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  1. Renton87

    Easy fruit wine / cider / beer HELP !

    Thanks for the reply .... It's just I'm in the middle of nowhere for 3 months then after I will be leaving so don't really want to pay out big for equipment for only a couple of brews then leave it behind ha so trying everything on the cheap , yeah I have seen with oranges and champagne yeast...
  2. Renton87

    Easy fruit wine / cider / beer HELP !

    Hey guys ! I am working out in Australia at the minute in a small town and working on a orange farm I really want any recipe and how to guide for any basic alcohol I could make with oranges please ... The quicker the fermentation the better ha ! I was thinking about using a paint tub 15...
  3. Renton87

    Work out the ABV%

    Haha that was the idea to try something totally out there !! It tastes so good like nothing Iv ever tasted before , I'm just so confused with the abv think I may have to just test the effects after 6 pints ha And call it * the unknown ale * ha Add me on Instagram renton87 I put all...
  4. Renton87

    Work out the ABV%

    Hi lads Just checked the hydrometer again and it's went down to 1015 so not sure what that would make it abv wise ... It's been in arond 3 and a half weeks it's ready to bottle now , not bubbling any more , looks a great colour and a great taste ! Kit is a woodfordes reserve 2 can kit...
  5. Renton87

    Work out the ABV%

    Cheers beechwood , But this is what is confusing me by the calculations it's working out as like 0.000265? The kit itself is supposed to be 5.2 % Any idea if you calculate what u think the abv works out as ? Thanks again
  6. Renton87

    Work out the ABV%

    Hey ! Can anyone help me work out the % of my beer ? I have used the usual way but it makes no sense , FG = 1025 ! SG = 1045 ! See pics u can see the hydrometer is no were near 1000 = water it's much higher , it tastes really strong ! I hopped ish ha with random stuff see pic eg...
  7. Renton87

    Help urgent !!!

    Hydrometer 1025 FG !!
  8. Renton87

    Help urgent !!!

    Hey ! Can anyone help me work out the % of my beer ? I have used the usual way but it makes no sense , FG = 1025 ! SG = 1045 ! See pics u can see the hydrometer is no were near 1000 = water it's much higher , it tastes really strong ! I hopped ish ha with random stuff see pic eg...
  9. Renton87

    Help urgent !!!

    Cool cheers guna bottle this on Friday , will put a pic of one of the bottles on and you guys can tell me if it looks normal ha At the min it looks like a nice ale with a few gravy granules in ha
  10. Renton87

    Help urgent !!!

    Thanks for the quick reply guys ! This hasn't happened in my previous brews so was wondering what it was , will beer finnings help ? I don't really know what these do ha !! When u say rack u mean bottle it or keg it yeah ? Or move to 2nd FV this is like another bucket before bottling yeah...
  11. Renton87

    Help urgent !!!

    Hey guys I need your experience and expertise !! I'm doing my 3rd brew it's a woodfords reserve 32pint kit . It's in it's 3rd week in FV and checking the gravity there are so many bits? In it undrinkable amounts ! I think it's yeast that hasn't dissolved possibly ? What can I do to get...
  12. Renton87

    Hop experiment !!

    Thanks for the compliments ha ! Yeah the head on this brew is amazing so good for the price 10na for 40pints !! Then a few pounds for diffrent hops,,, Wheazy joe , yeah it is like a newcastle brown ale but better ha may be biased since I brewed it ha ha but yeah if he likes newcastle brown...
  13. Renton87

    Hop experiment !!

    Hi guys , I just finished my 2nd homebrew first was a bulldog kit (evildog ) that a few of you helped me out with tips ha , it was amazing but rocket fuel !! My 2nd batch just finished is a wilko sweet newki brown I dry hopped 25g centennial and 25g galaxy hops and this tastes amazing ...
  14. Renton87

    Pressure keg blues

    Hey guys I recently finishes brewing the bulldog evil dog kit , it is strong and beautiful !! However moved to pressure keg and now all pints poured are like full head ! Is there to much pressure in there ? How to fix this problem ?? This is my 1st brew also , cheers
  15. Renton87

    Evil dog hops.

    Evil dog hops sample
  16. Renton87

    Evil dog hops.

    Thanks for your advice mate it's on point ! As you guys know this is my 1st attempt at homebrewing and it's been slightly confusing ha ! Today I bought some brewing sugar ( wilkinsons ) brand , I syphoned to the keg which was a struggle as I had no idea what I was doing ! While it was going it...
  17. Renton87

    Evil dog hops.

    Hop tea bags added
  18. Renton87

    Evil dog hops.

    Hey guys quick update , day 17 hops added , looking and smelling good think I will wait till Saturday then transfer to keg Also the kit came with co2 canisters do I need to use these at some point or will it carb up by itself in the pressure keg ?
  19. Renton87

    Evil dog hops.

    Hey guys quick update on day 10 , airlock bubbling about every 20-30 secs mybz a bit longer , opened to have a look and the head/foam is massive should it be like this ? Will this go down before transferring to keg around day 17 ? Cheers
  20. Renton87

    Evil dog hops.

    Ahh man that looks awsome I want mine now ha ! Think I will need a bit of sugar then as it's going into the keg This is how mine looks now , keg next to it too
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