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I cleaned my bottles with a bottle brush, but I reckon I'd struggle finding a brush big enough for my barrel! :lol: I don't like the sound of a non-rinse steriliser mind; I'd probably just end up rinsing it anyway! :lol: Any tips for cleaning out a barrel?

I started to brew a batch of Coopers Stout on 3rd May and transferred it the a pressure barrel and 4 bottles. I mixed the second lot of sugar to the brew before I transferred it to the relevant finishing vessel ( I realize now this may not have been the best idea, but bear with me). SG was 1.034...

I was quite fancying having a go at that one myself when I saw that kit in Wilkos (I'm new to home brew and am partial to a newkie brown), but am even more interested seeing as you've given it a chocolate aftertaste! Where do you get the dark and extra dark spray malts from? Wilkos only do the...

I now have all the kit and ingredients to start brewing my first batch of homebrew. Does anyone have any hints or tips before I physically start brewing? Any help is appreciated :cheers:

Is this same as brewing sugar? It says to use that on the kit (or granulated; but from my minimal research, it seems best to avoid normal sugar), but I would like to get the best taste without making it too complicated (for now) :lol:

And thanks everyone! :D

It's the bitter one. I was thinking of trying to give it a bit more flavour, but I figure I'll keep it simple for my first attempt :lol:

A big hello to you all from me here in Cumbria! I am a lover of beer and ale (naturally) and enjoy sampling anything I can get my hands on. My girlfriend got me a Youngs homebrew kit for christmas, and I have just now dug it out! Seeing as it was something I seen myself getting into (making my...