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I started a 2 gallon brew of parsnip wine on 2/1/24 Fermentation was in a plastic FV before transferring to the glass demi johns. I filled one demi john but did not have enough to fill the second; so added a liter of apple and ginger juice form the supermarket to make up the difference...

I've been kindly given 6 demi johns but they are stained inside. I think they weren't cleaned properly and then left outside. Any thoughts on the best way to remove the marks? Thanks folks

Carrot wine today. 1800g carrot 900g sugar Added 750g of sultana instead of 340g !! Citric acid 2 tap Not added yeast yet. Temp is cooling down from 34° at the moment. Took a SG reading at it's so high. See picture. Advice please.

Quite a few recipes include chopped sultanas. Any tips on how to easily chop 1 Kg+? I've tried but they all stick together and mush up the knife. And I like to keep 5 fingers on each hand ! Maybe they don't have to be chopped? Thanks

I'm making a SMASH stove top 10 liters tomorrow. I'm in a soft water area and plan to add 10-12 gm of DWB. At what point should it be added? Thanks folks

I'm a new 10 liters stove top brewer. SMASH usually. Love a good bitter. I live in Scotland and although I haven't had my water analyzed I know it's soft. I'm keeping it simple as possible so; how, what, much and when, should I add to my brew to help with a good water balance. Thanks in advance.

British Real Ale 3rd edition. Graham Wheeler Page 180 Ruddles Best recipe In with the grains is shown White sugar. (225 gm for 19 liters ). Is this to be added with the grains at the mash stage? I've looked at previous pages and can't find any guidance. I am planning a 10 liters stove top brew...

I use quite a few flip top bottles for my beer and have found that the boxes the bottles come in are not tall enough for when the flip tops are closed. I have plastic boxes that are the correct height, 11" - 27 cm but they are quite expensive. Anyone any idea where cardboard boxes of the...

Stove top boil. 10 litres. Pale malt 1200 gm + 6 gm black malt. Mashed 1 HR. Then boiled 1 HR. Fuggles 10 GM at start, then 10 GM after 45 mins . Protafloc half a tablet at 50 mins ( for the last 10 mins of boil ) I started the mash with 11 liters. At boil I had 10 litres. I sparged with 1 liter...

10 liters Pale Marris Otter EBC 5 1.84Kg Black Malt 11 gm Fuggles 11 gm at start of boil and another 11 gm 15 mins before end. Half tablet of Protafloc 15 mins before end of boil Mash 90mins around 70 degrees Boil 60 mins Cooled in sink with ice blocks Into clear FV and looked at 9 liters...

I was kindly given lots of bits n pieces a few years ago. None for grain brewing; bottles, demi John's, stoppers etc. I found this piece while having a sort out yesterday. Anyone any idea what's it for? I don't think it's to hold a syphon tube to the side of the FV Thanks folks Matt

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Advice please. I have to fit an airlock to a plastic lid. I have the plastic airlock and bought a black rubber grommet. I have a measurement for the outer and inner parts of the grommet. Should my drill be the size of the inner part of the grommet? Also... Any tips for drilling plastic? Warm it...

After X10 kits it's time to join the big boys. Landlord style recipe kit 1 gallon Pale malt 850g Black malt 6g Styrian and Golding hops. An hour with the grains in a bag. Between 69 & 72° At boil start Golding and Styrian 6 G each Then after 45 mins Styrian 4g added Stove top vessel cooled...

After Xmas dinner chat turned to Qrisk. Any folks like to share their thoughts? Just an indication, I believe. It also showed my BMI. I was 25.61 Kg/m2 Slightly over optimum range. So I had a second helping of Christmas pud.

When a brewery is about to launch a new beer, how do they check that the name hasn't been used before? Is there a central registry that holds names? Same issue for cars. Asking out of interest since I've just seen an amazing amount of different beers here on a visit to New Jersey.

Loving kit brewing but would be interested to hear views on how best to improve a kit If you could change/ adjust one ( or 2 ! ) things to enhance a beer / bitter, what would it/ they be? Brewing sugar v granulated? LME? A better quality yeast? Water adjustment? Thanks folks Matt

Any advice on a good use for some coconut sugar I was gifted? A stout perhaps? Many thanks.

Finished bottling a Mangrove Jack Baltic Porter. All went well. Thoughts on how long to leave the bottles in a warm room environment before moving to the colder garage. Bottles have been sitting at a snug 16/18 degrees for six days now. Many thanks

Just started a Mangrove Jack's Baltic Porter and noticed the yeast enclosed is Californian Lager Yeast - 20g. Is this an error? Kit bought from Brew2Bottle as a short dated offer. Pack unopened and all other contents looked good. Added 1.2Kg of liquid malt enhancer. SG 1060. Looking good but...