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Hello to you all Im a new member and Live in Spain and its just got cool enough to start brewing at a resonable temp for fermentation. I need some advise though as this is my first all grain brew and i hope you can teach me a few things here. Im going to try an English bitter i have the...

Hiya chaps and chapesses! Started blipping my own a few years back, but found this site when searching for a Marmite wine recipe (thanks @LED_ZEP !) Very successful quince, absolutely disastrous artichoke and an awful rosehip - currently fermenting a redcurrant, a blackberry and a tea mead...

Hello everyone (waves enthusiastically) I’m John, I’m 27 and recently started up home brewing. I live near Glasgow and would be good to maybe find some other home brewers near by to swap advice and maybe ideas with and maybe even some home brew - who knows. I’ll share a bit about myself below...

Hi this is my first post here, but I've been reading the forums for some time.... What a great community you have, I'm pleased to finally be a part of it. I've been brewing for about 3 years now with my Grainfather. But it's time to move on! Problem is I cannot produce enough beer for my...

Newbie to the home brew world, during the first covid lockdown I was helping out my Dad clean through the shed to which all his old brewing kit caught my eye. Silly me used a 20 year old kit without even thinking about it. The brew was so so bad (awful taste, tasting of CO2, extremely gassy and...

Hello all Well iv opened the door to a new thirst quenching world. iv finally ordered my first beginners brew kit !. Iv ordered my mix that is likened to one of my favourite tipples “Doom Bar”. I’m looking for any tips on what water to use for my virgin batch. Iv done a little reading on other...

Heeeelp, ive used a Wilco home wine kit, it’s 2 weeks old now and still bubbling, when can I add the the other sachets and do I leave bottling till it’s ready, I’ve purchased a hydrometer but I didn’t do the reading on day 1 🤦🏼‍♀️ It’s tastes like wine though 🤣 many thanks jo 😘

Hi Everyone, I’m based in Northampton and a complete newbie to the brewing game; currently got my first 2 on the go at the moment. I’ve always fancied the idea of making moonshine and wanted to give it a go but after my neighbour started making his own beer in the last 6 months and after...

"Hypothetical" might be the wrong word, but I'm interested in knowing the ways to reduce the abv of a particular recipe. Are there any other options in addition to the following? - use less malt - cold crash earlier and then rack off, away from the yeast - dilute the wort Is the repercussion...

Hi All, Looking forward to contributing to the forum and receiving some advice from Learned Brewers! (And I really do need it) In Lockdown in Dubai. All The Best.

Hi All, First time commenting/starting up a thread, but for months I've been scouring the forum and seeing the progress and ideas of others and their brew, and how helpful everyone seems to be, which has inspired me to finally move from extract to AG. I'm a stereotypical case of having read...

Rather than lurk, I thought I'd sign up and say hello! I'm a novice home brewer from Sheffield. My first brew was almost a complete disaster, with half in a pressure keg, that doesn't hold pressure tasting like a heady mix of disinfectant and cardboard! I filled 17 bottles as well, and...

Hi everyone. This is my procedure for 23l (6gal) batch: -heat water to about 70°C (158F), amount of water [l]=grain weight[kg]*3 (that is, for my current recipe, 15l(4gal) ) -add grain (BIAB), maintain temp. between 62°C 70°C (143-158F) ( I can not hold a constant temp. so it varies) -after...

Hi everyone, I made a MJ Saison kit last month (first brew), it’s been conditioning in bottle for 3 weeks and have had the odd taste, before bottling, a week in, and after 3 weeks... and it tasted pretty rubbish every time... I’m having trouble describing the flavour according to lists of “off...

Hi everyone! I'm looking to brew to most neutral-tasting sugar wash (ideally, it should taste like water). The end-goal is to have that neutral tasting alcohol base and mix it with flavors. I've been experimenting with fermentation with Turbo Yeast, demineralized water and white sugar (from...

Looking for a pointer please – this is my very first brew and I’ve been reading a ton for a week or more and getting lots of information… not sure what I should do for the best… It looks like I may have stuck fermentation (or a long lag time down to amount of yeast / brew strength) . I...

Hi all newbie from st andrews here new to brewing and to forums done 2 beer kits so far and got my first turbo cider on fingers crossed it works out well

Hi, So I just brewed my first batch, using a Brooklyn brew shop Everyday IPA 1 gallon kit. I have brewed 5 gallon batches with a friend in the past, using his all in one system, but this was my first solo brew. I think it went well, and I'm already thinking about my next batch, and what I would...

hi newbie here. newbie to forums and to homebrewing. i've brewed one or 2 kits{lager} and now trying to get into brewing different things and experimenting, not just beers and lagers, and obviously on a budget. best lager i've brewed was a youngs definitive lager and added a 454g of rowse honey...

Hi everyone , Just made my first batch of cider, everything has gone smooth so far following advice I've seen on this forum, so thanks! I am struggling with the final process of bottle carbonation. I am after a medium sparkling cider, so after fermentation I had a F.G of 0.998, I moved the...