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The tinned pumpkin was roasted and i have used butternut squash as well. Both yielded very little ppg, So little i wondered why its even added. Have read its best to make a spice tea and add to taste rather than throwing spices in but opinion as always varies greatly. It is correct the tinned...

Sainsburys sell tinned pumpkin. I have brewed two pumpkin beers which were both awful. Mashing it was a nightmare as well even with loads of oat husks.

No point .Use them whole. They will go white in a week and float making it easy to rack.

Follow Beer_DD2's advice. I very seldom buy beer but last lot was from beersniffers.co.uk who seem very low on stock now. Never had an aecetic twang, more of a lemon thing. Perhaps @strange-steve can advise about water chemistry. Never used CRS as i make mine up from RO. I tend not to use...

Most of it apart from lagers and its all no chill now. A lot of beers that i like benefit from not boiling imo. Certainly stouts and pale beers, not so keen on raw brown beers as they can look murky although i do have some sour reds on the go. Have you not tried it yet? My mate does coconut...

Some people say that kveik can drop the ph more than other yeasts so i wonder if that is what people are experiencing. I have made wheat beers with Voss that were slightly sour before. If you want to post sour make a lacto starter and pitch after fermentation and hop after.

I think they are called chips. Like carrot peelings. Toasted at 100c until browned and put in bags. The nibs i roast myself for 15m to increase flavour and sterilise. No issues with oil but one of the reasons for not boiling. Increased head retention. Must be less oil in the chips. The main...

Brewed today. Chocolate Coconut Vanilla Stout No boil No chill 27l OG 1051 FG 1016? 4.5kg pilsner 500g flaked barley 500g rolled oats 500g roast barley 250g pale chocolate 250g crystal medium 250g crystal dark Mashed at 67c for 120 minutes, 15 minute mashout at 75c. Put in cube to chill and...

Does any of you add the dark and crystal malts later in the mash. I am doing a choc coconut stout with only 66% base malt and thought i may try adding them after an hour or does it even matter? Thinking these lager kveik strains could be good for stouts.

If i don't have a stirplate free i uses a 2l water bottle. Never worry about temp control for starters of any kind.

Citra and Eldorado no boil. Juggernaut yeast. No boil no chill super easy and hazy. 4% and very drinkable.

I brewed this a few weeks ago with Laerdal kveik (containing bacteria) and a starter made from 4 different bottles of gueuze. Not sure where the colour comes from as there is little crystal in it but its already started to clear. Its been racked and its still fermenting. I made a hop tea from...

If its any help i have tasted starters built up from tiny amounts of dried yeast and it tasted a bit cack. Decanted and fed it again and subsequent beers have been great. Always make a starter to evaluate yeast health.

Clean the boiler when i finish the brew. Always the next or the next day.

I wonder why people are getting mold. My fridges have no problems although i had a chair in the garage go moldy. Possibly from accidentally closing the door while brewing. Vinegar in a spray bottle can remove contamination and the smell.

I have a tank on my system as we use it for drinking as well. The waste is plumbed into the ubend under the sink and only produces a trickle.

Could the almonds be yeast in suspension? Had a sample of a brett beer halfway through and it was unpleasant. I never normally sample anything until its fermented so rather short on advice.

What do you think of Chevalier to MO? Only used it once with loads of crystal but the beer was great.

Great read Peebee. Interesting you had less efficiency with the RedX. I have not noticed it but always mash for ages. I just bought some more to do another red lager. I found the cara red did not add enough colour so i will be trying red crystal next. Beer looks lovely!

You could try hopping at 15m, 5m and flameout. Adjust the IBU's accordingly. Its called hop bursting if you want to look it up. Citra SMASH is a great beer.