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so pretty much all the kits I have used be it pales or IPAs have came out quite a dark color, has anyone used one that has came out a really light color?

safe for both, what kind of heather though, one to heat a room would be far too big. and a terrarium heater maybe?

I guess so, I have a cold frame that I use to over winter plants in the garden that would die in the summer that I will move to the garage soon, I guess I cold use this with some sort of heater in it but that sort of heater is safe?

yeah seen this method but its a bit of work to do and don't have the space for a fridge really.

Hi, I brew in my garage with a submersed heater then I bottle and have been bringing inside to carb up for 2 weeks before going back to the garage and putting the bottles on the cold floor. The wife wants the space back I've been using in the house. I have electric in the garage but limited...

another comprehensive answer thank you, - I enjoy gardening and it will add some height to an area of my garden that needs it - its not about value for me it getting the novelty of being home grown beer or in part at least and its a plant so it adds interest in my garden not just in my beer. I...

well that is a pretty comprehensive answer thank you very much. assuming I would get a small crop from planting two plants could I pick them, oven dry them then immediately dry hop them ? and therefore no need to store? it wouldn't be looking to use them in all my beers just a one off really...

is that the full recipe?

So I am thinking about growing Hops in my garden to add to some extract brews or for pimping beer kits. does anyone have any experience in this? If so are you able to answer these questions? What varieties are easy to grow in the UK particularly East Anglia? (fruity floral tastes would work...

if you like it hoppy then definitely add hops- amazon sell some good hops already in tea bags so no mess - personally I like Citra hops for a tropical fruity taste. all depends on what you like.

I normally follow 2+2+2 but as its a stout I will do 3 +3+3 so 3 weeks FV (add fruit at end of first week) 3 weeks bottle in warm place 3 weeks bottle in cold place drink and enjoy if you have Instagram you can see some of my previous brews using #bemorebearaware or on untapped bear aware...

syrup would give a much more intense flavor and if it had any sugar in it then it would ferment. use frozen its super easy. Get a muslin bag and put it in boiling water to sterilize it, add a bag of frozen raspberries, Lidl sell 500g bags for £2.19 and as its frozen there is little risk of wild...

Adnams and brewdog export a lot and you could find in the states - in my opinion Adnams would be a good representation of a modern British company making traditional English beers.

thanks, great to hear from someone who has done the same kit, surprised going 5L under has only pushed it up to just over 5% . I will go to 17L and add 1 kg of brewing sugar. 550g of frozen raspberries and 500g of lactose (would add more lactose but its all I have left).

thanks for the replies, as I drink quite a lot of imperial stout and Russian Stranniks and DIPPAS I'm pretty sure I can handle and like High IBU and ABV. also sod calculators just get the ABV calculator app - as they say there's an app for that but thanks anyway.

Oh Dear - Fosters - a lot of fosters from when I could get into pubs at 16 - then after a St paddys Day I started drinking Guinness regularly with more lagers , Stella, San Miguel, Becks. Then started drinking more Ales, being from Suffolk most Pubs are Green King or Adnams owned. I started...

Thanks, i'll think ill go down to 17l - I have ran out of decent yeast so will have to go with what was in the kit -

also not a treacle fan so wont be doing that, where do you get your chocolate malt from and what form is it in ? extract or do you boil it?

what ABV does it usually come out at? I'm happy with how I'm pimping the kit just wondering how short I can go. The possible thinness is one of the reasons for brewing this as short as possible