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So after becoming a kit-brewing forum regular last year, I decided a couple of months ago that I'd better step back from my recently rediscovered hobby because I was gaining weight, drinking more than was healthy and starting to obsess about the next brew despite having a garage full already...

Wotcha. I just made a festival suffolk dark kit and, having read here and elsewhere that the supplied batch of fuggles hops over does the bitterness, I opted to add half the supplied amount closer to barreling than instructed by the kit. After 5 weeks in the PB the result is, you guessed it, not...

Afternoon, Christmas beer prep is going well. I have a Youngs AIPA conditioning in the PB and a short-brewed Mangrove Berliner Weiss Raspberry Sour in the FV. I'd like to contrast these two styles with a hefty, malty British ale. On the shop-bought front, I'm a big fan of Bishop's Finger (and...

ello ello I have a Youngs AIPA in the FV at the moment and am a few days away from dry hopping. I was thinking of cold crashing before bottling to hopefully clear the beer a bit and, hopefully, solidify the bottle sediment - in the past I have ended up with white whispy dregs in bottles of...

Morning all, After a few years off (5? 6?) I've just fired up the brewing kit again and am excited to join the forum! I've always brewed kits, with varying degrees of success. All the brews have turned out as they should, I just wasn't terribly impressed with the results. They were okaaay, but...