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Hi, I pickup up some additional brewing kit a while back, one thing was a plastic barrel with a tap at bottom and screw top. The guy said it could be used for injecting co2, there was a used 8g cannister with the kit so i assumed (possibly in error) that I could use them with the barrel and...

Hi, Bought some new (2nd hand) kit. A large white twin element boiler an igloo mash tun and a diy wort chiller. Have made various kits over the last few years as well as making cider from apples most years. Decided to try the "get er brewed" crisp - session bitter as in my packet mix kit...

Good morning, Have been pulping, juicing and putting some cider to brew on lately. 1. 5 gallons, initial gravity 1040, Campden tabs for 24hrs, then champagne yeast. Initially tart and a little dry to taste, with plenty of flavour 2. 6 gallons, initial gravity 1044, Campden for 24hrs, then...

hi all, going to start making a cider in next day or so. I have picked a load of apples and a friend had an old metal fruit press in his shed that he lent to me. I have a hydrometer, brewing bucket and some demi johns. My plan is to pulp the fruit then brew it in the bucket with packet...

hi, So after brewing a few beer kits, i decided to go "off-piste". I found a ribena alcopop recipe, that basically heated up a bottle of original ribena with a few liters of water to desolve a kilo of sugar. Once cool i added a teaspoon of yeast, and a teaspoon of yeast nutrient, and some...

So i bottled up my first brew today. Few Questions... I'm using the larger kit from here. I've followed the instructions, although i'm bottling up about 1 day later than it advises, as the ambient temp the beer was at was 18, rather than the 20 suggested. I put the hydrometer into a test...

Hi there, My gf bought me a home brew book for Christmas, I read it, went to the range (shop) and bought one of those starter bags of larger, some sugar, and one of those brewing buckets. I bought a job lot on ebay, spoon, thermometer, hydrometer, cleaning stuff, and a few other odds and...

Hi there, First time brewer, my gf bought me a home brew book for christmas. I read it, went to the range (shop) and bought one of those starter bags of larger, some sugar, and one of those brewing buckets. I bought a job lot on ebay, spoon, thermometer, hydrometer, cleaning stuff, and a...