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Mother nature treated me to this while out with the dog.

Is that a Little Chef or is he just far away?

If you look at the likes of Flightradar24 you can see that most airline routes go up and over rather than straight across for both trans-Atlantic and trans- Pacific flights. They try to stay close to land so there is at least some chance of avoiding ditching at sea in case of a problem. Not...

You couldn't get any for love nor money locally here last year. Mind you, there was a rash of chickenpox cases at the time. Did you see what I did there?😀

Is that the reason your FV looks so angry?

Is it the BFG's pizza oven?

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Hold on there Bald Eagle. You wouldn't fire a man until he'd finished his...

Squirrel sh*te!🤪

Absolute legend! All the folks with hi-viz vests and clipboards will have fainted by now.

Can I have another go? Sugar, sugar by the Archies.

Everything by ABBA.

There are loads of good IPA kits on the market. You'll find a ton of great advice on the forum to help you get started. Happy brewing!

@CMAC How did it go last night?

No good will come of this thread. I tried ignoring SWMBO when she said I picked the wrong hobby and I have the scars to prove it!

There are several premium IPA kits : Muntons Flagship Hazy or West Coast IPA, Young's American IPA, Evil Dog DIPA or Festival Razorback. The list goes on.I like the American style kits myself. Can be tinkered with by changing the dry hops (Evil Dog with Mosiac instead of the kit hops for...

23L Young's American IPA. 9,942L (including Sprocker's kits & AG to date)

I should also have said, the bottles should be kept in the dark. The only time your beer should see daylight is the brief interval between going into a glass and over yir thrapple.

Carbonation is just a secondary fermentation in the bottles so it does need to be around the same temp as the main fermentation. The yeast gobbles up the sugar you added and makes CO2 and a wee bit more alcohol then goes back to sleep. Allow 2 weeks for this stage then move the bottles somewhere...

Did exactly the same last time I did this kit. It does come out a bit thin with the extra 3 ltrs but otherwise fine.