So I brewed my first milkstout 14days ago. Mashed at 68C Used 450g of lactose with OG at 1,060. Used Mangrove Jack M15. Fermented at 18C. My problem is the gravity is stuck on 1,028. My next step/plan was to add cold infused coffee. Do I just add the coffee or must i heat up and see if I...

Hi. I'm planning a Vienna Mosaic US05 smash for a local competition. 5kg Vienna 14g Mosaic @60 14g Mosaic @15 14g Mosaic @ 5 28g Mosaic @ 0 28g Mosaic dryhop My only concern is the 28g Mosaic at 0. I use a counter-flow chiller and normally will create a whirlpool and let it sit for 15min...

Brewing a English Best Bitter this weekend for an upcoming BJCP competition. What would be my best bet on yeast if only yeast available is SO4, Nottingham and Windsor?

Ok, so for the first time in months I missed my gravity with about 8 points today. And I don't have any DME with me. Is it advisable if I add DME only on Monday? The beer is already inthe fermenter. Its an IPA and I aimed for 1.068 and it only got to 1.060.

Hi I am planning a 60min IPA. My recipe askes for 20grams of hops at whirlpool. Now, I recently started to use a counter flow chiller with excellent results. Using my old immersion chiller in a bucket filled with ice water to pre-chill the water I get my 20l of wort down to pitching temp in...

I am working on a recipe for a Newcastle Brown Ale Clone, and the recipe I am working from askes for flaked corn (1.3SRM) My two LBS that I support doesn't stock flaked corn, but one of them do have Malted Maize. Are there a difference between the two? Thanks

Just brewed Palmer's Oak Butt Brown ale 7lbs pale ale 2lbs amber malt .5 lb caramunich III .25 lb chocolate malt 14g nugget at 60 14g fuggles at 15 Calculated IBU = 29 OG=1,054 Tasted my wort now, and tastes quite bitter. I mashed at the recommended 152F I noticed beforehand that the amber...

Lately I am struggling to get nice, clear beer in my glass. I think half of the problem might be old, milled grain. I used grains that has been milled about 8-10months ago in my last 3 beers. They were stored in zip lock bags in my freezer. Not sure why, but till last week I thought as long as...

I brewed a Belgian Ale on the 18th of Jan. I normally only bottle after about 17days. I used 4,4kg Pale Malt, 200g Crystal 45, 250g Abbey and 150g Special B. Mashed started at 66C and after 45min it was at 64C. I added some boiled water to bring it up to 66C again. After an hour I added another...

Hi there. I have been brewing beer for 10 months. Started with mostly Coopers kits(10 brews) then upgraded to extract (6brews) and I am doing my first allgrain this weekend! Whoop whoop!!! I started using Brewersfriend about the same time as I started extracts, and I am very grateful. Have even...