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Good morning oh fonts of knowledge. I have a strong dark mild OG of 1.059 on the go which I pitched on the yeast cake of the GW Summer Lightning clone (which was delicious going into bottles). I used S04 for the Summer Lightning and it went all the way down to 1.012 nicely. Now the mild has...

Had a delivery yesterday and as I felt a bit crappy today thought I'd hide in the kitchen and get a brew on in my 19l stockpot. I'd primarily used Citra for dry-hopping kits so thought I would do a Citra only brew. Grain bill. 2.5kg Maris Otter 100g Crystal 50g Caramalt Hops 5g Citra @ 90 5g...

Hi all. Having started with homebrew about 6 months ago I've really become hooked and can see the progression from kit brewing onto maxi biab (space is an issue) happening quite soon. Mrs and myself recently had a session at wetherspoons taking in some of the world ales in the current promo...

Evening all... My local pub has agreed to keep me empty bottles for when I need them, only problem is they are clear (Somersby) cider bottles. I just wanted to confirm that they will be okay for conditioning beer as long as they're kept out of direct sunlight? I have been taking advantage of...

Good morning all. I'm practically a newbie to HB and currently on my second kit (Ruby Red) but was wondering what everyone would suggest for kits to get going to keep in bottles for NEXT Christmas. I am planning on getting a Stout going once my FV has given up the Ruby, so allowing a month...

Well this is my second brew, mainly wanted to have a go due to the good reviews here. I'll be batch priming and bottling (500ml glass) when it's done in the primary. For the batch priming, can I ask for your views on the type / amount of sugar used for the priming process, none to speak of...

Just wanted to say hi before I enter into the world of homebrew. I've already spent a bit of time lurking around in the background before my kit (just a Brewbuddy Bitter via Tesco Online) was delivered today. I'm hoping to get it going over the next couple of days in order to get it bottle...