new brewer

Hello all, After a few attempts at Cider success I’m looking to get into brewing some beers, specifically lagers and classic IPA’s. I have been considering an all in one system like the Brewzilla 4.1 as step up from my plastic buckets that have been good for low temp and slow ferment ciders, but...

Hi all, I’m new to home brewing, just making my first brew using the Merseyside dockers ipa kit. There’s something that’s confusing me though and I would appreciate any advice. The instructions say to ‘add the foil bag of hops as below; Group A on day 5 Group B on day 8 Group C on day 10...

Hello! Just joined after seeking answers all about how to get started, as a 50 something I’ve just been in my first brewing experience day and absolutely loved everything about it!! My first home brew is a lager/pilsner courtesy of Coopers kit, which was bought for me some time ago but I’ve...

Hi, I made a starter 4 days ago using White Labs WLP590 French Saison Ale Yeast, let it do its thing for just over 24 hours and then put it in the fridge for about 3 days to let it cold crash. The first thing I thought was strange is that the yeast wasn't really flocculating out like I had...

Hi, I'm thinking of buying a custom made extract kit from my local homebrew shop, to brew a recipe I found online. One of the instructions for ordering the kit confused me and I'm hoping someone could clarify. It reads: "Please work out the hop weights required based on the alpha acids listed...

Hi Everyone, After a few years of wanting to try out home brewing I have finally got around to it and am currently dry hopping my first brew, the Cloud 9 IPA all grain kit from The Malt Miller. I’ve gone down the all-in-one route with a Brew Monk 30l system. I’ve found the advice available on...

Second kit, this time just ingredients 9L NEIPA all grain ingredients beer brew kit. Any feedback/advice welcome! The mash: just got some stock pots on an induction hob. No issues getting to temperature but maintaining it is a challenge. The sparge: I used a brew bag as my sieve isn't big...

Hello friends, I have recently been introduced into the world of home brewing. I have always had a love of great beer and it is such a pleasure to explore the realm of various exciting beers. It was only till a little while back that I wondered if i was able to make my own beer and be able to...

Hi all! A friend and I are new to brewing and are looking to brew the below recipe; a passionfruit golden ale. https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/435416/passionfruit-golden-ale It calls for significantly less than 100g of each type of hop, but everywhere I can find only...