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I've done 2 demijohns today to the following recipe: 20 lemons 50g Fresh ginger 1500g Sugar Zested 10 of the lemons and added zest to a pot with the juice of the 20 lemons, about 1l of water and 50g of finely grated ginger. Warmed it up a bit and added sugar to make a syrup. Meanwhile...

Anyone into their chillies? Never used to be but some ghost/ Naga challenges have converted me. Currently growing some scotch bonnet but want to do some Naga jolokia or Carolina Reaper next year so where do people get the plants? Also ordered a taster pack of Carolina Reaper nuts, Bombay mix...

Following on from my recent experiments it wont be long until my juice wines and raspberryade have finished fermenting. Problem is I dont know what to do now properly! I have secondary's for racking, I have stabiliser, when should I do these? Is giving the demijohns a good shake after racking ok...

Just tasted the Wilko cervesa I did (with extra spraymalt) and to be fair it is pretty clear and has carbonated well in the bottle but given the choice you wouldn't order a second! How long does​ everyone give their brews a chance for before writing them off as a learning experience?

Planning on some manly pursuits tomorrow for fathers day, a Cwtch, 2 Turbo ciders and a Raspberryade in the morning followed by copious amounts of ale in the afternoon. Will update tomorrow!

Dying to get another brew on the go, I was originally going to do the Coopers recipe Russian Imperial Stout but I don't think I will have the patience to let it mature for 12 months as advised by others on here so I was thinking either: A: Brewferm Triple (double batch) with brew enhancer...

After brewing and bottling my first 2 brews my dearest but slightly OCD wife has called time and said I must relegate my 80 bottles to the garage. I've got them up on a worktop, in cardboard boxes and with a 13.5 tog duvet around them to keep them comfortable but do you think this is ok for...

Just bottled my first ever brew, Wilko cervesa with extra fermentables. Looks a bit dark but I suppose the 500g light spraymalt and 1kg of dextrose have took it a bit past a light beer! Tastes ok too! 2 carb drops into pet bottles so will see how it gets on. Bottling my Stout tomorrow, got the...

Was wondering how much people use for bottling stout? I am going to use dark brown sugar but don't have any fancy scales or spoons etc so will a rounded teaspoon suffice?

I have a Coopers Stout 21l (with 1kg brewing sugar, 500g medium spraymalt 1058 OG) which has now 24hrs in got a whopping froth on the top and a Wilko cervesa 22l (1kg brewing sugar, 500g light spraymalt 1056 OG) which has a froth on and seems to have clouded a little? Wishing my life away until...

Just a quick hello, never tried home brewing before so looking for good advice from seasoned folk. As I type I have a Coopers Stout 21l (with 1kg brewing sugar, 500g medium spraymalt 1058 OG) and a Wilko cervesa 22l (1kg brewing sugar, 500g light spraymalt 1056 OG) cooling before I add the...