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That’s very kind of you.

Cheers chaps that’s really helpful. I’ll take a look at the both. Thanks

Yeah I got the collar off and I tried a brass nut from screwfix. I reckon it’s not a standard thread as the new nut doesn’t quite fit. I’ll keep looking and if all else fails I’ll have to buy another element. Thanks for the help.

Hi, My hlt has started leaking at the element. The collar that holds it in place is old and worn and won’t fully tighten. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement, or even better the metal nut that I have on my boil pot? Cheers M

Thanks chaps, The instructions say it will take beer, but I might just stick whisky in it. I don't really want to ferment the beer then put it the barrel. It doesn't seem big enough to make it worthwhile. If I do put whisky or other spirits in the barrel How long does it take to 'take the...

Hi, I got a small oak barrel for Chrimbo, it is designed for aging your beer or spirts etc, and give your drink an oaky flavour. Does anybody else have one or have used one of these before? The instructions are a bit vague. I would of thought by pouring beer into it the beer would go flat, or...

Hi, I'm going to brew a partial extract porter at the weekend. I normally do this in a big pan on the hob, but I have a new boil pot with an element in it. I'm slightly concerned that when I add the lme it'll stick to the element. Also the element will make stirring it in a bit tricky. Should...

You are probably right.

Cheers for all that, really useful. I think I will reduce the chocolate malt by half so 0.5kg. I have some special b left over, will that work if added in a small amount? Maybe 0.5kg Hop wise, I think I have some Northern Brewer as well. So I'll add them for the boil. 30-35g will take the IBU...

Hi, I'm going to do my first all grain beer in a few weeks. So right now I'm trying to get a recipe sorted. I think I'm going to make a black IPA style beer. I've been messing around with the brewers friend software and I have this as a rough recipe. est batch 20.8litres 4kg Golden...

So I made the kit last night. I put in 1kg of dextrose, 600g of Demerara and 100g (ish) of light DME. Just used up some open packets basically. Gave me a OG of 1056 so if I get to the target gravity the kit recommends it'll be around 6.7%. Probs a bit strong but as I said, I'm just using stuff up.

Thanks. I looked at the home brew shop and couldn't find the elements. Must of been as SWMBO says 'man looking' . M

Hi, I'm looking to buy a 2.4kw element for my HLT. Does any one know of a supplier. I tried the copper kettle store but they have sold out. A lot of the others seem to only stock 1.5kw. Cheers M

Cheers. I'll probs brew it short and use a mix of dme and dextrose. I don't usually do kit beers as I do partial extract. But, I've just up scaled all my kit to all grain. Trying to buy a 2.4kw element for my hlt. So in the mean time I thought I'd make this kit. M

I was thinking about whether the different sugars would effect flavour. M

Looks good. I'm looking to do my first ag soon. Just need a new element for my HLT. I'm confused by the mash on your recipe. Do you need to add more water after the allotted time, or empty out the old water and replace the water? M

Hi, I have a youngs yorkshire bitter kit I am going to knock up. I've never used this kit before, or any youngs kit for that matter. Are they any good? The recipe calls for 1.5kg of sugar. I was thinking of 1kg of brewing sugar and the rest denemara or DME. Maybe even a tad more to give...

I'll drop the brewery an email. Cheers, it never crossed my mind to do that. I would of thought that the recipes would be a guarded secret.

Hi, Today in the Lake District I tried a CLA langdale beer. It is a golden ale with Maris otter and larger hops. Does anybody have a clone recipe for this beer or something similar? Cheers M

It might just be a youngs pressure barrel actually. Haven't used it for a few years. I've just always called it a king keg M