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I don't brew *that* much I guess. The one I have in primary at the moment is only my third this year. I have friends who brew every 2 weeks. So it might be a little overkill for me, the kegerator kinda thing

Cheers man, that's really helpful. I think I may end up putting an order in for the kit in the second link. I also need to read up about kegging in some more depth!

Hi folks, I'm thinking of starting to keg my beers. I've had the following recommended from Dark Farm, which is 5L but looks good https://www.darkfarm.co.uk/product/home-bar-in-a-box-2x5l-mini-keg/ After a bit of looking, I found this which I think looks better(?)...

Hi folks. Wonder if you could help. I've always brewed BIAB, not really ever had any issues...but... I can never seem to get my overall intended FV volume. I usually aim for 11L in total, but always end up with 9 or 10. I wonder if I'm not sparging correctly. I usually mash with 11L (as per a...

US-05 I'm using...

Nope to it being hochkurz, but I'll keep it in mind, thanks lol

Cheers Matt, that's a relief!

Happy VE day all! I've had a mare with my mash temp. I BIAB and my kettle automatically heats and switches off the heat when it *thinks* it needs to. I set my mash to 65°C which was bang on, it was there for about 35 minutes for the 60 minute scheduled mash. I came back and it had shot up to...

Gave it a gentle stir for no more than 1 minute. There was krausen on the top to be fair, but with my FV you can't see the wort, right pain. I've got one of Wilko's 19l plastic FVs. Hope to see it bubbling soon!

Cheers! It doesn't matter so much that I'm opening it up then?

Hi folks, My first time brewing since around September, and I have what is probably a stupid question. I pitched the yeast on Sunday, US05 and left it in the shed for some reason which is partially insulated. Overnight we had freezing temperatures and my FV was very cold yesterday. I've since...

Oh yeah, sorry haha! I hadn't really paid that much attention when I clicked on it. So yeah, you're right. My bad! So swap for Simpsons best pale malt (https://www.brewstore.co.uk/simpsons-best-pale-ale-malt) and the Simpsons wheat malt (https://www.brewstore.co.uk/simpsons-wheat-malt)? As for...

Yeah, I think it is a viking malt. Yeah, they had the Finnish pale just not the wheat. FYI the supplier where I was going to get this recipe from is brewersfriend themselves

Yeah, I know about brewersfriend. Does it make a difference? Brewstore is great, I normally use them for recipes but have looked on brewersfriend after advice from a mate for a change and Brewstore doesn't have all of the ingredients

Evening everyone, Looking on brewersfriend for a new recipe to try, found this one... https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/583324/citra-mosaic They've just run out of the Finland Wheat Malt so am looking for something in it's place that'll fit the bill. Any suggestions? I found...

Yeah, well I did notice a smell I've not had with any other brew - this was after leaving the wort to cool overnight. First time I've done no chill. I did seal the kettle with the sanitised lid and clingfilm mind...

This one is a session IPA. acheers. I will leave it another night and see where the land lies. This is also the first time I've left the wort overnight to chill too - when I got to transfer to the FV it didn't smell too clever either but I guess that's to be expected? I sealed with a lid and...

Okay, will do. I have only used dry yeasts before to be fair. My previous brew with a dry yeast (same 11 litre, in the plastic 19 litre FV) started bubbling the same night. Also, it's been approx 22.5hrs in the FV. Shall I just continue waiting? I also realise I need to get to grips with...

If that's the case, I'm alright to take the lid off and reseal then I take it?

Hi folks, I transferred my SMaSH citra wort into my FV last night after a night of no chill. Everything was fine, normal. Put the airlock on and filled a bit with water, sealed airtight and I haven't seen any bubbles since doing so. I'm a bit worried, should I be!? I'm using Omega OYL-052 as...