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morning all, just wondering if there's any one from or close to the Teesside area who would possibly try one of my brews there's a weird twang to it which is also in my second brew ones a festival NZ pilsner kit ones a young's golden ale kit but i dont know any home brewers to turn too. cheers.

Iv had my brew in fermenter for 16 days 14 for fermentation an 2 days with the hop pellets in..... now iv been told by different people 2 different times to cold crash.... the hop pellets didnt come with a bag and the instructions said to sprinkle them so i was told to cold crash the full...

Hi all been reading up on using old shop bought 5L kegs to use instead of bottles..... i will be looking at using a deluxe star tap on top.... my question is can any one give a step by step guide on how to do this or a video of it been done ???

has any one fitted any thing like this to the back of their tap in the fermenter....would it work ??? Any other filter ideas with out having to transfer to another vessel ??

So i started my brew on Sunday and just did a gravity test it ended up on about 1.022 so before i tipped the sample i decided to have a taste and it left a quite a bitter after taste is this normal ? If so how long should it stay like that or will the hops kill the bitterness just for info its...

So i started a brew today and have noticed a slight leak from the tap, i have the last couple of nights had water sitting in it with out any leakage but now I have my brew in it it does, iv closed the tap but not pushed it too far as in fear that could start opening it again as I work with...

How much sugar is enough per bottle in the festival kit i have it has 150g for 40 500ml bottles, but id like to know what other people use

This could be a daft question but do you have to use new screw caps on every new brew?? Also is there a limit to how many time PET bottles can be used due to wear and tear on the threads, i wouldn't want to loose pressure due to this. Thanks

Does the bottle colour make a difference? I don't like using brown bottles i think its hard to see the sediment when pouring... is there a reason most suppliers sell brown bottles ???

I am after cutting a hole in the lid for an immersion heater bung. Any tips on what to use to keep the cut as neat as possible??

Hi all, been a while since iv been on here or brewed... thought id give it ago again and bought all new stuff.... also bought the Festival World New Zealand Pilsner box and wondering if theres any tips or tricks that dont come on the instructions ... will be starting it in the next week or soo...

So following the instructions today is the day my my brew should be done after the 10 days in a chilled place thought i would try it its more of a beer colour than a lager colour and a very bitter taste does this mean iv went wrong some where ???i dont know If its worked but iv uploaded a pic of...

I know there will be a post on this but cant find one can any one explain why and how to use a hydrometer for dummys 😂

I know that things need to be sterilised before use when is it best to do the bottles because i dont want to ruin it at the final stage. TIA

Just in the process of getting the basic gear to brew iv been to a local brew shop and they have said ideal brew temp is 20 to 23 degrees i was just wondering what ideas people have to keep the temp right TIA....

Hi all, iv previously tried and failed at this so now im going to try again. Whats is the best things to buy dont want to spend a fortune as im just starting.. iv seen a beginers kit on art of brewing for £ 22 but dont know if it would be suitable. I will be brewing in a reasonably cold room...