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Joker IPA Proper Job IPA Broughton's Auld Jock All good beers in my opinion.

I did this kit recently and batch primed with about 85g of ordinary sugar. (I can't remember my exact volume in the fv though) and it came out perfectly carbonated, so for me 150g does seem a wee bit high.

Hi Patchworkdoll, I'm just over the hills from you. Been brewing for about a year and unfortunately haven't got into AG yet, which was, and still is, my plan. Over the past year have done numerous can and extract kits with varying results, but most have been reasonably good. Right now...

Thanks guys.

Hi guys. When you transfer the wort to secondary fv from primary, surely this removes the protective layer of CO2 over the wort? How does it not spoil? I can't get my head round this, surely it is at risk of spoiling? How long would you then leave it before bottling? Thanks.

If you're batch sparging, how long do you leave the sparge water in the mash tun before draining it?

I started off doing kits about a year ago. Some were better than others, with some being very good indeed. (I think the Cooper's Stout kit is excellent) Recently though, all kits I've done have been partial extract, which in my opinion are all a step up in quality from decent 2 can kits of...

Thanks pittsy.

Hi folks. I've got a can of Cooper's IPA ready to go and 100g or so of cascade pellets lying around. Is it possible to boil some of the wort with some of these pellets to get some increased bitterness and hoppy flavour, or am I barking up the wrong tree here by suggesting this method? Basically...

Hi Koeman, I'm a beginner myself, having only done a few kits. Some of them have had what looked like very little 'action' going on, but have turned out fine. It's probably fermenting just fine. Leave it for at least a week... maybe 2 weeks. After that, if you get hydrometer readings that stay...

I know this won't be in agreement with everybody here, but here goes... I don't sanitise bottles with VWP any more, because I too, was fed up with the amount of rinsing I had to do. I have no doubt it's an effective cleaner, but it really did turn bottling day into a chore. Now I simply wash...

Hi. I've got their Ambiorix conditioning right now... sorry I don't remember the exact additions I made, but I'm sure it was 1kg of DME and approx 200g of table sugar I had lying around. It finished around the 1016 mark after about 18 days or so and refused to go any lower. Tom

OK guys, I'll start doing that. Thanks.

I thought that too, but it's been at 1010 for the past 3 days, thta's why I decided to bottle. BTW it was in the fv for 15 days.

Hi everyone. I'm right now in the middle of bottling a brewferm pils kit. However, as I've been adding a half teaspoon of sugar to each full bottle, major foaming and spilling is occurring. Now I can handle having to 'top up' each bottle, but what worries me is that this beer seems to have came...

Piddledribble... you are my God.

Guys that looks and sounds awesome! I don't have any outside gas burning equipment yet. What do you think of a 40 litre size for using on my gas cooker at home? Will this allow me to go all-grain and get close to 23 litre batches?

Hi guys. I've done a few kits now, and have an extract brew I'm planning. Soon hoping to attempt all grain. I'm about to purchase a large stock pot, what size should I buy? I understand the bigger the better idea, but realistically I need to think of the money involved. I've seen one for sale...

I have plenty of bottles, I'm going to hope for the best and just brew it.

Jeltz, I'm definitely going to replace the yeast with some Muntons I have at home. Mark, I've read that post, now not so worried. Not a lot to lose, so I'm going to go for it! Thanks guys. Tom