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Hi everyone, been a long long time since I have brewed and now feels right to start back, going to renew my old fermenters, saw a conical fermenter on balihoo for around £70, does anyone have it and if so is it worth getting or stick to the 2 tub method of fermenting and racking off, it seems...

Had to do 2 brews for a motorbike association rally but only had 1 belt and 1 temp controller, solved!

setup up my fermenting box in the garage (swmbo though it the proper place, seems the kitchen isnt good enough for my fermenting box lol) attached my brew belt via the stc1000 switched on and nothing, dragged out an inspection lamp dropped it into the corner and then put the sensor 2/3 down the...

has anyone dry hopped the 5 litre kegs you get from the stores? the access hole at the top is tiny so was wondering if anyone has done it, with a hop bag? i should imagine leaf might block the pouring tap, gonna do a few batches of pale ale and use the kegs i have and gonna try and dry hop...

just wanted to say a big thanks to inkbird for running the posts with which basically they give away their products, i received my 'winnings' from you and all checked and seems ok so far! long may they continue the relationship with this forum because we get stuff for nowt which helps our...

was given a fridge for brewing but it turned out to be dead, so just built myself a box made out of 30mm insulation board, its foiled inside and out the top and bottom are doubled to 60mm, my fermenter is sat inside with a brew on the go, the temp in my kitchen is 29c, inside the box is 19.8c...

the wife bought me a groupon voucher for 2 people to have a tour of the brewery and tasting, costing £14.50, what a superb day out! i took my dad and a great time was had by all, started with a pint or 2 then the brewer was there who gave an indepth and interesting history lesson on the...

anybody use this?, wonder what its like, seems nice and compact! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/271687277467?dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fitm%2F271687277467

hi all, is there a set time on changing their FV's? i bought 2 new FV a month ago and then found in the back of my garage a couple of FV's, bit grubby and dirty but no nicks, cuts, or other damage just dirty, anyone still using FV's 5+ years?

****e week workwise, home around 3 got to potter in the garage this afternoon(hhmm!) i took in a pint glass and cracked open an evil dog ipa at 7.5%, after the second pint i thought best have something to eat, only been bottled since 26 feb, bloody hell its good and i could feel the effects, now...

hi all, i have been asked by another homebrewer on site who has just started brewing about the dates on tins of wort in kits, he has been given some from a friend of his which are 2 years over the best before date, he asked do i reckon they are usable since they are sealed in tins, i told him i...

kitchen now in and working, 1st brew since early last year because of the build, only did 1/2 batch and a basic brew 2000 gm maris otter 80 gm very dark crystal malt 21 gm east kent goldings at start of boil kitchen christened! nothing spectacular but nice to get my feet wet again, bring on...

since june i have knocked down my old kitchen, and built a new larger kitchen extension from the ground up and although the kitchen is now in and fitted there is still a few things to do, but im gonna do a brew this week! woo hoo! first one since march, seems the new kitchen has a sink that will...

this is a query on a pid controller i am building, i have built the controller plus ssr etc on a board so i can check everything without it being in a box, works a treat! question is the pid i am using is 12v, i am powering it with 240v power adapter( the variable 3v to 12v unit you buy when you...

just been to tesco's homeplus at imperial retail park in bristol and found they are selling nearly all of their home brew kits at £3.25, this is mainly coopers kits AT £3.25! and their 1kg enhancers for £1.25. i am gonna use 2 cans for a brew instead of adding sugar/enhancer, that makes it...

Just been to wikinsons in bedminster Bristol, woodfordes wherry £18, I normally do AG but had to pick 1 up, also they have kits at £10, gotta be worth a go!

i have picked up what seems to be a 50 litre packaging plastic drum used to transport a medicinal component(held in bags inside the drum) from a medical manufacturing factory, there are no marking denoting what type of plastic but im thinking it could be turned into a boiler since its associated...

i had a chat to another home brewer today and obviously we got round to discussing dry hopping (as you do!) and he said that adding the hops whilst fermenting isnt the done thing, never done but would like to know why? what reaction does the yeast have that affects the hops in such a way as no...

15 days and 200 pints under my belt and only brewed on the weekends as well! fair play to the wife, not whinged once should really brew at regular intervals lol started 26th may finished today (10th june) never again! lol

i syphoned my brew into my bottling fv with gelatine to aid clearing last week , i now want to move it to a keg, can i use gelatine again to help it clear even quicker in the keg? i promised my mates i would have 2 barrels ready by mid july to drink, am thinking of bottling 1 lot and kegging the...