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I brewed a batch of this over the weekend, first one in my new brew pot. Misjudged my volumes slightly and ended up with 18 litres of wort at 1.060 - which is hopefully going to end up around 6%. Wort tastes amazing even before the yeast gets hold of it. A pint on the side 8-) Lovely...

A little update on this one. It may not have turned out right, but it tastes great - not a bad head, lots of hops, very enjoyable pint. On the grounds that it may not have a long shelf life, I'm making a point of working my way through it... :drink:

Agreed, I made my first kit with sugar, brewed out to 23 litres, then primed with sugar. Ended up with a fairly thin fizzy ale. Not undrinkable, but not something that makes me come back for another pint. Still have 12 litres of it to get shot of. Second batch was brewed with DME, brewed short...

Built mine over the weekend from an ebay kit, a 33 litre fermenting bucket, and a heater element ordered from Backer. As mine is a single element, I've wired it with a single power supply, fused at 13A. Internal wiring in the box for power is 1.5sqmm cable as it's short runs. If you are using a...

Down in Burnley for the week with work, did a quick google search and came across the shop below. http://www.burnleyhomebrew.co.uk/home.html Right in the middle of town, very decent stock of kits and equipment, lesser stocks of grains & hops, really knowledgeable and friendly owners. They also...

That looks great. Love a good dark brew :D Looking forward to how it turns out.

Does the dark malt extract and amber malt extract not provide the sugars required? I'm a total newbie to this, just followed the recipe in the book :D Will look up the Aleman's oatmeal stout and give that a go next time then :thumb:

Tried my first brew last night from scratch, having only made kits before. Used a fairly simple recipe from a book I was given for birthday, but scaled back a bit to make 8 litres instead of 20, as I don't yet have a brew pot large enough to allow it. Recipe was something like: 400g flaked...

Bottled mine about two weeks ago with two carb drops per pint. Cracked one open a couple of nights ago, plenty of fizz as expected, still tastes slightly yeasty and needs more bottle conditioning, but it's showing promise. It's a strange one this, tastes like an ale that thinks it's a lager...

Brewed another batch of this back in June, primed bottles with treacle. Shared a few round at bbq last night, went down a storm. My stock has gone from 20 litres to about six. I'd say it's spot on now, the strong treacle taste has subsided somewhat.

The problem with the wine is that it goes down far too easily! Portion control is now in place to prevent reoccurrences. Recent brews have been an 8% apple and strawberry wine, which is like a very light rose when chilled, and a 15% blueberry, which isn't. It's rocket fuel, and should come with...

Halfway through a gallon of this, without fizz. It's a bit dry fermented right out, but very tasty and drinkable. Also made a champagne variant that's resting just now. Bought another three bottle today - just need some air locks freed up.

As I'm sitting with a glass of the Polish rasperry wine, brewed out to 8%, I thought I'd ask how others get on with the morning after? I've brewed about 20 gallons of various wines now, all good or at least reasonably palatable, but I find they give me stinking hangovers. Strengths range from 8%...

I picked up another 12 djs this afternoon to take me up to 28, plus two water cooler bottles. And still I think of needing more.

After two weeks it's fanatstic, a litre went just like that. Bitterness on the aftertaste has gone now, still retaining a bit of fizz from the carbonation drops, but I'm expecting it to improve more with age. I've had much worse served to me over the bar...

There's something very satisfying at getting slightly tipsy on your own produce. First time brewer, sitting enjoying a few bottles of Coopers stout, with the occasional WOW thrown in for good measure. Watching all of today's brews getting started bubbling away, looking forward to trying those as...

Started off the recipe on page 1 on Friday, it's bubbling along nicely and smells fantastic. The rhubarb next to it started at the same time and it's climbing out of the dj :shock: Hoping for something around 8% and medium sweet. Does this retain it's sweetness well without needing to back...

I just put mine straight in the FV with sugar and boiling water, stirred well and topped off with cold water, added the yeast and left it to it. That was before I found this thread! Next time I'll be adding a few things to see how it turns out. Fermented out for ten days, then straight into...

Made this kit last week straight up, only adding sugar to the kit as per the instructions. Despite being my first go, it's turned out really well, I'd say as good as some pub or bottled stouts - a testament to the quality of the kit as opposed to my skills! Looking forward to retrying the kit...

Hi there, I've just made this kit as well, and it's been bottled for about a week now. Not bad straight from the FV, but a little cloudy, mine too had a bitter aftertaste. All I added to the kit was sugar and boiling water. After a week the bottles are settling out well, and the beer is becoming...