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    Berry cider

    Hiya as an ale brewer my other half has asked if i could make a berry cider for her for xmas but im not sure where to start really so looking for some advice and help Cheers.
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    wherry reading

    Hiya i started my wherry ten days ago with an sg of 1028 and today and yesterday my readings are 1012 should i leave a few more days or is it safe to botle up Cheeers
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    Coopers English Bitter

    Hiya was jus reading label on can and it says to brew with 500g of brew enhancer was going to use jus sugar 500g but most other kits iv'e done are 1kg sugar jus want to know if 500g is right or am i reading it wrong :wha: Has anyone done this kit and what did they use cheers.
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    Sterilizer question

    Hiya i work in a butchers shop and we use a sanitizer called fx7 which is food safe it works on contact for 30 seconds then you can rinse off or leave on kills 99.9% of bacterias inc e-coli listeria samonella etc. Was jus wondering if i could use this to sterilize my equipment and bottles any...
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    tastes like bud

    Hi jus wondering if you guys know of any kits that tastes like budweiser as im not sure on which kit to buy cheers for any help/advice
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    on-line shops

    hiya all ive jus had a bad experiance with an on-line homebrew company not sure if i can mention site on here so wont for now. So was jus wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of some good on-line shops cheers.
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    Adding hops to kits

    Hiya was jus wondering if you could add hops to kits as i like quite a hoppy pint was wondering if you could add to a kit like woodfordes wherry if so what sort of amounts and how would i do it cheers
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    Adding sugar to keg

    Hiya im about to add the sugar to my keg im using brewing sugar about 85g that right how much boiling water should i mix it with before putting in keg and should i let it cool down first cheers.
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    Kegging/bottling

    Hiya i at the stage now where im about to transfer my brew from FV to keg gonna batch prime with about 85g brewing sugar then bottle some from keg about 12 bottles. Was told not to use any more sugar to prime bottles as i had batch primed keg is this right? Also i have some 750ml screw top wine...
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    Aquarium Heater

    Hiya was jus wondering if i could use an aquarium heater in my FV as im a fish keeper and have a few brand new ones lying round instead of buying one of the electrim 75 ones. Cant see any difference really myself?
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    carbination drops

    Jus wondering if anyone has used these and if so are they any good? Was told about them in my local homebrew shop the other day so was looking for some advice on whether or not to get any cheers
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    spray malt instead of sugar

    Hiya ive decided to use spray malt instead of sugar as i want a beer with more body. Going to move my brew from my FV to my barrel in next few days(been in FV for 8 days). Do i mix the spray malt with boiling water then add to the barrel then siphon brew into barrel or jus mix it in FV then...
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    Not so foamy head in FV

    Hiya i took lid off FV earlier to take hydrometer reading and after 4 days reading is 1.012 but theres only a thin layer of foam on top of brew and been reading peoples posts saying thiers is thick and loads of it? wondering if something is up with mine?
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    hydrometer advice

    Hiya being a newbie and only mixing my first brew(whodfordes wherry) on sunday im not sure when im supoosed to take hydrometer readings?
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    FV is 16c

    Hiya woke this morning and checked my FV and temp was 16c. The FV is in my basement but it is heated but heating in house is off at night now heating is back on FV should rise back to between 18c and 20c is this ok as it will probably drop to that temp every night as its in basement or should i...
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    First brew mixed

    Just finished mixing my first brew(whodfordes wherry) now its jus the waiting game i suppose. Well it gives me time to drink a few bottles as will be needing them come bottling stage(well thats my excuse).
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    Handy Airlock

    Hiya im jus about t start my first brew and the kit comes with a small hnady airlock. Thing is i understand it goes in top of FV but not sure how it works as insructions say fermentation progress can be monitered by the gas bubbles passing through water in airlock fitted in bucket lid. Am i...
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    First attempt brewing.

    Hiya im new to the beer brewing scene. Been wanting to do it for a while so the lovely other half bought me the micro brewery whoodfordes wheery kit. So i've decided this weekend im gonna start my brew been reading my info sheets and think im ready jus not sure where to put brew to ferment...
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    Newbie swansea brewer

    First time swansea brewer. Been wanting to brew my own for a while and the lovely other half bough tme a micro brewery kit for xmas so looking to get it up and running over the weekend.
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