if you know what I mean - no more than 10 pints in an evening :D

Hi Rick - make sure to try the Porter House in the templebar area of Dublin when you visit - they brew their own and it's delicious. http://www.porterhousebrewco.com/templebar.html

My understanding is that the pH of the water is not that important - the quantities of Calcium,Bicarbonate and other elements in the water are what determine what the pH will be during the mash. I've found the best thing to do is take readings midway through the mash over consecutive brews. If...

Thanks, rmck1, Until now I've ordered most of my stuff from http://www.hopshopuk.com/ . The delivery charge is quite good if you're ordering quite a bit but the prices are a little bit on the high side - I'll check out the sites you suggest.

Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome. My favourite beers are Stouts and English Style Ales (Bitters and Pale Ales) although in true Irish style I'll enjoy just about anything! :D One of my favourite Irish ales is Clotworthy Dobbin from the Whitewater Brewing Company in County Down. It's a...

Hello All, I guess I should introduce myself. I'm from County Antrim in N.Ireland and I've been brewing for a few years now, doing all grain for the last two years. I just found this forum recently and have found it very interesting and informative. Keep up the great work!, Jymbo

Brew Length: 19L Target OG: 1048 Target FG: 1010 Grain Bill Marris Otter: 3.1Kgs Crystal Malt: 386g Chocolate Malt: 92g Black Malt: 32g Wheat Malt: 85g Mash at 67C for 90 mins Bittering Hops (90 mins): Challenger (7.1%): 12g Northdown (7.9%): 12g 25 IBUs (90...