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Part of the reason why I think I buggered up the bitterness is I used fresh hops straight of the bines in my garden, thought I would do an harvest IPA. It’s not something I want to let mature, fresher the better. I was thinking of taking Randy Mosher approach in Radical brewing. Pour a...

Hi All I have just brewed a IPA, but I used some old challenger hops that where close to their expiry date and I'm fairly sure I got my calculations wrong, so even though the final gravity of my beer is 1.010, it tastes really sweet. Too sweet, I fear I got my bitter sweet balance way off as...

Okay, awesome :)

Does anyone know the IBU of Wilkos Delicate Pilsner extract and Wilkos Hoppy Copper Bitter? I'm wanting do put together a couple of mini mash recipes and not knowing the IBU's of these bad boys is making it a little difficult. Thanks Neil

Thanks guys I've picked up a brass one from a plumbers suppliers, I was hoping I could get a plastic one, but no joy. Is it worth boiling it first to make the brass inert or is it best to avoid using it altogether. What is the problem with brass and yeast. Neil

Hi All I have a bunch of these white drum taps that I brought back from Australia. http://www.grainandgrape.com.au/product ... ts_id=7425 The fermentors they go with have 3/4 inch crew thread that they screw into. I want to use them with a standard fermentor bucket I have picked up from...

Thanks guys, bought :) Neil

Hi All I've recently brought a 2.7kw kettle element on eBay. However once I got it through I've noticed it doesn't have the traditional power lead, i.e. the same type that you use with your computer. I've included the link for the eBay purchase below http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-RETRO...

It depends how you harvest it. Top cropping is the best way as you get the most viable yeast at high krausen. If you harvest your yeast this way there is no real limit to how many times you can repitch it. Ironically the worst method for re-using yeast is a conical fermentor as the shape of the...

I've gone from dark to light and I've not noticed any issues. It is my understanding though that hefeweizen yeast strains are not the best for repitching as the viability drops off really quickly. The general practice is to always use fresh yeast with those strains. Ale yeasts are different...

P.S. next time I think I will invest in some buiscuit when I order my next batch of grain as I think this might be the best solution going forward

Thanks guys, I did a little reading and came across a post that recommends roasting some grain, which was Marris Otter in my case, for 16 mins at 180c. Giving it all a turn at the half way mark. The colour of the grain didn't change that much but there was a marked difference in flavour when I...

Hi All I’m wanna make an American Brown Ale and the recipe I am using calls for a 100 grams or so of Victory malt, which I am struggling to get as it is an American malt. The internet says of it: Flavor: Imparts a “toasty” character to beers. Nutty taste Biscuity Baking...

Hi Mate A friend of mine in Oz posted a how to on his blog on how to make an electric keggle with that element. Did a good job too as it in action a few times. As long as you wire everything up correctly should be as safe as houses :) http://www.thebeerengineer.org/2012/11/ ... XOZ_kpfaq0...

Awesome, Thanks for all the advice :) Neil

Thanks man, I suppose at 17p per bottle can't complain. I think I defo need to do a lot more reading in the subject, even the water report doesn't make that much sense to me at the moment. Going off topic for a second, do you have a local homebrew shop or do you buy all your supplies on line...

Hard water, bugger, I was hoping it wasn't,t gonna be the case. What do you do too deal with it. I'm assuming the stouts and other dark beers are not that much of a problem, but do you filter the water or something? Not moved to Newton le Willows yet, don't know the area very well, never...

Hi All Does anyone now what the water profile is for Newton-Le-willows in the metropolitan borough of St Helens, in the north west, i.e. soft/hard etc? I'm moving into the area and I brew all grain and I'm after the heads up on what to expect from the local tap water, in terms of how it will...

Do your bottles not smell of stale milk after a couple of days?

Awesome that is very good :)