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Hi. Can anyone recommend somewhere near Ipswich in Suffolk where I can buy the odd kilo of two of malt for my early forays into homebrew? I've used the usual online retailers but the postage costs are understandably high. Any recommendations would be heartily received. D

Hi. I am a very new brewer and wondered what the disadvantages of 'no chill' are? I am thinking I would give it a try as I have lost my freezer blocks (don't ask!!) I am looking to brew a citra/maris otter SMASH! Cheers!

Here's a question about fermentation. I'm doing my first recipe which called for Nottingham Beer yeast (Lallemand Nottingham Beer Yeast - Get Er Brewed). It comes in a packet but I'm assuming I don't use the whole packet? Maybe I do just chuck it in but wanted to check!

Hi. Is there one? An app for android I mean? Seems a bit of an omission? I have probably just missed it!! Cheers, D

Here's a question! I am looking to possibly move from 1 gallon kit brewing to the standard 40 pint kits...but...I have no idea what I am going to do with the 45 bottles of beer I will produce every time! Don't get me wrong I do love a beer, but I only really drink at the weekends and then its...

Hi. Has anyone got any recommendations for 1 gallon kits I can try out? Just bottled a Pioneer Ale kit from alesmithing and want to start another! I will look to bigger kits in the future, but space is at a premium so 1 gallon is all I can manage at the moment! Any of your faves would be...

Hi. Just after some reassurance really! I made up a 1 gallon American IPA from alesmithing on Sunday afternoon and it's been bubbling away since Monday, however I noticed is all quiet this morning.....the kit instructions say to bottle it after 5 days (which would be Friday afternoon) so I'm...

Here's a question. I have developed an interest in social history and would be keen to brew something that resembles the brews of yesteryear...specifically the 'ale' drunk by almost everyone in Tudor times. I have heard it called 'Small Beer' and was less than 1% abv, but there was also stronger...

Hello. Thought I'd introduce myself! I am a 45 year old father of 5 from Suffolk who is taking his first steps in homebrewing. Due to lack of space I have a small 5l kit which I have used to produce one batch of IPA from a kit. Very drinkable! The second batch went badly and was poured...