Recent content by NathanB

I'm thinking of buying the Coopers IPA kit and i want to add some hops to it so i was going to make a hop tea but i was wondering what peoples thoughts were on the best hop or hops to use and how much should i boil? Up to now I have just done kits the basic way so i thought i would try adding a...

and yeah i'm using an airlock, i've always gone by them and i've never had a bad brew and they've always turned out fine... i've been getting a hydrometer for about 2 years now haha :lol:

Its a Geordie Winter Warmer... i had to move it because it was a bit to cold where is was and for some reason decided to take the lid off and have a look inside, which i've never done before lol. I just thought the light brown bits floating on the top looked a bit suspicious :-?

Hi, i'm wondering if anyone could tell me if my bitter looks infected? It smell a bit like vinegar and there are light brown bits floating at the top of the brew. It's only been in the bucket for a around 4 days and there hasn't really been much action for the past 2 days. Any help would be...

Cheers guys, i'll give it a try and let you know how badly it will probably go... :rofl:

I've bought a Coopers Pilsner kit and i want to do something with it, add something to it to make it a bit better but I'm not sure what would work well... any advice? I want to do something other than adding the sugar and the can and mixing it with water lol. Any advice will be great :D...

I bottled it up and i used carbonation drops (not be using them again!) but it seems like one drop wasn't enough, but people who said they used two drops said that the caps popped off or that it was over carbonated

The lager was a success :D only thing is it could have done with a bit more carbonation. Started a Geordie Yorkshire bitter kit yesterday :cheers:

Yeah it did mate, thanks! :smile: I've already done a cider before but it didn't turn out right. Thinking about doing a Newkie Brown or an IPA after this one

Ahhh, patience... the one thing i don't have lol. I just wondered because the instructions said primary fermentation should be done between 4 and 6 days. I'm going on holiday next Saturday for a week so would you suggest i bottle it when i get back?

I'm currently brewing a Mexican Cerveza and its on its 4th day of fermentation but the bubbles in the airlock are only happening every 30 to 45 seconds, does this mean that the primary fermentation has finished or is nearly finished?? I've had it at a constant temperature of 21/22C as this is as...

Never thought about that mate lol. I'm sure i'll be fine :???:

Yeah i got the Wilko Cerveza. I work there so i get a bit of a discount lol :-D

Hi everyone, my names Nathan and i'm from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire. I'm fairly new to home brewing as i've only made a cider so far, which turned out dreadful :lol: . I started a Mexican Cerveza yesterday and fingers crossed it will turn out ok. Hopefully i will learn a few things from this...