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Cheers guys. Yeah the kit just says to lay the lid on top to allow the co2 to escape. Probably put some cling film on and let it do it's thing. Once I get my full kit I'll be using airlock and bung.

Yeah was going to just throw the frozen chunks in the fermenter. When is best to put them in and will I need to adjust sugar for the frozen ones? I've to ferment for 10 days and put the hops in on day 7.

So I managed to get 2 of the American IPA kits, the brewing starter pack and 24 of the swing top bottles. My b&m had about 6 ipa kits left. Going to start one kit tomorrow and see how it goes. Liking some of the reviews so far for such a cheap kit. Would it be worth adding some fruit to this...

Ah brilliant mate cheers! Means I can started straight away. American IPA here we come

Okay so I've just bought a 10 litre fermenting bucket and a couple of American IPA kits to get started. Gonna be a few weeks till I get my proper kit for boiling etc so going to try these out first. Fermenting bucket doesn't have a hole in the lid for an airlock. Is it essential to have this?

Going to pop into my local B&M today to try and find some kits. Chances are they will all be gone but can live in hope. These would be perfect until I get my full setup.

Thank you for all your replies guys, much appreciated. Definitely going to buy the Northern Brewer deluxe kit and start from there. All grain is interesting but going to begin with the extract method. Be about a week or 2 before I get my kit so lots of reading and video watching to do in the...

Haha yeah I can see that happening. I'm just so eager to get started. It's exciting to Think you can make your own beer with any flavours you like

S Excellent. Nice to hear that other people are using this kit. Have you had a batch from it yet or still in the fermentation process?

Hi guys and many thanks for the informative replies. I've decided to go for the Northern Brewer deluxe kit with a few added extras. This has 2 carboys and alloys for brewing another batch while 1 batch is in the 2nd fermentation vessel. Not going down the all grain route yet, but boiling...

Hello everyone, Just recently looked into home brewing again after years of not being interested due to some bad experiences from friends home brews. Honestly didn't realise the scope and sheer amount of different beers and ciders that can be made at home these days. My plan is to buy some...