Recent content by richaworth

Best kits I've brewed (with related tweaks): Evil Dog Double IPA with 100g lemon drop added to the "tea stage" alongside the included hops. The original beer is a bit low on hop aroma for my tastes, so I did this the second time and it is lovely. Tinsel Toes with an extra can of LME. The...

Which of the many American Amber kits is this, do you know?

I was coming in here to say I've just polished off a pint of the Tinsel Toes. I stuck an extra pouch of MJ's liquid malt into the brew to get it up into proper winter warmer territory, and it's comfortably the best kit beer I've made. Though @Beermonster66 - I can definitely see myself making...

Impatience is the main driving factor, to be honest. I'm currently shopping for a soda stream on gumtree, as that seems to be cheap enough (and my other half likes fizzy pop, so it's not like it won't get used).

Forgive the noob question, but what do I need to supply the 40psi? I have literally no experience with force carbing or CO2 systems, so detailed info is appreciated.

What's the cheapest way to force carb a couple of pints so I can take a proper sample of a beer I'm otherwise bottle conditioning.

Turns out I've accidentally become a beer kit guy. After my last FV came empty, I threw a Wilko winter kit in it. Followed by a MJ Grapefruit kit I ordered alongside an ingredient order for free shipping reasons, and last night I put on a Evil Dog after reading some pretty glowing reviews. Just...

Follow up on this recipe - it was bloody delicious. Need to make more

Thanks buddy. I'll definitely take all this on board - glad I posted 😁

I spent a period of time down the homebrew rabbit hole on Serious Eats, and decided on a recipe to make. Though due to a few little issues (mostly, I missed that the recipe I bought ingredients for requires a mash tun, and I don't have one; and I'm too impatient to build/buy one right now), and...