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I am 37 and started brewing last summer - and I am a young 37 as well.. not at all old headed.. but I really enjoy making really good beers :cheers:

Looks the business that does good sir!!! I've got a coopers english bitter in the FV (6th day) made it with the coopers liquid malt, it's looking lovely and dark, so I will be delighted if it turns out as good looking as your dark ale!!! :drink: :drink:

Great stuff, thanks for all your advice fellas :clap:

After taking advice from the forum last year I know leave all my beers for around 10 days in the FV before bottling. However I have started to get my stuff from a new HB shop and the bloke there says never leave it more than 7 days in the FV!!! so bit confused, could do with an update from you...

Hello to you sir! I have 2 x Coopers kits on the go at the minute, english bitter & also european lager. I did a coopers IPA a few months back and it was bloody gorgeous (was better after about 6-8 weeks in the bottles) as it started off a wee bit bitter. Also Muntons gold range are simply...

Thanks for thr reply mate :clap:

Well guess no one has used them then! 1st time ever on the forum that I have never had a response from any of you brewers out there!! would still appreciate any comments :thumb:

Hello fellow brewers! I've been away from brewing & the forum for a few months.. just back and brewing. I have 2 on the go (mixed yesterday). the first is Coopers European Lager, the 2nd is Coopers English Bitter... the bloke in my local homebrew shop persuaded me to also buy the Coopers...

Hi Fella I had quite a few mishaps with barrells (been brewing kits for nearly one year now) afrer all the bother I had I decided just to bottle and ive never looked back... perfect beer everytim :cheers: e

Hi there It was fairly clear when I transfered to the barrell, I am storing it in a dark cuboard thats fiarly cool, I injected some C02 when I first sealed the barrell, so just itching for it to clear, the sample I had yesterday tasted great, and there was loads of life in the beer. All the...

I have had a lager in the Barrel for around 5 weeks now and it's still cloudy, I ran off a little sample, it tastes great, has loads of life in it, but its still cloudy, I made the lager with enhancer & used finings yet its still cloudy, is this normal..if so I long can I expect to wait for it...

On all the beer kits I have done so far the instructions always say fermentation takes between 4-6 days, once bubbles stop rising and you get a constant reading with the hydrometer the beer is ready to bottle, however looking at some of the posts I have seen on this forum it seems people leave...

Great stuff thanks for your reply mate :clap:

Forgive my ignorance peeps, just trying to learn as much as I can to help myself make better beers! I keep seeing thses terms on this forum and would like to find out what they mean... Thank you to everyone who has responded to all my questions, you have helped me a great deal :thumb:

Forgot to mention regarding using a syphon to extract beer from my bottles that we have been bottling in 2 litre plastic mineral bottles! people say you shouldn't use them but so far the beer out of every bottle has been fantastic, I dont know what you all think but they have worked well for us...

I urge you all to give it a try it really is easier than pouring.. you'll be amazed ( I hope) :drink:

Yep! not as casual as I was on month or two back!!! thanks for all the replys everybody :clap:

Really intresting posts, I'll try every way possible while learning the ropes so to speak. its great being able to get advice from experienced brewers, thanks peeps :cheers:

Great stuff thanks everybody... I 'll give it plenty more time I think, Ive got another Tom Caxton real ale in the FV and a nice lager in the pressure barrell thats neary ready! so plenty to look forward too.. :thumb:

Hello to you all When my last brew Tom Caxton Real Ale was ready me and my brother in law began to pour from the bottle very carefully but noticed when we got to the last quarter of the bottle the sediment started to rise from the bottom and mmix with the beer. So for next few bottle we...