Recent content by Sventendo NES

Thanks Tommo. I just placed an order for a load of different hops and a few yeasts from The Malt Miller as I thought they had more selection. Here's what I ended up with. Not gonna use most of it this time around but wanted to get a wide range for later play time.

Great suggestions thanks Jim. I actually picked up 17 glass demijohns for 2 quid each including the bungs and the airlocks. As well as a 15L one for a fiver. The guy had a 30L one he only wanted a tenner for but I didn't have any more cash on me. I did intend to flog half of them to make my...

Nice. So how did it come out without the Berries?

What vessel did you use? 1.5L seems small to my uneducated mind. Did you do the full ferment in that quantity?

Thinking this could be my base?

I did get this for making cider but I read in the reviews people saying it makes beer just fine. Just thought I would use what I got but not sure what type it is.

Good point. I have some Young's yeast I got off Amazon I was thinking as my base...?

I'm hearing cirta and Amarillo a lot so hop choice number 1 will deffo be one of those. For hop 2 I think either cascade or rakau but I'm still not full commited to either. Rakau does sound tasty though. Yeast wise I'm hearing US-05 and verdant so think these are going to be my little army...

So far I'm liking the sound of Nicks90 method. This was kind of what I had already half formed in my subconscious mind. I love the idea of just doing a yeast or a hop only experiment but the big impatient part of me want to play with all the ingredients right off the bat. Also I will 100% be...

Great thanks. That's what I will do! I'm really grateful of all the wisdom. I'm putting all this into a spread sheet which I will share for further scrutiny. Who do you guys use as your preferred online supplier? I'm very rural here in the bottom half of South Lanarkshire so the closest brew...

Great advice all round. So if I'm going to buy 5 different sachets of Yeast but only be using 5L demijohns would I only be using a fifth of each sachet or will I just put the lot in? If not would the yeast keep if it's been opened? Also same question on hops. Is there anywhere online I can get...

Great suggestions. This was just the infos I was looking for and the encouragement is a welcome change from the wife's "bulldog chewing a wasp" face she gives me whenever I go near my brewing bench. Ok so I'm gonna ask some noob questions now. I already (think) I know the answers to some of...

wilco Thirsty Devil red ale. Turned out quite a tasty tipple.

Probably some ancient greek guy. Well I really like very bitter/citrus IPA style so any suggestions on the type I could use you might have would be great. I'm only onto my 3rd brew so not really acquainted first hand with what's out there. My first was a Cooper's IPA but I got too excited and...

Hi brewers. So I'm very new to brewing and I find I understand a hobby best when I experiment. I have a plan and would be great if I could get you lot to tell me if I'm about to make a fatal error. I plan to buy a 40 pint brew kit (undecided which one but it will probably be an IPA) and mix it...