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I have tried a couple of kits now. I have the gear, and I follow the instructions, but it just doesn't seem to work. My first kit was a real ale, and I think the only reason I found it drinkable was that it was A) a real ale, and B) my expectations were so low. The second was similar but with...

My mangrove Jack ipas gravity went down from 30 to 20 but has been stuck there for 6 days. Google said to give it a stir and add some more yeast. What would be a suitable yeast to add? Should I mix it with water beforehand?

One more try with supermarket water and a few other adjustments. Is this good enough to start with? Mangrove Jacks Brewers Series 40 Pint Pale Ale Mangrove Jacks 1.5kg Pure Liquid Malt Extract - Light Carbonation Drops What could go wrong? Malt extract as opposed to brewing sugar? I don't...

I am brewing from kits but I don't think I'm having much luck. My first was a real ale and looked and smelled like a real ale. The second was tainted as some dirt got into it. Third was an IPA from a kit, but in all honestly looked and smelled like the real ale. It tasted a wee bit funky...

It is my third batch of ale, a Youngs american pale ale. My first was good and second not so good (there was some dirt in the tap which tainted it). Third is in a coldish back room (in the house) with a heating belt and a blanket. I don't think any of my brews have ever done that bubbling...

i am making some cider. I have the apples and a packet of champagne yeast. Now the packet says it will do for up to 23L, but I might not have enough apples for that. If I have 10L of juice, do I use half the packet or all of it. Can you have too much yeast?

Did some real ale last year and that went fine. I have just brewed and bottled a batch of IPA. I think it was an American Beers - Pale Ale Beer Kit. It has been out in the garage for a month settling but when I tried some the other day it was still cloudy and tasted a bit funny. It looks and...

If I made some cider, could I bottle half the batch with sugar to get a fizzy one and then stick some fruit in the rest and make a fruity one? Would that work? Any other options?

A couple of years ago I got a brewing set up and last year I did my first brew, a nice drinkable bitter. At the time i noticed a lack of bubbling in the airlock. I put it down to a roughly cut hole that i had made for the airlock. It fermented ok and I have nearly drunk it all. A couple of...

Hi all. I’m making my first bitter from a kit. I put the yeast in and it bubbled for a day and stopped. I’m willing to believe the top bit may not be as airtight as it could be. The OG was about 1040. I put the hops in and left it a week and the FG is now down to 1014. It has been another...