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Are the happy to give them away, I feel a bit necky going up and asking.

So tonight was the night I kegged my Wilko IPA and brewed a triple Hopped IPA kit (with dry malt instead of sugar and needs dry hopping in a few days), and there were a few things I've learned: 1, Screw bottles can not be capped. They break. FULL STOP. Stop being cheap and buy some bottles...

Can't wait to get into all grain. I'm planning a Black IPA for my first, but want to build up with a mini mash first.

Have you had a cheeky taste yet?

That's a fantastic start. I'm just starting and working with a starter kit on the garage. Payday will allow a fermentation fridge, similar to yours with a heat pad not a heater. But looking at your pictures thinking I might go for a heat tube so I can condition bottles. When able I would move...

I clearly came back into this conversation later than I expected. The amazing comment was about the exercise mat....not the stiff things being more supple.

That looks amazing, I'll keep and eye out at Lidl.

Nice home made equipment for your homebrew. I notice this was from 2013, have you made any adjustment?

Thanks for the answer, I'll start playing and look to move away from Sugar.

I've just picked up a second hand fridge on gumtree, costing the 10miles of fuel I'll need for the round trip to collect. Just need the heating and control unit. What are people's thoughts on belt vs pad? Initial feelings are for a pad

I may go full on and use DME with the next. See what happens.

I'm still new, and will look up the technical reasons but what are peoples view as to the advantage of 50/50 mix over dextrose?

The Hoppy one is my next planned brew. Looking at doing it next month as I have one of their standard IPAs in the FV at the moment. Not expecting great things from the standard IPA, just hoping for a drinkable pint. Still learning (two brews in) and didn't want to add the extra steps of dry...