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So my beer has been finished since the end of May and so far it has gone down very well and I have received a fair amount of praise. I did go against the majority of you though. What I did was...I started the kit as the instructions stated using a medium spray malt instead of sugar, of which I...

Thanks for your replies guys, I think I get me more now. It’s more like 6-8 tonight, might have slightly miss read yesterday. We’ll see what tomorrow brings.

Hi guys, So come this Friday I would have been brewing for 2 weeks. I will be using my hydrometer today, tomorrow and Friday to ensure a stable reading. But I’m not really too sure what I should be looking at, I’ve made the reading none the less at around 10 which is on the black line on the...

Hi guys, Thanks for all the replies and thanks for putting my mind at ease that I can get away with filling bottles from the fermenting tank, I aim to fashion something out of clothes pegs as well! In terms of sanitising the bottles, I have Bruclens Cleaner and Steriliser that I used to...

Hi guys I’ve got a brew kit on that should be ready for the next stage by this Friday. I’ve got the bottles and caps ready, my question is how do I sterilise them, is there a particular thing that everyone does? The bottles are new. Do I need to buy another separate container to put the beer...

Thanks for all the comments, I’m glad I’ve found this forum. Got a bit distracted this evening.... I will buy a hydrometer, Makes sense. Although will the bottles explode or rather be a little carbonated? Bottle conditioned? As I plan on brewing a fair bit, its equipment that will be used...

I believe this is the right location for me to post as I'm pretty much saying what ingredients and equipment I have, what I am hoping to do and if anyone can recommend anything or stear me in the better direction. So a few Christmases ago my brother got me a tin of homebrew from Wilko, I'm...

Hi there, So I have joined for some advice on some brewing that I am hoping to do in the next couple of days and also to absorb lots of information from all the threads available. I have pretty much always been interested in real ales, ever since I realised how much more flavour and depth...