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My first ever brew has been in the bottles for about two weeks now. I know everyone says be patient and let it condition but I couldn't resist and had a bottle after about four days in the bottle and most of it went down the drain as it wasn't exactly enjoyable. I became worried at that point...

Thanks for the replies. I'll definitely give the Saaz a whirl then. Ordered some last night in a bit of a shipping order from one of the sponsors and got some crushed pilsner malt too to maybe give that a go.

Evening folks. I'm new to all this - I have my first brew (a kentish ale) bottle conditioning in the shed, my second (a stout) in the FV ready to bottle and a Breferm Framboos (a request from SWMBO) ready to go in the FV. I then have a Wilkos Cerveza kit (it was £8) for my next effort and...

I know this is probably in the wrong place but I can't post a topic in the kit reviews - can only assume it's because I don't have enough posts yet. I tasted a sample of the above ale in my lhbs and it was delicious so I succumbed and purchased it as my first ever kit. I brewed it exactly as...

I started this one on Friday night. I brewed short to 21L, adding 1kg DME and 500g Demerera sugar. I also made a cafetiere of strong coffee, using cold water and added 1.5cups of it to the FV. Considering that my last brew fermented out as expected without even making the airlock bubble once...

I've just put a stout on, in the hope it will be ready for Christmas. I picked up a Wilkos velvet stout for £8 so I bunged this in with 1kg DME and 500g demerera sugar as well as a little bit of coffee steeped in cold water - it blew all the water out of my airlock on day 2! Only just started...

Thanks for the replies. I took your advice and bottled it all last night. This is my first attempt, so all very nerve wracking but the first lot is now bottled and I'm putting my next batch on later tonight - a stout which I'm going to try and store for Christmas. Cheers

I'm in the process of completing my first brew, a Beer Works Kentish Ale, which started off around the 1042ish mark two weeks ago. Aside from adding some hops on day 5, it has sat undisturbed until tonight and I have transfered it to my bottling bucket and batch primed it. It should be at 1009...

Thanks for all the replies, helped set my mind at ease. I took the lid off today and added my hops. There wasn't all that much foam to be honest, just a thin and whispy layer in addition to the ring of it built up around the barrel. I took out a sample, prior to adding anything, so I could...

Morning. I'm brand new to all this brewing and started my first brew on Wednesday night. I've used a Beer Works kit which was basically a 3kg bag of extract, mixed as per instructions and then the yeast added at the end - it's now sat in the FV and I'm meant to add the hops on Monday. I'm...

Hello everyone. I'm new to this forum and home brewing. I've been toying with the idea of home brewing beer for some time but bit the bullet a couple of days ago and went and bought myself a starter kit. I started my first ever brew on Wednesday night and now I'm pacing the halls like an...