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Hello PaddyG84, There are hundreds of recipies and videos on brewing mead online, If its your first Attempt i would keep it simple. There are alot of yeast strains available some better than others for making mead. Not to say it wouldn't work well but I have never tried Bakers yeast in any...

I dont know if its frowned apon here i just frown apon it, its personal pet peeve. Improvise, adapt and overcome for the win I hope your brew turns out ok :thumb:

Buddy there is enough info about that shows that fluoride is harmful to the body and it accumulates but each to there own opinion. :thumb: keep drinking it what you feel is safe. :grin: My pet peeve is people quoting me on forums as i know what i posted and i dont need reminding, I also...

Firstly Welcome to the forum :thumb: Secondly you will find this forum and its members like an encyclopedia of brewing knowledge if you want to know something you will find it on here, if not just ask :thumb: For my first ever batch i found getting the water from the tap into the FV...

Hi, I have used an immersion heater for many batches now and ive not had any problems with it. I ordered a new FV and heat belt the other day and i tried the heat belt tonight as i was racking my coopers larger into a secondary, but i did not feel any heat coming off the belt i dont know if...

Nope its not you id say yeah he can stay in the spare room with a 1k deposit and £250 a week paid weekly, oh no job no money no room, do not accecpt DSS. You are not a charity besides we got enough unemployed living here why make it harder for them with another joining them on the rock and...

So sorry guys not being able to make it yesterday i just got back from work, I got stuck with a weekender on friday and I had no chance of getting online to let everyone i was unable to attend. Really cheesed off to be honest. :cry: Next meet ill have to pre-book the day off work. I hope...

Hello Forum, At the begining of the month I invited a mate round to join me in starting a batch of brupaks microbrewery series birkby bitter 4%. I added 500g of malt spray and i took a reading of 1.052 :grin: very happy with that :grin: When it came to stir the wort before adding the...

Joey hope your wife gets well soon, family is first. Dont worry i think there will be more meetings in the future :thumb:

Hello ryanshelton, Welcome to the forums. :thumb: I myself have only done extract beers thus far and I have discovered that when you first start out bottling is very messy the first few attempts, you will also have some wastage :( I Personally buy and recycle brown glass bottles as I was...

Hi all, I was thinking about 16:00pm on the 26th @ The Liberty Bounds (Wetherspoons) on the corner of Byward Street and Trinity Square. Its 5 minute walk from the station maximum. Ill bring some Ale for those that would like to do a swap :cheers: Ill see you all then :thumb:

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Hi all, I hope you all had a good christmas and new year holiday, So its the new year and I have a batch just finished and it's being taste tested as I type this and its good :cheers: Anyone decided for a location for a meet yet ? If so, Can someone please PM me with the details. If not...

calumscott, Hows things ? That Titan Power Paint Mixer i used once to mix a small batch of plaster when decorating the home and i found the nut on the base of it scratched the bottom of the bucket to pieces and them pieces were in the plaster when i was troweling it on the wall. I know you...

Hey all, kacanepa I looked online at great lengths to find a shortcut with this task but the truth is there is no real shortcut it just takes a little effort. I found the best way for me is to put 5 bottles in a sink at a time of boiling water and washing up liquid and leave for 5 minutes. I...

hey piddledribble, Just to let you know I have taken a gravity reading and its dropped from 1.052 to 1.012 :D I think all is going well. Im guessing there is a slight gap between the cork and the cable from the heater that passes through it into the FV. Thanks again for the advice.

piddledribble thanks for the tip on fermentation speed never knew that one, ill let you know the difference in OG and my first reading when i add my hops on friday. :cheers: calumscott i just used the yeast supplied in the kit , a packet of dehydrated. Only this time i didnt make a starter...

Hey Forum, :) Ok where to begin ?? hmmm Sunday was Brew-Day and I started Old Suffolk Strong Ale from a kit but I think either I didnt wash the steriliser out of my FV very well or i got a bad batch of dehydrated yeast as im still not getting any action out of my air-lock. I had a butchers...

Alright people, DK, Hoy and Helmet is ok but football mad and a thin narrow bar, the Half Crown is good, its opposite side of the road for those of you who dont know and it has live bands, it would be a good choice as i found in the past an easy atmosphere. The Last Post in southend is also...

Hello Teahead, Welcome to the forums, I would read through the cider and wine part of the forums it will have all the information you are looking for, I would personally get 2 x 23 ltr carboys and a syphon to help rack without disturbing the sediment. Find your local home brew shop they...