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Thanks SteveH, had a look at the website, no mention of delays etc and couple of all grain kits I like the sound of. Will order first thing in the morning.

Does anybody know which or how many online shops are taking orders, have just tried at least 3 or 4 online and they have all stopped taking orders according the the homepage of their websites. Some also say check with facebook etc, which is no use to me don't do social media for obvious...

Thanks for the info, just as a matter of interest what size tubing did you use, roughly

Hi All, Trying to find out if anybody has bottled direct from a Spiedel FV using a bottling wand etc. What items of kit did you use etc. Don't really want to go down the route of using a bottling bucket/siphon etc

Literally just cracked open a keg of a session bitter "Wishbone Drover" this was my very first AG brew. To me it tastes great but I could be biased!!!!!!!, the thing I'm most impressed with is the clarity and carbonation level.

Mine is a Beko model bought of gumtree, it was a bit tired but after a good clean up was ok and it worked. Had to use a blow off tube for my FV as dimensions in the literature didn't include height of airlock. It's a bit tight but works ok with tubular heater and ink bird stat. Didn't drill any...

The recipe including the grain bill/hop additions etc posted by Cheshire Cat, is that based on a 60min mash and 60 min boil, sounds like a good recipe, I like Tribute one of my go to beers if nothing else available after visiting the brewery in Cornwall and tasting it at the brewery tap

Hi, Thanks for the info, they are the easy/mini kegs etc, will be filling them this weekend after cold crashing fri/sat. This is my first AG brew, a session bitter and having taken hydrometer reading this afternoon will be about 3.6%. So looking forward to drinking it now, but patience is a virtue.

Have been to Bruges 3 times, there are many great bars etc to visit there, I use a couple of books as reference, a book called 80 beers around Bruges is a good starting point for trying many beers, some of the bars have over 400 beers on offer. The best book which lists brewery's and bars for...

Hi All, Have been given a bag of Wilko Brewing Sugar, is this suitable for priming mini kegs rather than table sugar etc and at what rate would anybody advise, have seen people suggest 15g or 20g of sugar for a 5L mini keg

Thanks for the info Baron/Foxy/Northern Brewer much appreciated. Took the sample from the kettle, but waited till it was at 20C as my hydrometer is calibrated at that. Will take sample from FV next time.

Did my first ever AG brew yesterday in the new kit, got a bit confused with control panel at one point but managed to sort it. Checked out a lot of info from this site which helped. I may have mashed it too long the recipe said the OG should have been 1.043 the hydrometer reading said 1.049...

Hi All, Can anyone tell me whether Bruclean is suitable for cleaning 5L mini kegs and other stainless steel items. Hoping to Keg my first AG brew a hoppy session bitter this w/end

Fairly new to AG brewing, will be making a batch of beer next week but want to to split it between two FV's ie one dry hopped the without, just to see what difference the hops i specifically like make to the recipe. Will i need to halve the amount of yeast per FV, or do i use the same amount per...

Thanks for the info Rob11TC, followed the link, yes that's the piece of kit that came separately, does it fit in the main body the same way as shown in the picture

Recently took delivery of nice shiny ss kit from Angel home brew. Kit arrived ok with another parcel containing a separate circular piece of ss mesh. Emailed Angel Home Brew with a photograph of said item to ask what it was because the instructions are a waste of time, they didn't show another...

Thanks for the info everybody a great help, much appreciated. Will purchase some chemsan this w/end

I have a plastic fv, was on about the stainless steel malt pipe etc.

Hi All, Does anyone know what is the best sanitiser for using on a Stainless Steel all grain system(BrewDevil 30L). Will be using bruclean for the cleaning stage. Have read info on some sanitisers that are on the market, that they are no good on metals etc. Want to get the best one suitable so...

Thanks for the info Chippy_Tea