Recent content by markjohnl

Thanks Chippy Tea. The instructions show it clearing for 5 days or possibly more, so maybe that's longer than you were thinking? This is supposed to be a 4 week kit. Thanks, Mark

Cheers, I certainly will. It's still bubbling nicely in the brew fridge. Bought a carboy for secondary, but forgot to check it also fits in the fridge ... Oops ... Fingers crossed on that one. Another question I have is once I siphon off to the carboy and do the degassing etc. It later says I...

Thanks Chippy Tea!

Hi, I've been a beer brewer to date, but decided to try the Winexpert Chilean Malbec kit as it seemed a good first timer kit. It's bubbling away nicely now (every 10-15 seconds) at day 7 of 14. With beer I would be waiting for the bubbling to stop completely or at least less than once per...

Yes, definitely just get stuck in. It's good to educate yourself on the forum and YouTube but nothing compares to just doing it and learning that way. A lot of the content on here are experienced brewers tweaking and perfecting. I too obsess over temp and oxidation, sanitisation etc. But let's...

Hi Polcho, I have also been cold conditioning in the shed, but only started brewing at Christmas, so it is only recently that the shed warms up when the sun hit it. I have been keeping the beers together in a closed plastic container on the floor at the back so as the shed heats up and cools the...

I tried one of the pilsners last night amd I'm not a fan, so don't think I'll be stocking up on them. After brewing ipa's, pale ales and saison, lager just doesn't taste the same anymore. Maybe on a blisteringly hot day, I can imagine this would hit the spot. Are there any lagers that have the...

Hi Fred, I'm on my 3rd kit and planning on moving towards all grain brewing. With everyone here on the forum and a bit of YouTube, anything is possible. Good luck!

Hi Gerry, I'm in Belfast but still working on raising my brownie point credits after fitting a fermentation fridge. Are there plenty of local home brewers on here? I just assumed most were in England.

Thanks for all the tips guys. I've only 6 in the shed so will maybe try them on my next brew to see how it goes

Yeah, looks like a crown cap but twists off

Thanks guys, I've only come across twist off caps once before, but saw a couple of reviews of this beer and have people coming round for a BBQ at the weekend that might turn their nose up if I offer them a saison or some super hoppy homebrew and this looked like a safe bet...

Hi, I just purchased at me beer for the weekend, with the intention of re-using the bottles for my next brew. I just noticed that they are screw top beer bottles, are these just regular bottle that can be capped again? Cheers, Mark

Hi all, On to my 3rd kit beer, a Youngs new world Saison with Belgian yeast. I've managed to grab an old fridge and have it brewing in the bucket at 28 degrees now for about 5 days. The recommended temp range was 24 - 32 I think, so I went half way, but is that the best thing to do? I have an...

Hi Clib, The yeast sachet was just loose in the box with the rest of the bits making up the kit.