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Keynsham Home brew shop are doing a brew day on 13th June. Anyone can pop along if you are interested........ Here email from Ben. I thought I would drop you a quick email to say we have finally arranged the brew day for Sunday the 13th June at the scout hut in Keynsham. During the following...

I used to make a lot of mead in germany when I lived there. We used to make it in 60ltr batches. I used Aldi honey as it was the cheapest I could find without using synthetic stuff. It is a hammer - I had a few bikers who would come round to buy up my supplies. As I am still alive it must have...

You know more about this Eric?

I knew an Army guy who did the same ...don,t really see the point though!! Rather have a slow enjoyable beer.

Moley, thats not home brewing - its an industry you have there!!! No, but thanks for the tip. I will NEVER do 80 bottles again. I will take on your stance of a few a day. Or buy kegs. But like the lads say to offer your mate a bottle of beer you have made must be great (I have not got to that...

What a pain - 80 bottles, pulled all the labels off washed, sterilized, rinsed,twice and filled and capped. I am completely knackered!! I think I need some kegs. I know I need a beer! What a pain!!

I,ll bring my didge - man, I,m getting excited already!!! Only another 364 days before the fun starts.

Sounds good to me - pretty central really -would be a gowdie. Should try and get it sorted to book for next year. Maybe the Admin could get something on the site to get people interested.

Like your style Granda, wish I had more room to do the gardening stuff. I reckon taking a few steps backwards is the way forward!! Time ASDA and Co get a bit of competition. Brewing is going quite well for a beginner, just need to work out how to grow tobacco in my dining room!

Your normal plastic shopping bags will do. The nettles are at their best right now. I even managed not to sting myself once - and had the remander cooked like spinach with greek joghurt - lush!!

Why is is it that the Irish have a hell of a party and we do not?? I have just looked on the calendar for next year - St Georges Day falls om a Saturday.-how about a Home Brew Forum Bring your own Home Brew St Georges Day Camping weekend somewhere central !! Would be great to get to know you...

Nettle beer recipe 5 gallons of water 3 bags of nettle tips (I just grab the first three leaf levels and wack it in the pot) 2 lemons, juiced 2 oranges, juiced 3kg sugar 100g cream of tartar Yeast (Girvan 5 is good, but if I haven't any I just use bread yeast, beer yeast. Large dandelion...

Cheers guys, it just has not done much since I brewed it. I,ll bottle it at the weekend and put it somewhere for a few months. It is acting completely different to the first wherry I did. Is this normal? Was sure that the conditions were almost identical.

Last cry for help!! anybody any ideas??

Just measured my wherrys again - still on 1016. I think this is going to be a non runner. Whats' the worse I could do -wack another dosage of yeast. Leave it, drink it ugh, no its not a nice taste, forget the drink it. Would be a damned shame to throw it away but I reckon you have all been...