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thanks james, I will see what I can do :D

Hi, I have built my boiler and all looks good, except that I used a tank connector to connect my tap and now I cant fit a pipe to act as a hop filter. The hole on the inside of the tank connector is too narrow. How do I go about making the slot wider or making a correct sized pipe? Also I put...

Cheers andbrew. :thumb: I think I going to go down to tesco and have a go. I was looking to buy an electric boiler, but I think I may be missing out on some fun.

well done! they are great pics. I love your boiler, can I ask how you made it?

thanks for the tip. I have had a look, but nothing seems to match on the BBC. For sure something is having a dam good munch :(

Hi, my dwarf hop bines are generally doing well as the second pictures shows. The first picture shows a close up of the leafs and these are getting eaten by some sort of pest. Should I be worried? What is it and can I do anything about it? I don't have any flowers...

A commercial brewer by its very nature has to maintain consistency. Customers expect to get the same beer every time they buy a beer with the logo. I think it is commendable to be in tune with nature and limit your beer production during summer months ( I do ), however lets all try the odd brew...

I have an alternative perspective for you- We are here for the most part to create real ale. We want to create an ale that is more in tune with the natural order of things than the mass produce sh*te. To do this dont we have to be in tune with the seasons and accept that the beer we create in...

I used to put the sugar into each bottle and then syphon direct from the FV into the bottles. However got board with the extra stage of adding sugar to each bottle. I also got a little paranoid that the sugar might not be clean. So now I boil the sugar in water, top up with cool clean water...

Thanks for the good advice. Im doing a beer now and I have just realised that I dont have any room in my boiler to at the cooler. I know a bit of a derrr moment. Anyway Im going to give the FV a go and let the material settle before I pitch. see how it goes cheers

Hi, I have just bought a chiller and I'm not sure when to use it. I boil my brew in a 19L pan on my cooker and a few smaller pans to make it as close as I can to 23L before topping up it up with water in the fermenting bin. After the boil I strain the wart with a sieve into my fermenting bin...