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Hi Dronnybrewer. My advice would be to leave well alone for another week, as you will be sure that your brew has finished fermentation and it does not really matter if it takes 14 or 21 days for this stage to complete. As a home brewer patience is key to making a good beer and is probably...

Hi Donnybrewer You have probably got a couple of things going on here. As a home brewer you need lots of patience, I tend to start a brew off then pretty much forget about it for next two to three weeks. I am guessing that your room temperature is a little low, always a problem at this time...

Hi Folks I was just thinking I should of updated this post at end of 2014. Winter Honey Bitter (40 pints) Festival Father Hooks Best Bitter (40 pints) Woodforde's Wherry Bitter (40 pints) Festival Golden Stag Summer Ale (40 pints) Woodforde's Nelson's Revenge (40 pints) Festival endeavour...

Hi Folks I thought it was about time of got my first brew of 2015 started. I had a Wilko Sweet Newkie Brown to use up that I had brought during their sales, but also wanted to add a malt extract to the brew to get the most out of it. So I steeped 250 grams of crystal malt & 100 grams of...

Hi Folks I have been reading your replies with interest and any advise you have is welcomed After all this is my first attempt at any kind of mash brewing so I will keep you posted as to how it turns out, there is of course a fine balance between taste and final %ABV. I hope to add some...

Hi folks With the dark night drawing in I thought it was about time to do a winter warmer. So hear is my take on a Winter Honey Bitter. 1 x Coppers English Bitter kit. 500 g Light spray malt. 500 g Crushed crystal malt, steeped for 30 mins at 66C 500 g of honey 12 g East Kent Golding hop...

Hi folks I have been thinking of trying to make some kind of a fruit based beer using a kit. Maybe along the lines of Wells banana beer I wondered if any of you had any advise on the subject or have tried it yourself. I look forward to hearing from you

Matt The other method I have used is to transfer the fermented beer to a second fermentation bin add the recommended priming sugar for kegging which is normally about 85- 110 grams and stir in well. Then just tranfer to your bottles as normal, it has always worked well for me. I hope...

Hi Pennywise I use Coopers Carbonation Drops for bottling as its very quick and easy, 1 drop in a 500ml bottle. I hope that helps

Hi Folks I was just thinking half the year is almost up and this is what I have brewed and drank to date in 2014. Winter Honey Bitter (40 pints) Festival Father Hooks Best Bitter (40 pints) Woodforde's Wherry Bitter (40 pints) Festival Golden Stag Summer Ale (40 pints) currently conditioning...

Hi All Just wanted a bit of help and advise. I have brewed a Festival father hooks best bitter and added all the hop pellets as per the instructions, but found the hop taste to be very strong even after leaving for 6-8 weeks after conditioning. I am now brewing one of their golden stag summer...

Hi Folks Well after leaving it to condition for a few weeks here it is, my first pint of winter honey bitter. It is very rich & smooth with a distinct honey flavour

Hi Folks Here is a quick update, after leaving for a few more days to clear, I have bottled the winter honey beer tonight. Its very clear and has a lovely distinct honey smell to it. I had a cheeky taste while bottling and oh wow if its this good now its going to be amazing after conditioning...

Hi Piemaster After doing some research from books & online, all the sugars in honey are fermentable, which should produce a dry yet distinctive character All the recipes I found for any honey ales suggested adding 500g on top of the sugars used, I added the spraymalt to give it a bit more body...

Hi Folks I thought I would give you all a quick up date, I have been monitoring the brew the last few days and hydrometer reading is at 1.008 which I calculate is about 5.25 %. its a great smelling brew and pretty clear, I have added Beer Britte to help the clearing process and all being well I...

Hi all Ok here goes as I am not sure if this is the right section I am posting in After looking around the internet for ideas, I was looking into how I could add to a standard beer kit and come up with something a little different small steps etc. So here is my take on a winter honey bitter. 1...

Hello Everyone I have just joined the site after browsing a few times. I have a basic set up for beer brewing and have tried a beer kit, which seams ok for first go as I am still alive after drinking it. So I am now looking to the forum for hints and tips to improve my future home brewing...