Hi, I'm looking for a good beginners guide to brewing. I'm a complete newbie, any advice would be gratefully received
Forget the Book spend your money on a woodfords kit and get brewing , you will get a great apprenticeship from this site every one is here to take you step by step through any thing you need to know , number one is dont believe the time spans the kits say from brewing to drinking its lies, its a minimum of 12 weeks from start to finish. 2weeks fermenting , 2 weeks in second FV , 2 weeks carbonating , then 6 weeks min conditioning, a lot longer for stout and lager.
Does the 2 weeks in secondary make a big difference? Ive done my 12th kit today but have never done that before
yes ollie it does it lets the yeast clean up any bad odours and flavours left over from brewing , once its eaten all the fermentables it will start on the nasties, then your beer will clear , You are then bottling clean clear beers , leave it then a minimum of 6 weeks to condition and you will be drinking decent beer. :thumb:
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