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So I tried a Wellington Wheat Beer kit from the Home Brew Shop. It's been in the keg now for a month and tastes dreadful - properly chemical as if I emptied a bottle of TCP in there. As for hoppiness, seems to have very little actual flavour which is what I was after having really enjoyed...

...it'll be called "The Downstairs Loo"

Someone on here recommended the use of an aquarium temperature controller. Armed with this information, i visited eBay and was soon relieved of a whopping £14.80. A week later, all the way from Hong Kong, arrived this little unit, now wired up to my brewbelt and keeping my brew at between 23.5...

Hi All, I'll be attending a 50th birthday party at the end of June and I know the birthday boy's a lager fan. I'd like to show up with a crate of home brew. I'm limited in how cold I can get my FV - around 16-18 currently although who know what the weather will do in the coming weeks (south...

Hi All, me again - time for some more paranoid ramblings from a noob. My second batch has been on the bubble for the past week. It's a Brupaks Colne Valley bitter with an extra 250g of LSM. The temperature has wobbled a bit (<2 degrees) above and below the recommended 18-20. I'd rather it...

Yes, am slightly concerned. my #2 brew was going great guns till I took a hydrometer reading at around day 3. The FV has achieved a perfect seal this time and the result was water going back through the air lock. I'm almost certain a splash made it into me brew :oops: Activity slowed right...

So I'm posting on this bit of the forum because it's what I'm already doing... but we're planning on trying some wine in the near future. What're the legal issues (if any) with regards giving away free beer/wine at a private function? (I know I may have to tip the venue a few quid for the beer...

Mixed results for my first effort, a Coopers English bitter starter kit, brewed without any additions as per the desctructions (and was as much about getting the equipment in one handy box!). I struggled to keep the temperature at a decent figure for the duration of the brew - the brew belt...

Hi All, It's 5 days now since I bottled my first Coopers kit, and while I'm damned sure I'm going to drink every last drop, I'm also pretty sure it won't be what I really like - it's watery, a bit low on alcohol, and not a lot of flavour (though the bitterness is nice - is the "English Bitter"...