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After 12 months of brewing from kits, i finally moved up a level, not quite an AG brew yet, as it used spray maly and dextrose. the basic recipe: 4.5kg pale malt extract (i used 1.5kgs of spray malt & 3 kgs of dextrose) 250g crystal malt Bittering hops - 100g Challenger Aroma: 50g Cascade...

Evening all. I'm planning my first AG brew, now i have had gained confidence from kits, and have a decent stock of beer to drink. what is the bear minimum equipment i can get away with to "have a go"?

brewed 36 pints, using my usual method, 1kg Muntons Brew Enhancer OG -1040 FG - 1010 or 4%. It reminds me very much of a basic session bitter, a little watery, and generally characterless, apart from a strong bitter taste at the end. it's currently been conditioning for about 3 1/2 weeks...

This was the 4th beer i brewed, and the first that actually came out as what i would call a "good" beer. so, i have a bit of a soft spot for it. Brewed 38 pints with 1kg of Muntons Brew Enhancer, OG - 1050, FG - 1012, i make that 5% it reminds me a little of Flowers IPA. it also gets a lot...

Evening all. I've brewed 3 of these now, and it may no be the pinnacle of brewing, but i' quite like it, i've always had a soft spot for IPA's. the first one was awesome. 10 days fermenting, 3 weeks conditioning, i had a sneaky glass when bottling up, and one or two every week until i signed...

Evening all. My name is Peter, i live near Pontyclun, and have been into real ale for many years, i've been a Camra member for many years. Back in July I received a Young's brew buddy kit, which got me hooked. as a basic pint it came out ok, even with granulated sugar. I done a few others...