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I guess that is the only way to really find out Brightonnik, suck it and see. The best advice in the world is no substitute for hands on experience. I'm going to do the same and see what happens. If I mess up one batch in doing so then so be it. I'll let you all know how it turned out.

Your dream reminds me of an early episode of red dwarf 'better then life' where Rimmer's sub conscious turns against him.

Hi all, I knocked home brewing on the head for a while as it was too nice and I was drinking too much of it. I found it as nice as anything you can buy in a bottle and it compared well to good cask ale. Chuck into the mix the ability to tailor and experiment with the brew and i had a dangeous...

Thanks for the link. I think I will do that for all my brews from now on anyway as the article makes sense and I like the idea of empowering my yeast before introducing it to its work place. Ta very much for that piece of information.

The condition of the yeast may well be the reason I guess. Its best before date is September 2015 (i bought some sachets ages ago and not used them all yet). I used yeast with the same bbe only three weeks ago and that was fine. Maybe one sachet was older than the other, maybe on the cusp of its...

Good to know there is a low possibility on it being infected, this was worrying me slightly. I've also read that low nutrients can stress the yeast out causing it to give off some funky smells. I used liquid malt extract from the health food shop instead of dried malt extract (used in my last...

Hello, I've been home brewing on and off for over two years now and using the same methods and yeast I've always used but my latest batch smells a little farty, a little eggy, a little like I don't want it to smell and I'm a tad concerned the brew has gone bad. I've done a little research...

Whats the difference between secondary fermentation and just leaving the brew in the primary fermenting bin for the same period of time as it would have been in the secondary fermentation bin?

YAY! Thanks guys.

Morning all, I was admiring one of my bottled batches of homebrew (sad I know but there we go) when i realised what I thought were bubbles attached to the inside of the bottle was actually matter of some kind. My first thought was that this might be some kind of mould growing in the beer. It...

I'd steep as advised above and then just add the chunks of veg and the steeped water to the primary fermenting bin as is.Let them bob around freely in the bin, they'll have a much better time of it.

Thats what I've been doing from the off. My advice, check out the seller ramengltddean on ebay. You can buy 5 lots of various hops at 100g per breed (citra, cascade, amarillo, chinook and simcoe, all 100 grams each) for a total of £20.50 including packing. Then, once you have them just go ahead...

The electric blanket/duvet combo works really well for me. In answer to your question I manage to maintain a temp of near enough a constant 20 degrees. Thats the temp on the stick on thermometer on the FV. Like I say, the blanket is not on all the time so i have to check it around twice a day...

I use an electric blanket and a duvet. Even in the coldest part of the house the blanket does not need to be switched on all the time. Once the ferment has started the duvet is enough to maintain the temp due to the fermentation producing its own heat. Incidentally, I have a batch of ale in...

leave it for 14 days then have a look. I've always found the wherry to be slow fermenter. Every wherry I've done has ended up at 1010 if left alone at about 20 degrees for 14 days.

Why not go down the extract route or just use the kit as is :wha: :wha: I like to fiddle around to see what happens. Hands on fiddling leads me to thinking about the process more, asking questions and developing a better understanding of the whole process. If I used kits as is I'd learn...

Although not ready yet I'm considering evolving my brews to partial grain and then maybe all grain at some point in the future. In preparation for when that day comes I do a bit of research now again and would like to ask is mashing the same as steeping? Do both these terms basically mean...

Lovely! will be having a go myself after being inspired by your pics.

indeed it does rob, Thanks. Its seems that time can compensate for temperature in extracting bitterness.

Fairly basic question to the well initiated amonsgt you, What temperature should I be boiling hops at to extract the bitterness? I ask this as i have been experimenting with kits. I don't have the time for AG grain brewing at the moment so have resorted to splitting two can kits and making up...