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I've been bottling thus far and I'm about 2/3rds the way through my most recent hoppy pale ale and I've picked up a serious change in taste with...

Anyone has a recipe for say a Castle Lite or Amstel ? I know they contain lots of corn and SAB hops.. and the question may still be why would I want...

Hi all, The time has come for me to part from this hobby unfortunately. Personal decision, not enforced by any external factors or conditions...

Closeup of my kettle bottom. This only happens on 1 side which I'm guessing is the element side. I have chucked in sodium percarbonate and then...

I managed to get a 25KG SAB pale from VP brew so now looking for something else like a 25 KG pilsner. Any idea where to get it at a reasonable price?...

Good day, I'm following recipes from Greg Hughes's book Home Brew Beer. Every recipe has an ideal fermentation temperature and a conditioning...

I was fiddling with bru'n water and looking at the effects of ph vs grainbill .. and it seems one need to add approx 2% acidulated malt to take you...

As you progress in this hobby, I'm sure you will build up quite a few containers of yeast. I've just done a few brews but have probably got 6...

As per title, I often find odd bottles tasting way off from the rest. I am assuming I have a bottle cleaning problem ? Could there be any other...

Upgraded my brewery equipment.:) Saw a freezer at Makro on special .. hydro shop selling a STC100 for R300. Thought - deal!! no more hot weather...

Anyone used PET kegs for home brewing? I am in the fortunate position where I have some friends with kegging systems (non-brewers) and they have...

Any ideas on where to buy this stuff? At my flipping wits end here. So far I have tried Homeaire - don't sell those to the public. Hirsch aircon...

Hi Guys, Some of my bottles exploded. It happened with 2 different brews. One was bottled 4 October and 1 or 2 has exploded now. The other one was...

I just read about a 48 hour brew :eek: from grain to glass ..... must be some kind of record - Kveik yeast at 40 degrees

My urn boiled fine the first time i used it, now it is as if the thermostat is kicking in. I had it bypassed by the factory. I cleaned the element...

I brewed an amarillo smash about a month ago... regulars will recall I split the batch and dryhopped half. I now want to do a full batch later today...

I've been exclusively all grain since about 2014 and since then I've dumbed down my process considerably. Word of warning to new brewers: Do...

https://www.facebook.com/A/item/753447332250982/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined Can this be for real, R500 for a 12g packet yeast, :eek: ...

Anybody tried blending different strains of yeast?

Hi All Hope all of you are doing well As you can see I am Coms_za (aka George) , I hail from Kraaifontein , Western Cape . I am a beer lover...

Must you wait for fermentation to finish or can you start dry hopping during the fermentation process?

First infection after many, many brews. Sent from my ONEPLUS A6013 using Tapatalk

I want to do this one next. Everything seems to be available locally except for 2 substitutions : Replace Honey malt with Melanoiden Replace...

Found this on facebook. If you are looking for a new system this is a steal: https://www.facebook.com/groups/358060814632192/user/644448945

I've a few things to finalize and am shifting my focus to achieve these, social media frivolity is first on the chopping block. I'm not entirely gone...

I thought I had cleaned my quart bottles, but when I finished some of my less than wonderful beers I found black spots in bottom of bottle. I am...

Not sure who these people are, but thought I's give then a "plug" https://letsbrew.co.za/product/brew-buddy-40l-all-in-one-micro-brewing-machine/...

I asked a while ago if i should use it in a 3 hop combo with Sabro and Manrarina bavaria. And you guys said no! But i had already bought it. Didnt...

Hi All, Is there anyone around Joburg area, or anywhere for that matter, that may have a SodaStream cylinder with the old pin type valve, and be...

I’m keen to try some New Zealand hops. Are there any suppliers in SA? Can’t seem to find any .... Thanks