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Hi AJT, I recently brewed 3 separate kits in a FV that had no airlock activity. The brews turned out OK, but I too was worried by the lack of activity on the airlock. I have since purchased a new FV and completed a brew in it which has resulted in almost alarming bubbling from the...

Hi Mark, Well, bit odd, but I had been looking at adding sherry or port to give a more complex flavour or experiemnt with other alcohols. Anyone tried this?

Morning all, I have a query regarding the application of taste to ales. I am currently thinking about making a number of small batches of ales, looking to fine tune one ready for Christmas. It will be a fuller bodied, higher ABV ale, with unusual ingrediants. My question is regarding the...

Thanks mate - first link is a dud though...?

Afternoon all, I recently received a rather welcome yet surprising gift from my father in law; 4 glass demijohns. Apparently he used to do a bit of wine brewing when he was younger. The DJ's were all in a bit of a state but have cleaned up beautifully. My question is regarding their...

Hi all, I'm planning to do my first BIAB brew this weekend and am looking to do the Old Peculiar recipe from Dave Line's; Brewing Beers Like Those You Buy. He suggests priming with black treacle, which is no problem, but wondered if anyone else had tried this or any recipe of their own and...

Yes, add to a secondary. If you plan to bottle condition or keg, you need to adjust accordingly. For kegging, add the necessary sugar/drops to the keg and siphon the fermented beer into it and stir to mix, then seal and leave to condition. If bottle conditioning, you can do it a few ways...

Hi AJT, I think 1.5 would be needed for 500ml. I would recommend batch priming to prevent you having to cut them in half though, as that would just be a pain. I think it's 1 drop per 330ml, so just calculate how many you'd need for how many litres you have and chuck em in.

Hi Pat, As pms said, just chill it on the day before you drink it. Mine are all kept under the stairs until needed, then just pop it in the fridge for a bit - I prefer my stouts and porters a bit cooler than normal :wink:

Hi Pat, The temps on the instructions seem a little high to me. I usually go for about 20 degrees when bottle conditioning and this is just for the first few days. After the couple of days, normally try to drop the temp a little and keep it below 20. Too high a temp and you will get some odd...

I'll let you know how I get on if I try any marmalade Smiley. Going to try the butterscotch next, along with some treacle. Experimentation is the way forward :party:

When I looked at Imperial Stouts, it had 6 months primary and a further 12 months in bottle. I don't have the patience for that! Never heard of using gravy in a beer though... That sounds like it would be very odd. Though a do like a nice ale with my roast beef dinner! Thanks for the web...

Morning chaps, I've always been a bit of a geek in the kitchen and try to experiment with recipes; One of the reasons I became interested in home brewing! I have been adding various sugars to brews and wanted to check with you all to see if anyone else had used them or had any other...

Legend. Cheers Tony

Hi all, Need some help. My keg is leaking from the tap. Not the easiest to describe, but I'll try. It's not coming from the end it's supposed to come out, but from the seal and not the seal that it fits into the keg. It's the plate which the nozzle comes out of, as if the plastic has...

Ah Oadby, not too far away. But Marmite, you're even closer! Will check out the website, thanks for the tip!

Hi Dave, I'm in Ellistown, near Ibstock. A very nice little area. Yourself?

Thanks both, some very good advice there. To clarify, I had worried my first batch would be off due to a large number of rookie mistakes, so I had figured it would be best to bin it and get my 2nd, less fudged batch, into the keg to condition. I will persevere with the first batch and have...

Morning all, Apologies if this question has already been answered, but I couldn't find it on the forum. I recently kegged my first porter. It has been conditioning for just over a week and should be up to the 2 week recommendation from the kit instructions by Friday. I tried a small sample...

Thanks Fil, I had been taking regular gravity readings, and it has gradully decreased from 1050 to 1009 when I finally kegged it. Obviously this means the yeast has been working, but I'm thinking this was a resut of my intervention and addition of new yeast etc. I suppose I will have to...