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21lt batch Vienna Lager 4.3kg Vienna 1.07kg Munich Dark 65g Tettnanger at boil start (60min) 27g " " " " at 25 16g " " " " at 5 Lallmand Lager Yeast at 14c

Hi All Im doing a lager recipe over the weekend , I studied the recipe but noticed the hop additions , the recipe calls for tettnanger alpha 2.1 , but all i can source is tettnanger 4.1. my querie is , can i halve the amount of 4.1 to come more or less close to the recipe or is that too easy ...

well worth knowing bro , thx for the info :beer1:

so sanitser not needed , thats what i was thinking , maybe i might leave it connected and clean every 2 weeks or so , i tend to get through 20odd lts in about 4 weeks ish thx for your reply bro :beer1:

Hi All What cleansing regime should i use for a party tap that will be removed after use , im presuming sanitisation etc but it will be cleaned properly after disconnection from the corny ,

surly saaz or tettnang are the correct hops for a kolcsh beer , impressed by the photo of the hop plants though , well done athumb..

Magic Rocks Please

thx for that Mr , i have it set at 0 , so will try at 3 , it was just wierd , it wouldnt kick in but interior light came on etc , left it for 3 weeks or so , switched it back on and it clicked on right away

Hi All , I bought a fridge for homebrew a couple of months ago now , along with that i use an inkbird for temperatures during fermentation , especialy lager brews , however , just recently , after my last brew , i noticed that the fridge as a standalone unit (inkbird turned off and removed )...

That sounds fine to me m8 , thx for the info acheers.

Hi All , I am thinking of my first all grain brew , I am going to do a biab , can anyone advise me what size kettle i will need for a 15lt batch

Hi folks I am thinking of using 'Harris pure brew ' as an additive in my brews , due to a chlorine issue with my water at home . Has anyone tried it , and what did you think . Does it work ? , is it worth it ? , any feedback would be gratefully recieved folk athumb..

Hi All can anyone tell me how coopers can consider a true lager yeast to ferment at between 21c to 27c , my thoughts were lager ferments at 15c to 18c so i am finding their instructions confusing , any thoughts all ?

i used the sachets you get from most homebrew stores , not isinglass finings , i did read the contents but not prepared to empty the bin looking for the empty sachet :laugh8: , the instructions did say after 2 days it should clear :rolleyes: but we'll see ay

There seems a lot of debris from the hop pellets still in the wort , I had a taste today and I'm not sure it could be the hops I am tasting , there seems a lot in suspension , Ive added some finings and might give it another week (thats 4 weeks in the primary) and I'll bottle it , unless anyone...

the hops were in pellet form so not so sure , and worse still , I have some campden tablets , I have used them on other brews but for some reason, not this one , will the antiseptic taste go , or should I bin it and start over . Its still in the primary anyway but dont want to sort all the...

thats a thought thx

I have done quite a few brews with the same tap water and not had a problem , this was the first ive dry hopped tho , and wonder if its that i can taste ,

it doesnt smell bad , its the taste thats not nice , its deffo antiseptic like , that doesnt seem normal to me

no m8 , have always used suresan no rinse , As i posted yesterday i was worried it was infected , there is a foto of it in the 1st post , didnt change my sanitising routine or anything , bin lid only came off to add hop pellets , and take foto of course as i was going to bottle it yesterday ...