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Hi, I've been a beer brewer to date, but decided to try the Winexpert Chilean Malbec kit as it seemed a good first timer kit. It's bubbling away nicely now (every 10-15 seconds) at day 7 of 14. With beer I would be waiting for the bubbling to stop completely or at least less than once per...

Hi, I just purchased at me beer for the weekend, with the intention of re-using the bottles for my next brew. I just noticed that they are screw top beer bottles, are these just regular bottle that can be capped again? Cheers, Mark

Hi all, On to my 3rd kit beer, a Youngs new world Saison with Belgian yeast. I've managed to grab an old fridge and have it brewing in the bucket at 28 degrees now for about 5 days. The recommended temp range was 24 - 32 I think, so I went half way, but is that the best thing to do? I have an...

Hi, Got my Youngs Belgian Saison kit on today and just before pitching the yeast I noticed a small tear in the packet I hadnt noticed this before and I'm not sure how long it has been like this. 5 hours after pitching it is bubbling away nicely at 28 degrees, but could this cause problems...

Hi, I've managed to get hold of an old fridge to use for fermentation. I've taken the shelves and replace the glass bottom with a bit of wood to take the weight. There is space on both sides to let heat up from the heater tube. although I might stick with the belt for now as it has been good so...

Hi, Bottled my first Youngs APA brew kit yesterday and while the fermentation was precise in saying to ferment between 20-24 degress, for conditioning it just says put them somewhere warm and dark. I have them in the utility room now which can vary between 17 - 19 degrees depending on outside...

Hi, I'm new to this forum and also totally new to brewing. I got my very first kit started on Sunday. It is a Youngs American Pale ale and I followed the instructions to the letter. I'm in Ireland here, so when it said to add cold water to bring it up to 23 litres and then wait until it dropped...