Jim's Beer Kit

Hello, Not sure if this is the right part of the forum but I've got a question about bottling times and temperatures. I've just finished bottling a Black IPA before noticing that the recipe says to condition for 6 weeks at 12°C. I haven't necessarily got the equipment to regulate the heat, I general...

Hi all Just an update post while I have 5 minutes. I've brewed some sort of ginger ale, it's only a week into conditioning so I anticipate another week although I did try one today and it was rather nice! My recipe etc is below: 11 litre batch Maris otter 3.5kg Vienna 1kg (added this for colour and ...

I find the recipe calculator on Brewers Friend helpful when I'm switching hops but trying to hit a certain IBU. https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/calculator You can choose your hops, weight and AA and along with your other ingredients, batch size etc and it gives you an on idea on everyt...

[quote="Bad 'Ed" post_id=850705 time=1589780049 user_id=13945] Using ground ginger will make the beer spicy, fresh ginger will just add the flavour. [/quote] So maybe fresh in the boil for 10 and then ground ginger after a few days fermenting for a kick. I can always have a quiet l taste before addi...

Hi guys and girls I'm new to the forum so sorry if this has already been discussed! I'm looking at whacking some ginger into an IPA or SMaSH. I'm assuming that it's best to put it in the boil for the last 10 minutes or so. I've got ground ginger in, does anyone know if this will do the job or should...