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Alright dudes. I've had a brew in the FV for 2 weeks which is ready to bottle. The thing is that wife has given me a squillion "just jobs" (Could you just put up a shelf, paint the kitchen, lay a patio, cure world famine, etc...) How long can I leave it in unopened in the brew fridge before it...

Hello again everyone. I've got a brew on at the mo which is due to finish up next weekend. Because I'm fiddling with recipes I'm only doing small batches (~10L) and I'm planning on getting another brew on straight away that's a very similar style as the current one. I'm thinking of getting the...

Had a minor hiccup with the stout I'm brewing at the mo. In true Muntons style I suffered a stuck brew and no amount of warming or rousing did the trick so I ended up repitching another lot of yeast. It's going to be a week or two until bottling and thanks to my generosity in letting some chums...

I've been enjoying the fruits of my brewing labour recently and all is well for the most part. The only tiddly issue I'm encountering is that I become a bit of a farty pants the following morning. ashock1 What I'm keen to discover is whether this is normal for homebrew or if I've cocked...

Me! I popped the lid of the FV on Wednesday to check the gravity prior to cold crash and the sample had a bit of a vinegary whiff to it. The taste test was a bit iffy too... Now I know my cleanliness/sterility was top banana so all I can think I must have dropped some arm hairs in there when...

I had a little go on my first brewing attempt last night after one week in the bottle. It tasted okay but it wasn't half thin. Also, I think it could have used a bit more priming as it was pretty flat. I made the kit to the volume on the instructions so to improve the body am planning to...

Hello everyone, Here's my first noob question: I'm due to bottle on Friday (2 weeks since start date). Hydrometer reading already shows ~1012 so what the destructions state. Now, I've read on here about cold crashing for 24 hours prior to bottling but am unclear whether this is the fv as it...

Hello ladies and gents, The last time I tried brewing I was a teenager *cough, cough* years ago and have just started again. I've got a batch of Smugglers Special brewing now which is due to be bottled on Friday. Unfortunately I got the brew on right in the middle of the hot spell so it got a...