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Advise needed. Brewing a Brewferm (Ambiorix) and the instructions for the second fermentation is to syphon from the FV to a secondary FV then add the second amount of sugar. Once desolved transfer to your bottles. Original amount of sugar was 1075gms Secondary amount of sugar is 120gms...

My son got me my first kit for fathers Day last year. Put it to one side and forgot about it till Dec. Made it, loved it,(making it and drinking it) and gave most of it away for Christmas. I'm now on my 4th kit and i've even started making my own candi sugar. Love it. Wheels (age 47 1/2 )...

Thanks for all the info. Will have to re think a few things. The wife isn't very happy with the FV in the house and on bottling day she goes crazy with the amount of bottles around the kitchen. Should think about getting my shed back. Thanks again guys.

Can anyone tell me the smallest amout of space needed for a good (Newbie) AG set up. I thought i had a shed but forgot i had a son into motorbikes. thanks.

New batch of candi sugar made today and it turned out fine. Use it next week in a Brewferm (Ambiorix).

Buying a keg is just like everything else in life, you get what you pay for. If you have the extra cash then i would go for the better quality keg. I have a King Keg and have been very happy with it.

My wife has just come in and she said it smells OK very caramelly. I think i'm going to do it again just in case. Thanks.

I've a Brewferm ready to do ( Ambiorix ) and it will be my 4th kit and i'm trying to be clever by making candi sugar. I followed Luckyeddie's instructions but i think i may have rushed it. He said keep the temp between 125 and 135 C. I let it go upto 160 C . The colour of the syrup turned out...

I was please when i found the home brew shop in Aldershot. I thought it would be nice to view things, pick up and handle things ( Just like the good old days) instead of buying things online. But i was very suprised with the lack of customer service. I told the guy i was new, i had about 40...

Reburner, New to the home brew scene and new to this forum, infact, this is the first forum i have ever joined. Any way an answer to your question ( I know it's very late ) The amount of sugar used to make the candi syrup it the final amout of sugar regardless of the amout of water used to...

Making a Geordie Yorshire Bitter kit and have invested in a King Keg to mature it in. The instructions are telling me that i should leave for 10 days to clear and mature but 3-4 weeks for a barrel. No problem leaving it for 3-4 weeks but can anyone tell me why? I have made other kits but have...

Thanks guys.

I heard about Campden tablets on the forum so i checked them out on the web. I now know what they do but what i don't know is when should you use them and how do you know if you need to use them? At the moment i am just brewing beer kits.

Thanks guys. I'll go for the 36 and let you know how it goes. I get a bit anal when it comes to instructions... I have to follow them to the letter but i have to break the mould at some piont and at 46 it might as well be now. :cheers:

Thanks guys. :cheers:

Would i be right in saying then when using a kit if you use less water you get a higher SG but end up with a higher ABV%? I have read through the instructions on my next kit and it said suitable for 40 or 36 pints. I am new to the game so didn't know what this was about. Can it be done with...

Can i use a bubbler airlock with red dust cap and a bored rubber bung. drill hole in middle of the lid then fit? I am using the Youngs 23L brewing bin ( White standard bin )

I have a coopers Irish stout in the bin at the moment. Should be ready for bottling Sat/Sun. I added 1kg of light spraymalt, as per the instructions, but i did have a message on the forum that they added 1kg of extra dark spraymalt and it turned out fab.

I'm using a plastic brewing bin with a snap-on lid. I only release the gas build up when i take the lid off to check the temp and gravity. Should i get an airlock? Can they be fitted to a snap-on lid? Thanks.

Thanks everyone. As for the malt i added 500g of light dry malt ( as per the instructions ) I noticed that this was for light beer and i did question the LHBS and they told me that light med or dark is just to add colour and i should not worry with an Irish stout. I could add the malt for the...