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Best solution is to put them in the back of your car and take them to the tip. Seriously. I had 3, they were fine initially but once the pressure problems started I ended up chasing my tail, consumed so much time, I got rid of them in the end and moved to stainless-steel kegs. Same with every...

I use a 15L stockpot on the hob to do 10-12L AG BIAB brews. If things get a bit tight volume-wise, you can always top up with water in the FV. Nowadays I supplement this with 1kg DME which allows me to do ~20L brews, topping up in the FV. If you do a reduced-volume boil as I do, you need to...

It might be the yeast. It's not one I'm familiar with so would be good to hear from others who have used this yeast. All yeasts have different characteristics and as you use them more, you get to know how they should perform. One thing I did find when searching for this yeast: "Pitching rate of...

Had a bad experience in Wales many moons ago. Used to go to the Sunday bike meet at Abergavenny some Sundays, on this occasion me and my mate got pulled on the dual carriageway on the way in. This was a blessing as the cop said "you look like sensible blokes" (we had out wives on the back)...

Time-wise, it depends what yeast you are using: I've had them finish in under a week, and had others still going at 21 days. You need to be patient, let it finish, then stick it somewhere cold for 24-48 hours which will help the yeast drop out. What yeast was it?

Same here, used to test the mash and adjust but stopped when I ran out of papers, didn't seem to make any noticeable change to the beer.

I'm still brewing BIAB with the same £15 stockpot and mash bag I bought 12 years ago, 253 brews later all I've spent money on is gas and ingredients, and couple of 10L minikegs for serving: bottles are recycled.

I try to plan my brews so that I use open hops in subsequent brews. Target is a bit of an odd one as it's not great as a late hop, and even as a bittering hop has a distinctive harshness that doesn't suit some brews. Wye Valley HPA uses Target as a bittering hop if you wanted to do that Wye...

Lift the lid of the FV, a quick peek should tell you if it's fermenting or not. Probably the bung leaking, rarely do yeasts fail to start working.

Never found any. I tried and tried but gave up making red wine (still make white), just couldn't get close to an £8 supermarket red. Tried them all, all tasted like a cheap table wine.

American Porter brewed today OG1052, meant to be 1054, efficiency was a bit down as I exceeded my usual max in my BIAB setup. Loosely based on David Heath's American Porter Christmas Special off Yoube. First use of this year's Cascade as the late hop. Got me thinking: what's the difference...

Don't know the beer but the mention of "earthy" suggests Fuggles hops: maybe bittered with Fuggles and also 10min addition, with a sprinkling of post-boil Goldings for aroma. Grain-wise it could just be base malt such as Maris Otter or Golden Promise. It can be really tough to re-create some of...

Apologies, you are correct, just re-read the invoice: the VAT is listed in the subtotals at the end along with shipping charges, so it looks like VAT all is part of the final calculation but it isn't, it is in with the prices. Glad I posted now, since ordering I've been feeling a bit ripped off...

Just remember THBC are based in Ireland so there's Just remember THBC website prices are VAT-ex, need to add 23% Irish VAT to the prices - caught me out last time.

Agreed, I'd never go back to anything other than stainless steel - the other kegs work fine to start with then issues creep in. Plus it's just the keg, you'd still need to buy a regulator, tap etc. These come with the all-in-one stainless kegs, yes they are expensive, but you get what you pay...

I've got 2 of the 10L ones. On average it uses 2 x CO2 bulbs per brew, that just for serving rather than force-carbonating: I tend to put my British ales in these kegs as they don't need much carbonation. The beer keeps fresh so long as you've got CO2 pressure. I really like them, had plastic...

We do the same, frying pans in self-catering kitchens are usually rubbish and the owners rarely replace them despite the small cost. Last place we stayed at had 3 frying pans, all knackered.

Just so I'm reading it correctly - you took a 2-can kit (3kg liquid malt) and added an extra 1kg of enhancer? If so, the instructions and the target FG are for the 2-can kit on it's own, not with the extra 1kg, so it won't get as low as that with the extra enhancer. 1072->1014 would require a...

+1 Why take the risk for the price of a bit more yeast? I've done over 250 brews but the ones I remember most were the early kits with 6g of yeast that didn't ferment out, I did have to chuck a few brews. Go for 12g.

How much is in the yeast packet: 6g or 12g? If 6 then I wouldn't risk it and either get another6g or a full 12g packet, you really need 11/12g of yeast for a 23L brew or you risk a stuck fermentation, as you have pointed out. You can ferment out with 6g but sometimes it doesn't always work, not...