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Hi, my eldest foraged some wild hops last year but not having a clue about the AA levels and not being overly enthusiastic about the aroma declined the chance. How could the quantity of foraged hops to use be determined? I have about 400g left of an unknown hop collected from the Faversham Hop...

Hi, I've had a tick on here about the 30L Burco Cygnet boiler before I believe, it manages a good rolling boil with no problems except boil-overs when I leave it for a brew or comfort break! But it's thirty litres to the brim, twenty six to the max mark, and twenty three comes out of the tap...

Hi again, I've made a couple of small(ish) beers based on mild recipes since my TIA but following the trend here am continuing to make 4.5 to 5.5% beers and reducing intake volumes by tasting it and thinking about what I'm tasting out of a half pint tankard. I've even been using the small beer...

Hi again all I had a go at developing my own recipe, (very) loosely based on the Sarah Hughes Ruby Mild recipe, 1.5 Kg Marris Otter 450g Crystal Malt Mash 90 min - Strike at 78c, 68.5c at start, 67c finish. Sparge 80c to 27 Litres Boil 60 mins with; Fuggles, 15g @ 60 mins 10g @10 mins...

Hi all, Thanks MyQul, brewtoad is a handy place to find, I'll have a go at this one first[URL=//https://www.brewtoad.com/recipes/11-05-15-sobering-thought-pilot"I have to divide everything by a hundred but that's easy, the main problems/questions are; a, what's gladiator? What's toffee and would...

Hi again everyone, Thanks for the ideas and links, I've at least a couple of weeks on the panel so I'll try a couple of gallons of each suggestion and explore the links further and let you know what I learn and more importantly what it tastes like in a few weeks, I use CO2 so...

Hi all, Last week I had a T.I.A. - a mini stroke - and thankfully it wasn't permanently damaging, I veer a bit to starboard upon occasion but who doesn't,:wink: Due to the medication I'm now on I need to curtail my alcohol intake, that in itself isn't a problem, I'm dry every January...

Hi, I know this is a bit late but I'm new around here so am just looking and learning. With reference to leaky 2 inch tops I dumped all my flat seals and bought a dozen 6mm section O rings from a bearing shop in Colchester, I just handed over the cap and they found a ring to fit, once I knew it...

Hi, I'm a newcomer also and can't help a lot with the technicalities but having said that I'd put a couple of decent sized block or wedges at the back of the boiler to reduce the dead space a bit (inch and a half/40mm or so) and two of them so the boiler doesn't rock. It's probably not...

Hello all, I've been home brewing for more years than I honestly want to recall, like my dad I was more interested in country wines, I well remember his wheat and potato getting more than a couple of my friends pie eyed at my twenty-first, however twenty years back I joined the Morris...