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Many thanks. I currently have not ventured into making my own recipes, there re so many to try I always find one that sounds great. I think I may use the malt miller DDH https://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/product/cashmere-ddh-pale-ale-kveik/?v=79cba1185463 and split the wort into x2 15 litre...

So, using Philly sour, is it as simple as brewing a hazy IPA that I like and then using the Philly yeast? Then don’t use the Fermentor for non sour beers aaagain? Thanks for the replies all.

Evening all I’ve been AG brewing for a couple of years now and I am approaching competent. I use a Brewster 40L and have x2 temp control fridges with heaters/ink birds etc. My wife is just starting to enjoy Sour beers and I would like to be able to try and make one. Everything I read seems...

Checked a Belgian Triple I have in a second FV too. It’s been bubbling like the clappers since last Sunday and is now at 1.007 making it 8.7%. It should have finished about 1.015 ish apparently. Should make Christmas go with a bang! Checked again prior to bottling tomorrow, 1.003 making it...

I brewed a NEIPA today from the Malt Miller using Idaho 7. No hop additions at all until flame out. Usually I use a hop spider but just threw the 40gm in and then whirlpooled through the cooling time. Won’t be doing that again. Blocked the filter etc. lesson learnt. Recovered 20ltrs into FV at...

To me, that makes sense. It gives the grains etc time to absorb and swell so when you do start putting water over the top it’s more likely to pass through. The brew I did yesterday had 200 g of husks in (purchase as a kit from MM) but it was a very slow mash. I usually use rice hulls and this...

Apologies, you are correct, I can’t fathom why I said sparge rather than mash. But yes, when mashing, do you restrict the flow or set the overflow to function and run the pump at full bore. If you delete the overflow, don’t you run the risk of there being no water under the basket if the...

Evening all Just a quick question about how people set their AIO system for sparge. Do you start you re circulation pump running at full power and subsequently water is always going down the overflow pipe or, do you slow the pump down to limit the amounts of wart/water sat on top of the grain...

Hi MashBag I’m am in Norfolk bud and bought the Brewster from Get’er brewed I do all sorts of styles, whatever takes my fancy. Haven’t done a lager style yet. A few IPA, couple of golden ales, a Wit and I have a stout in the FV and now the pieterbier from yesterday

Hi there. I don’t use any software at the minute. I tend to buy AG Kits from various places and the OG/FG is taken from there. Today I brewed my first non kit AG using a recipe from Greg Hughes’s book however it the OG was a little low for a change!

Many thanks for the reply. My Brewster does have a bazooka style filter fitted to the pump inlet. Next brew I will just tip the hops in and see how it does. I’ll will also try pumping everything into the FV and see how we go, I think I loose about 2 Lt of wart however, it’s very clear. I...

Morning All I have been brewing AG for a couple of years now and achieving drinkable results. I have been meaning to ask some questions regarding moving on and improving that I can’t find the answer too and would be interested in other people opinions. If it’s been covered, happy to look at...

Perfect, many thanks. I’ll give it a go

Morning all I am going to be brewing an AG triple in the next few days and it’s the first time I have had to add sugar. The kit (from GeB) comes with the required sugar in pieces but, do I just drop this into my AIO during the last 10 mins? Won’t it sink to the bottom, stick and burn? Can it...

The issue of any husks not going through the pump back through to the top of the grain basket would occur if you used the supplied bottom mesh filter or Jerry rig a different filter, would they not?

I am a recent AG brewer (6 or 7 brews) with this system and have also had issue with the mesh filter. Not only does it allow debris etc under it, the constant movement effects it coming to the boil and maintaining a decent rolling boil. For my last brew (cross my loaf steamboats porter, tastes...

Sounds like a plan, problem is it will be in the house and very accessible!

Okey doke, many thanks. Probably won’t bother running the fridge up for a fortnight and save myself £300 in electric.

Morning all. The Hell yeast worked well and beavered away. It got the FF down to 1.004 which was a lot lower than expected with the abv now 5.9 rather than 5.0. I have now bottled the brew, the bottles are firm. The question is about lagering. I have fridges so, should I now set one to say...

I have the GH book but didn’t know which one to start with. I will have a good look at the reviews, many thanks