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I tried this, but just shoved 1lb of honey into the bucket when I added the sugar and tinned contents. I primed the bottles with sugar. The early 'test' openers were really nice and you could definately taste the honey, but as it matured (and i'm only talking 2+ weeks here!!), the honey became...

I've brewed it. Liked it, and the next one is about to go into the fermenter! In the fermenter it went through an 'eggy' stage. It seemed to only last a few days though and I bottled it after 9 days in the fermenter.

I've just finished a Muntons Wheat Beer - its only been out of the fermenter 2 weeks - but I had a taste last night :shock: It's going to be very very nice. Its completely clear though..was expecting it to stay cloudy :wha:

I've done a couple of kits now and i'm really enjoying it, but I would like to know if anyone has success tweaking kits. I am too much of a novice to comtemplate 'proper brewing' at the moment. One of the last kits I made was the Coopers Canadian Blonde - it was really good, except I kept...

Took a reading and a sample tonight. Tastes nice, but quite appley... 1028 reading, which I have worked out to be = to 5.3% ABV. I'ts still fizzing away, so i'm going to leave it longer. How low should I expect it to go? Cheers

Mine is also bubbling still (after 2 weeks now). I am planning on a taste test and a hydrometer reading tonight. Its at 20 deg and I used Safale S-40 (I think..its the one on the Cheeky Vim recipe) yeast.

:cheers: Thanks. What sweetners do people recommend - and at what point are they added?

I have a similar Q - having started it last night. I have PET bottles - and i've only prepared a 5L batch (so I doubt it will hang around that long). I was planning on bottling it at around 1030 also into plastic bottles primed with sugar...or is that a bad idea? Can I get away with it using...

Excellent, thanks for the answers! :cheers:

Sorry, is it 1/2 tablet to 5Gallons or 1/2 tablet to 10Gallons - or does it not matter too much if you overdose?

I'm going to start my next kit soon - I have some Campden tablets (having previously bought powder :oops: ), can I just check that this is the amount to put in - and how to add it....I was planning on crushing and adding to 5L mineral water bottles filled with tap water, waiting overnight till...

Cheers Sean_Mc, I'll put them in a box tonight

I've just bottled my first kit into clear plastic bottles....should these be in a dark cupboard? :hmm: At the moment they are in my (pretty dimly lit) porch where it is cold. Should I move them? I should add that no direct sunlight gets in as we have wooden window blinds pulled down the...

Cool, thanks Moley. I think i'll just get some tablets :thumb:

Hi there, I'm onto my 2nd kit now (the first I used mineral water which was £££ :shock: ) and I want to use normal tap water. I've bought myself some Campden Powder (it says Sodium Metabisulphate on the label) and I just wanted to check how much to use (as it doesnt say... :| ). I'm a...

Excellent, thanks guys, i'll get it going tonight! :cheers:

Hi there, I've just bottled my first kit - Muntons Lager - and i'm desperate to get some more on the go! I've bought a Coopers Canadian Pale Ale kit, but having looked at the instructions the fermenting temperature is a lot higher than my muntons kit requirements. I stuck an aquarium...