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:thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: Awesome. Beer- brewed exactly as instructions. Has been in the bottle for about 4-5 weeks will be gone soon... only problem is i can't order any more at the mo cause the only HBS that stock it in Ireland have run out :( Hoping they get some in again soon as i...

No Waitrose out here in the depths of the west of Ireland... Although Tesco has improved it's beer selection in leaps & bounds (thank God!) & other supermarkets are catching up. Also a few new small breweries which are excellent Galway Hooker/ O'Hara's etc. Next time i go home to Glasgow i'll...

BIAB sounds like agood way to start out & Hopback Lightning sounds really good! have to try it just for the name alone :D Thanks Lads

I brewed this to 18l with a kilo of extra light & a hop aroma bag. It's only in the bottles about 11 days but i had to try one after my year sabbatical away from HB :) It's still obviously very green but, There is a pleasant hop boost from it being short & still a few pleasant milder flavours...

Thanks- working out the cost of the extra stuff needed...& trying out a couple of new kits that i haven't tried before which are relatively new to the market then i might make the plunge all being well :thumb:

Hi as above. I'm considering getting in on All Grain & would like to do a pale ale leaning towards an APA with more hop aroma than actual face clenching hoppiness. I haven't done any Extract of AG brews previously but have done a good selection of kits, Which i find hit & miss (not sure if this...

Thanks lads :-)

Brewing again after a year out :cheers: have been checking out this forum for the last week or so & you seem a helpful & friendly bunch so i thought i better join up! Looks like there are some great new kits out there so if i can get them in the west of Ireland i'll be happy :grin: Michael.