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Not sure if it's been mentioned before but Plymouth have The Hop Shop. https://www.home-brew-hopshop.co.uk They have been in the same site for over 40 years although the current owners are not the original ones. The store is always well stocked. The on line shop is pretty good although I...

I dry hopped a Wilko Cervesa with cascade and it was really very nice. It was the first time I had used hops and whilst the result was good it wasn't what I was after. It was definitely more aroma than flavour. I was after a more hoppy flavour as well, something like a Brooklyn Lager, whilst I...

I was at Worcester vs. Exeter rugby a couple of years ago and they eased the bar queues by having Draught Guinness vending machines. Came out in a plastic pint glass and tasted pretty good.

I'll third that as well. Brewed the Wilko kit with 1kg Brewing Sugar and 500g Light Spray Malt. Dry hopped with Cascade which added a nice floral/citrus aroma and a bit of flavour as well. Left mine for 3 weeks before bottling as I was away but it's cleared really well after about a week of...

Hi All Lots of threads and discussion about harvesting yeast, storing and re-using. I have a couple of gallons of TC on the go at the moment, should be finished in a week or so ready to bottle. Assuming I will rack into another demijohn for a bit of priming I will be leaving the trub/lees...

Both are planned for Christmas. My daughter is the real cider fan, I don't mind it myself but it's more of a summer drink for me. The spiced one is inspired by the On the Rocks spiced cider kit that I was thinking of doing but since joining this forum and reading all the great advice on TC I...

I started 2 gallons of this on Saturday, one I flavoured with ginger by peeling and slicing some root ginger and heating in a little of the AJ and leaving to steep for a while. The second I did as a winter/mulled flavour by doing the same with a couple of cinnamon sticks, some cloves and a...

I went to a soft play party with my eldest years ago. I was good friends with another dad and we thought the bouncy castle looked fun. As it was empty we jumped around for a bit but were asked to leave when we burst it. Apparently it wasn't designed for adults.

So true, and you know what, I think I probably will. Still need to build up the stocks so that I have a bit of variety and can then leave stuff conditioning for longer without drinking it too young. Not sure what most people keep as a stock but I would like think 100 pints isn't too extreme...

Thanks for that, looks like one of those is definitely on the Christmas list then. Probably won't have time to get it on before Christmas as I have a Wilko Stout due to bottle and hopefully be good enough to start drinking during the festive season. Although an empty FV does cause me problems...

I was looking at the Beer Works Kits as they look good and have some good reviews. How did you find it to make? The instructions on line look pretty comprehensive for a kit but I though the instructions for adding the hops looked a little odd. Empty the hops into a clean 1 litre jug, use a...

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I have never made a yeast starter but have both sprinkled dried yeast directly into the FV and re-hydrated yeast and added that. I haven't got loads of brews under my belt yet but haven't really seen much difference in either the amount of fermentation or the finished product. My head...

Not sure if anyone has seen this but but here is someone with total dedication and possibly too much time on their hands. One question though. if you were to visit this many Wetherspoons would you always have the same drink? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34440109

St Peters IPA which was my first brew and actually turned out very nicely.

Hi, I can see it on Tapatalk as a sub forum of the Beer Kit Reviews.

As a student of Sunderland poly back in the early 80's Newkie Brown was the drink. Cheap, strong, readily available but most importantly it tasted great. Also on draught in many pubs in the area when it was produced locally and drinking it had the added benefit of not standing out as a southern...

I like the father/son analogy much better than my 'poor cousin' one, thanks. I think that sums it up much better. As a father myself I like to think that I can give my kids some advise and guidance based on my experiences and more importantly my mistakes. That is what I have gained by...

One thing this thread has proved already is that kit brewing, whilst not the full brew house experience does have a place and isn't necessarily the poor cousin of home brewing. There are some great kits available now and this is because kit brewers demand a high quality product which produces...

I'm still at the kit brewing stage, only having a couple under my belt at the moment, 1 x 2 can kit and one with added DME, brewing sugar etc. My plan is to refine my own process before adding complications. Starting with adding hops and then looking to vary the process. Clibit started a...