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Im currently getting set up to do all grain BIAB again. In the past I used the no chill method and had good results but this time I want to chill. Im going to make an immersion chiller out of soft drawn copper tube. I think I need to combine this with a big bucket of ice water and a submersible...

I bought a wooden mash paddle from Craftbrewer over the Christmas break and I'm wondering if its worth putting some oil or something on it to protect it? Will that leech out into my mash? Just wondering if this is the done thing or do you just leave it. In the past I used a piece of conduit so...

Hey everyone. I had a 2 and a half year hiatus from drinking alcohol and brewing which is now over and I am happy to be back making and enjoying beer. My first brew back was a partial mash golden ale which is bottle conditioning at the moment. I sampled a couple last night and besides being over...

Hey all, Just wondering if anyone has had any experience Repitching slurry from a stout into a lighter beer and if they found any roast flavour carried over. I'm currently brewing an oatmeal stout with wyeast 1469 West Yorkshire and I would like to brew some pale ales with it as well. If I...

Hey everyone, I am planning 2 oatmeal stouts in the coming months. The first is a partial using the recipe from brewing classics styles with wyeast 1469. The second is a partial that I have converted from an all grain recipe on another site. It is a clone recipe for Samuel smiths oatmeal...

Hey everyone, I am about to start brewing extract and specialty grain beers and I am just wondering if they will benefit from some yeast nutrient? Does the yeast nutrient just help the yeast to get established faster? Any other reasons to add it? At what stage in the process do you add it and...

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Hey everyone, This is my american amber ale recipe that Im going to put on when I have a free fermenter. It will be the first brew Ive done without a kit for a while. Wondering if I might be going a bit over the top with the caramel. Any feedback or suggestions to improve the recipe would be...

Put these two brews on this morning. Both 23l batches. Boyne's Weekend Ordinary 1 can Coopers Real Ale kit 600g Yellowbox honey 250g Maltodextrine 20g Styrian Goldings 5.2% Dry Hop (Went straight in at pitching time) Danstar Windsor yeast OG 1038 Happyrock Chocolate Porter 1 can...

So I made the trip to the Sunshine Coast to get my kegs and beer fridge out of storage. I discovered two of my kegs had liquid in them. One contained some sanitizer and the other was half full of sour beer. It's been sitting in a hot shed for a year and a half. Don't remember what the beer is...

So I made the trip to the Sunshine Coast to get my kegs and beer fridge out of storage. I discovered two of my kegs had liquid in them. One contained some sanitizer and the other was half full of sour beer. It's been sitting in a hot shed for a year and a half. Don't remember what the beer is...

Hey everyone, Was a member on the forum a few years ago. I have returned to brewing after a couple of years break. Pretty excited about it. Just playing around with some kits and bits at the moment. Hopefully making some good beer! Put this Best Bitter recipe down weekend before last. Will...