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Thanks, yes cleaned the airlock after the eruption had finished, well binned and replaced it due to the sticky stuff inside being to difficult to clean... Dutch_Food_Geek: sorry for my ignorance but how do I know if it is a foamy yeast? this one was the Danstar Nottingham ale yeast and I...

Hi All Thought that I would give a quick update on the kit. I had an extremely violent fermentation in the first 24 to 36 hours, so firece it pushed the lid off of the FV, I know i clipped the lid down tightly because 20 minutes later I had to clip it down again!! I ended up putting...

Well the brew went well, I didn't treat myself to the wort chiller in the end as the home brew store didn't have one which I think was a blessing. I was surprised by how much water was lost during the boil, this meant that cooling by putting the pot in a sink full of cold water didn't take to...

Thanks guys :thumb::thumb: Understanding the detail and 'why' I have to do it in a certain way makes it a lot easier for me to follow the process and have confidence with what I'm doing. I always understood the necessity of getting the timing right of adding the hops to the wart to achieve...

Hi, I will be attempting my first extract brew on the weekend (family permitting!) and I have a couple of questions I was wondering if someone could answer? I have been brewing kits with relative success for a while now and am ultimately planning to go all grain when I get more time...

Hi Sam51 Reading this post has been very interesting to me as I have been brewing kits for a while now and want to take the next step on the way to AG brewing. I have ordered the Tribute clone extract kit from BrewUK (seeing the kit is what has inspired me to take the next step) and am...