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Hi A long time since I visited here but having endured months of delivered in lager I have now decided that it is time to rekindle my interest in brewing my own. I have only dabbled in the past and used malt concentrates but from a quick bit of research I reckon an all grain method is what I...

The largest stainless pot I have got holds only around 10L but I have got another old preserving pan. I am not sure exactly what it is made of - could be solid brass or some kind of brass alloy. I know it does not have a tap at the bottom but I am going to try to work around that. The question...

Having made 3 kit lagers I am itching to try a biab AG brew :) I have a batch of Coopers European Lager which has been fermenting for 2 weeks and is nearly finished. Today I plan to make a small 8L brew length (only got small pot) using lager malt. I plan to take some of the stuff from the...

I have bottled my first 2 batches of kit lager and have been very pleased with the level of carbonation - not much head but nice to drink. I want to move onto a cornie system at some point but a friend has just lent me an old King Keg type keg with a S30 valve. I have filled it with a bit of...

I am thinking of going AG and thinking of the equipment I will need. I have read threads here on installing kettle elements in shiny SS but I have just watched a video with a guy who uses hot plates as his heat source. This would make it unnecessary to drill a hole for the element and would...

I am new to this hobby and I aim to become self-sufficient in Lager. Due to the amount of time lager needs to condition before drinking it has become apparent that I am going to need a huge amount of bottles :) As all is new I am enjoying all aspects of our hobby including washing/sterilising...

My batch of Coopers European Lager has just finished its primary fermentation and will be transferred to my new Freecycle fridge for lagering at the weekend :) I brewed this with more fermentables than Coopers suggest - I followed the guide by ScottM - this was 1kg sugar and 500g of LME. The...

I have recently acquired a fridge which I plan to use for Lagering. My bucket will not fit but the one on the Wilco site looks narrower and taller. My local Wilco is quite a journey away so before I make the trek I was wondering if anyone who has one of these has got a few minutes to measure...

I have had a win on Freecycle which I read about on here - I have never used it before but looked at my local group, saw an ad for a fridge, registered, said I was interested and now 24 hours later I am the proud owner of a 3 year old under the counter larder fridge :D I have a batch of...

I plan to make my third attempt at making lager from a kit. For the last brew I followed ScottM's excellent description of how he made his Coopers European and added some Saaz hops to the kit. I want to experiment a bit with the next brew so I get to know what I like (adding different amounts...

My second attempt at making lager from a kit (Coopers European) is coming towards the end of its primary fermentation. I have read that Coopers supply a genuine lager yeast so I have fermented this slowly at around 16 degrees. I know this is only a kit beer but considering temperatures are low...

I have become quite fussy and stuck in my ways over the years and I very much enjoy a couple of cold lagers in the early evening. In a good pub I enjoy a pint of real ale but at home it has to be lager. The brands I enjoy the most are Becks, Peroni and sometimes Kronenbourg 1664. I have not got...

I have a couple of demijohns with 4L of fermenting lager in each. The lager was decanted from a bucket when I added more sugar to raise the SG (the story is on another thread). The demijohns have been fermenting for quite a while now (nearly 4 weeks). There is no heating under the beer but the...

Hi all Does anyone know where I can buy a glass airlock ? I have found a source in the USA but nothing here. The reason I ask is that I have recently started making beer. Around 30 years ago I made quite a bit of wine and have kept all the equipment. It has been languishing on a shelf in the...

Hi all I have made my first attempt at home brew lager. I was aiming for a finished product that was similar to the 5% bottles or cans that have become an essential part of early evenings :) I have used a Coopers European Lager kit. I added 500g of Light spray malt and then 300g of brewing...

Hi all I am about to bottle my first batch of lager. I have a number of 660ml Becks bottles. I have seen you can get get Crown cap machines in 26ml , 29ml & 31ml. Does anyone know what size I would be best using ? Also, I have nowhere near enough Becks bottles so I have to get some new ones...