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    Grainfather counterflow chiller issues

    Hoping there are some Grainfather users who might be able to help with this one. I've recently moved house and try what I might I cannot get the GF counterflow chiller to work properly when attached to the mixer tap. I've threaded the adaptor on to the tap and it flows fine, but as soon as I...
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    Messing about with mead

    I got my hands on a couple of jars of local honey and would like to have a go at making a "session" mead. Having listened to the recent BeerSmith podcast on the topic, it seems it is possible to make a lower abv mead in a similar timescale to beer, without the long aging process associated with...
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    What’s going on here?

    This is what I saw having dry hopped. Are the big lumps just clumps of yeast? There seem to be a lot of them throughout the beer. The yeast in question is Mangrove Jacks Liberty Bell, fermenting at 18-19C.
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    Got a recipe I want to make less boozy...

    I brewed a tropical IPA not so long ago. The full recipe is below, and there are some tasting notes on my blog here. I'm looking for advice on how I might reduce the ABV without affecting the overall flavour and body. The version I brewed came out at 7.7%, and I'd like to get this down to...
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    Mosaic SMASH

    I love mosaic so thinking of trying a SMASH beer with it. Here is what I’m thinking. Grain: 100% Maris Otter Hops: 20g Mosaic at 15, 10 and 5 mins. Hopstand 30g mosaic for 30 mins. Yeast: west coast, probably mangrove jacks According to my calculator this should come out around 40 IBU, OG...
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    Weihenstephan yeast question

    I'm brewing a hefeweizen at the weekend (http://brew.grainfather.com/recipes/106315) and had a question about the White Labs Weihenstephan yeast I'm using. The recipe I'm using suggests you underpitch by about 30% compared with what the yeast calculators online might recommend to get a good...
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    Extract brewing: Palmer method

    Having recently acquired John Palmer's How To Brew, I had a go at his recommended method for extract brewing. I've not seen much about this particular method online, so thought I'd share my experience and see if anyone else has used a similar approach to extract brewing. The main difference in...
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    Dry hopping question

    Hi all. I’m currently fermenting an American IPA kit beer which has been in the plastic fermenter for two weeks. I now need to dry hop for three days or so before bottling. Only problem is I won’t be able to get sufficient bottles for another week! So, should I transfer to secondary to get it...
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    Liquoring back - mini BIAB setup

    Hi all. I am fairly new to home brew so please excuse any stupid newbie questions! I'm looking into doing BIAB using a mini setup and want to do 5gal batches on my kitchen stove. I'm interested in mashing thick and using a smaller boil volume before liquoring back to hit my target OG. I'm...

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