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afternoon all, I was hoping to drill a hole at the bottom of my FV and fit a tap from my pressure barrel, so as to make use of my 'little bottler'. Does anyone have any tips to follow or avoid? Main worry is that the seal wont be tight enough to keep all the brew in during fermentation. Also...

Just taken advantage of an early finished and finally got round to making my smokey stout. Using the recommended EDME Stout kit I steeped 250g of 'peat smoked' grains in a few litres of water and added 500g of Muscovado sugar and 500g of Extra Dark malt, plus a couple of large spoons of black...

Hi chaps I'm planning my first attempt at dry hopping to a two can kit, this will hopefully be either a Woodfords Wherry or a St Peter's IPA, both of which I have succesfully brewed before. I was thinking of adding some hops at the secondary fermentation stage simply just to add some...

I dont have any proper brewing notes on this one, however I do know that I added a kilo bag of extra dark spraymalt to the brew. The Stout tastes great, a very silky liqourice feel to it and it doesnt have the bitter aftertaste that a pint of the famous black stuff can sometimes leave you with...

Looking for a bit of assistance on my next choice of homebrew pls guys. I have a St Peter Golden Ale lined up for a summer sunshine drink, and a Brewferm Triple for the late summer / early autumn. Any suggestions on what else I can brew kit wise? I've done the likes of Wherry and Colne Valley...

i've just started using Star San to clean my equipment, mixing 1.5ml to 1 litre of water. Does anyone know how long I can store this for in some old 5 litre still water bottles? cheers Pat

Hi, I'm currently storing all my home brew in an old bathroom cupboard out in the garden shed, but unfortunately, or should I say fortunatley, it's getting rather full. Do you think there would be any problems storing the beer that is in brown glass / PET bottles out of the cupboard and just...

hi there, Anyone got any recommendations for a nice summery style ale? I had a few pints of Honeydew down by the river in the sunshine on friday and it got me thinking that I need to start something similar for our next heatwave! :party: cheers Pat

hi there I picked up an EDME Bitter kit from Wilko's at the weekend and would love to add some of my grandad's home made honey to the kit when kicking it off, maybe as a sugar replacement. Does anyone have any clues as to how many grams of honey I should use in addition to the brewing sugar...

hi, My St Peter IPA is about 6 or 7 weeks old and is clearing down ok, yet when i've had the odd sample it has a bit of a sharp, dry aftertaste, and probably doesnt taste as good as it should. Don't get me wrong i've still managed to get through a few 1litre bottles but i've not enjoyed it as...

Hi, Would it be ok to transfer some of my Wherry that is currently in my pressure barrel into 500ml glass bottles? Obviously I would sterilise these first and add some priming sugar. I just didn't know if the beer would transfer safely and retain the beery goodness cheers Pat

Hi there, Anyone have any ideas on how quickly this takes to clear down? I bottled my batch last week but would like to have a rough idea of when I can start firing into it! The wife is away this weekend so I was hoping for a 'test mission' :grin: Some bottles are cloudier than others and they...

Hi there, I'm sure I saw a post on this before, but last night I finished bottling my latest brew and took the liberty of storing the sterile solution in my empty FV. Anyone got suggestions on how long I can keep this for before the sterile qualities erode? My next brew tins should be turning...

Hi, I have a load of lager bottles left over from a party, can I use these to stote my Irish Stout in or should I stick to the regular 500ml Real Ale bottles? I read somewhere that these may not be strong enough to withstand the secondary fermentation cheers Pat

Hi there I kicked off my first attempted at a Muntons Irish Stout yesterday afternoon, and after hearing the Wherry lid pop off this morning :rofl: , I had a sneak peak at the Stout. There doesn't seem to be any of the frothy head associated with ales. Is this normal? cheers Pat

hi there Can anyone recommend a nice Christmas brew that I can kick off now? I've been eyeing up the Munton's Santa and the Donner & Blitzed boxes and wondered if anyone had any other suggestions Looking for something that doesn't come too high on the ABV ladder up to 5.5% would be handy...

Hi there, I was wondering am I too early to start brewing a christmas ale , namely the Milestone Donner & Blitzed? I was hoping to brew it after my current one has finished and then store it in plastic pop bottles in the garden shed ready for drinking in the autumn/winter Am I being a bit too...

Hi guys, I just wondered if there was any reason I couldn't add a nice dolop of my grandad's home made honey to my next batch of Milestone's Lion's Pride? I just wanted to give it a bit more 'personal' touch so to speak! cheers Pat

Hi, I've just ordered my second brew kit and am aiming to get cracking this weekend. An issue I had last time was keeping the brew at a constant temperature, ie being nextr to a radiator that was only on twice a day. Would anyone recommend either a brewing belt to wrap around the fermenting...