sugar

Hi All, I watched my dad brew beer as a kid and teenager, but most of his beer was only drinkable if mixed with supermarket stuff! Some of it occasionally smelled of eggs or tasted of vinegar but he still drank it! Somehow... When my mum said "Why don't you clean and sterilise everything!" He...

Hi, I’m about to embark on my 3rd brew starting with all grain. I’ll be making my own mash from black malt and/or chocolate malt and roasted barley. On my previous brew I added spray malt after the sparging but I’m wondering whether that’s necessary this time. This brew will be a Black Forest...

Hi all, I've created an excel spreadsheet (attached) to calculate the amount of priming sugar required to achieve desired carbonation level. I've been using this method with really great, consistent results for the past few months, so decided to make a spreadsheet calculator to speed up...

Hi all, I've been reading lots on this forum and picked up lots of tips (and terminology!) so thank you! I'm a first timer and brand new to home brew so have started with a simple Brewmaster Pilsner home kit and I've had a steady read for 4 days now so I think I'm ready for 2nd fermentation...

Hi after a few years break, ... returning to Home brewing again: going to do a John Bull best biter and a Geordie best bitter kit. Having a sort out before re-cleaning & sterilising stuff, I've found a bag of brewing sugar that went out of date in August 2016! been stored in the dry, the bag is...

Howdy all, I just got my first batch of Wilko Cerveza lager bottled up today, it came out at a lovely 5.25% as I only brewed to 20L. Anyway, my question is regarding the bottling process, do most people syphon into another vessel, leaving the sediment behind in the 1st tub or not bother...

Hi all, I have got back into home brewing using the Tiny Rebel Cwtch kit, after a few failed attempts with my dad when I was younger. I have a few questions I was hoping to get answered before transferring to my pressure barrel: When transferring to pressure barrel am I meant to filter or...

About to make it my first brewo Young harvest lager. The instructions say to mix 1kg bag of sugar into hot water. Later on it says to add half a teaspoon of sugar into the bottles. Is this the first type of sugar I used initially meaning I should get 2 bags? How can you measure half a...

Hi guys, I've been wondering about different fermentable adjuncts, and what colours and flavours they impart on a finished brew. So far I've used glucose, honey, and homemade dark(ish) candi sugar, but I've seen all sorts mentioned here like golden syrup, maple, treacle etc. What's your...

I recently purchased a young's pilsner kit after seeing a few good words about it on here and I also got some beer enhancer. Today it has arrived and after looking at the instructions online I notice I need 1.5kg of sugar/enhancer. I only have 1kg of enhancer, my mistake, but have some left...

Hi All Here's a calculator I put together to calculate what amount of sugar to add to a must to get an end ABV. It can be used to calculate sugar additions if your feeding a bit at a time (just record the s.g. after each feed and that would be your must S.G. the next time you come to add more...