Recent content by martinp

Lucky Freedom

Thanks for all the suggestions. Went for the Mangrove Jacks kit as I've had great results with various of their other kits and it's turned out really well. Will try the Festival Pride of London Porter and see how they compare.

Two words. Alexis Sanchez clapa

Thanks all. Will give the Festival kit a go.

Have had some success with various kits this year (MYO APA, Mangrove Jacks Pink Grapefruit and Juicy IPAs amongst others) and am looking to brew a stout for winter. There are MYO and Mangrove Jacks kits (maybe I should just brew one of each ;)) but would be keen to get views on these/any other...

Have just entered. As I’m about to do my fourth kit since getting back into brewing I’ll have no idea what to do with it if I do win it but will be fun trying to work it all out ...

Would be interested in your verdict on the Juicy Session IPA as I’m considering that having had my first bottle of the Grapefruit IPA

Thanks to everyone for the advice. Had a bottle of this last night and it was excellent. Bottle was 355ml (ex-Old Speckled Hen, with easy to remove labels ...) and had one Coopers carbonation drop in it and the taste and carbonation was excellent (on my previous brew, Coopers Extra Smooth...

City fan but 100% agree. The idea is complete nonsense (as is evidenced by Spurs and Arsenal's involvement, before you even consider the dubious merits of the proposal)

Thanks all for the tips. It is merrily bubbling away in the FV so now I just need to decide whose advice to follow when hopping and bottling :?:

Thanks - that sounds like a good plan but will involve buying a second fermenting bucket ...

Hi All, New member looking for some guidance. Looking to to start this kit over the weekend. Kit says to ferment for 7 days before adding the hops and bottling after a further 2-3 days. One thing I have gleaned from this site is that longer is better so my previous kit I bottled after 3...