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I went for the widest timber that my local merchant supplied so that I could fit another keg on top of the step where the compressor lives.

I've got a 50 litre Hopcat, and it's been good. Had it for over a year and maybe done 10 brews and the only issue is that the pump filter is tiny and clogs immediately. I bought a helix filter from AliExpress and had no issues since.

I carbonate and condition at the same time, then when it's ready I can drink it straight away.

I've got two of these also, but I order my grain in 5kg bags so they fit in nicely and are easier to handle. Open bags go in the freezer with a plastic clip holding them shut.

Maybe it's just yer luck, @Cheshire Cat - I'm going to make another APA this week so maybe a longer cold crash will help clarity.

I've had to use Quick Clear in both CML Voss brews I've done.

I use a company in Livingston called Lothian Supply Co, £45 initially and £5 refills on 6kg bottles.

Thanks @strange-steve - I'm trying to use up what I've got and then put in a bigger order later on to build up stock, hence the 40% Munich. I have some biscuit malt that I could add to up the toasty/bready notes... I'll have a think about it.

Hi @strange-steve , grain bill is as follows... FERMENTABLES: 2.5 kg - Pilsner (50%) 2 kg - Munich Light (40%) 0.25 kg - Melanoidin (5%) 0.25 kg - Carafa II (5%)

Hey folks. I'm looking to brew a Dunkel in the next few days and I'm confused by which water profile I should be looking at - it's technically a lager, but it's also dark and malty, so I'm not sure what I should be looking at. Any advice?

My latest two brews (my normal APA and Munich Helles recipies) have been in the keg a fortnight, and I have to say that I'm very impressed. I used the CML dried Voss in both, and while I feel it suits the APA much better, the lager is very good considering how young it is. Neither cleared...

I left a beer in the fermentor for 56 days when my daughter was in hospital, it was absolutely fine.

I normally just use Irish moss in the boil, and cold crash to clear up beers. However, the two Kveik beers I made recently didn't want to clear up at all so I used Starbrite and it really worked well.

19 litres hard seltzer 19 litres Gerwegian lager (helles recipe fermented with Voss yeast) 19 litres Ameriwegian Pale Ale (APA recipe with Voss) 11,398 litres

Mines took AGES to arrive, but arrive it did.

Chest freezer from Facebook marketplace for £30, no brand taps from eBay for £70, timber for the collar was £20 from a local merchant, gas was £45 and £5 refills, regulator was maybe £50, can't remember where from. JG connectors and beer/gas line weren't that much, jubilee clips, wood stain, no...

I really like it, it's simple to use and makes what I think is damn fine beer. Only issue is that the filter that plugs into the pump inlet is far too small and I had to make a bigger one, but other than it it's plain sailing.

As Leon said, grain isn't expensive (IMHO, I've not benchmarked against grain costs elsewhere) and I built a 4 keg Keezer for probably £250 or so. Kegs are £52 each refurbished from The Homebrew Company in packs of 3, and unless they're ruined, never lose much value so think of them as an...

That would require me to brew a batch of something like Tennants and I don't think I could bring myself to do it :laugh8: Kiddin', there's no point getting upset about it. The best drink is the drink you want to drink, the way you want to drink it. Be it macro brewed lager, or neat Bells, or...

I know that my Dad (71 tomorrow) is actually shocked at the quality of beer I can produce at home, but his friend (74) absolutely refuses to try it based on preconceptions of terrible kits from the 1980s.