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Cheers wes, off to do it soon :cheers:

Hi All, I am brewing a kit called "Homewrecker". I started on Sat 10th Jan, it took a while to get going as temp is 17c The beer is now flat in the hydrometer and is 1011 It was 1011 sunday AM as well before that it was 1012 on friday and 1013 on thursday the kit says that 1009 is the...

sounds good, i had some dunkel (?) over in germany once, that is one beer type i would love to brew- never see it here

i took at quick look one question: whats a Rauchbier style beer like?

nice one, thanks - i will follow the instructions on that thread and save some cash - which i will need for the kit i will have to buy

what would be the best book for a selection of recipies to choose from for your first all grain brew? although ive just brewed a kit, i think i will want to have a go at the real thing sooner rather than later cheers

My first kit brew is five days in the fermenter and soon ready for bottling i hope. I am a little confused though. The kit says to leave the lid of the fermentation bin a little in order to let co2 out, but then i see that air may damage the brew. Whose right? I have a hole in the lid - which...

hello chaps, i need sort my first brew out this w/e. I have a barrell and I have bottles. Which tastes better? Will my barrel last 6 weeks once I start drinking? I see the CO2 is an option - i wondered why are CAMRA so anti CO2 dispensing? cheers neil :mrgreen:

cheers and many thanks, yes it was meant to be 1040 at start and is now 1025, final is meant to be 1009 i now think i realise that as the fermentation approaches completion it gets closer and closer to the 1.000 level (eqiv to water) and so these '%' readings on the hydrometer must relate to an...

Hello all, Im brewing a kit beer - all malt extract. Its fermenting well enough. However, I didn;t take an original hydrometer reading. I wonder how do I know when its complete and also how do I know how strong it is (meant to be 4% ish) One final question, my hydrometer has a 'potental...