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Good news was it turned out ok, had a party on at Halloween and everyone went for the IPA and they were all hammered :rofl: by 3am out of 40 pints I only got 2 :lol: oh now I'm going to have to make more :cheers: guys for all your input much appreciated :thumb:

No I use the good old fasioned airing cupboard :lol: at first it was too hot @ 25oC then I turned down the thermostat and it sits comfortably at 22oC 8-)

Hi everyone, I have lived in the same house for the past 13 years with this flammin tree that keeps dropping its berries every year and this tree has an abundance of berries, year after year I would watch my patio get stained by these berries, watch the birds eating them, and every year I would...

yeah will leave it till the weekend then rack it, :cheers: guys :thumb: it's the first time of using fermentis yeasts :lol: will let you know if it tastes ok when it's time :lol: :drink:

It's supposed to to have a FG 1.011 but that's supposed to be between days 8 -14 and I'm only on day 4 :wha:

I used SafAle US 04 i think its defo fermentis and the pack is a reddish colour :rofl:

Please look at these pic's am a little concerned, comments please and advise on what is wrong and can it be rictified. :pray: The aroma is yeasty. I made this on the 16th OG @ 1.050 and today I seen this with a SG @ 1.014 :? :cheers: :thumb:

Welcome to the forum :clap: the guys on here are the most helpful people I've come across, and they don't even mind if its a silly question :thumb: which helps us newbies, there lots of help, tips and the odd technique especially in the 'How to ....' threads. Good luck and happy brewing and...

I had the same problem when I first did my one where I used a Wilkinsons Value Kettle element, it too blew my two gang and the switch wont work no more, upon further inspection on my wiring I noticed that I had inevertantly wired it up wrong at the supply, when the bucket is sitting bottom side...

Hi All, I seem to have major problems trying to get Amarillo strain of hop for home growing :wha: All I can seem to get is threads stating that Amarillo is only held by one farmer and NO plants,roots or seeds are available to the general public, yet a couple of people seem to grow it at home...

Will have a look at aplus hops thanks for the heads up :thumb: :cheers: :thumb:

Hi and welcome :thumb: I to am new to the brewing community, I am conditioning some of Youngs Brew Buddy Lager, that was quite fun but being on here and seeing a few of the threads to do with AG there seems to be a buzz of excitement due to it and that has bitten me especially some threads from...

I'm thinking of growing my own hops for next year but only see 3 varieties for sale at the moment at £8.25 a plant, but I would love to get my hands on an Amarillo plant if anyone knows where I can get hold of some :thumb: :cheers: The pictures on here are very impressive guys, the plants...

Great :thumb: will give them a try, if you require 5L you must be running a brewery and that must cost in the region 0f £60 - £80, thats some serious brewing :lol: thanks again for your help :party: :cheers:

Where did you get your FD20P Antiform as having trouble finding an actual stockist as it seems Brupak dont sell directly :( I noticed a thread that you did about 2 years ago, ( did an internet search for the FD20P Antiform and there was only 2 hits and they were your posts :lol: ), I wouldn't...

Yeah I had froth right at the start, right back when I took the fluid level upto the 5 gallon mark as instructed then about 40 min later it looked like flat beer :lol:

Thanks, :thumb: Will try in Fareham as thats the nearest stockist to Bournemouth, thanks again :cheers:

Hi Folks, :thumb: I just want to know if anyone uses an anti foam inhibitor like what they have in the States ' Fermcap-S', if anyone does use such a product here in the UK, what's it called and where can I get hold of some :wha: , any help will be greatfully recieved. I'm about to do my...

Hi Welcome to the forum, the guys here are great and very helpful, enjoy and happy drinking when your cider is ready, with the help on here you won't go wrong. :cheers:

Yeah I had a brown crust along the sides at the top of the fermention bin it was quite thick as well bout a 1mm thick by 10mm wide :drunk: