Getting Started

• What are Hops?
• Why is it important to clean and sanitise brewing equipment?
• What is yeast for in brewing?
• What is the brewing process?
• What should my Grainfather Electric Grain Mill speed be set to?
• Do I need to passivate the equipment?

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Mashing

• Can I use a Mashing/Grain Bag with my Grainfather?
• What happens if I crush my grain too coarse? What should I do?
• What happens if I crush my grain too fine? What do I do?
• Mashing - the general process
• Why is my temperature fluctuating during the mash when using the G70?
• Why is the boiler element base of the G30 have burnt material on it? Why is it not hitting the mash target temperature?

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Sparging

• What is 'astringency' and what causes it?
• What if my S40/G40/G70 is full and I need to add more water to reach my preboil?
• What should I do if I have a slow or stuck sparge? How do I know which it is?
• What is Sparging?
• How do I use the G30 / G30³ Sparge Counter?
• Why does my sparge water need to be a specific temperature?

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Boiling

• Can the lid be left on the G40 when boiling?
• How long should it take to get a decent rolling boil in the S40?
• How long should it take to get a decent rolling boil in the G40?
• What is Boiling in Brewing?
• Why won't my app Brew Session move to the boiling stage or show 100ºC (212ºF)? I can see it's boiling!
• Why won't my pump start while I’m boiling, using the G40 or G70? 

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Cooling & Transferring

• What is the maximum temperature of wort that I can transfer into GF30?
• Can I use the S40 recirculation pipework to transfer my wort into my fermenter?
• How to use the S40 Immersion Chiller
• The cooling process of brewing
• Why is the filter and pump in the G70 / G70² clogging?
• I have a problem with Counterflow Wort Chiller losing wort in the coil, how can reclaim this wort?

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Fermenting

• Why is it important to wait for the expected due date when brewing beer?
• What are the best pH pitching levels for brewing beer?
• Can I reuse yeast?
• What yeast should I use for very warm temperatures?
• Why is there a black sludge on the inside of my GF30? What is it and how do I clean it?
• Does M02 Cider Yeast require a nutrient?

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Kegging & Bottling

• Kegging and bottling information
• Can I use your Liquid Beer Finings for wine?
• How do I avoid exposing my beer to oxygen when using the GCA and Pressure Transfer Kit with my SF50/SF70?
• Can I use a bottling wand to bottle directly from my GF30 Conical Fermenter?
• How should I condition my beer when kegging?
• Why is there a layer of sediment at the bottom of each of my bottles?

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Other

• Can I make Apple Cider with real apples?
• Why does my beer taste like medicine?
• Yeast killer phenotype - co-fermenting with more than one strain
• How is efficiency defined on the calculator?
• The general brewing process put simply
• Recipe Design Tips

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