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Hi folks, it just dawned on me that breweries often leave their FV open, what is the reason for this? If infections are so easy to get then surely they would be covering up?

My lady would like some fruit cider making, ready to drink in a month's time for some friends coming over. I will be brewing it in a demijohn. What's the best way to do this? Use mixed fruit juice instead of apple juice? Or both? Or use apple juice then use frozen mixed fruit to "dry hop"...

Just been into debenhams to pick up some new shirts for a job interview and came home with an Al Murray bottle opener and beer for £5.40 reduced from an eye watering £18, i got it simply for the metal tray and the bottle opener to make my own mounted bottle opener, I'm not expecting the...

I went on a tour of the Lancaster brewery and the guide mentioned that they just keep their yeast refrigerated and reuse it, and have been for many years (can't remember how long he actually said) and he said that Sam Smiths yeast is over 200 years old. So how come you can only use yeast for...

So the missus got me a tour of Lancaster brewery today! Never been to a brewery before so should be good fun. Anything you would ask while there?

Morrison's are selling off wychwood king Star craft lager 330ml cans for .97p each, i don't know if it's across all stores or regional but worth a look.

Right, i was hoping to clear something up here. I've moved into a new place with the better half and the bills are pretty high for just two of us (currently trying to get this sorted with the energy company) SWMBO only allows the heating on half an hour at a time, and most days we don't bother...

...And one keg, i bought a full kit with i THINK 4 kegs, one got left behind camping somehow and the other got damaged whilst moving house, i don't know what happened to the other one so maybe there was just 3 in the kit. It was only used once on 2 of the kegs. Anyway I've moved back to bottling...

Hi folks, my girlfriend decided to make some blackberry wine with blackberries picked from her mam's garden, she doesn't know how many she got, but she covered them in boiling water then mashed them up, then strained them into a bucket. I would say there is about 2 liters in there, what would be...

Hi folks, tapped my first keg of cider using the party star deluxe tap, when I pull the lever, it leaks out the top of the keg, and I get mostly foam. Any ideas?

....hops were included in the youngs American IPA kit? For some reason I'm thinking 100g but that can't be right? I've done a quick google search and come up with nothing regarding how much hops are included

Ive got 5ltr of cider to prime, made from supermarket apple juice, and I want to put it in a 5ltr mini keg. My question is, how much sugar should I use?

So I've recently moved to carlisle and there are these little flies all over the house, you go outside and get harassed by them relentlessly! I never had anything like this when I lived in the North East so presume they are a bit native to cumbria? Hopefully someone can tell me what they are....

Hi folks, I have a youngs IPA all bottled up and ready, been working my way through it for a couple weeks now. But I've just got a mini keg system and was wondering if I could open a few bottles and put them in a keg? Would that work? Or will it need to be primed again in the keg? Just a...

So I got some cheap and nasty whiskey, bourbon to be exact, and my question is, if I mix it with some sort of fruit juice in the bottle, how long would it last? Basically making a whiskey punch. It's undrinkable as it is so I would probably just send it down the drain if it won't keep in the bottle.

Anyone tried it? I'm planning an IPA AG brew once I'm settled in the new house, and I would love to mess about with grapefruit, any recommendations on when/how much to add to boil(5ltr batch)? Or if I should just dry hop with the rind?

Called into morrisons last night and noticed they have a new selection of craft beers, a few new Brewdogs, couple more from pistonhead, and a pretty tasty one from Sam Adams, along with a few more worth looking at. This was at bishop auckland store, but I would think it would be across all/most...

...to Carlisle, any note worthy pubs? We will be stumbling distance from the crown and thistle in stanwix, I know of eaten by monsters too which serves some decent beer.... And club rock always gets a visit! Also wondering if there's any brew shops nearby?

...gas or electric? I'm very happy with brewing small batches ie 5ltr at a time, so I can try out different recipies more often. I just boil on the kitchen hob ATM but was wondering if making a boiler with kettle elements would be more cost effective than using the gas? Also, is there...

Hi folks, anyone know where I can get hold of a Samuel Adams perfect pint glass in the UK? Found some on eBay from America but the shipping is more than the glass. I've been on the hunt for a pint glass that's 'just right' for some time now and I've finally found it and can't seem to get one...