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Yeah that's what I was think with beer gun. Think I want it to have basically no fizz as any of the barrel age beers I have had are basically flat with lots of body also advantage of the beer gun is no sediment in bottles . Is my first imp stout I have done that is aging with oak bourbon and...

Have imp bourbon barrel aged stout which is ready to go into packaging next week just want to get some peoples opinions on what to do.. Option 1: should I cold crash for couple days and bottle uncarbonated Option 2:move to keg leave couple weeks in cold drink first two pints too lift any...

It's same system as the brewdevil just different branding. .just finished my brew there went pretty well bar the volume I got at end was a couple litres off but will know for next time might try the full volume mash next time like ya do yourself

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Hi everyone misses bought me the 50l hopcat there this week planning my first brew on it tomorrow evening I never got the chiller they hadn't any but I have a smaller chiller from. My old set up so will use it. Just doing normal five gal one keg batch tomorrow.. Just wondering when I go to do...

Going to be my first time too going to get the bourbon tomorrow and start soaking the chips and nibs in it for day or two so hopefully by Sunday I'll have my imperial stout in secondary will leave for week to ten days then transfer either to keg and leave for few week in fridge and drink pint or...

Isn't English oak the same as French oak also just standard European oak and American oak is usually white oak or red oak no.?

What you think of the oak chunks do they look about right

How do ya think they turned out ended up with 230g have them cut all different sizes didn't think size would matter plan to use 50g for one week does this sound about right can you reuse the wood again and again or ya better of just leaving it to dry and using it on smoker for meat.. Also was...

I never used them before so not very sure was think 50g seems to be the number alot of people suggest for one week in secondary

I was planning on medium toasting the oak soaking it in about 300-400ml of bourbon with Coca nibs and possibly and Vanilla bean leaving it for 24hrs then boring the bourbon into secondary and the nibs and oak chips in hop sock and throw it all in secondary as I want the make a imperial bourbon stout

Hi all I'm in the middle of making an imperial stout which I plan to oak age with oak soaked in bourbon with coca nibs and possibly vannila in the secondary. Just wondering can I make my own oak chips for this save me buying them have some oak logs I cut late summer. Wondering can I finish...

260g sound good to you that's what I picked there got bored picking them throwing them in now in five minutes for last five minutes of boil

Hi I'm just picking my hops now for a brew I'm about to get on. Not going to dry any hops thus year so just want to do a ale and throw aloud of wet hops in at the last five minutes any suggestion as to how many I should throw in

Yeah could work for you I just didn't like mine

I used other sweeteners before that were unfermentable but wasn't impressed with what I got and was still pretty dry that's why I started with the juice and seems to be good as it also adds back fruit flavours that can be lost during fermentation

Yeah it would but when it's in keg and cold yeast will not be active and go dorment and will just drop out to bottom .. if left at room temperature it would ferment alright... Or at least that's my understanding never had issue with it

Hi I recently made turbo cider with lidl apple juice and crossmyloof cider yeast. I used 18l apple juice about 500ml boiling water with four tea bags in it and when kegging put another two litre of the apple juice in to back sweeten.. Was a lovely cider all gone now doh.. Was wondering could I...

Hi i have pitched beers many times on yeast cakes from a beer I transfered to keg same day as brewing... I have a lager ready to go in keg but don't have ingredients to make a lager right now and don't plan to have any for couple of weeks.. Was wonder could I just transfer the beer to keg leave...

really just wanted the comparison to see would the water treatment really make much of a difference and if it is worth the effort.