Thanks ShorePoints, I guess the only way to really learn anything is to get stuck in! I'll give this recipe a try and see how it tastes. Really appreciate the advice.

Alan

Thanks for the replies guys, much appreciated. My pot is actually that wide - I picked it up cheap just to get a few brews under my belt, and will hopefully upgrade in the near future. The down side of the large diameter is the ridiculous evaporation rate - 8L out of 24, so 30%! When I reverse the d...

Hi Folks, Recently joined this excellent forum and have been soaking up as much info as I can before posting my noob questions! I have a 31L SS pot and an 8kW gas burner and am hoping to start some SMASH brews very soon. My pot size will allow for about 12L VIF which is fine for now. I'd like my fir...

Hi Folks, Planning my kit list and first brew so still researching before making any purchases. I really want to keep things simple at first before hopefully going down the "tinkering with equipment" road. I've acquired a 35L SS stock pot but really only plan on producing 10L batches (to be bottled)...