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Sweet cider is tricky. You've either got to add some non-fermentable sugar like lactose, or kill off the yeast and back-sweeten. Are you planning to bottle carbonate? Here's a link: https://www.homecidermaking.com/back-sweetening-hard-cider/

After some recommendations in this thread I got a rear camera. I went for the cheaper end of the market, a Giztek rear camera and light combo from eBay. It's not too bad, but quite difficult to make out number plates if you needed it for that. So anyway, day 1 with the new camera was a perfect...

This is a great video.

I reckon about 95% percent of drivers are brilliant, like @Chippy_Tea, considerate of cyclists, slowing down and / or giving a wide berth to pass. Always very much appreciated, so thank you all. I think only a small percentage of drivers are maybe a bit unaware of how scary and dangerous a...

That looks lovely. I've got this kit ready to do the brew after next. I was hoping it might be a bit like St Austell Tribute. What do you think? Any similarity? Good tip re the extra yeast to avoid stuck fermentation.

I used to love the Festival kits. But too classy for my son and his friends. 🙂

I have a mixture of nucleated and not, and try and use whatever is best for the current brew. So if I've undercarbed, or have a lager or IPA I grab a nucleated glass. If I've overcarbed and have foam-overs I stick to non-nucleated. They are cheap on eBay, I bought them in a set of 4.

I've been doing a couple of cheap beer kits for my son and his mates. They say to add 1Kg brewing sugar, but could I just use granulated? By the time I've bought brewing sugar or DME to add to a £12 kit, and paid postage, I think I'm probably not far off the cost of one of the more expensive...

Thanks for this. How much gap should I leave? Do you happen to have a photo?

Thanks everyone. I just ordered some cheap plastic 500ml bottles. They'll be perfect for the lad. Less weight, and less annoying when he loses or breaks them. I do like the idea of sending 2L PET bottles of stout up to him. I think I will do that too. Would probably get drunk before it had a...

good plan re plastic bottles. I'd not thought of that.

Sounds like a good plan. I think your hops will enjoy your climate in the south east better than up here in Leeds.

I'm brewing a stout for my son, but have just realised I don't have enough spare bottles. Could I bottle half of the brew now, and let him take away 20 bottles. and then bottle the rest in a couple of weeks when I have some more spare bottles? It is in a fermentor with a tap, so was thinking I...

I like your hop bed, looks really smart, and using the allotment fence to support your frame - good thinking. I grow First Gold/Prima Donna on my allotment. I know it's probably not right for your west coast IPAs, but I like it for hoppy English bitters, it has a lovely spicy marmalade taste...

My top money saving tip is not to browse the Homebrewforum website late at night. Ooo, I think I need a PartyStar tap and some mini-kegs. Hmm, those shiny fermenters look really nice. Must try one of those Dark Farm min-kegs. Kegerator... lovely, yes please. This website is bankrupting me...

Those Dark Farm Kegs look really smart. Definitely interested. Would you carbonate your brew using those 16g CO2 cartridges, or do you carbonate with sugar, and just use the CO2 carts to serve?

Thanks for this very clear summary of taps and valves for KKs.

Can't work out which is best: top tap or bottom? S30 valve or 8g cartridge valve?

Thanks, that's very helpful. Do you have a CO2 valve on your kegs?

What does everyone think of plastic pressure barrels? I started off with one many years ago, but didn't get on with it. It didn't seem to hold pressure, and I got flat beer. I switched to glass bottles after the 1st brew and gave the pressure barrel away. But to be fair, I didn't really know...