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I have an issue with storing bottled beers at a cold enough temperature and that leads to over-carbonation if not kept in the fridge. That's fine, but it makes the 2nd fridge a limiting factor. I had accepted this, but then had a thought over the weekend..... Keg spears have a pressure release...

On the subject of lake district, I am going to push for Italy again. Just google Lake Como, Lake Garda, etc. These are exceptional lakes to see, interesting places around the lakes to visit, waters that are wonderful to swim in, great food, etc. I still think that Italy offers a better...

I am going to be unpatriotic on this and say..... forget the UK! I suggest going to Italy. However you should shun other expats (English speakers) and focus on learning the language and meeting local people. Italy is a terrible for opportunity, but fantastic for quality of life. Also, you will...

I did the part-grain Proper Job kit from Dark Rock Brewing and that was fantastic. I brewed it during lock down and told all my friends how good it was, but was unable to offer them a bottle/glass as it had all vanished.

I went direct to the dark farm 5l keg system. Why? Because there are various problems with those minikegs (like limiting carbonation) and I knew I would need to upgrade at some point, so best to spend once. The Dark Farm 5L kegs are pretty ideal. They can fit in a fridge, the neoprene jackets...

Thanks! Just checking my maths will be a big help (especially when I start making smaller batches of stout - which less people like). It's going to be cornflakes. Not in Blighty at the moment and some ingredients are harder to get cost effectively here. Funny as I also started the debate on...

Here's a test for you and your software if you have the time. My next brew on the list is called: Golden Plains Cream Ale: OG 1.051 FG 1.013 ABV 4.98% and it's a 21L Batch. The grain bill calls for 2kg of Pale Malt 2kg of German Pilsner (I will use Belgian as I have Belgian in the house)...

It's standard stuff in all Dark Rock Brewing kits. I've done 3 of their part grain kits and they were all well thought out and produced a fantastic pint. They could make more profit by excluding it, which makes me believe it is there for a reason.

I’m going to add 500g of DME on Monday (with the rest of the yeast) just to be on the safe side. More importantly, I will become a ‘sparging-maniac’ for the next brew!

Thanks for your feedback. I had not used a kit. The last kits I used were 3 x part-grain kits from Dark Rock which were spectacular and it was those that had encouraged me to go all-grain. I had considered kits, software and lot’s of shiny-technology, but decided that I need to learn the...

1032 at 18.8L. It was a well mixed batch at that point. I have learned a lot from the experience though. Thanks!

Based on your figures, I should plan on 25l of water. That makes sense based on what occurred on the day. Next time I will mash at 17l and sparge with 8l. How did you heat your sparge water? I'm guessing you heated the water in in your Peco while the bag was in the spare FV, but it's the...

1) Did you put all your water in at the beginning or add more at any point later? 2) How much water did you start with and how much wort did that end up with? Basically, how much water did you boil off? 3) I set the Peco for 97 for the boil. Did you switch yours off instead as you maintained the...

5.5 US Gallons, so about 21L. 1) I started with 23L in the Peco boiler for a 60 minute mash. That was a pure guess. 2) I then topped it up once I took the grain out and set the Peco to boil for 60 mins. Boiling in a Peco is done with a loose lid. As opposed to a converted cooler or an enclosed...

I probably should have started with a recipe I have for Grumpy Troll Belgian DIPA. That has a targeted 10% ABV and so losing a couple of percent would not be a deal breaker. Maybe a first newbie brew should be a higher ABV for that reason.

21L batch - 3.4kg Pale and 680g of Caramel. Recipe found on another forum from a google search and had proved to be quite popular

Target ABV was 4.46% and the accurate OG should have been 1.044. That makes me 12 points out. If I hit the target FG of 1.010, the beer would then be 2.89%. At such a low ABC, perhaps an intervention with DME would be for the best. I will go for DME as I want to test the overall flavour of the...

Thanks. My lessons learned so far on this topic are: 1) I need to improve my sparging system - I was doing the BIAB in a Peco boiler and only topped the water up before the boil. After that I was draining out a few jugs and adding them to the top, but no real sparging. I need to learn more about...

First attempt at a full grain recipe using BIAB... and I have learned a few lessons. I was trying to make a Kona BIg Wave Clone today, but I have discovered my OG is only 1.032. I would have expected 1.040 or more. So....should I 1) Continue as it stands? Will I end up with super low ABV? 2)...

I know that flameout hops means a hop addition added when you take the wort off the boil. You leave the hops in the wort until you have cooled the wort enough to add your yeast. However.......what if you do not use a wort chiller? Some people also have better wort chillers than others and so...