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Infuse the sugar

Am going to make a cheap dark ale for christmas and had an idea to j fuse the sugar with cinnamon, orange peel, and dried fruit before adding it to the kit and then before adding the yeast! What do you lot think? The finlandia kits are cheap wnough that if it dosent work out its no great loss...

Cheers guys that helps alot! Gonna give these fruit beers a go and they only sell them in 12 ltr kits!

Is it ok to make 12 ltr beer kits in larger 33ltr fermenters or should i get a smaller one?

Hey stephen its on the upper newtonards road! Massive range of stock and great advice! I highly recommend http://www.4ni.co.uk/39254x919x3_nature ... elfast.htm Doaky

Could you add anything to the above kits like cinnamon, cloves, orange peel etc on enhance the flavour or are they good enough on their own!! Doaky

The only place is natures way! Few down south who do next day delivery but the woman in natures way deffo knows what shes talking about! The brew belt is great ! Id invest in one! Doaky

Hi im looking for a simple beer recipie for a beer to get staryed which will be nice at christmas! A beer kit with some spices and fruit thrown in! Is it that simple? Dont wanna start boiling hops cos im a complete novice! Anyone any ideas??? Cheers Doaky

Hi im looking for a simple beer recipie for a beer to get staryed which will be nice at christmas! A beer kit with some spices and fruit thrown in! Is it that simple? Dont wanna start boiling hops cos im a complete novice! Anyone any ideas??? Cheers Doaky

They are 500ml coopers plastic btls and a teaspoon of sugar was added! Should i open one to check it out?? Cheers

I bottled 40 btls of stout last week using sugar instead of carb drops! The bottles (plastic) are rock hard! Did i prime them with too much sugar? If i did what sort of problems will arise from this?? Cheers Doaky

Hi im looking to brew a special beer for christmas and wondered does anyone have any recipies or tips? Not a massive fan of dark ale so could a good quality lager or stout kit be used? Am new to the brewing lark so not sure what should go in the fermenter and what shouldnt!! Any help greatly...

Hi im Doaky from lisburn in nothern ireland! Just got into homebrew through a mate 4 months ago and havent looked back since. Love the whole process of the ole homebrew except the steralizing bottles! Theres got to be an easier less time consuming way???? Anyway good to be on here among like...

Hi matthew i am from just down the road from yourself in Lisburn! Started brewing bout 4 months ago and have made the coopers canadian blond, mexican cerveza and have just bottled 40 bottles of coopers irish stout! I got a brew belt with my kit cos as you know you cant trust our weather here...