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I am moving over to the Dark Side in a month or so and was a bit apprehensive. I have watched vids on Youtube and asked questions on the forum. But nothing beats watching something 1st hand. Dave Mack on this forum lives close to me and he kindly offered to let me go to his Home and watch him do...

Put a Fixby Gold in the FV on Sunday 25th March. I brewed it short @ 22 litres but the OG came out low @ 1038. The instructions say bottle at 1012 or below, this would only give me a brew an ABV of 3.5%. The kit says I should get an ABV between 4 and 4.4%. The airlock went mad about 20 hours...

Hi Guys, Will soon be starting my third kit. It will be a Coopers IPA, if the kit calls for a KG of fermentables what happens to the brew, its taste and strength if you use say a kilo and half of fermentables or even 2kgs.

Well Guys, My St Peters Goden Ale is now bottled. I didn't take the OG but the FG was 1014 on the 6th day (which the kit recommends bottling by) But after listening to the advice of you guys I left it a further two days when the FG finished at 1010 or 1012 !. My eyesight is bad and I need...

Hi I posted on Saturday that I started my 1st ever brew which is St Peters Golden Ale. The airlock started bubbling overnight Sat / Sun and has been merrily bubbling ever since. Until that is tea time tonight when the airlock went quite and has been the same all evening. The kit instructions...

Hi All. I have just put my very first Home Brew in to the FV. It is a St Peters Golden Ale. I am soo excited about tasting it in a month or so's time. I am a compete Novice but found the process quite easy to do, the instructions were very plain and simple and at first I thought they had left...

Hi All, Today I have brewed my first ever HB. I have done a 2 Can St Peters Golden Ale. All went well I think but I did make the mistake of putting then yeast in when the water temp was 29c. Will this temp kill the yeast? Its been 5 hours since I brewed and not a peep from the bubble air lock