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I have been researching or possibly over-thinking my re-entry into the home brewing circle. Many years ago, lest millennia somewhere I made some beer using a process that involved boiling things and making the house smell much better than the wet dog in the kitchen. I recall a big bucket with a...

Just finished and bottled up having brewed 23 litres. Calculated to have finished ABV of 10.8%. Brewed to the instructions apart from my stabiliser mistake and the starter yeast solution. Left a litre out for consumption today, and have to say I'm pleasantly surprised. Preferably I'd have liked...

Hi Everyone My name is Mia and I've just started brewing kombucha. I'm very new to the brewing game so wanted to join to learn more and get some advice.

Hi I've been lurking in the background for a while. I would like to give home brewing a go but tried this many years ago and failed miserably. I only ever used kits and threw it all away after a couple of undrinkable attempts. 2019 I think its time to try again. If anyone can point me to some...

Hi All, I'm fairly new to home brewing, so I'll first have to soak up the knowledge available here, before I can contribute to anything. Most of the wines I make are made from fruits from my garden. Elderberry/Bramble wine is my favourite (especially in Winter). I also occasionally make beer...

Hello all, I'm Eliot. 35 from Leeds. I am interested in home brewing, ive been a long term real ale fan and I want to give it a shot making my own ales. I'm more interested in creating tasty beverages than strong ones, as im not actually a massive drinker (i.e I don't drink to get drunk like...

Hi, happy to have been approved, relatively new to brewing , half a dozen kits under my belt so far and now waiting on my Klarstein electric mash kettle arriving in a couple of days, got some grains, hops etc and on i'm hols for 2 weeks so cant wait to get my first real ipa on the go I love...

Hi, I'm new to the site and pretty new to wine making, although I did have a go some 35 years ago when I was young and skint! Now I'm old and not so skint and about to retire after Christmas I want to try my hand at wine making again. I live in Shaw near Oldham and work in Bury, so if there are...

Hi Everyone! First time brewer and first time poster here, hoping some of you more experienced guys can help me with a question. I recently bought the Northern Brewer starter kit you're probably familiar with, which came with the Block Party Amber Ale recipe. Northern Brewer have a fairly...

Hi guys, another newbie query. I had my 2nd and 3rd brews (Young's APA and Razorback IPA) finish fermentation at roughly the same time and have now bottled them both. I've checked both brews for carbonation after around a week and they are both carbonating nicely. They both tasted really boozy...

[/IMG] Hi there, I'm doing my 2nd brew, Razorback IPA and wondered if anyone could confirm what this hydrometer reading was. I'm hoping around 1.005. Any help much appreciated. Thanks!!!

Hello, Im new around here, me and a friend are brewing lager together to drink around the fire pit during summer nights. Being relatively young (19 and 24) we have a taste for lager and the IPA's. Already in the FV I have a 5 day old geordie lager one can kit brewed with 1KG of Muntons beer...

Hi all from a brewing newbie. Recently deciding I needed a more creative hobby, I chose home brewing. My first attempt is now being sampled. I got a basic starter kit and bottles fro home brew online and chose a Coopers Dark Ale tin to start. I chose kits because of the ease, but may extend my...