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I'd brewed up a Guinea's Stout kit from LoveBrewing, and kegged it on day 11 and put the keg in a water bath for the carbonation. After about 36 hours the bath water was full of beer and the keg was floating. The bath temperature was high, so I switched off the immersion heater to slow/stop...

This may be a stupid question, but isn't it possible to keep the mash temperature at 70% or so by maintaining gentle heat in something like an Ace boiler. Although less energy efficient, it would save a lot of messing around covering the mash with insulating material. Have I missed something...

I've gone over to the dark side and done a small (5l) batch of all grain. Ok - it's cold in North Wales and I've got the windows closed, but the steam and condensation is considerable. It reminds me of when youngest son was at home and having two hour showers. So, what's it like with a 23l...

I've been using an s30 valve to inject CO2 into pressure barrels from a Sodastream gas bottle. The trouble is that this is very tricky and you have to trickle the gas in, as otherwise (and it's just happened for the second time! :doh:) the cooling caused by the expansion of the CO2 into the...

Was it the deliberate ageing of a super strength barley wine, or the bottle discovered at the back of the cupboard? What difference does long ageing make?

Let's face - we all have an over production problem. I was producing over 30 lbs of tomatoes per week from my greenhouse when both sons were still at home. When I was shooting and making my own ammo, I was hard pressed to get enough range time to shoot it off. I fish, and tie my own flies, but...

Just started drinking my first home brew for over 30 years. Mrs. LB tried some and reluctantly conceded that it tasted like beer. :mrgreen: The brew is a Kentish Ale kit from Love Brewing and it did everything that it said on the tin. However..............and with blokes and hobbies there is...

I had done some home brewing at home as a teenager, but was unable to do so at university. However, some brave souls in student flats matched home brewing with the cultivation of what I naively thought were tomato plants in the loft. Judging from the reports I had from a few friends who had...

Please forgive me if these questions seem idiotic, or have been answered elsewhere. I've gone back to home brewing after 30 odd years, and the basic keg kit seems to have changed little. I've got a King Keg (as yet unused) and it has a s30 valve which connects to what look like the old...

I'm back to brewing after a gap of well over 30 years. I started brewing as a teenager, wasn't able to do it at university, and then started going in earnest when I was married. Those were the days of the Boots kit and little else. One of my specialities was a totally undrinkable massively...