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I'm still lacking in knowledge I guess because as much as I'd love to design a brew, I wouldnt really know where to start! It's one thing following a recipe and getting everything right, but where do you learn how much grain to use, which varieties, amount of hops and at what intervals etc!

Just wondered (and it's probably been asked a thousand times before) where experienced brewers on here gained their knowledge from. Now obviously I know there is help and advice all over the place. Particularly on here, the internet in general, tons of books, and good old 'learn as you go'...

Into the 'hat' please kind sir! Thanks

Yeah, did that with the bottles last time. Will leave the belt off then I think until the weekend when I'll be bottling.Thanks TS

Rather than create a new post i thought I'd just put this query on here to you knowledgeable chaps.. Fermentation seems to be done pretty quick again on my second brew (a stout). I know things can still be happening without bubbles from the trap, but action seems to have stopped after a week...

Cheers for that. Difficult to keep any for an extended period of time if youve brewed a tasty beer I know! Got 20 bottles of my first AG left which will get stuck into over Christmas. 🍻

...Presuming it doesn't get drunk in a matter of weeks of course... What would the shelf life of a brewed beer be? I've recently turned out my first AG (a simple pale) and just wondered how long a beer could be left in the bottle. Having tried them so far at regular intervals, a couple of...

Would doing a slightly less amount work? Say a final volume of 19ltrs? Entered that into my app with original ingredients figures and it all seems to come out right with a bit of a higher abv. Or should you best not mess?!

That makes sense. Although all these pre weighed ingredients are in one bag, mixed up. I might not get the necessary ratios by halving eh? Probably stick to the 23 ltrs for this one and do less from next brew onwards.

It really does, thank you! What would happen if I aimed for example for half the volume with the current ratio of ingredients? Would it be far too strong and bitter?

Appreciate the feedback. I've decided not to bother to find a recipe that can include Amarillo as such for my next brew. Got all the ingredients to do a stout instead, which is pretty much a Guinness recipe I believe. Chatted with my supplier about it and he suggested the Amarillo could be used...

None apart from the Amarillo. Buying Friday...

Did my first AG brew a few weeks ago which is sat conditioning now and I'm sat with fingers crossed. Was a simple pale with Challenger and Amarillo hops, 4 kg maris otter. I'm keen to get another brew on the go before the end of the month. I have enough (about 50g) of Amarillo left over for...

Thank you :thumb:

Freshly pressed 2 DJ's worth of apple juice thanks to a friends help and his equipment. Fermented it down to 1006. Not sure if here's where I've gone wrong but decided to stop it there as didn't want it bone dry. Racked them into fresh DJ's and my question is do i leave it in these to...

Just done my first AG. All gone well I think, dry hopped and bottled. Fingers crossed etc! I have my freshly filled bottles sitting at a steady 20C, is this the correct temperature to leave them at? And also, for how long before moving somewhere cooler? Couple of weeks? many thanks in adv...

Jury was out on that one. Decided to, as reading has dropped below a 1000.

Put down a couple of galls of blackberry and elderberry over 6 weeks ago now. Compared to brews ive done before, this is a long one. Still bubbling away now albeit much slower. I usually let the Reds ferment to dryness as is my preference... Just wondering is it time to rack them both off into...

Aye, they do. Think I'm probably a bit late in the picking or someone beat me to it. Will see how much I can get. .

There are more. Not loads but just wanted to take this as a close up to get impressions. .. think I'll grab 'em tomorrow and see how much I come out with weight wise...