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Hey folks, well yesterday was fun as I did my very first extract brew which I am going to refer to as EB01. I'd bought a cheap 15ltr stainless steel stock pot from the bay-of-e about a month ago along with a couple of EB kits from BrewUK. Id also bought the new book Home Brew Beer by Greg...

I made a hop tea using the last 1/3rd of a pack of amarillo hops, 500g of medium dry malt extract and 700g of dextrose. I also replaced the yeast with Nottingham which I will now be using as my standard yeast. However, it's been 2 weeks and 5 days since I FV'd this and the airlock is still...

Hi guys, I've been pretty quiet on here recently due to work and other home stuff taking priorities! Not that the brewing has suffered I just haven't had time to write up any brew day reports and take the photos. I've probably done another 6 kit brews since my last post but things are...

Well, it's been a few weeks since I did any brewing so it was about time I filled an FV. Considering it's a Bank Holiday Weekend, it would have been rude not to do a brew :party: I'd been reading THBF and watching a lot on Youtube, Craigtube in particular so I was well prepared for yesterdays...

Saturday was a busy day with lots of cooking but I managed to squeeze in some brewing. I'd transferred my Munton's Gold Midas Touch to FV2 and had just finished cleaning and sanitising when I couldn't bring myself to leave and empty FV. I had a quick check of my supplies and found the Coopers...

Yesterday was a very productive day on the HB front. I'd taken the day off as we had roofers in to carry out some work and I always make sure I'm at home in these situations. 1) it's good to be there in the event of a problem arising. 2) I get a day at home without the Mrs there. 3) Xbox360...

So, following kegging of my previous brew (St Peter's Golden Ale) I was keen to crack on with another one. I looked in my store cupboard and decided to do another Wherry. I short-brewed to 21ltrs but this time used tap water after I'd shut-off the water softener and purged the kitchen tap. My...

Hey all, does anyone know where I could find a simple piece of Brew Diary Software? I currently brew kits but almost ready to go extract and then BIAB so a full-on diary for all-grain is probably a bit OTT for my current needs. :cheers:

Howdy all, I currently have a large stash of plastic pett bottles (standard Coopers ones) and a keg. I'm currently having to buy commercially bottled beer as my h/b supplies ran out over Chrimbo. I currently have about 30 500ml SA Gold and Bombadier Burning Gold clear bottles waiting to be...

Well, I did it again. Did two brews leading up to Chrimbo. Chrimbo and New Year came and its all gone thanks to thirsty visitors ;) Saturday 26th January started with a trip to Tesco for 30ltrs of their Ashbeck water and a pitstop at The Home Brew Shop in Aldershot for fresh supplies and more...

Hey guys. I've been quiet for a couple of weeks as I'm on holiday here in Nova Scotia with the wife and in-laws for a month. However, that's not stopped me from brewing because my brother-in-law wanted to give brewing a go so we bought a load of kit and a ME kit that quite impressed me. I've...

Got the week off and the Mrs has given me a daypass to do what I want ;) All the equipment has been sterilising overnight and i've just done a second sterilising of everything just to be on the safe side. So, what kit to go for? 1) St Peter's Golden Ale 2) Woodfords Wherry Ale 3) Coopers Oz...

On my daily commute I drive past the entrance to an industrial estate and thought I recognised something growing out of a row of cupressus trees. After weeks of forgetting to stop and take a closer look I finally did this morning. Here's what they look like: To my untrained eye they look...

Well, I finally pulled my finger out and had a brew-day yesterday. After some Interweb inspiration and my own ponderings I brewed another ale kit but tweaked slightly. The brew consisted of the following: Coopers Real Ale (malt extract) 500g Hopped Light Spray Malt 1kg Dextrose Brewing Sugar...

Hi guys'n'gals. Today is a brewday and I've just mixed my 20.5ltrs of extract yummyness (it smells divine!). Reading the instructions on the box it says add hop sachet then yeast sachet, put lid on then airlock. Should I mix the hop sachet then add the yeast? When adding the yeast should I mix...

Morning my fellow brewers. My existing epuipment consists of the Coopers starter kit which has served me well for something like 6 or 7 brews in total. A colleague at work recently got an all-grain starter kit and he gave me a bottle of his second brew. I'll be honest here and say I was VERY...

Been bubbling away nicely since Wednesday so after 5 days I'll start taking readings. Those that have done this kit before, how long did you leave the bottles to mature before you had a nice pint. Would 3 months be about right? I can't check the instructions and the cat got to them last night...

Not been on here for a while but I've just been to my local brew shop and bought everything I need for my next brew. My kit consists of the Coopers starter kit but this time i've gone for a Tom Caxtons Dark Real Ale. Over the past 3 years since I started brewing my own I've gone from being a...

Was introduced to this delicious ale 2 weeks ago and love the stuff. I understand it's a fairly new release by Wells & Young. Anyone got a recipe or something similar?

Ok, so I've recently bottled my very first home brew and cleaned out the fermenter barrel and other stuff with hot water. After allowing to dry it still smells a bit whiffy. Clearly I need to sanitise my gear so what do people recommend? :thumb: