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Thanks for the advice! Think we are set on a undercounter freezer as I've convinced my girlfriend! Just need to get a heat mat and some silicon sealant and then we are set. Looking forward to giving cold crashing a go!

It's a shame. After more research (and a visit to Currys) we are going to go with a single chest freezer and instead of an airlock use a blow off tube with silicon sealant. You do not by any chance have a recommendation for a silicon sealant do you? Thanks Richard

Hi there, Probably a silly question but has anyone used the ace micro brewer as a place to leave the beer during the fermentation process? I've seen that you can regulate the temperature during boiling, could it do the same during fermentation? My friend and I are toying with the best way to...

Gonna start looking on gumtree now. I assume you only need the heater in addition if it was very cold. I think I recall the gent in London beer lab saying getting a chest freezer is great for cold crashing but I do not think we are at that stage yet. I'm going to look for a cheap fridge now...

Hi Clint and Mark, Thanks for the advice! Think we will go ahead and go with the fridge. Still not sure if I'm entirely confident in extending the lead for a heater but for now we don't have that problem. Plenty of time to think till winter comes. You don't by any chance know why people...

Hi Mark, Thanks for this. So no drilling or anything? I'm trying to plan ahead to winter brewing with regards to the heating element. Will the fridge without one and just the inkbird be able to maintain a 18-25 degrees celsius temperature in winter? My living room can get pretty cold during...

If anyone is looking to sell / get rid of their fermentation fridge please let me know. Looking for an under the counter one. Currently researching temperature controllers, heating lamps and fridges but it's a bit daunting and would have to get an electrician to install the equipment. I'm...

Thanks for the tip. I was thinking that but I was thinking if we converted a fridge it could do heating and cooling. Also thought it might be better to run cost wise!

Hi there, My friend an I have successfully made three batches of APAs.We now want to purchase a fridge or freezer so we can maintain temperature during fermentation during unpredictable summer and cold winter . I live in a small flat so want an under counter freezer (would be difficult with...

Worked a treat and beer came out lovely. Thank you!

See the first batch we did we added hop flowers at the beginning but the guy at London beer lab recommended to steep, boil the malt and put hops in for the last ten minutes

Shall I cut that down then Leon. What do you reckon to the hop quantities,?

Don't think we are quite at all grain yet. We will give it a go eventually!

Thank you Clint. Had a look at the site and it's very helpful! I'll definitely use it in the future. Only things it's missing is being able to get advice on specific recipes (as opposed to falling in category). If we don't get any advice we'll go ahead as planned for this one and maybe change it...

Hi There, My friend and I are relatively new to brewing and are planning our 4th 5 gallon (23 litre) batch on friday of Americal Pale Ale. Here is our planned recipe: 250g carapmalt and 250g carared steeped for half an hour at 70-80 degrees. 3.5 kilos of light malt extract powder...

Thanks for that. Will need to go out and get some marbles! Access to plenty as a teacher but think new ones might be more sensible!

Hi there, Hopefully someone can help. My friend and I are on our second batch. This time we decided to dry hop. The fermentation has occurred and ive got pellets to put in to the bucket. My worry is that they won't get past the foam. Has anyone got any advice as to what to do so that maximum...

Thanks for the advice!! It's much appreciated. No I haven't done a brew before. I've got a mate who has done a fair few who recommended the equipment but I thought I'd try and get the ingredients myself. I've bought the equipment and bottles for roughly 5 gallons.

Hi There, I was wondering whether anyone could help me with a recipe for my first brew. I've been reading John Palmer's 'How to Brew' Book and I've got all my equipment so now I'm ready to go buying ingredients. I'd like to start with an American pale. I usually drink Sierra Nevada when...