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I'm not sure what the answer to this question is, but I intend to find out. Going to knock up a brew with the following recipe today. 1 x Cooper's Sparkling Ale kit 1.5kg Light Malt Extract 1kg Honey Then after the primary ferment I'm going to add a Liberty hop tea in the hope of...

I am thinking about using a hop tea to enhance my next kit, does anybody know if there is a good guide for doing so on this site (guide for making the tea, how much hops needed, some dos and don'ts etc)? I have tried using the search function, but 'hop tea' returns no results I think because...

Hi all I have been brewing for around two years now and I am still using a 'starter kit' FV. It has served me pretty well up until now, but a couple things about it are starting to annoy me. Firstly it is basically just a plastic bucket with a lid. It has no airlock or anything which...

Pretty newbie question this... So let's say I want to take a basic kit and replace the sugar with malt extract, what ratio should I replace it at? I always assumed it was 1:1 (so a recipe needing 1kg sugar should use 1kg malt extract) but reading a couple of recipes on other sites have made me...

I have made 3 brews before. Every time, during the ferment, they have exploded into a frothy frenzy in the first few days, then the frothy head has collapsed leaving lumps of yeasty residue on the top of an otherwise calm-looking brown liquid. This time it's very different. There was some...

It's brew day! To this point I have made 3 brews and so far they have all been at least reasonably successful. I am just finishing my Christmas beer (Superbowl night should finish them off) and I am now looking to refill the FV. To this point though I haven't really strayed away from just...

While I was in Bruges a couple of years ago, I tried a beer called Barbar Bock, which was very enjoyable. I wondered if it would be possible to make something similar by making an MCB kit with honey and maybe brewing a bit short. Has anybody tried modifying a Bock in this way? Do you think it...

Hi all I am fairly new to home brewing. So far I have made three kits and all of them have turned out pretty good. I am now thinking about moving beyond a basic kit, and I think the first step would be taking a kit and modifying it in some way. What are the different ways of doing this? The...

After my first brew went surprisingly well, I am eager to get back on the horse and make some more. I am thinking of trying an IPA as my wife quite likes that as well. Can anybody recommend me an IPA kit that they have achieved good/great results with?

Hi there I am completely new to home brewing. It was something I had always fancied trying and my wife knew this, so I got a Wilkinson Home Brewing kit for Christmas complete with a 40 pint 'Golden Ale' to brew. After doing a bit of reading on this and other forums, I realise this might not...