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Glengoyne 21 yr old - now your talking! Partial to a drop of Bowmore 15 yr old darkest which i found on Amazon at the bargain price of £39.99. I was in Sainsbury today and spotted a beer that's matured in Highland Park 12 yr old casks. It packs a punch at 8% but also a hefty price at £3.50 for a...

Yes to everything terrym said plus if you get your hands on a few of the wire cages that hold champagne corks in place, putiing one of these inside the hop sock to prevent the sock getting drawn in towards your syphon will keep your beer flowing during transfer. You might need to change to a...

The longer you can keep it, the better it will get. Enjoy.

Fermented fine at 29 to 30 but very cloudy on completion. Putting outside in the cold for a few days made little difference. Bottled and is carbonating well. Expect this will take a couple of months to clear adequately.

I don't know the type of heater you had but I know that mine is fully submerged in the brew. I'm just wondering if the top of your heater was out of the liquid maybe the thermostat didn't cut the heat when it should have. Or maybe the thermostat was faulty. Who knows. I've had aquariums in the...

Ive made a few of the Bulldog kits. Use a thermostatic heater for temperature control. In my experience, these ferment pretty fast and i find that after a week, gravity is down to 1 or less. After bottling they clear quickly too so you'll not have to wait too long before enjoyment sets in!

This stuff ferments really vigorously so I'm not surprised you have a bit of an overflow. If my memory serves me right I think the instructions say 20 - 25 C so at 26 you are only 1 degree over. I made a batch earlier this year and unluckily co-incided with a bit of a heatwave. Mine got to 28 C...

Same here. Wait till fermentation is complete or very close to it. Dry hop 2 or 3 days. Syphon with filter bag on end. I like to use one of those wire cages from champagne bottles inside the filter bag to prevent the filter bag getting sucked in close to the syphon - that slows it right down...

Festival Old Suffolk Strong Ale. Done a few Festival kits. Very nice. First time with this one.

Its a cracking brew but you might find it cheaper elsewhere. I buy from brew2bottle but i usually order3 kits at a time to avoid shipping charges.

Hi everyone. Been browsing this forum for help on and off for the past year so thought it was time to make a contribution and hopefully give something back. First up I have to thank all those who posted advice, reviews do's and don'ts that have helped me along the way. I have brewed kits mainly...