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  1. Robbo851

    all in one systems but no easy water source

    Hi, I am looking into getting an all in one system that I would use in my garage which has electric but doesn't have a sink or any water source, I have an out side water tap about 20m away and I have brewing buckets I could use to move water from the kitchen to the garage. I probably would of...
  2. Robbo851

    hops for summer fruit IPA Kit Tweek

    Hi, so just to start I know how some feel about a fruity beers and everything but I had really good feedback from my Peach and Raspberry IPA so I just put on a new IPA in time for summer and will add summer fruits after primary fermentation. I will also dry hop at this stage and looking for...
  3. Robbo851

    Maple Syrup in a Brew

    as read on a few threads on maple syrup the flavor is hard to detect as the sugar in the syrup ferments out, so I'm thinking about using some real maple syrup and a zero sugar such as this one www.amazon.co.uk/Zero-Calorie-Syrups-Maple-400 worried it may taste a bit artificial though, thoughts?
  4. Robbo851

    youngs heavy kit

    Hi, has anyone brewed using this kit? wondering if there were any tweaks you did and what the outcome was. I normally add extra hops, change the yeast or add fruit or something to cans but not sure what you would add to a heavy? not normally very hoppy and not sure what fruit would work.
  5. Robbo851

    kits that produce the lightest colour beer

    so pretty much all the kits I have used be it pales or IPAs have came out quite a dark color, has anyone used one that has came out a really light color?
  6. Robbo851

    carbonating bottles - alternative ways

    Hi, I brew in my garage with a submersed heater then I bottle and have been bringing inside to carb up for 2 weeks before going back to the garage and putting the bottles on the cold floor. The wife wants the space back I've been using in the house. I have electric in the garage but limited...
  7. Robbo851

    Growing Hops UK

    So I am thinking about growing Hops in my garden to add to some extract brews or for pimping beer kits. does anyone have any experience in this? If so are you able to answer these questions? What varieties are easy to grow in the UK particularly East Anglia? (fruity floral tastes would work...
  8. Robbo851

    brewing stout - how short can you go?

    Hi, To up The ABV and IBU on past IPA kits I have brewed short from the recommended 23 L to 20L. No problems came out as I wanted stronger and fuller flavor. I am now about to start a Chocmeister Kit from Wilko which I will be adding raspberries and Lactose to make a chocolate raspberry milk...
  9. Robbo851

    when to stick on lables

    Hi, so I'm gonna try to stick on labels with milk at the weekend, I've had my bottles in the house for 2 weeks after priming and will be moving to the garage for a weeks cold storage before drinking/giving away. I want to give some as gifts and gonna try sticking labels on with milk. would it...
  10. Robbo851

    pimping a kit to make a NEIPA

    Hi, anyone have any ideas of how to pimp a liquid kit to make a NEIPA, could I just do an IPA and add hops like Citra Mosaic and Galaxy to it?
  11. Robbo851

    draining bottles

    Hi, I've seen the draining trees for bottles but I haven't got one yet and I've spent to much on this hobby recently to go out and get one but I have to sterilize 40 odd bottles soon. Does anyone have a DIY solution or do you just turn upside down on the draining board? just a bit worried about...
  12. Robbo851

    adding chocolate to a stout

    Hi, so in the future I am looking to try and replicate a raspberry milk stout that I've had in the past but im just a kit brewer, I don't want to get into boiling grain and all that just yet so I was going to get a stout kit and add some frozen raspberries half way through the ferment along...
  13. Robbo851

    challenger hops, boil or dry hop

    Hi, in my IPA kit came a bag of challenger hops, it says to add hot water and mash up before adding, I have read that its best not to add really hot water just warm so I was going to do that but thought about maybe warming and mashing half for the bitter and dry hopping the other half for aroma...
  14. Robbo851

    syphoning to a second bucket

    Hiya, so I started my first brew at the weekend, a kit form beerworks the Merseyside dockers IPA. I got it along with my equipment from love hombrew. before purchasing I watched all their instructional videos and in one they syphoned the beer from one bucket to another so I got a second bucket...
  15. Robbo851

    First time brewer, long tme drinker

    Hi, I'm Rob. Started my first brew at the weekend. A kit from beerworks the Merseyside dockers IPA, hopefully all goes well and many more to come.
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