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Hi guys. I brewed up a 12 litre batch of Youngs barley wine a while back (tweaked with extra DME), which after a long secondary ferment is now ready to be bottled. It's being brewed for Xmas, so I'm hoping a nice long soak in bottles will make it a good brew. Problem is, I've lost the...

So, three brews on the trot have done this. A Brewferm Grand Cru, a Coopers APA and a Woodfordes Wherry (tweaked.) All very different beers, but behaving in the same way. Basically, they were getting down to a point where they looked like they were stuck, even showing constant hydrometer...

Having done a few brews now, I can't help but thinking my barrel stored beers taste so much better than bottle conditioned beers. I'm assuming it's because the beer is stored in bulk? What are your experiences?

So, one of my FV's is soon to be freed up and I've got a can of Youngs barley wine kicking about. I was thinking about brewing it up, but the listed 5 - 6% abv just isn't going to cut the mustard for a barley wine as far as I'm concerned. Obviously I was thinking about brewing short, but was...

Sorry if this is a daft question, but do I have to store wine in bottles? I'm thinking about having a bash at a 30 bottle wine kit and was wondering if I could condition and store it all in one of my spare beer pressure vessels rather than bottles?.....

Hi everyone. A quick question if I may, as this is my first brew? I put my newly fermented beer (Woodfordes Wherry) in the barrel with priming sugar last Wednesday. Up until Sunday, no issues. However, I then noticed that the thread of the tap had split and was seeping beer. No doubt I...