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If finances allow,I would always go for two can kits.I myself think that Woodfordes kits take some beating,they definately don't taste like "homebrew". Also,two weeks in a bottle before drinking won't help,I know we all get impatient :roll: ,but an extra 3 or 4 weeks WILL make a big difference...

My first bottle of Wherry,only been bottled for 5 weeks,but "forced" to drink it because production isn't keeping up with consumption :( Very,very impressed :thumb: ...I suspect that this will now become my default brew :lol:

Conkerwood Ale is an absolute cracker :clap: Not keen on the IPA,but having said that,I'm not sure I like IPA anyway,as I've never drunk it before :wha:

This was my first brew,so I was "obliged" to start drinking it after carbonation :grin: A cracking drink even so :thumb: I''m starting another batch tomorrow,and as I've managed at last to build up a bit of stock,I'll be able to leave this one to develop properly,looking forward to the...

I would agree that it's a heavy beer,albeit a nice drink :thumb: It's a very "filling" drink,so I always drink a bottle of this first if I fancy a skinfull,but can't,because of work the next day etc;

I acquired some 660ml Heineken bottles recently,and had real problems trying to cap them yesterday,so another one to avoid :(

If you batchprime in a second fv,you shouldn't need to prime the bottles. Personally,and from my own limited experience :lol: ,I wouldn't go for the brewbelt option.Buy a 40 ltr flexibin (£5 ish ),and a cheap aquarium heater ( tenner or so ),this should keep your brew at a constant...

I use a 25W aquarium heater and a 40 Ltr flexi bin (£5 from B&Q) as a 'water heater'.Peace of cake,and no extra cleaning/sterilising.Economical too :D

I deliver to hospitals and nursing homes,where lots of drinkers end up :lol:

To me,it's not so much the draining aspect that's important,it's the storage and movement advantages of the drainer,you can move 40 ish bottles relatively easily.

You need medication mate supporting that lot :rofl: Only joking Matt :lol: :lol: do you want Jara back :whistle:

I bought a Stonewall Bitter kit from my LHBS yesterday,and I assumed from the packaging that it was a 2 can kit. I was surprised to find when I opened it,that it was one can,a packet of spraymalt and a sachet of hop pellets :o Anyway,I brewed it up OK today,just wondered if these kits produce a...

If you can get 40 bottles to stand up ( upside down ) on a sloping draining board 20"x 15" then you're a better man than me :lol:

Usually 2 pints on a pre-work night,and 3 on Fri/Sat....maybe 4 on Saturday to celebrate an Albion win :clap: (which isn't very often :lol: )....so about 18 in total. I hope that the government busybodies don't read this site :pray:

Having bottled my first 3 brews using the "old fashioned" method :evil: I invested my hard earned into buying a bottle drainer,non-rinse steriliser,and,most importantly...a little bottler. As a result I have transformed 3 hours of b***s aching tedium into a one hour job,thus freeing up much of...

Just bought some Videne from these guys https://www.expresschemist.co.uk £8.44 inc pp,VAT and tracked delivery.Received mine next day :clap:

Many thanks for the "interesting" replies :lol: On closer inspection of my bottle,I have just noticed some usage instructions very cunningly concealed behind the bottle label :roll: It doesn't,of course,list home brew as an application,but I'm delighted to see that it can be applied to genital...

I've just purchased a 500ml bottle of Videne to sterilise my gear,but there are no dilution instructions with it :roll: Can anyone help please ?

Try this http://www.expresschemist.co.uk/Videne- ... ution.html

Welcome Wobbly,I'm at the other end of the Newton Road to you ;) The Hamstead HB shop is dead handy if you find that you're 2 caps short after you've started bottling :wha: