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Had a UBU drink from Purity Brewery last night and it was lovely, wouldn't mind being able to do a clone of this beer :-)

i topped up after cooling wort but got a bit excited, it gave me a 4% abv basically I followed 1 gallon but went off the mark when liquoring up:wink:

Spot on, it did have a red tube and I bought clear tube to replace so I could see the beer, is it a known problem with this syphon, Im getting myself an auto-syphon soon, oh yes the exit poll you could be right

It didnt flow smooth, it was basically a tube with lots of bubbles which I knew was wrong, I think my issue was that the end of my tube wasnt held under the rising beer and air got in from the end which backed up, I am very nervous regarding my next syphon so will practice with water, no trub or...

So bottled my 1 Gallon AG today (thanks to clibits excellent how to) the problem is I think I ruined it on the last hurdle:sad: I syphoned into bottle bucket but the beer ran through my syphon with lots of bubbles and I couldnt find a way to stop it, I stopped the syphon and started it again but...

thanks for the info, would you be able to advise the measurement of water to boil for the sugar for the batch prime? thanks again

The reading is a stable 1.007, it has been in FV 10 days, it smells in my wifes words 'like a pub' so Im pleased with that, Im losing a fair bit each time I do a trial jar to measure though so my 5 ltrs is reducing all the time:cry: I dont return to the FV is this right to do? now should I...

Thanks Manse, ordered and saved a lot of money, Toonah will look at that set-up as I become more confident Regards

Hi, bit of guidance please, I'm looking into buying a budget thermometer for home brewing, I have a glass thermometer and a jam/sugar type thermometer for measuring liquid but I would like to upgrade to something digital, I have found this...

Clibit, sorry didn't see reply until now, I measured at 1.008 and the OG was 1.062 but I added an extra ltr of water to change OG to nearer 1.040 and I got 1.037, I have syphoned into another FV with an airlock as I wasn't sure, is this ok and do I now leave for a couple of weeks, the brew...

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Advice for a newbie please regarding this recipe next steps, my brew seems to have finished fermenting as in the airlock activity is very slow to non, I know that I now need to do a measure with the hydrometer but my Q is what do I do then, I have read that I could now syphon into another FV for...

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Dice (not sure what else to say):-P

Thank you, book ordered from Amazon, will digest over the BH weekend.

Hi can anyone kindly recommend a good book for the beginner, I like the look of Greg Hughes Home Brew Beer. Thanks

got my 1st small batch AG fermenting after reading this post last Friday, the brew was done on Saturday and is nicely bubbling away as i type, I am a complete newbie to HB and only ever made wine about 10yrs ago, so please be patient If I ask silly questions until I at least build up a bit of...

Hello, well I did my first ever wine kit 10 years ago and it went really well, I have recently come back to home brew after getting hooked on the craft ale scene, I want to make my very own beer, I have been doing lots of internet research and 2 weeks ago took the plunge and visited my local...