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On 5th March, after seven days in the FV, fermentation had almost ceased, so I got ready to rack into demijohns, as mentioned above. A hydrometer reading at that stage showed an alarmingly high gravity of 1021, but I racked it anyway, to get it off the lees, and to study airlock activity in the...

Thanks for the info, Moley. My obsession with skimming dates back to the days when I made my home brew with malt extract, crystal malt grains and whole hops, which seemed to produce a thick brown mat on top of the fermenting brew. Of course, the problem is that you inevitably end up removing a...

Adnams (one of my favourite breweries) Broadside is similar in style to OP, though for some reason it is far stronger in bottle than on draught. If you're ever up on my side of the Border, look out for the likes of Broughton Old Jock, Belhaven 90/-, and Orkney Dark Island (though Dark Island...

Thanks to the encouragement from you folks, I've decided to re-commence brewing operations earlier than I intended. I've starting with a premium kit, Woodforde's Wherry, a kit which has received mixed reviews: the novices seem to rave about it, whilst the more experienced home brewers tend to...

Thanks for that Moley, but one of the reasons for smaller batches is storage space, or lack of. Also, I used to condition my beers in demijohns for a couple of days, and I only have (and want) two of these, which hold a total of about 17 pints between them. And I've just thought of another...

Thanks for the warm welcome, folks. Neil

Hi, I've just joined this site (see 'Introduce Yourself') and intend to start brewing again soon. I like the idea of premium beer kits, but I have a query: do the two cans contain identical ingredients? This may seem a silly question, but the reason I ask is because I prefer making my brews in...

Hi everyone. I made my first home brew in the late 1970s, when ingredients were hard to come by, and were often of dubious quality. That first brew was bad, being made with anonymous hops and malt extract, with too much sugar added; but my dad and his mates drank it. Gradually the brews got...