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Just kegged my ale and it looks and smells gorgeous :thumb: Just gotta wait a month or two now :shock: Must resist temptation :whistle: Still I will have my brew buddy bitter ready in a cpl of weeks if need be :drink: Oh well :drink:

Just kegged my first brew for ages. Youngs brew buddy bitter. Been in FV for 7 days and hydrometer was 1010. Hoping ain't done it too soon :pray: Had a little taste as ya do and it ain't bad. Can't wait to have me first pint in a month or so :drink:

I found my copy of Traditional beer and cider making by Ian Ball a few weeks back and Ive decided to try some of my old faves. So today I made 5 gallons of Saxon honey ale. Took ages and the cost of 1.5k of pure honey has gone up a bit since 1990 but as far as I remember it's well worth it...

Got a recipe that calls for cracked crystal malt. I can't find it anywhere. Does anyone know where I can buy some. Crushed is available every where will that do? Cheers :drink: PJ

Is one 11.5g Safale s-04 sachet enough for four 5 litre Demi johns? It's says on packet enough for 20/30 litres. Cheers :drink: PJ

I've got my bin in the shed. Which holds a constant temp of 20c but the bin itself is at 23c according to my stick on aquarium thermometer. Which I measured against my dip in thermometer and it's pretty accurate. Is this too warm as the kit says between 18 and 20c but another thread I've read...

So am I right in thinking that you still add 2.5ml for each pint. Same as if bottling, so 100ml. Cheers :drink: PJ

Been given 2 kits today one is a Tom Caxton ale and the other is a youngs bitter. Dunno if they are any good but I'm gonna give em a go. Thinking about using honey for one of them, which one would benefit from this the most? Cheers PJ :drink:

I was watching a video on YouTube of a guy topping up his king keg with co2. The 8oz pin type. He screwed it down left it for about 2 secs then unscrewed it and gas hissed out. He said it was normal and they correct way to do it. I've just recieved my keg and it says on the destructions to leave...

How does the co2 bulb fit on the cap pin? Is it with the red plastic thingy holder? Do you place the bulb in that and screw it down? Had a co2 air rifle once was useless in the cold lol Cheers PJ

Newb question alert :lol: Been collecting my ale bottles over the last few months, mostly Fursty Ferret. Are they suitable for bottling my homebrew? Someone told me that they aren't but cant see why not. I'm sure I used old Newcy brown bottles years ago. Cheers PJ

Hi I'm PJ from Bucks. Just starting off brewing again so feel I'm a newb, I have forgotten mostly everything I once new which was not a lot anyway lol. I used to make Saxon honey ale which if I remember correctly was easy and the result was quite nice :drink: Anyway I'll prob be bombarding the...