Thanks for the replies folks. Plenty to think about there!

Thanks again Mark. I think I understand. I'll have another look at the calculator and come back if I still have any questions. The 100g DME Per litre is good to know. Thanks again. Steve.

Thanks :) So are you saying I can add some DME to the water in the FV and then add the rest with 10 mins of boil left? Assume then the main aim of the 60 min boil is to allow the wort to absorb the bitterness from the hops... Got a mind block now, but during the boil, all that goes into the...

I have a 12 litre Stock Pot and initially thought I would be restricted to around 10 litre batches. I then read that you can boil 50% of your final batch size (eg. 8 litres for a total batch size of 16 litres) and then drop that boiled water into your sterilized FV to cool, whillst you boil the...

Hi, I've just signed up as wanted a decent calculator, but am looking forward to becoming part of the forums and also logging my recipes and finding new ideas! I'm Steve, I'm 37 (for another 6 weeks) and I live in a village in Derbyshire in the UK. I recently moved house, which has enabled me...