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Hello all.. Sorry for the short hiatus, and thanks for the replies… Knew there would be a few different preferred methods, there’s me being lazy as usual looking for a simple way. Loads of info to digest and consider. For now I think I will split the batch and see what happens (using the above...

Hello all. Hope I have this in the correct section. Basically been brewing for around 18 months with fairly decent success with ales, stouts etc. I think now is the time to attempt lagers. I have the ingredients for a Vienna I plan to knock up shortly. The uncertainty I have is the overall...

Thanks for the reply. Unthreaded are of no use unfortunately…….

Hello Ben. I’m not too far away and usually floating around the area…. Are they threaded?

Hi Holty, where abouts are you?

Cheers for the feedback. I’m using espresso/strong roast ground coffee. Took a gravity reading/had a taste earlier and it was quite sweet with a decent hit of chocolate. So thinking a liberal splash of coffee…

Thanks all. Plenty of food for thought. Gonna make a decision in the next couple of days.

Hi All Have a milk stout in the fermenter at the moment and wanted to add coffee (and vanilla) to make a kind of "vanilla latte" stout. Only issue is, is the amount to add. I have read plenty of recipes that call for MLs of coffee, but how much ground coffee to water to start off with etc? Was...

Thanks for that. Looks like half a tab it is. When you say a full tab is fine, does this amount not cause the sulfur smell due to the high dose?

Hello all. Just a quick one about tablet to water ratio for Campden tablets. I usually use bottled water for my brewing but had a nightmare getting any this weekend as the local water supply has an issue with E. coli. Due to this I thought I might as well start using treated tap water (and...

Thanks for the replies all of you. LME is actually Morgan’s roasted dark so that was my roasted element. Gonna chuck in some cold steeped espresso and some vanilla. And for hops decided on nugget and maybe saaz (as they are the ‘earthyist’ I have in the freezer). As no one has recoiled in...

Hi All, As the title suggests I need some guidance on the next brew I‘ve got planned. Basically I’m looking to knock up at 23l partial mash stout. Just need advice on the grain bill/fermentables (as hops, yeast, additions to be decided). The details are as follows : 1 x Tin 1.5kg Dark LME Mash...

Hi all, thanks for the replies. Yeah added to primary. Never bother with secondary and have not had issues previously with lake of flavor. Must’ve not used enough mango as suggested. Still scratching me head about any hop flavor. Both the Azacca and El Dorado smelt good before adding and...

Thanks for the reply Baron. Fair play with reference to the fruit. Thing is I brewed a raspberry Gose a couple of months back using a similar 100g of fruit per liter and it’s the best beer I’ve brewed. Also the absence of hops or vanilla is strange. I’ve brewed plenty of pales with around 10g of...

Hello all Recently brewed my first milkshake IPA and as the title suggests, it is a bit of a disaster. Basically it has no taste. it was a 23l partial mash. Recipe as follows: 1 Tin (1.7kg) of Coopers IPA 2kg Extra pale malt 1kg Flaked oats Both mashed at 67c for 60 mins 750g Lactose No hops...

Hi all Sorry for the delayed reply. Was worried it was the lactose. Was planning on splitting the batch but didn't bother and could only add lactose post boil as was in a rush. Gonna have a non-milkshake ipa on my hands. Thanks for everyones feedback.

Hello all I’m in the process of fermenting a mango milkshake IPA and am concerned about the amount of trub. I started the brew on Sat 21/Aug It’s a 24l partial mash. The details are as follows: IPA kit LME1.7kg tin Grains 2kg Pale Malt 1kg Flaked oats Mashed @ 67c for 60 mins 750g Lactose...

Hi all Need to know if I’ve ruined my current brew. Yesterday I brewed a milkshake ipa and used CML haze yeast. The packet stated 15-20c temp range. I was in a rush in the end and pitched at 22c. Then only managed to get it in to my fermentation chamber after 24 hours. When I taped up the...

Lovely, thanks. As I can't add it to the boil due to batch split, I will sling it in pre yeast pitch...

Hello all First time using lactose and need some advice. My plan is to knock up a simple pale ale around 20l and want to split the batch. 10l to be used for a mango milkshake pale ale with lactose and the other 10l without lactose. So question is, can I add by mixing in the lactose when I...