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Hi guys, I just spotted these new beer kits for sale at Wilko's and thought I'd share. https://www.wilko.com/en-uk/wilko-ltd-edition-wheat-beer-18kg/p/0507804 https://www.wilko.com/en-uk/wilko-limited-edition-canadian-ale-15kg/p/0507801 Mark

Hi Guys , Brew2bottle have a deal on these kits, I fancy the blonde and gold kits but know very little about them, I can't find anything about the expected abv of these kits or much else about them. I normally do Muntons two cans and bulldog 3kg kits that range in abv from 6 to 8 % and am...

Hi All, I store my beer in my workshop, as it's dark and cool, however a thought has occurred, I have a CCTV camera and it uses infra red light to illuminate when there is no light on in there around 90% of the time, it infra red light likely to damage my beer stock ? Most of it is in dark...

Hi All, Last Sunday I made up two wherry kits at the same time, one is in the standard brew bucket, one is in a more upright fermenter bought from Wilko's. The one in the bucket stopped bubbling on Friday, but the one in the tall fermenter is still bubbling away every min or so. Is it normal...

I have been reading that light damages beer, I made a jacket out of left over foil insulation, it was remarkably easy to do, I wrapped the foil around the fv with a cut out for the tap then cut made cuts downward in the top overlap to the fv lid and then folded then inward held together with...

Almost every thing I read about lager kits is negative, I live in a house without central heating so I think I could do a kit with lower temperature lager yeast if such a beast exists. If anyone knows of a decent Lager kit please let me know about it. Thanks, Mark

Hi Guys, I'm after a bit of advice regarding an issue I'm having, I have a batch of muntons Belgian ale in leffe 750ml bottles all was well with the bottles while they have been upright on my racking but yesterday I moved the racking to my workshop and put the bottles into a traditional...

https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/new-product-development/nespresso-for-beer-home-brewing-machine-hits-the-market/648509.article Interesting but like all of these lock you into buying stuff devices it got a limited market in my opinion. Mark

First of all apologies if you are aware of this ,I've cost you a couple of minutes ! This is a cut and paste of a post I made on another forum, but bear with it because the scam / rip off has spread to internet purchases and that could affect everyone who buys online from abroad. Always try to...

I can get 1000 26mm crown caps delivered for £16, yet the cheapest I can find for 1000 29mm crown caps is £46 delivered, does anyone know of a cheaper source? This feels a bit expensive for what is essentially the same product. Mark

Hi All, I recently bought 48 500ml pet bottles and have put them into use, normally with glass bottles I rinse then put though the dish washer after use but I have read you shouldn't put pet bottles in the dishwasher, so far I have just rinsed them out after pouring into a glass , do I need to...

Hi Guys, I'm about halfway through my Tate and Lyle sugar sticks that I use for bottle priming and looking to restock. If I was to buy Demerara sticks would they be better suited to darker beers such as Belgian ale and evil dog bad cat etc and use the white sticks for Mexican beer and hammer of...

Hi Guys, It appears there are a few bikers on the forum so I thought I start a thread where can have a chat etc. My introduction, I'm a life long bike and have owned over 40 bikes (all Jap or German) I started off "over the fields" while a school boy and got my Fs1e DX on my 16th birthday ...

Presuming that the costs for growing , storage , packaging , distribution, etc are similar if not identical and bread and beer are manufactured is massive quantities daily does anyone have any idea why I can buy 125g of bread yeast for £1 yet 10g of beer yeast costs at least treble that ? I...

This may be of use to someone, Lidl have a fruit press for sale at £40 soon. It comes in 6l 12l 18l versions. Güde Mechanical Fruit Press Güde Mechanical Fruit Press - at Lidl UK Mark

Hi Guys, Can anyone with experience of swingtop bottles let me know of the opinions for home brewing use, particularly cleaning sterilising and maintenance rubber seals etc. I have the opportunity to buy some used ones but am concerned that they be more trouble / work than they are worth ...

Hi Guys, I have a Muntons Belgian ale kit, it differs from most kits that I've seen and done. After 5 days in the FV transfer to a second FV be and stir in the included 500g of spray malt light then add half a cup of yeast lees from the original FV and stir. I don't know if it's relevant but...

I have a lot to choose from muntons masterpint seriously weiss Cooper's festival among others. Any advice or experience of these kits ? By the time the dextrose or enhancer is added to the cheaper kits they are not far behind the festival kit in cost. I've done the festival Belgian pale ale and...

Hi Guys, My Hammer of Thor brew fermentation has really slowed down after only 5 days. This is the first brew I have that has slowed down so quickly, it's also the first one that seems to have separated out into 3 layers 1 layer is around the height of the tap, 2nd layer is around 1/3rd from...

Assuming we return to some kind normal life I would like to make a Italian style beer from a kit to go with the home made pizzas I make for friends and family. I can't seem to find any suitable kits , the family find the sort of Belgian ales I've been making too strong for them. Any ideas ? Mark