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Thanks guys, I did suspect it was just yeast I wanted to make sure! :)

I was just checking my brew after 4-5 days and I'm seeing this on top, it looks like bacteria growth to me, is this just the yeast or something worse? I was very thorough during sterilisation as always and don't remember seeing this on top before.. The only thing I did differently this time was...

Cheers man I might check out Cwtch. I think I'll look at NWS, thanks. Will take a look into APA, thanks! Yeah I spoke to a homebrew club, costs a small fortune to brew it yourself, I could just buy it from the brewery for the same price! I think I might try your recipe with the...

I've tried Wilko's Beer Kit, Coopers DIY IPA, and Tom Caxtons Real Ale, I don't really like any of them and they all taste quite similar to each other. I want to brew things that taste better, more like the craft ales you buy in craft beer bars or in 330ml cans, at the moment Elvis Juice by...

Looking to make a medium strength carbonated alcoholic lemonade to be honest, I have no idea what category that would come under in the brew program, and ahh that's interesting thanks for letting me know. Sure thing, I'll give it a shot and just make a smaller batch!

So I'm looking to make 22 litres of Hard Lemonade, here is a recipe I found which looks about right below, the recipe states it should come out at around 4.5% but I am looking to increase that to 5.5% or 6.5% if possible (please tell me how if that is possible).. Ingredients: 2kg...

Hey guys I've brewed up a batch of Coopers IPA and Bulldog Brews Mixed Berry Cider and both of them have a slight soapy taste/smell, more so the Cider after it was blasted out of my KingKeg in 80% foam, I was thinking maybe this is the CO2? I use StarSan and rinse everything, I don't use any...

Roger that guys, seems to be some activity but not as violent as it first started, I was expecting that to continue haha..

Hey guys, I've had my Bulldog Brews Mixed Berry Cider Kit fermenting for 4 days now and the first 2 days it was fermenting like crazy the airlock wouldn't stop moving however now it has calmed down a hell of a lot with no bubbles rising from the centre of the liquid but some bubbles around the...

Ahhh I get it now so ignore those tiny ass numbers, my Hydrometer is over 20 years old the company make incredibly accurate Hydrometers I guess it's another measurement for something, thanks for the help guys.

So we're looking at 1.015 then for the Hydrometer?

Thanks for clicking I know how painful it can be teaching us noobs the ropes haha, should I be taking my OG/SG readings before adding yeast? Because that's what I've been doing, and does it matter for beer/cider if there is a difference? And last but not least, I've still not quite grasped...

Carling for sure.

It seems Chuck Norris himself made PET bottles in the fires of a mountain and infused them with his strength, and I really do need to learn how to use the hyrometer correctly haha.. Yeah more than likely not I'm always a little hasty when it comes to getting my next pint! :P

I'm joining here because my friend isn't overly helpful even though he got me into brewing, I have brewed so far a Wilko beer starter kit, and a Coopers IPA kit. Looking to make apple cider that tastes just like apple juice but with a big kick of alcohol, forest fruit flavoured cider, standard...

Yeah they're in plastic PET bottles I figure if they do build too much pressure I'll just let a little out..

Yeah I think I'll leave my brews to sit on the yeast cake for 1.5 - 2 weeks in the future, and I think I might be okay on the carbonation side of things I'll just keep checking the bottle pressure by squeezing them every couple of days, these are the recommended fermentable sugars below, when it...

Hmm okay I've just tested the Stevenson one and I'm getting a reading of 1.000 from the top of the meniscus and the Wilko one is reading 1.002 from the top of the meniscus..

What do you guys reckon to the risk of the bottles going boom? I used 1 375ml carbonation drop in each one, I'd rather not have 47 500ml bottles go bust in the bedroom!

Yeah I watched a bunch of videos and some of them said they let their brew sit on the yeast cake for 1-2 extra weeks for that reason and to clear the beer up a bit more, I thought I should probably let it sit for another week after taking that FG reading as it looked very low, I normally go by...