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I use a 5 mil eye dropper to measure dissolved sugar into my bottles, and then siphon the beer on top. cap immediately and then move to a warm dark place for at least 2 weeks to secondary ferment, move to a cool place and allow to mature a little before trying. The stronger the beer the longer...

there is a range of kits called "Gone with the wheat" that are gluten free. If you look on the "home brew on line" web site they are in stock. and I am sure if you look on other beer kit web sites there are other brews available.

I have recently had 2 of these kits not clear, they retain a slight haze. but having said that still taste good and the haze has no effect on taste. wonder if short cuts are being taken in manufacture.

wait until the wife goes out shopping (Saturdays are good, she will be gone some time) and put your hops in the tumble dryer, use the lowest heat setting and check after 30 mins or so. bag into smallish food bags and put in the freezer

you may need new rubber seals for the tops and taps, Brown barrels are actualy better than white ones, white ones let in light which can taint the beer, the down side to brown ones is you cant see how much is left. Wilkinsons do a pressure cap

real ale should not be cold as in refrigerated. if your garage floor is concrete just put the barrel on the floor, to bring it down to a cool temperature, These very cold beers that are sold in some pubs are cold to hide something, your tongue is fooled by the cold and actually mises that there...

so you have 2 washers, put 1 outside and the other inside, perfect seal!

I got some bottles by standing next to the bottle bank at Sainsbugs, and when people came to feed the bottle bank, I asked them if they had brown beer bottles and could I have them

wander into your local plumbing supply and motor factors and just say have you got anything like this, dont tell them what its off, and if they ask its for your mate so not sure what its off, you may be surprised that they will have something very similar

could you use old pallets, cut up to the required length, that would make the timber free and then you could use a more expensive fixing

I have 2, a 26 litre HLT and a 40 litre for boiler, you can manage with one, but with 2 you can be sparging and starting the boil at the same time, just be mindfull of the amperage you are pulling with 2 running at the same time, my HLT is on the garage circuit while the boiler is on the kitchen...

I use 76 as my temp in the HLT which drops to about 66/67 in the mash, and also use 76 for sparging, saves resting the thermostat. I knew there was a reason for not going higher (tannin's) but had forgotten. thanks

The professionals use about 10ml of the next wort that is about half way through fermenting, this gives you a large volume of gas but a small amount of yeast, to prime the bottles, I have tried it a few times and it works, the only draw back is you need 2 brews very close together, and for this...

What is the ideal temperature for sparging water, I have seen several different temps in several posts, I have been using water at 76 degrees but have recently seen it suggested that 80 degrees is ok, what is your opinion on this

lust put the kit together with a full bag of Munton's beer enhancer and half a bag of brewing sugar, S.G 1.055. cant wait to taste

yes, just seen it, oh well such is life

just picked up a Wherry from Dunelm Mill for £13.00, they have had them on offer, wish I had found out sooner, I got the last one, if there had been 10 I would still have got the last one

I like these kits, although the lager is a bit insipid. my favorite way is to a bag of youngs beer enhancer and about 500 gms of dextrose, this should have about 8.5% alcohol when finished, let it sit for a while before drinking

learn from this and keep a few spare washers and a couple of taps, but having said that as long as it has not let oxygen into the barrel it should be ok, whats it taste like?

some places like Halfords sell a product called Solvol Autosol, Its the bees knees at polishing Stainless and chrome