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Just heading to Bermondsey and wanted to try and log all the sights and tastes of the day. The gramma will get worse as the samples increase but looking forward to an interesting day with the main aim of trying as many styles as possible. I jokingly suggested to my friend joining me that if we...

Here is my next issue. My yeast starters seem to foam excessively. Both this and the last one foamed right at the start of fermentation, is this normal? Should I start the sir plate after initial fermemtation? Should I speed the stir plate up, currently as slow as possible to stop if foaming...

My tilt seems to be fluctuating at the moment and I don’t know why. Has anyone else seen this? I've twisted the fermenter a few times in case it's gunk on it, but seems to continue

I am just about to have a ‘work enforced’ dry spell, because of being in an environment where alcohol isn’t allowed in place of being told I’m not allowed to drink. This made me think about my brewing schedule, something I have never thought about before as I tend to only think about one brew...

The excitement got to me and I decided to brew the black IPA this weekend (helped by rapid delivery of the hops and subsequent grain order).

So, I have a bit of a random question that I think I already know the answer to. Are there certain people whom it it acceptable to brew beer at home? context to this question is that I am professionally qualified and work in operating theatres, I’m also a service regular Officer in the British...

I try to not brew when my girls are up or about. Firstly, I don’t want to take time away from them and secondly they always want to help, and I have trouble keeping everything sterile by myself. Well, with the emergency Christmas beers and wine needed a little help came. I explained about wine...

I’ve only gone and got my calculations wrong, a stout that is as carbed as a lambic. Can I do anything other than accept a fizzy stout? It’s planned for Xmas but thought I would give it a try early? Might have to make another batch for Xmas.

I have just started getting my kit ready to brew a wilko Pilsner and suprised to see it recommends fermentation temperature of 18-22. This seems a little high for me, is this a typo or have they just supplied ale yeast? I'm thinking of keeping the temp between larger temp 8-12 but will be easily...

So tomorrow I've planned a brew day with a newbie, but wanted to move on from extract so planned a mini Mash. Brewing a 10l Black IPA, wish us luck. Any advice you'd have given yourself before your first brew which requires a boil?

So tonight was the night I kegged my Wilko IPA and brewed a triple Hopped IPA kit (with dry malt instead of sugar and needs dry hopping in a few days), and there were a few things I've learned: 1, Screw bottles can not be capped. They break. FULL STOP. Stop being cheap and buy some bottles...

I've just picked up a second hand fridge on gumtree, costing the 10miles of fuel I'll need for the round trip to collect. Just need the heating and control unit. What are people's thoughts on belt vs pad? Initial feelings are for a pad