Recent content by snbrewer

Thanks everyone. I siphoned the beer off into bottles this evening, and will leave for another 4 weeks as per the suggestions you’ve made (although the beer tastes pretty good flat!). I used to do BIAB with Irish Moss added towards the end of the boil which was great for clearing the beer...

Hello everyone. I usually leave my beer in the FV for around two to three weeks before bottling. However, I’m currently doing a kit (Woodforde Wherry) which is coming up to 3 weeks in the fermenter and I’m thinking of racking the beer into four glass demijohns in order to clear the beer before...

Hi guys, Thanks very much for all your advice. I have today bought a couple of basic kettles from argos and I'll put the large kettle together this weekend and see how it fares. I'll give it a test before using it to brew so at the very least I don't waste any ingredients when doing the first...

Hi guys, I tried doing the John Palmer Cincinnati Pale Ale recipe last night which uses a partial boil method (dry malt extract, malt and hops steeped in 5-6L of boiling water on the hob, poured into 5-6L of cold water already in the fermenting vessel). Unfortunately, the largest ring in my...

I'm down in South Norwood (south of Crystal Palace if you know where that is). I used to live up in Wood Green so I know that area of North London quite well. Do you know of any decent home brewing clubs in the London area?

>>>>>>> Fil, Thanks very much for the advice. I'm planning on working up to all-grain brewing in the longer run once I get the space to do so (living in a flat in London). I've been thinking about trying to modify a fridge with a thermostat control (there are even some examples on the web...

Hi, I've just started home brewing, having done two beer kits (one IPA and one indiscriminate ale :-). I did the first one in the summer (which turned out terribly as it was far too warm during the fermentation :-( ). The second batch was OK, although I think once again it could have turned...