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[MarkCL]

Hi all - another quick obligatory intro I'm afraid to make sure the system doesn't disown me before I've even started My name's Mark and I used to brew beer and make wine with my grandparents back when I was a kid/teenager - liberal minded lot thankfully :grin: Anyway, after they died I didn't have the heart to keep going really so it's been years since I did anything at all home brew related. Just recently though me and my other half bought a house together and it just feels like the right thing to do is start brewing again : Thing is I've pretty much forgotten everything I once knew So, I'm going to have a good old trawl through the forum, get some advice on starting out again and then go get myself all the kit to get brewing again! :thumb: Really looking forward to it too :drunk: So, cheers everyone :drink: Hope you all enjoy a good cool brew on such a lovely day, and hopefully I'll be joining you very soon!

Cheers,
Mark

 

[pittsy]

Hello Mark welcome to the forum from another Mark :thumb:

 

[MarkCL]

Hello Mark welcome to the forum from another Mark :thumb:

Thank-you sir :) Having loads of fun trawling through the info on here - plenty to learn :thumb: Think I'll start simple with one of the Woodforde's kits, but I definitely want to try and make a weissbier at some stage - loved the Munich Franziskaner I was give by the truckload when over there on business a few years ago :drunk: Wonder if it can be reproduced at home? Anyhoo, back to my research :ugeek: :grin:

Cheers,
Mark

 

[dennisking]

Hi and welcome.

 

[bobsbeer]

Welcome. :

 

[cnelsonplumber]

Welcome to the forum :-)

 

[joe1002]

Welcome to the forum :

 

[MarkCL]

Just a quick thanks to all the welcoming folks : I can see this is going to be a nice place to hang out and learn how to brew a decent pint or three :drunk: :drink: By the looks of things I can get everything I need from Wilko/Wilkinsons relatively cheaply, which is good news in this economy :thumb: Anyone got any views on the screw top versus standard FV bin that they do? I like the look of the screw top version, and for just an extra £5 I'm tempted to go with that as it has a hole for a airlock and handles to make moving it around easier. I had a quick search for it on here but didn't see anything posted yet so any views will be welcome. :)

Cheers,
Mark

 

[dennisking]

I've only ever used the standard ones, the screw ones look harder to clean to me and cleaning is very important, but as I said I've never used them.

 

[PD]

Welcome.

For beer making you will be better of using a a primary fermenter a straight forward bucket with lid, no tap or air lock needed.
after the initial vigorous ferment syphon the brew into another fermenter that has a tap fitted ( to make bottling easier )

The tapless and air lock less ( :grin: ) vessel will ensure the brew is kept sterile and safe.
Just leave a bit of the lid unclipped to allow the large amount of CO2 to escape and after a couple of days bang the lid on tight....They are not totally air tight and the gas will still be able to get out.

 

[MarkCL]

Thanks for the welcomes and info on the FV, I'll get meself one of the usual buckets and start with that - I can always get one of the others if I find myself needing more FVs for some reason :whistle: Can't think why :drink: :grin: Time to do some ordering I think :thumb:

Cheers,
Mark