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I've got my second brew masters IPA bubbling away at a steady pace. The first one came out quite dark for an IPA. It's an ok drop, but a bit uninspiring. Nothing bad, quite drinkable, but IPA are probably my favourite, and it's just ok. All my brews this year I got cheap because they were just...

Would elderberry work the same as flowers?

Geordie

Geordie mild whilst doing a bbq

If worst comes to worst, it'll still work brilliantly in slug traps. I always use the bottom sludge in slug traps, and they go absolutely crazy for it. Kills them by the hundreds.

I tend to smear vaseline around the airlock as it makes it more airtight. But probably late for this brew. 16 days is a long time. My last brew was 9 days (bitter) and that was with 1.2 kg sugar. Lagers can be slower, but even so. If you are bottling it in glass do you have a safe place to put...

I bottle half for immediate consumption in plastic 1 litre bottles, and half for storage in 500ml glass. This makes it a bit quicker as the plastic are larger with screw tops. Also, my wife hates my music, so I get to spend 2 hours in the sunshine in the garden listening to my music which is...

I do like Lidl wheat beer. I tend to buy it when it's on sale. I brew my own too. Coopers comes out nice. I have tried others too, but not sure of brands as I've only just started my brewing diary.

Bottled a Georgie Mild - my second one - first was very nice. Put 1.2 Kg of sugar in this one. Put on a Brew Masters IPA. It's now bubbling away nicely.

Don't normally drink on a Monday - but the wife's just told me we've chicken curry for tea, I've a day off tomorrow, so I'll call Monday Friday and crack open a bottle of Lager - Young's Harvest Lager - quite a nice drop, but I did make it too weak - 25L rather than 23L. But it's a good crisp...

Another new member here. Started brewing nearly 40 years ago at university in Australia. Mainly because it was cheap, although the stuff we brewed wasn't great. Had a long break and started brewing again two years ago. Been having quite a lot of success. Either the water is different in the UK...