Recent content by MartinC

I had one delivered today, it is currently sitting in the brewery to settle before trying it. The label said Pale Ale 4.8% so sounds exactly like my kind of beer. Santa obviously knew what to bring me

I have just tried my 2nd Wherry that has been in the barrel for around 2 weeks and it is far better than the first that I bottled. It is as good if not better than any Wherry I have ever had served in a pub

I tried mine last night, the kit was started on the 25th september and then was barrelled on the 12th october. I tried a sneaky half last night and it is a pleasant beer to drink. It is a golden red colour with a good head, definitely one I will be doing again. I have another Wherry to start...

I am not sure if I left mine too long in the primary stage, the bubbles in the airlock were one every 20 seconds so I left it another day and it stop completely, no bubbles rising to the top at all. I have just bottled it with some priming sugar in each bottle and put it in the warm to see what...

Thanks very much, a trip to the supermarket it is then.

Thanks, Even the juice from concentrate? or does it have to be pure juice?

Can any apple juice be used for this or does it need to be a certain type?

Hi Guys, I am after a bit of advice, I have done a couple of homebrew beer kits and as I have had a cider press sitting in my garage for a few years I am going to have a go at cider making. Firstly apples are no problem, I have lots of trees/orchards near me and the wind is howling at the...

My Wherry has now been bottled/ in the barrel for 3 weeks and it is every bit as good as you would get in a pub. I would definitely make it again

Woodfordes Wherry is my favorite beer to drink in a pub, so brewing the kit was an obvious choice. As my first attempt at homebrewing I found it very easy to do and it has come out as a superb pint. I bottled 10 pints and put the other 30 in a pressure barrel. The bottles I found to be a little...

Hello to everyone, My name is Martin and I hail from Mersea Island in Essex. Homebrewing is something I have always wanted to do and I received a brewing kit and Wherry beer kit for my birthday this year so away I went. The Wherry has now been in the barrel about 3 weeks and it is superb. I...