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I'd suggest getting a starter kit from brewkegtap (malt miller do one too, and other places too). 2 Kegs with taps and connectors/regulator, lines etc for a bit over 200 quid. Can't grumble and you could end up spending a lot more in postage buying cheaper bits from other sources. That will get...

It's really nice, but for this brew I'm just not sure it is a pilsner. Perhaps it's my fault for changing 2/3 ingredients... I fermented at 35c and it was done in days as is usual with Kveik. I didn't use finings and 3 weeks later it still hasn't cleared up at all. There's an overwhelmingly...

Give it a month and try it again. It might get better with time?

Currently drinking a faux pilsner with Maris Otter extra pale and Saaz. I used a kveik yeast called Ubbe, which isn't what I expected but I would definitely make this again using a different yeast as all in all its enjoyable.

Haha I'm imagining he hates John Smith's and dreads going round to yours because he has to pretend to like it. Now you are making him 40 pints of home brewed JS hahaha

I've used it.a few times, had mostly great experiences and the quickness of it is no joke. I used Voss for my most recent NEIPA, which was grain to glass in 8 days but could've been quicker. Bloody lovely as well. Used Ubbe in a pilsner urquell type clone recipe and it came out pretty good, but...

Been caught out by this when I first started doing all grain kits. Bought a 5 gallon American kit and made it to British gallon measurements. Thought my efficiency was way off but I'd just added way too much water!

Gave some kveik pilsner and kveik NEIPA away as gifts so I made labels for them. The writing on the NEIPA was a bit dark so I went over it with a white paint marker (looks like tip ex though). Looks a bit naff but never mind!

Yeah I was just thinking this as well...

I like the looks of that record sheet, I might steal that idea. I save my beers into Beer Smith but I'd quite like to print them and keep them in a book Is it an Excel spreadsheet? Did you use a template or did you create it yourself? Would you consider sharing it? Re: my resolutions: 1. I got...

There's no need to hold it at 80c, you just want to be under 80c so I wait until it gets there, then put the hops in and continue chilling (or not if I'm doing no chill). My last one had 250g total whirlpool hops added at 80c then no chilled. Another 250g added at day 2. I had a similar issue...

I used to have a cold smoker, it was a cardboard box with a tin full of smoking chips with a soldering iron in them. It did the job but was a lot more dangerous and ineffective as this (I expect). Definitely giving this a go though!

Count me in please

Experiment time... I was looking for some 3L coke bottles for a separate kegging experiment (watch this space?). I saw they sell them in Iceland who do next day delivery if you spend 35 quid, so I did a bit of shopping on top and also bought some apple juice for a cider... Saw they were selling...

https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/ginger-ale-with-rhubarb-recipe.85611/ This recipe was from.a while back, the rhubarb didn't really come out so I changed it to this: Recipe for 11L: 3L apple juice 100g stem ginger in syrup 100g crystalised stem ginger 400g fresh ginger 600g...

I make ginger beer every couple of months, usually 10L for my smaller keg. Nice and refreshing especially in summer

Sounds pretty good to me. Some yeast nutrient would have been good if you have any but the champagne yeast should be ok. Have you made anything similar before? It will be very dry, you might want to find a way to backsweeten or add some sugar syrup at serving.

Nothing wrong with getting an AG kit when you start out, just to work on your technique and work with a known good recipe. Be sure everything is included, some of the Malt Miller kits require you to provide the yeast

If you feel they are past their best when you open them, they could be a good candidate for aging to be used in lambics, and maybe saisons etc

It is isn't it. Kveik always blows my mind on how quickly it can produce really drinkable beer. This was the crossmyloof Voss (I think it's probably Lallemand Voss repackaged), and I'd really recommend it for the price. I was trying to save some but there's so much hop material in it (didn't...