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Thanks for that. I'll be brewing in an unheated room in the middle of house that is typically stable at around 18'C and I'll be conditioning in my garage. As the conditioning temperature will be weather dependant, I guess I won't be able to use a lager yeast then? I assume lots of people are...

Hi, I'm shortly going to start my first brews and was wondering what people use for sterilising equipment? I'm probably going to be aiming for 2 or 3 brews per month so would be looking for something that'll be cost effective and last for several months. Also, is it better to use the yeast...

Perfect, thanks for all your help and advice, I think I have the basis of a plan now, just need to give it a few weeks to see how it pans out...!! Chris

Thanks for that. Just to clarify, normal brewing sugar = dextrose? If so, all I'd need to get is some maltodextrin so I can play around with the quantities to test the effect on the flavour? Another quick question, if a kit with 1kg sugar produces a beer with say 4.5% ABV, would an extra 10%...

Apologies, but now I'm starting to get a bit lost...!! My plan was to try the Muntons Gold Continental Pilsner kit first which is a 3kg full malt kit requiring no extra sugar and to brew that exactly as per the instructions. As a second brew for comparison, I plan to try the Better Brew Czech...

Thanks for the info. I'm looking a Coopers Brew Enhancer 1 which apparently doesn't contain DME (that's Brew Enhancer 2) and is aimed at pilsner style rather than more malty ales. If it only contains dextrose and maltodextrin, it seems more than twice the price of the separate ingredients...

Thanks! I'm considering their Czech Pilsner and Export Lager products as my next experiments but my local shop doesn't stock them and I'm keen to get started this weekend! I'll probably invest in a couple of bins with the aim of having 2 brews on the go much of the time. It's just a question...

Hi, I'm about to re-enter the home brew community and I've been researching a few ideas to make my brewing more cost efficient. Apologies if this is a daft question but does anyone have experience of using alternatives to brewing enhancers? I notice that a very popular brand of brew enhancer...

Hi Mason, I've just joined too (CB Reps)....! :cheers: Chris

Hi all, I've not home brewed for at least 15 years but I'm going to start again. My usual tipple is premium lager so I'll apologise in advance for any offence that may cause!! I'm looking to get started at the weekend with a Muntons Gold continental pilsner but will happily consider any other...