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Thanks again for all the advice and I pleased to report that all seems well with this brew. I cracked the lid slightly and it all appears to be doing what it should. I haven't taken a hydrometer reading yet, I'm thinking maybe Monday or Tuesday. Mefinks this homebrewing malarky is highly...

@calumscott, thanks for the link mate. There's a lot of reading there so I'll have a proper (several) read through when I have the time and try and digest it all....sadly I have a day off and apparently I'm now going shopping :(

Thanks for the replies guys. It's sat in a bin bag inside a sleeping bag but not totally covered. I'm new to this (4th brew) and thought airlocks were for wine lol....should I crack the lid and leave it slightly open? Wouldn't this let oxygen in and ruin the brew? Is it worth fitting an...

Morning all, I started off a Wilko Hoppy Copper kit yesterday and the lid on the FV is bulging quite a bit. I used the following:- 1 can wilko hoppy copper 500g munton's medium spray malt 1kg wilko brewing sugar yeast supplied with kit Aside from the...

TBH best thing to do is move from here, hahaha. Thanks for the welcome :hat:

@Moley, yes mate let me know when you're in the area you are more than welcome to visit and sample a few and take some back to savour :cheers: and thank you for the offer of the lager kit, many thanks. Being an ex rugby player wine is a waste of a clean glass! but I wouldn't mind having a go...

Thanks for the welcome guys. I'm in the Pontypridd area South Wales, just on the edge of the Rhondda Valleys. I only sampled a few last night and intend keeping a few back for future testing. It tastes really nice and TBH I prefer this to Guiness. The OG was 1042 and FG 1008, which according...

Hi people, i'm new to this site and also new to home brewing. My name is Dean and I live in the South Wales area. I'm a coach driver, hence why I'm wrting this and trying my brew at such a strange hour. I've just got back from a short tour and have the weekend off :party: I've made 2 kits so...