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Hi all I have done my first brew and primed half of the bottles with brewing sugar and the rest with granulated . I have put half a teaspoon in each bottle but to be honest I'm not impressed with the carbonation in there . My question is would it hurt to put a teaspoon full of sugar in or bide...

Hi all Im after some advice please , I have been brewing bitters at the minute but I want to try and get into the wifes good books and make her a wine She likes the white zinfandel so I have bought her a youngs zinfandel blush. She likes a sweet wine so how could I make it sweeter for her as I...

Hi all Just wondering if any of you can help me a little please. I'm wondering about dextrose/sugar quantities in my brews , if I put more in than recommended does this increase the alcohol content or just make it sweeter? Thanks Dorrian

Hi all. I have my 2nd batch of home brew in my fv I'm doing another geordie Yorkshire bitter but this time wth 500g of dextrose and 500g of medium spray malt. I made my last batch with dextrose but I thought I would do a second one as my wife has been telling everyone that she will send some...

Hi guys I have got hold of a winter warmer , my thoughts are to brew now and drink around Xmas time. I was wondering what was the best way to do it I just have brewing sugar at the minute. Would a spray malt be better to use ? This is only my 2nd attempt at home brewing and would appreciate any...

Hi guys I have got hold of a winter warmer , my thoughts are to brew now and drink around Xmas time. I was wondering what was the best way to do it I just have brewing sugar at the minute. Would a spray malt be better to use ? This is only my 2nd attempt at home brewing and would appreciate any...

Hi All Just finished my first attempt at brewing a geordie Yorkshire bitter. Was wondering if anyone can suggest a decent kit to try for my 2nd attempt please , im still new to the brewing game so nothing too ambitious i think any ideas thanks DOZ

Hi Guys, After a bit of advice please .I have just made a Geordie Yorkshire bitter and its now(hopefully) sitting in bottles waiting to clear and be sampled. :D My Dad on the other hand has a Geordie lager in his fv at the moment, he is hoping to put it into a pressure barrel. My first...

Hi all . I think the first part of my post has been answered by a previous post about the fermentation part , its been over 20 years since I last brewed any beer and i am trying a geordie Yorkshire bitter , it's been in the fv for about 4 days now and there doesn't seem to be much happening but...

Hi all I stumbled (so to speak and not through alcohol yet) on this site I used to home brew about 25 years ago in my teens and have decided to have another go at it albeit a little more successfully hopefully. I am try a geordie Yorkshire bitter for my first attempt and would be grateful if...