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Totally agree...before my robobrew I threw away as much as I drank... currently 5 deep tonight trying to find a flaw and I'm pretty...

That's what I was planning on doing which lead me here...wasn't sure if there was a way you could really cock up. Some videos show...

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It is a 12L kit, so if you want it less strong, add water at any stage

Erm, it depends on the kit and how bitter you want the beer to be. If you want the beer to be more bitter go ahead and use two kits...

Yes, John, I am also sorry to hear of your loss. Please do try to find a new hobby or pursuit that takes your mind off the bad things...

Kits do not have much bittering and doubling up will not give you much of a bitter beer. Even doing two Stout kits does not give a lot...

I would get two of these and brew to 25L, with an addition of 500g to 1kg sugar. On the other hand, I do have rather a simplistic an...

I routinely re-use yeast by decanting the trub into 250ml bottles and even though I seem to get very good attenuation, the 250ml bottles...

Yep WI porter is the best Guinness much better than big G

One of my own, I call it miserable git. 4.5kg base malt. 250g choc malt. 200g crystal malt. 15g magnum at the start of boil. 30g...

Leaking beer around the place is a standard mistake for everyone. Like most mistakes, the more times you make them, the less often you...

I learnt a trick through necessity some time ago. At the end of the boil, I transfer the wort, using a large jug, via a BIAB bag into...

I bought two cans with the intention of doing a toucan not long after I started. Then I read somewhere that it wasn't a great idea (on...

Just drinking my beer - last before bed is a Belgian Golden Strong. A tad dark for the style, but great at 5-6 months old.