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Cutting it in half yeah but adding the extra grains, hops and enhancer instead Cheers, JB

I have a Woodfords Wherry 2 can kit and I was wondering if I could split it to make 2 batches by using 1 can and some grains and hops? I found the Coopers website with some ideas an I'm looking at using: 1 can 150g Cracked Crystal Malt 500g Light DME 500g Dextrose 15g Goldings Hops I want...

Hi all. Hope this is the right forum... So I have a 'Harvest Pilsner' 1 can lager kit to make up and I decided to get some Youngs Lager yeast (doesn't mention what strain) to use instead of the Ale yeast it can with. Does anyone have any guidance on the best way to brew using it? I know I...

Hi everyone. I have a sachet of Youngs Beer Finings that I want to use to clear a 1 gallon ginger wine. If I don't use the whole sachet as it's for 5 gallons, can I re-seal it and use the rest at a later date? Cheers all. J

Many thanks BigFloyd, that's more what I was asking. Do I cold lager in bottles or should I move it to a secondary first then bottle after a month or two?

Hi everyone. So I've got myself a Youngs Harvest Pilsner Kit. I made the Coopers Australian Lager kit a while back just following the destructions and it went well but I want to have a go at doing this one properly as a lager. The instructions say to add 1.5kg sugar and leave to ferment...

Hi all. As some of you may have seen in my previous post I added 50g Boadacia hop pellets to my brew after 5 days of fermentation and it foamed like a goodun for the best part of 40 minutes. Because I've lost a lot of the hops through this explosion I want to add more to my brew but I'm having...

Thanks RM-MN. I thought that maybe the case, I always figure it is hard to put a time limit on when to do these things when you're working with something living like yeast. I will get some more hops and add them when fermentation has finished and bear that in mind for the next time. Thanks for...

Hi all. So I'm doing my first extract kit where you add hop pellets, been doing a few one and two can kits but I'm starting to branch out on my journey to AG. The destructions said to add the hop pellets after 5 days, which I have done today. On adding them I got what can only be described...

That's fantastic thank you :) I don't have the CO2 attachment just yet but I will get one before I'm ready to transfer it

Huh. How strange. Don't know if you guys are UK or not but over here they seem really popular, mine is the same as this one; http://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/acatalog/5_Gallon_Plastic_Barrel_Vent_Cap_and_Tap.html#.UeRRN2S9Kc0 And in all the online shops they come under dispensing alongside...

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The fact that I can't find an answer for this anywhere makes me think that this is a really stupid question...... So..... Going to ask anyway. I have just brought a plastic youngs keg, just your bog standard bottom tap plastic keg withOUT the CO2 injector bit on the tap. So...... My question...

Sorry for the late reply. The instructions were exactly the same as for an ale kit so I'm guessing the yeast is ale yeast. Pitched the yeast at 34 degrees C which I think may have a been a touch too warm so I may need to learn how to re-start a fermentation :0p

I know that the method of brewing lager is different from that of Ale but I have a 1 tin lager kit, can I just make it the same as I make ale?