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Hi all, I am planning a couple of extract brew kits, Badger golden glory & Timothy taylor landlord. I have also got some crushed wheat malt to steep to try and help with head retention, how much should i use? i thought 150-200g per brew. Cheers Ray Planning :- Tettnang lager, TTL & Badger...

Hi all, Bottled up my Bavarian weissbier this morning and have also done a Hopback old master mild extract.The chocolate malt smelt lovely when it was steeping.I hope to store the mild away for later but that will probably not happen ! I have got my second Summer glow extract in the fermenter...

Just finished my 2nd extract brew a wadworth 6x.All went well with a 6l boil then topped up to 23l with Malvern spring water.Added the re-hydrated nottingham yeast & now tucked away in the dining room for 14 days. The only thing differing from the instructions was the og which came out at 1048...

Hi all, My 15l pot finally arrived after 2 weeks [first one was lost by the delivery firm]. Did a Boddingtons bitter from Brew uk. Good instructions easy to follow.Started off at 7 yesterday morning and the whole house stank of hops an hour later. Finished spot on target @ 1036. Re-hydrated the...

Hi all, I've done 25 + kits, mostly with good results but reading the posts on here i fancy having a go at extract brewing so have ordered a 15l stock pot off ebay & boddingtons and wadworth's 6x kits from brew uk. i have the basic kit for kit brewing so with the pot i hope this will suffice.Any...

4 o'clock & snowing like buggery still.... too early to blow the froth off one ?

Hi all, Has anyone tried the wilco own cider kits ? I have tried the on the rocks but at £16 + postage + sugar it works out a bit pricey. Brewing :- Wherry Conditioning :- Sundew Drinking : Nelsons revenge, wherry ,midas touch golden ale,Wilco golden ale + Fiery ginger beer.

Hi all, Spent last week in Cornwall slurping doombar, as you do. I have a wherry to put on if i dry hop with 50g of east kent goldings do you think it will get anything close to doombar. I will use S-04 yeast too. I have not added hops to any kits yet so is it best to wait until the ferm has...

Hi all, Was in wilkinsons today & noticed they do own brand 2 can kits, they have golden ale & real ale @ £22. Has anyone tried them yet ? They have wherry at the same price so wait to see if the own brand is any good before trying. Brewing :- Fiery ginger beer 16l Conditioning :- Midas...

Hi all, does anyone know of a kit to replicate or get close to doombar. I normally do 2 can kits as i don't have the room to do AG. Brewing :- midas touch golden ale, BB IPA. Conditioning :- fiery ginger beer Drinking :- St Peters IPA, BB Czech pils, BB Stout, Midas touch golden ale, On the...

Hi all, just put 2 kits on, Betterbrew IPA after all the good reviews on here and my second Midas touch golden ale. The IPA was done with 500g of light DME & 600g of brewing sugar.Both had an og of 1042 so see how they go. I intend to bottle 12l of both to hide away and barrel the rest for...