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I get the very last drop out and put it in a special tester bottle. I open this after 2 weeks just to get a taste of what the batch will be like. The rest of this I use in my snail traps.

Recessions can be good for contractors as companies are often unwilling to commit to permanent staff in uncertain times. Saying that it's 20 years since I contracted. I hope the markets not dead as I may wish to do a couple of short term stints after my current role expires. Wouldn't mind doing...

I never use a hydrometer. I gauge through the time it's been brewing and the rate of bubbling. If the brew has been brewing for about what I would consider normal for that time of year, and the air valve has slowed to an acceptable rate, or equalised it's pressure, then I bottle the next day...

I've never seen a stubby holder on sale in the UK. I brought mine over from Australia. Rather than being used to keep beer cold, I tend to use mine to keep my hands warm when drinking cans or bottles in winter. Useless for homebrew though, as it won't fit my pint glasses.

I currently have COVID. My son brought it back from Budapest. Half hour car ride was all it took. I'm not too bad. Blocked nose, bit tired, bit achy, mild cough, but I have been fairly active. Not staying in bed. I have lymphoma so I qualify for the vaccines. I've had all the vaccines except I...

Update on my variation of this brew Simply stout 1kg brewing sugar 500g Demerara 1kg damsens 1kg blackberry De stoned the damsens which wasn't too bad. Parsterised the fruit. Added everything in the brew as per normal. This is when things went a bit crazy. Had it in the kitchen, but...

Hi, funnily enough I've made exactly the same beer. I cut the volume down to 21 l. I'm surprised at the alcohol. I didn't test, but seems strong. I have no complaints though. It tastes lovely. I'm just about to do another but add a kilo of blackberries and a kilo of damsens. I'll do that the...

It's funny, last night my wife suddenly blurred out, "what's this order from bigger jugs that needs completion? What have you been ordering!!!!" I sheepishly said, "I was looking for wine yeast. It's a home brew shop." "Oh" she says. She obviously thought it was porn

I would be tempted to cut down, maybe to 800g then 600g just to see how it turns out. I prefer small steps.

I use the dregs of the fermentator in beer traps. Plus any testers or the occasional beer which doesn't taste right. I have ten traps around various vulnerable plants. Works a treat.

Just bottled a Simply Pale Ale. Brewed with a kilo of brewing sugar and 250 grams Demerara. Put on a Simply bitter, with 1 kilo brewing sugar and 100grams Demerara. Both 23L. That's my fifth brew for this year.

I do similar to you, but I sugar the bottles individually. I have had a few flat bottles. Not a lot, maybe one in five. I'm not sure why, but it could be the new caps I'm using. I doubt I have missed sugar in the bottles for this number to fail. Could be the weather. Although the ones that do...

Tried my "Simply" lager today. Only been in the bottle 5 days, so I was just tasting to check it, and planning to put the rest in snail traps. Low and behold, it had a nice creamy head and lots of bubbles. Still very young, and I expect it to improve over the coming weeks, but quite drinkable...

I was always told never to put soap anywhere near a homebrew bottle as it can affect the head. I only use steriliser. Not sure how true this is. I leave labels on. Makes the bottles less slippery when wet.

I put on a simply lager just this Saturday gone and it was bubbling by Sunday. Bubbling away nicely now. In the conservatory, temp ranges 16-20C this time of year. I put Vaseline around the air lock to ensure it's sealed. Just checking you didn't put the yeast in when the mix was hot? That could...

I've been out of beer for three months now. Surviving on cheap Lidl beer, which at £1.15 isn't that bad, considering you get a nice free 500ml glass bottle with it. Looking to do a "Simply" lager next weekend in my conservatory. It catches the sun, so I'm hoping it's warm enough. Getting up to...

You can pick green and ripen on a window sill, or green tomato chutney.

I take it this must be new to market then if no one has used it?

Just wondering if anyone has brewed any of these before and what the results were like, and how it compares to something like coopers which is my go to.

Isn't this the reason cars are fitted with horns? Why didn't you give her a toot and some friendly advice?