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I was going to start this post by saying I hate bottling beer. Actually, I dont hate it, but it's no fun is it? It's boring and tedious. What I do hate though, it's sediment in the bottle, and having to store the bottle upright before opening. So, I thought about some kind of Keg. An important...

Today I did my first AG kit. The instructions were non-existent, just a list of times, temperatures etc. That led to me starting a thread asking for info about using the Irish Moss that was supplied. Unfortunately, the volume in the pot was so low, I couldn't siphon and had to pour...

Done my first AG brew. The kit came with a small pack of Irish moss to be added 5 minutes before boil finish. Done that. The brew is cooling. Do I siphon into the fermenter to leave settled sediment behind. Or pour it all until the fermenter? The instructions make no mention of what to do...

So, my garden has heavy soil, I'm improving it as much as I can with compost, manure etc but it's a slow process. I also have a lot of slugs. Not a coincidence. In the summer, I can easily kill close to 100 in 30 minutes or so, and do that every night until I give up. I can go out a while after...

I'd like to try some all grain or part grain brewing. But I want to make small batches - faster turnover, more variety, quicker recipe development etc. So I don't need a big AIO, stove top brewing will do. Is there any way to estimate what size vessel I need for a particular batch size? Eg...

Well, today I started my first brew - Festival Brigadeer, a clone of Bombardier. Maybe it was my eagerness, excitement, stupidity or slightly unclear instructions but I made a small error. I mixed the LME with boiling water ok, then misread the instructions. What the instructions said was to...

Hi all I've got my first brew kit, one of the Festival 'clones' and a starter kit, bucket etc. I've read a lot and understand the necessity of cleaning and sanitation etc and that's where I have a question. The kit says to mix the liquid extract in a sterile bucket and mix with a couple...