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I was doing my third batch this afternoon and it seemed a bit odd I've still not tried one my beers. First batch was a Youngs Pale Ale. 3 weeks in the FV and now 10 days in bottles. I know that's not long enough, but was expecting some fizz! Is it doomed or does it just need much longer?

So I know you can ferment most things, but was reading another website about Kombucha and apparently this is actually a thing. That is fermenting it past the very low alcohol content that it has naturally to beer strength of beyond. I'm looking for a small FV to do my next batch of the normal...

I'd rather like a brew fridge, but the other half isn't convinced yet, so in the meantime I have to make do. I'm a slightly concerned that the temperature is a bit low in my kitchen for brewing ale so have been thinking of having my FV in a builders trug with a small aquarium heater in there...

I'm having a go at a ginger wine, 300g of ginger for 5l of water, but I've also used the powdered stuff. Peeled my ginger which was the most time consuming part. Chucked a jar of honey in, 5 small lemons, a dash of cream of tartar and 800g of sugar. I'm using Youngs Super Wine Yeast. Ive added a...

Spotted these today in Aldi. Only £30 and you could brew 370 pints in one. I'm still to new to this to be brave enough to commit to getting that much right sadly. Still keep you in beer for a few months!

I'm currently in the process of collecting (and emptying bottles). Turns out for many that removing the labels can be a right pain. I'd like to stick some basic labels on my mine to tell me what's in it as stocks grow and have a bit of basic info on there. What I don't want to do is have a...

So one of the nice things about home brew is that it is a nice saving over the cost of buying beer in the supermarket. Even the double kits are obviously still cheaper, but have been wondering about some of the single tin ones. Obviously you need to add sugar and I've read on here that using a...

All my kit has arrived and it's brew day tomorrow. I've got two buckets and I'm already thinking about what goes in next and quite fancy doing a wheat beer. Does anyone have any suggestions for some good kits?

I know I'm asking a million questions on the forum at the moment, but I'm afraid I have another. Apologies if it's been asked many times before. I have a look at the calculator, but not quite worked it out. I'm wondering how I can work out what ABV I'll end up with from how much sugar I add...

If you use a second FV, can you transfer from the first using a tap, rather then a syphon? Are there any other advantages to using to Fermenting Vessels?

So I'm reading and planning at the moment, before placing my first order for equipment and a beer kit. It's sounding like sanitising is going to be one of bigger tasks, especially in my limited space. How long before can you do it before and still expect it to be ok to use?

Probably a bit niche, but hey, that's why I'm here. :smile: I'm wondering if anyone has got any experience with brewing gluten free beer from kits? I was pleasantly surprised that there seem to be a number around and the cost of gluten free beer in supermarket is quite pricey. I'm still a...

Hello all. Stumbled across this forum last night as I'm looking to start brewing. Thought I'd try something hopefully quite simple to start with such as ginger beer. Ordered some demi-johns, yeast and hydrometer last night and just picked up plenty of ginger, sugar and lemons from the...