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I've enjoyed doing the simple stove AG BIAB's and I've started to brew a german style lager with the stepped mash process - so I'm looking at getting a boiler to make bigger brews and simplify the process even further! I've surfed the forum and I'm trying to get my head around the Burco mash...

Well, this evening is the 4th AG BIAB using my first bought batch of grains and hops. I've used roughly the same Clibit recipe bar a few tweaks but trying different hops to gain experience and taste. 1st AG BIAB - Fuggles. I was well impressed. 2nd - Goldings. 3rd - Progress. Both...

I had a bottle of 'Freauch'(?) Heather Ale the other day and noticed the taste of ginger (also mentions it as an ingredient on the label anyway). I loved the taste as it was subtle and not overpowering and I was intrigued. Has anyone on the list used ginger in their beer recipes? If so, how...

After seeing the feedback yesterday on another brewer's recipe - I began to worry as I thought I was playing it safe, but not too sure now. I was hoping to doing my first AG this weekend. Anyway, the recipe: 750g Maris Otter 100g Crystal 80 150g Barley Flakes 5g fuggles for 60 mins 10g fuggles...

That's it. My first brew is now all wrapped and snuggly at 20c. Used Wilko's Newkie kit. Let's see how it goes. :whistle:

Sorry, it's a noob question. I'm planning to do a Newkie Brown kit and have to add 1kg of brewer's sugar to it. But after borrowing a couple of old homebrew books (David Lines, Ken Shales) from a friend, there seems to be a lot of recipes which include much less sugar and sometimes none. I...

Hi I am just about to try a foray into home-brew beer after starting to make some apple wine a few weeks ago which won't be ready 'til next summer. I can't wait that long and anyway I like beer! So, I'm going to play it safe and start with Wilko's Sweet Newkie Brown and then hopefully...