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I am using Wilkos own brand, usually one called sweet newkie brown, and a stout that they sell, i have found them to be quite good and a nice taste... i dont add anything extra to the kit, i just mix in normal sugar and add yeast, although the stout i have just made, i did add some crushed...

No.... same kits, but different batches one batch keeps a head, then the next doesnt but same procedure on each brew

I am taking about washing up liquid, which everyone uses to wash their glasses in...:whistle:

I brew from kits, and sometimes when i pour from a bottle, i get a good head that stops on the top, but some time it just fizzes away and is gone within minutes, why is this? i know detergents effect the head, but my glasses are always well rinsed out,

Talking to my partner who is from Zimbabwe, says that people used to make their own opaque beer, it was made from millet malt http://www.brewsession.com/the-opaque-beers-of-zimbabwe/ anyone made it? she says it used to taste quite nice :thumb:

For the last 25 years i have been brewing beer from a kit, using the same old 5 gallon bucket with a loose fitting lid, i have never had any contamination or spoilt beer. Now looking about, it seems to be standard practise to have a bucket with a tight fitting lid and air lock, when i first...

Thanks guys, i will have a look at them :)

As mentioned in a previous post, i have been brewing from kits for years, and i have only ever had one go at brewing from fresh ingredients .....and failed, probably because i did not have all the gear, basically i just boiled it all on the stove and then left to ferment....no sparge or...

Thanks for the welcome guys....Just one question, why do i not get a email notification of a reply? i only found a reply by just looking here, i DO have it set on my setting to get immediate email notification (scratches head)

cheers hoppyland, a lot of stuff there i didnt know... I could then get a second 25ltr plastic container as you say, and leave it to clear in that? how long could i leave it for? i thought once all the sugar was fermented, then it was in danger of going off. or am i wrong.?

Thanks for the replies guys...... i dont think i am explaining myself well No i dont rack off....but i suppose i am kind of doing this by transferring from one 2ltr bottle to the next, and adding more sugar again on the second bottling... all i have ever done is just brew from a kit, then...

Hello guys, i am new here, so Hiya to you all :thumb: I have been brewing for about 25 years, but only from kits, i use bottles now, i tried pressure barrels once but was not happy with them. Anyway, my question is... I brew my beer and put it straight into one pint bottles, but i would like...

New member here, i have been brewing for years, but only from kits, i am wanting to go to the next level, and pick up some tips, hopefully i can give a few tips as well. deano