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Hi Fil The brew shed is nearly completejust a matter of finding a place for everything but have noticed that this shed is some 6 inches lower than my old shed resulting in some gravel rash to the scalp now that it is summer and have my hair down to the wood just have to wear a cap. I did try the...

Morning all After a couple of months absence from brewing I should have put a couple of brews on because my stock has gradually dwindled away to a dozen bottles of Coopers Stout. I have just taken delivery of 2 new sheds a 10 by 6 for me so I have somewhere for my home brew stuff and an 8 by 6...

Evening Cask Have persevered with the lively head I just pour 2 pints so I have one waiting and settling but it is one seriously good brew, now to try something a tad stronger thinking of doing a brown ale so I can have a mix with my bitter going back to my youth now used to love a brown and...

Barreled my werry about a fortnight ago and have tasted it on a regular basis it was lovely fresh not to heavy and lively at first after a period of about 10 days I brought it inside to come up to temp and the taste is out of this world completely changed from when it was in my shed the only...

Just bottled a coopers stout cleared really good after 7 days then into bottles and checking them they are shaping up nicely.

Beechwood bottled my stout last week and yes I did get a very slight wiff of licourice and when tasted it was well very nice.

Maysie Cant fault the taste it is nice and fresh no after taste at all the only down side is very little hop smell at all still looking forward to drinking it though. Bob

hi All Having returned to home brewing and had reasonable success with my first 3 brews in that they have all cleared down reasonably well, question I have bottled 24 pints hedcracker and kegged 40 pints of Woodefords Wherry and both brews are taking an age to clear by that I mean 2 weeks plus...

Evening all Just had a rarther productive afternoon how done 40pints of Woodfordes wherry on and 40pints of Coopers own stout on am hoping for more good results I am still pleasantly surprised with the results from my last brew a youngs bitter when sampled while sitting in my shed it reminded me...

Hi Blackwood how did troopers stout turn out I've jut put one on this afternoon ???

thanks for the quick reply gents I suspect that it is finished there is no activity at all with the brew so to be sure I shall give it a stir then see if it picks up any if nothing then I shall bottle. Once again thanks for your replies both greatly received. bob

Afternoon all I have had a 24pt brew of hedcracker on for 2 weeks I have had the same SG reading for the last 4 days the OG was 1.060 my readings are 1.016 it is clearing down nicely, my question is would anyone advise on this brew and is it ready to bottle now. I'm prepared to wait for another...

Hi Moley Thanks for the reply looks like I shall be liberating a couple for some wine I intend to put on, it seems a simple fix even I should be able to do it without any injury. Bob

Morning all I have just noticed a rather large quantity of still water containers 18.5L capacity from a well known water supplier looking rather lonely has anyone used them for brewing and if so how did you adapt the cap for use. Answers on a postcard please. Bob

Hi Darrellm When syphoning to a second FV do you still add the sugar for batch bottling or do you wait then transfer to another then add sugar. Bob

Hi Pitsy A change of house location a new job and 2 lads growing up just a lot of small reasons adding up to a big sum, but lads are grown up job situation has changed for the better and approaching retirement just setting myself up for some happy days spent in the garden plenty of time fishing...

Hi Have just started to brew beer again ater a 30 odd year break wifey bought me a starter kit for Crimbo from Wilko's which included 2 cans bitter from ibrew, well the results are far improved from what it used to be in the 80's. All went according to the recipe made in 2 batches of 20pints...

hi Great how to and its amazing how simple it looks when done by someone who knows what they are doing, this will certainly make it a lot easier for me when I have worked my way through the 2 kits my wife bought me for Xmas have just put the second can down as this goes to press, really looking...

Hi I am approaching retirement and as a way of keeping busy and saving money I have decided to return to home brew after a break in the process of some 30 years so I appreciate that things have advanced and changed, but am willing to listen to advice and struggle to produce a decent pint. Bob