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A capper for 38 bottles takes too long!!

I should have put sugar in the flat ones instead of pouring down the sink. Will do that in future

Yeah, green. Will keep them under the stairs in the dark

Swing tops seems to be the way forward..

Thanks for the feedback, will buy some more¬¬

Have had a few misses using my beer capper, the wing capper. The odd bottle has not carbonated properly due to caps being crooked etc. Anyhow, bought a dozen Grolsch that have a swing top cap, rubber seal looks decent, My local homebrew shop have these bottles for 2 quid each however i prefer...

Started a double IPA on Friday. 7.5% supposedly. Fermenting like a good un.

Gonna get one tomorrow!

Hi You will learn plenty on here, as i have done since hombrewing a few months back. Cheers Stevie

Aye, ive seen it on a few threads here. Im lucky enough to have the Edinburgh Brewstore near my work, a short walk away. Gonna get one tomorrow. Ive currently got a 30 bottle wine kit in my bag. Keeps me fit lugging them about..

Was looking at this kit today, i fancy trying a cheaper kit whilst adding in other stuff to improve the brew.

A CD case, or if im in a rush some warm water from kettle.

Hi I have made a few SG kits and they have worked out, bottled a kit last night. They usually take 3 days to clear. Just follow the instructions and you should be fine.

A roasted stout ( Mangrove Jack kit) from last night, having a few today too. Was a little worried when adding sugar to each individual bottle, did not know if i was adding too much or too little. Its pretty good.

Im not sure about the 2 weeks of conditioning in a cool area. I lose patience after a week, i have my brews bottled. Tried my Roasted Stout last night after only 5 days in a cool storage area under the stairs. Beer was fine.. Im more concerned about the carbonation period.. My knowledge is...

Potentially lethal after a few!

Will give that a go!

Might give that a go!

Ha!. Good thinking!!

Remember Skol?, back in the middle 80s drank that to begin with because it was cheap, but really bad. Even at 16 i knew it had to be dumped. Usual suspects after that Becks, Bud, Tennents. Tried to be all grown up when entering first boozers, "pint of heavy please" like the dads drank. Oops...