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Thanks for that insight. In which case I will aim for 2-3 weeks at that ratio and taste regularly. Cheers!

Hi guys, I've currently got a 4 litre batch of an India Red Ale fermenting. I want to oak it over a 7 day period in secondary, but I'm unsure about how many grams of 'American medium toast' oak chips I should be adding to achieve a light-medium oak flavour. I've been seeing some info on...

Hi guys, I'm after brewing a super high ABV stout of about 15-18%. It's a bit of an experimental brew, with additions of coffee cherry fruit, but I'm only able to brew 4 litres/1 galleon batches and trying to avoid using whitelabs WLP099 as I essentially end up wasting 3/4 of it and it's not...

I will try this the next time too, i didn't think about the effect on the hops, Thanks all!

Yes the OG is much too high without the additional litre, but back to the desired once topped up, so I guess this adds up. Thanks for the suggestions on body boosting though, I will use combinations of them to see what works.

Hi guys, I've been having a few problems with my set up, I'm only doing 4 litre brews, since my flat doesn't have gas, my hob is electric and struggles to boil even this amount! I've been brewing in two smaller vessels, (I found I cannot boil my full 8 litre pot) and then splitting the hop...

Westy here, from Ruislip, I'm only on my 5th homebrew, looking to improve my beers and learn some! My background is originally Specialty coffee, and I work from West Ham for Union Hand Roasted. I generally train people on manual coffee machines and compete in national sensory competitions, but...