Hi All, I ran an experiment with a selection of different home brews, all brewed on my BM20, fermented 2 two weeks, then carbonated in a keg and left for a couple of week. All drank good off the keg, so I then used my bottle gun and bottled a selection, a stout, blond, IPA. Now when I was...

I'm experimenting all Want to try and make a chocolate orange and vanilla milk stout. But when is the best time to add the dried orange peel, lactose and the vanilla during the brew?

Hi All, Well I brewed a lager at the weekend, and to try something different I used a packet of liquid wyeast, (which was 6 months old) Now I noticed the smack pack didn't really expand after a few hours, but I poured it in and set the fermentation temp to 12c and left it to do its thing...

Hi All Well I'm preparing myself to brew a milk stout batch. I want to make it now and then forget all about it until Christmas. However it got me thinking, all my beers so far have been rather simple, but this time I want to add vanilla, chocolate and lactose, but when should you actually add...

Hi all, Well its been a long time since i was at school, but can anybody in a step by step first 1st grade maths level explain that Co2 beer tap pipe length formula? and how to do it? I simply just don't get it, and it doesn't matter how much i crunch those numbers, I simply achieve the wrong...

Hi all Well I've invested into buying a refractometer to try and improve my gravity reading skills, but im a little confused. Now is the refractometer only to be used for reading your OG (original gravity) prior to yeasting? or can it also be used to check your final gravity? I ask, as when...

Hi everyone, Does anybody know where to find the mash cycle drop down for the Braumeister on BeerSmith? You can choose the kettle within options for the boil, but cant see it for the mash? Any help in finding this is appreciated. Thanks

Hi All, Need a little help here if you dont mind, as I'm getting in a pickle. Basically, I've just brewed up an British bitter (ale) and it did a two week ferment at 21C. I've now kegged it into one of my soda kegs and pressurized it to .6 bar to carbonate over a week slowly. Now my question...

Hi all, So what is the best time to bottle carb your beer? If you ferment your pilsner, IPA or bitter for 14 days, check the FG is in range, transfer to the bottling bucket, add priming sugar and bottle? Is this too quick? If so what is the time frame needed. I get mixed stories that the...

Hi all, Quick question over fermenting and maturing home brew. Generally I do the following; I do my primary ferment in a plastic bucket for at least 1 week ( I do check the gravity level) then I transfer into a new glass vessel for a two week secondary ferment. Then I would bottle, at this...