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i usually ferment at 21c - it is the lowest most aquarium heaters go to. I don't get off flavors using using SA04 I find that my beers usually go off like that with massive Krausen and then drop back to normal after a day, I think it may be a side effect of using the aquarium heater at 21-22c

Hi Ian, (if you need local advice give me a yell)(im in Ely) Kit wise I'v moved on to all grain most of the time but I have found that he better brew kits work well, in particular the bandit brew (think desperado larger but better. A lot of my mates constantly request that one)

I simply grated the fresh ginger and used powdered cinnamon.

I put ginger and cinnamon in my xmas ale - it went down a storm

Cambridge is usually about £4 a pint. Last weekend near the center, 3 punk IPA 1 Green king IPA and 1 cider cost me £21.40. Just out of Cambridge where I live it is usually about £3.60-£3.80

only bottles I have had problems with so far are Shephard neame bottles ( ie spitfire)- I think they are more like a 29mm top as to the usual 26mm

Wilko pilsner then add juice from 10-15 limes (unless you can get a concentrate) after its finished fermenting. I recently did this with a a kit that I was given but with lemon - its turned in to a firm favorite with a couple of my friends

are you sure that your FV is airtight? i personally don't use airlocks on my beers only on my demijohns.

I have had the paper slip slightly on an old hydrometer ( while shaking it to try and get it back I dropped it).

Im fairly new to AG myself but I think they are added exactly as you said at "flame out" or "at end of boil", then I believe that most people chill in the boiler (i know I do), or they are left to "steep" for a while before chilling (depending on how quickly you chill). Once chilled, then...

Dont know if it would work, but a "dry hop" with the dry coconut maybe? I am sure that someone else may be able to help more, Im just throwing another idea in to the mix.

a 150w Aquarium heater with built in thermostat would work no problems. 25w heaters are absolutely fine for a normal 23-25l bucket I tend to trust the JBL ones - both for my beer and my fish - they offer a very good compromise on being good quality but not the most expensive...

Harpo - as long as your temp is steady at 20-21 you will be fine my heater is set to 20.5-21 you cant really tell how much its working usually but as long as your temp is steady you will be fine. You don't want to crank it up any higher can get off tastes apparently, but i find if i don't...

1st AG brew 5gal 2196.8

edited and simplified slightly on number 2 and gone with that - its in the mash tun now and smelling amazing

thanks simon - that makes some sense there - I have adjusted the above to reflect some changes

I'm shaping up to have my first proper brew day tomorrow, there is 2 recipes that I've come up with that I would like outside opinions on, one for tomorrow and one for a couple of weeks time. Recipe 1 - I'm hoping for a slightly darker spicy / coffee hit to it 5kg Maris otter 500g Crystal Malt...

5g wilko golden ale kit 5g geordie bitter kit 5g Bandit brew kit Not putting on here my lemon / lime "oooch" so just the 15 so far for me 2156.6

Would agree with the above that the wilko golden ale kit with some citra hops should give you something very drinkable with a nice citrus finish. The only thing I found with the wilko golden ale kit is that it does need a little something extra to give it a little more flavour.

how about making ginger beer from scratch?? Im doing two different ones at the moment, one with a hit of citrus and one with a cinnamon and nutmeg hint to it. Basically it simply works out to be ginger root - water - sugar & yeast. many different ways of doing it but a quick google will...