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Haha! True! I was checking that, if the cupboard has a temp suitable for fermenting (which it will during the summer, and I may get a brew belt for the winter) will it be too warm for storing?

I'm still waiting to order my equipment for my first brew (awaiting payday...), but a thought just popped into my head... I have a spare cupboard in the house, that I plan to ferment and store in. The plan is to shelve it out and to ferment on/near floor level and then store bottles & a barrel...

That last picture looks lovely! :thumb:

ok, interesting, I read How to brew by John Palmer. (Edit This Link:http://www.howtobrew.com/section1/chapter1-1.html) and he does an extract and hops brew on a hob with 2 boils. Very similar to a kit brew. You guys seem to use a different technique. I'll be honest with you, I'm to the most...

Blunt is good! So are you saying I couldn't boil on the Hob as I would with a kit? I am aiming to go AG when I can, figured I'd try extract first and see how it went.

Do you mean like http://www.hopandgrape.co.uk/catalog/detailV2_8.asp?itemid=BRU20027189&catid=OTH2156036 which is the exact thing I was just looking at getting! :oops: I am blaming the taste of the last brew on the barrel mainly. Also, on the link I supplied in my initial post, the price is...

So about a year ago I tried brewing a kit up. The fermenting bucket and barrel I was using were fairly second hand ones I got from a neighbour who was about to chuck them out. I followed the instructions on the kit, and used normal sugar. The final product was, erm, really 'plasticy tasting' and...