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Hi all! I hope everyone is keeping safe amongst all the coronamadness. I’ve no idea if anyone even remembers me- I used to post quite regularly but have had quite a long absence from homebrewing- over 18 months! In my defence I’ve had a lot on- I learned to ride a motorbike, bought a...

An American brewery is currently trying to put these into production. I'm all for it, though I'd be interested to know how significantly it will affect the price of one of their sixpacks. https://wokesloth.com/six-pack-rings-feed-animals-instead-of-choking/alexa/

Finally managed to get my brew on! As it's such a lovely day, I decided to get sunburned while I was at it. I went for the summer lightning clone from The Homebrew Shop. This time, things went well! I squeezed the bag and added a touch extra to the sparge, so ended up with a full 28l boil. I...

So, taking a short hiatus from beer, as apparently having 92 bottles is unreasonable. So I decided to brew a turbo cider, partly to appease the Mrs as it's something she'll drink, and mostly because if I do it now it should be done in time for summer. Went with: 6l Tescos apple juice 1 mug...

Hello all! So far I have only made beer, but over weekend I inadvertently revealed to the Mrs that after bottling the APA currently in the fermenter I will have 92 bottles of beer :confused1:She was less than impressed. Therefore, since summer is coming, I've decided February's brewday will...

I had an extra day off work, so got the new gear out and got my first BIAB on. It took ages. 6, maybe 7 hours, though I did spend some time putting an accurate scale on the side before getting started. I'm hoping this will get quicker. I also ended up with way less going into the FV than I...

Hi all, and happy New year! Santa was nice so I finally have the kit to do BIAB! I intend to do my first brew in it tomorrow, but have a couple of questions first. What I have is a peco boiler with a false bottom. The false.bottom fits above the tap and looks fine enough to filter out hop...

Gonna get this on today, equipment is sterilising as we speak. I've got myself two tins of black treacle and already have a load of various brown sugars, so I'm thinking I'll brew it short to 20l with two 545g tins of treacle and c.500g of dark brown sugar. I'm not sure if that amount of...

Got this on yesterday with 500g of dark candi sugar. I underestimated the volume of the extract and prepped too much water, so was over the volume and thus under the OG, but I made it back up to 1067 with some brown sugar. I then forgot to check the water temp before pitching, but it felt about...

I've never drank a huge amount of stout or porter, but as I get older I find myself liking it more and more. Since getting into home brewing I've done some reading about the history of beer and beer styles, so I've learned a lot about the origins of stout and porters and their evolution over...

Hi all, I have just ordered the Brewferm Abdij kit from homebrew online, with 500g of dark candi sugar. Should be with me by Friday, I'm hoping it will be ready for Christmas. My previous brews have all been done with bottled water, but for this one I intend to use tap water, treated...

I plan to move to BIAB in the future, and while this may be a little while away (I need to figure out where to store grain), I'm considering how to make myself a boiler. I have a Coopers 30l FV with a tap, is there any reason I couldn't just fit a couple of cheap kettle elements to this and make...

I'm a fan of Leffe Brun, particularly in the autumn and winter, and was thinking it would be nice to get some Belgian Abbey-style beer on soon so it's ready for drinking in the colder months. The problem is, I only just got my second kit on, I'm not really ready (nor do I currently have the...

So I was hoping for a St. Peter's Ruby Red, but due to time constraints and a need for some Campden tablets I went to Wilkos. They didn't have Campden tablets, or Ruby Red. They did have Wherry, which I've heard many good things about. So I got that, and stocked up on bottled water at the...

I just came across this, which seems to be a book that has been reproduced in it's entirety online. Seems a very useful resource for beginner brewers, like me; so I thought I'd share for my fellow newbies. http://howtobrew.com/

I finally got my brew on! I drove down to the Home Brew Shop in Farnborough. Right from the word go it went wrong, as when I asked if I could buy their "equipment only starter pack" in store he started making noises about not having one made up. Somehow he managed to talk me into getting a...

While researching different strains of brewer's yeast, I came across this: https://www.buywholefoodsonline.co.uk/brewers-yeast-250g.html?gclid=CLzG9-_z4tQCFe-w7QodBqINoA Is this a bargain, or am I an idiot? Because I'm fairly certain it's one of the two.

Hi all, I'm about to order my first kit and equipment. I did originally plan to use some cheap, Tescos-own bottled water in my first brew and re-use the bottles to hold the beer. I'd get a hose for the kitchen tap and some campden tablets for my next brew, but I'm on a budget and this seemed...

Hi everyone! New, soon-to-be-brewer here, raised in Reading and currently living in London. I've been lurking around the forum for some time now, and day-dreaming of brewing my own beer for quite a lot longer, and I've finally decided to bite the bullet! I get my next pay check in about a week...