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Just started this and can't wait to get stuck into the Ruby Red going by all the reviews. I didn't really pay much attention to temperature as I made it so hope I haven't forgotten an important detail there, just basically done exactly the same as the Donner & Blitzed and that turned out great...

O.K... Bottled last night. Didn't have a clue how much sugar to make up so went for 120g which went into 38 x 500ml bottles. I looked on here and someone put 80g in, someone else 150g so I went somewhere in the middle. The missus is paranoid there will be some kind of explosion, I'm just worried...

Yeah! Will do. I had a taste from the tester it was alright, little strong but nice. Definitely looking forward to a proper session on it. I'm also looking forward to bottling for the first time, all part of the learning curve, ended up with an 'Emily' capper, looks like it should do the job...

So I siphoned the batch from the first vessel into the second and will leave until Wednesday. I took another reading, 1010, box says it should read 1008 so I guess this is ok. On Wednesday I'm gonna put the batch back into the first vessel and proceed to bottle from there with the sugar added...

I get it! So the general idea is to get as much of the sediment away from the beer before bottling. See they don't put stuff like that in the instructions do they but I guess the thing with the kits is to make them look as easy as possible to make a brew. I think I'm gonna go the long route on...

Thanks again! Now please excuse me if I sound thick but I really don't want to screw this up. So I get another vessel (with a tap on it), siphon the batch into that, leave a few days and then bottle? Does the sugar solution go in that second vessel then or do I add the sugar just before...

Thanks for the advice. :cheers: I have gone for it and bought 50 brown glass bottles, caps, capper and also invested in a drainer and rinser. I've got sterilizer, sugar and siphon tubes. Is there anything else I need before I go for it on Saturday? Do I have to rack the brew into a second...

I got my 'Beginners Kit' for Christmas and all I can say is I followed the instructions that came from the shop and the beer came out perfect and way better than I expected. Just getting started was great, so much to learn. On my second brew now and third as soon as that is bottled up. Good luck...

Thanks Tean Buns. I am literally using the beginners kit that I got for christmas, 1 FV and 1 Pressure Barrel, that'll do me to get started. I think I'll have to just go down the glass bottle route. The only place I can really store the stuff will be either in my outhouse, which gets really hot...

Hello, I'm Mogger and I too used to drink lager. :shock: A couple of years back I started getting different ales from Tescos (4 for £6/ 3 for £5 or whatever it is) and never looked back. I used to drink the odd bitter from the boozer and got into Guinness for a while and then........... oh...

I too bought this in the hope of getting a few other people interested in drinking my brew rather than just me and it sounds like it might just do the trick. I noticed that this post started with 'kegbelly' saying his went into a keg. Can I get away with doing the same or do I have to bottle...

:cheers: Just wanted to say hello and thanks for all the useful info I've got from this site already. I've nearly drunk all of my first ever brew which was 'Milestone's Donner & Blitzed' and I was amazed by how easy it was to do and more importantly how good it tasted. Now just started my...

Brew Shed! YES!