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I had a brew that finished OK and I decided to add some finings before kegging and then left it a few days and noticed that I had white "mould" blobs appearing on the surface and a pellicle starting to form. I racked the beer into the keg and added the CO2 when I came to taste it a few days...

how was the rest of your batch? was it flat or fizzy? I made an apple juice wine last year and forgot to stop the fermentation so when I opened a bottle after a month or so that was fizzy like champagne and tbh it was very nice. Don't know if I could do it again but when I collect enough...

Just wondered if anyone has used bodybuilders pure dextrose for brewing as it seems cheaper than the same thing marketed as brewing sugars. (eg Wilko brewing sugar is £6 per kilo whereas as bodybuilder dextrose (100% dextrose monohydrate) on Amazon is £7.99 for 2 kilos)

My starsan and VWP are almost out but I have some of NoRinze to keep me going for a couple of brews. Pretty sure I am going to give Chemsan a go next as it looks about half the price of Starsan. On the Home Brew Shop website, they suggest that using Tesco Ashbeck water with this so will do...

I'm having a Toad Spit Stout from The Complete Joy of Home Brewing by Charlie Papazian and its a really tasty brew. I got it to 5.3% ABV rather than 5.8% in the book but worth doing again.

Yes please count me in!

I don't know who we would see in our group to be honest. We have Europe's #1 airport which is a destination for International Travellers, we have Europe's #1 city in terms on people per 1 square kilometre, we have a more diverse ethnic population than many European countries. Until...

I believe that it is illegal to make spirits only because HMRC want to tax you on how much you make. :(

We were doing ours on click and collect with Sainsbury's but have ventured out the last few weeks. Tesco in Holbeach was a nightmare. Orderly queues to get in then a free for all once they were allowed in. That said Lidl has been great both times I have been in recently and with some people now...

I think it still depends on the kit though. I did a Simply Stout a few months ago and honestly, it was a great little kit and I am currently drinking Bulldogs Easter Brew Chocolate Stout which was 6 months past its best before the date and that is really good now it has been in the keg a couple...

Brewed up a lager recipe at the weekend so decided to get myself a Budweiser today so I have something to compare to. It's been many years since I had one of these. Still have one left for one I get my first one from the keg in a few weeks.

Ironically I bought a box of 100 gloves in January as was going to wear them when working with some bleach. They only cost about a tenner at the time so reckon if the people you see have a box then probably dispose of them but if someone has given them a pair - well that's not good.

Upgraded from my ZX81 to a Spectrum when they came out. I don't recall a fancy on/off switch on the power pack like on the picture though. I had practically all the Ultimate Play The Game titles up to Sabre Wulf and would play that and Atic Atac with my friends. My mother found this little...

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Which in the last 10 years was the NHS budget cut cut cut?