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Thanks everyone for your input, I have only just seen it as I havent been getting any more mails to say there was a comment.

Thanks LeeH, Ideally I want to be in the situation where there is very little sediment in the final keg. So that I can transport the keg and still have it clear. I dont mind dry hopping in the fermenter if the beer doesnt need fining, my last beer was fine like this, and it was just a little...

Just my personal taste, I dont mind a little hazy, but I am happier with it clear.

Hi, My last brew was really cloudy when I transferred it to the fermenter and I am keeping the option open of using gelatine as finings at the end. I have read how finings, and gelatine can strip some of the dry hop flavour and body of the beer and I dont really want this. Can anyone comment...

Thanks for the advice, that should sort me out. ian

Hi all I hope to be brewing on Saturday, I have everything except the yeast. Does anyone know of a shop in the North East or South Lakes area that sells White Labs liquid Yeast (California Ale Yeast HBWLP001) - or a good alternative I can get it online but with delivery that would come to £13...

Red double IPA(7.5%), my first brew on my new kit. Thanks to all those who passed on their advice over the last couple of months.

Awesome, thanks Wilfy.

Hi peeps. My first brew in over a decade is bubbling away and I am planning on going the corny keg route for dispensing. Does anyone have any reccomendations on who I could use for the CO2 bottles (3kg or 6kg). I live in sunderland but I'm in a joint venture with my son who lives in barrow in...

clapa I really like that. We have a list of criteria/features that we are using to help make our selection, I think we need to revisit our list and scores with some of the new ideas. Cheers.

Thanks Baron. In our case the look of the kit is a feature that we were after, we will be very short on space at my sons house and we were hoping to put the fermenter (and maybe mash tun) somewhere that is visible, and use them as decorative features. However, we have to have a rethink based...

Thanks Dan125, yes, cooling fermentation is something I have never bothered with in the past, but on the back of comments on this thread I have found several articles that describe why temperature control is so important. So, I will now be taking a fresh look at what kit to get with temperature...

Thanks for all the input. I wouldnt have guessed the temp would be such a big factor. I will do a bit research on the temperature aspect. To an extent my son is short on space and will have to site it in a visible area of the house, so there is a cosmetic aspect as well as the functional...

Thanks, the house will be a reasonably constant temperature, and I anticipate using a neoprene cover, but I will investigate the controller and tubular heater as well.

Hi all, I'm about to set foot back into the home brewing world after a few years gap and am currently working out what will be the best system for me. I'm going in sharies with my son and our joint budget gives us the chance of getting some better kit than I used to have in the past and I would...

Hello all My name's Ian, I have been home brewing for a number of years, I go through spells of activity and then dont touch it for ages. I planning on re-starting again. I have always brewed with extracts and used the most basic equipment but this time I fancy a try at using grains and getting...