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I recently purchased a box of demijohns on gumtree. When I got them they were very dusty and obviously hadn't been used in a long while. One of the bottles had 'loganberry 1983' on it! Another two of the Demi's had a very retro cider label on it (see picture!). I'm very jealous that you can't...

Not my own recipe, borrowed from a well known book! Makes 4.5 Litres 1kg of Nettle Tops (approximately 1 carrier bag) 50g Cream of Tartar 1 tsp dried Carragheen 450g sugar Juice of 2 lemons 11g ale yeast Bring 5 litres of water to the boil, add the nettle tops, tartar &...

Anybody any recommendation for the amount of primer for stout? Obviously don't want it too bubbly

I'm normally an all grain beer brewer, but I got a cider kit for a present. Didn't want to be a snob so I gave it a go 8-) I now have 23 litres ready to bottle shortly, and i fancied mixing it up a bit by doing different flavour batches. Any ideas or suggestions for doing this? I have a few 5...

Think I've made a bit of a balls.... I was doing my first full grain brew and misread the recipe and put my spray malt in at the start of the mash... It was only when I check my OG and got a reading of 1.010, that I realised that something was wrong. It was a stout that I was making. Any...

Finally took the plunge and did my first ever brew day yesterday. Decided to make the Cincinnati Pale Ale recipe from the How To Brew book by John Palmer. So I assembled all my ingredients and got my brew on! Followed the instructions and everything went without a hitch, apart from having an OG...

Hello everyone! I am just about to attempt my first brew (just waiting on a few things coming) and I feel suitably prepared. I would just like to ask a question about temperature control during the fermentation. As I'm sure everyone in the UK & Ireland are quite aware it is a wee bit cold at...