Recent content by Chris_1984

I think if anything, it will encourage those who use sugar to experiment with using grains to boost their brews (if doing a kit) :thumb:

Aye, it were reet good price, Arkwright :lol:

@Godsdog I think it was in Kitchen/Home... @hoptoit I looked at postage but even the bog standard "Royal Mail 2nd class no signature just pray it arrives" option is about £13 which probably isn't worth it. I could take a photo of the barcode and maybe you can order it inbranch??

As you will see from the picture today, yesterday I got it for £6. Today it's showing £6.50... Now it's gonna cost me 16p per pint....outrageous :mrgreen: ...and the shelves in my store are still ripe for picking (sorry, Cqr) :lol:

:lol: Hehehe yeah, the kits are not advertised via their online site (only those in the know...know where to go) ;)

@ Godsdog I live near to one of the big megastores (clothing/gardening/kitchen stuff) and noticed they started selling them around Xmas time. To be honest, the prices for kits and bits were more expensive than Wilkos (all hail Wilkos) and initially I turned a blind eye. However, bottle caps...

Popped into Asda to do me weekly shop and their kits (lager/bitter/cider) have been reduced from £19.50 (far too high IMO) down to £6!!! Not that I really need kits as I do BIAB and AG brews but can't argue with that price so I got one, but will prob get a few others so I can...

+1 for using a refractometer....I need to get a new one so thanks for the reminder :) If you primed those bottles, then you may have some rockets-in-waiting.... :s

Do you have the recipe list we can take a look at? Was it a kit/BIAB/AG?? If the reading was still 1.037 after a few days, it sounds like a stuck fermentation. Other than that, sounds like fermentation hadn't finished...:doh:

Yep, the refill kits aren't too bad...i'd either purchase that or make your own. What sort of beers would you be looking to make, and how big is your kit?

It looks like the price charged is mainly for the equipment - is there anything on the kit list you don't have? If it's brewing materials, these can be purchased for a LOT less :)

http://www.homebrewdepot.co.uk/collections/micro-batch-brewing/products/the-ipa-the-micro-batch-beer-brewing-kit?variant=14723437187 £39.95 seems A LOT of money for what you get, and I'd hate to see a fellow homebrewer get ripped off. The idea of making a small batch is great but when I...

Not sure if it's just my local branch (and if it is i'm going back for more!) but the Co-Op is stocking the 500ml bottles of Banks's Bitter for 58p...

Where are you getting 1kg currants for this price? My local Tesco sells 500g for £1.69 :wha: I presume you're also soaking these beforehand; most currants tend to be coated in sunflower oil...

Gotcha - just siphon into bottles, add nothing and cork.