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Thought I would just chuck this one out there... All feedback welcome... Have been planning my first BIAB brew for a few weeks and have assembled the various bits of kit as follows... 19l Stock Pot Vegetable steamer insert as a false bottom Large Colander to fit pot for draining Youngs...

Done... Thanks a lot Monte Cristo, you might have just saved me from watching the Brew Shed burn to the ground....:doh: [/url] [/IMG]

So the SG this morning (day 16) had reached 1.010. I added the Hop pellets. They really had a very citrus smell, grapefruit and tangerine.. Will leave it for another 3 or 4 days and then either rack it off to a 2nd FV to clear or straight into the Corny. Tasted pretty good already...

Yes they are pretty simple if you have a basic understanding of electrics. There are also lots of build videos on YouTube. The hardest bit was cutting the holes in the project box. Just watch out though as I have seen people talking about 2 different ways of wiring them up. My advice would...

Doh.... Well spotted, and yes you are correct. Maybe i should RTFM... ! Will reposition that today. I am now in the good books with SWMBO as this moved outside, have not told her yet that the next project is a Kegerator thats going in the house...:whistle: PS - Photo might not have...

So, a day in the shed and here is the end result.... [/url] STC1000 control unit, Old Fridge and 1ft Greenhouse heater. My Coopers Brewmaster Irish Stout is sitting in there at 21c..... :drink:

Yup I am very much in my "stock building" phase and need to balance the speed of drinking against the patience needed for brewing...:? Yea - The bike is my other hobby, just need to keep both going otherwise it bad news on the waistline :drink:

So here it is, my first every pint of homebrew !! I must say for a wheat beer that has only been in the bottle for a week it is absolutely superb... There is only a slight "green" taste but it really does taste like a wheat beer... I am now totally hooked by the concept that with a bit of care...

PMS and Midnight - Thanks both. I took a sample for the first hydrometer reading yesterday and tasted it, it already has a fairly hoppy taste with the sweetness decreasing as the yeasties do their thing. Although the instructions say 5 days and then add hops with a total of 10 days. Based...

Have been looking around for a short fairly practical training session and wondered if anyone has done the "all grain mashing" course at the Home Brew Shop in Aldershot ? http://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/acatalog/Mashing_Course.html#.U3semS-6_Rc I am in the south east (Tunbridge Wells) but...

Thanks for that, really useful.. As I am not a massive fan of overly "hoppy" beers that is a very good idea that I will have to pinch from you... I will wait until FG and then add hops for 5 days. Once again this forum is giving me some really good and useable advice and ideas. Many thanks...

Don't worry, I plan to..... :cheers:

Well its brew no 2.... So after lots of research and much deliberating I had made my mind up to do a Coopers Sparkling Ale, BUT had a total impulse moment in the LHBS and ended up with a Festival Golden Stag Summer Ale kit. I think it was when the guy in the opened the box and showed me the 2...

Wizard, Yea I think I have the bug already. Tested today after a stir on Wednesday and the FG was stable at 1.015 since Wednesday. So it is now 44 Bottles sitting in the cupboard at about 20c. Now I just have to leave it till next weekend before I have my first test.... Next brew planned is...

Thanks Proost, See post here for update.... http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=47945 More to follow. :thumb:

darrellm - thanks, and yes I am sure curiosity will get the better of me after 10 days in the bottle and I will have to drink one... Gonna test the gravity tomorrow as that is day 6. Started at 1046 so would like to see somewhere at 1015 tomorrow as i know the temp has been at the lower end...

Thanks Louis, I also tried one in a bottle this weekend from my local Waitrose. Have to say that I really enjoyed it and this confirmed that it needed to be my next brew. I had not thought about the yeast but you are correct, much nicer mixed in.... Cheers PS. Will keep post on the brew...

I am sure this one has been discussed before but I have found wildly varying outcomes/opinions so though i would chuck it out there again.. I am planning brew No2. - Still trying to create some "benchmark" kit brews so sticking with the recipe as recommended by Coopers. Will expand/modify in...

Thought I would just post as first ever home brew has just been put on.. 1 x Thomas Coopers Wheat 1 x Thomas Coopers Liquid Wheat Malt 150g Thomas Coopers BE 1 Thomas Cooper Wheat kit yeast Yeast pitched at 24c OG 1.045 Sitting happily in the cupboard at 22-23c... Just got to be patient and...

Thanks Proost. Had a good read through both and the end result look really good, well done. Just one questions, so what was the recipe you ended up using ? Did you follow the advice Pittsy gave and use the Wheat and the Crystal and then the hops ? Also was it the WB-o6 yeast ? Cheers