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Hey guys, Basicly I forgot to buy hops for me brew im going to be doing tomorrow so have to use some of my other hops. I was going to go for Saaz but it slipped my mind. Anyway my recipe is: Coopers Lager Kit 1kg pale malt 500g vienna 500g carapills 100g crystal 60 I'm going to be doing a...

Hey guys, I used up some ingrediants on my last bacth of beer and really have no idea what to call it....is it a lager, IPA, ALE etc I started with a coopers lager kit and then added the following 1kg DME 450g carapils 400g crystal 60 8g East Kent Goldings + 8g Galaxy + 4g Saaz...

Hey guys, I have done maybe eight 5 gallon (UK) batches of cider so far and I seem to be getting way better. My current recipe is: 22 litres of apple juice 1KG dextrose 500g white sugar 4 teaspoons yeast nutrient 2 teaspoons pectolase 1 sachet of Champagne yeast. Well that gives...

Hey guys, I managed to get a few 30 bottle wine kits rather cheap so have managed to scavenge 30 good quality bottles that originally were champagne bottles. They use a regular size cork as I tested each one with a plastic tipped push in cork. Well I don't have a corker yet and i was...

Hello, I have been brewing with extract kits and juices for a few years and have got steadily better resulting in brews that I really enjoy, mostly ciders and wines. Anyway today I was at my local homebrew store and had a great conversation with the owner. He was talking to me about all...

Hello, I am sick of doing small 1 gallon batches of Apfelwein / cider so I am going to brew a batch in my beer bin. It holds 25 litres so I plan to make just that. I would ideally like it around 9-10%. The juice I will use will be the general 100% apple juice from the supermarket...

Hello, I have made loads of ciders in the past using store bought juice and it works great. I have been trying different yeasts out and was wondering if doing the fermentation in stages has any advantage? Just now I make 9-10% cider using wine/champagne yeasts. I was thinking maybe...

Hello, I have a large quantity of cider that needs to be bottled but I don't have access to bottles just now. I would prefer to bottle asap as im going to be busy. I was wondering if I could buy some cheap 2 litre cola and empty the cola out, sterilise then bottle. Just wondering if its...

Hey, I made my latest batch using 2x5l demijohns. In each I used 4.3l of store bought apple juice. To each of the vessels I added 220g of clover honey and 320g of white sugar. I used some general use high alcohol wine yeast. I was wanting to get a decent %, maybe 7-8% but I think I may...

Hello, I had an idea. I made some rather nice mead a few months back which is aging in my cupboard. I also made some nice apple cider using pure apple juice. So i was thinking I would try to mix it up and attempt some sort of apple mead (im sure this has a name). I have a spare 5 litre...

I currently have 4 1/2lbs of blossom honey and a 5 litre demijohn. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what mead recipe would be good for me? there seems to be loads but most are for 1 US gallon which is 3.7 litres. I tried a simple mead recipe a few months back and it turned out nice but...

I have been reading about oats being used in some ciders to give a better "mouth feel". I'm unsure what that is but I was thinking of trying it. I have a gallon of fresh apple juice ready to make some cider and was wondering if Porridge Oats that are rolled will do anything fr the cider...

Hello, Im going to start a new brew tomorrow using a kit. I have my 25litre fermenting bin and my kit ready. I was reading earlier about tap water and off tastes and was wondering if i should try and purify my water a bit. I think Scotland has good water, its better than any other tap...

Hello, I started my Youngs Barley Wine kit on 25th of July. The pack said 10 days but in another thread I got told wait a while longer. That's been 3 1/2 weeks now and the little flecks of brown stuff still haven't sunk to the bottom so im thinking they will probably always be there. I...

Hello, I started a kit of barley wine (I'm posting here as it is actually beer) from Youngs 12 days ago, in the first day the fermentation went a little crazy with a massive froth. After about 6 days the froth started dissipating and now its gone. The problem is I have little bits of...

Hey, At the weekend i bought the Youngs U-Brew Lager Kit. I know its nothing fancy but its a nice cheap starting point. I have 44 pint bottles saved up from some nice vintage cider ready to be filled. On Monday I started the kit and followed the instructions, everything is going great...

Hello Made a batch of cider about 3 weeks ago which is still in the demijohn. I syphoned a little to taste and it has next to no taste, and the little it does have tastes watered down. It was made with 5l fresh apple juice 400g heather honey small cup of really strong tea yeast...

Hello, I have been making some basic Ciders and Meads recently but fancy starting on beer. I seen this kit for only £24.99 excluding bottles ( i would buy 1litre PET bottes) http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001C4YY4G/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 I was wondering what peoples opinions are...

Hello I made some cider about 6 months ago when I was first experimenting. It fermented for about 3 weeks then I put it straight into bottles with a sugar cube and put them in the hut. Now I have 2 1litre bottles of it and its super clear but the bottom has some golden brown crumb like...

About 6 weeks ago i done some experimenting with different fermentations to see what i could create. I made some cider that was bloody great. Some mead that so far tastes like death. But i also made a little mix of ingredients which consisted of: 1 litre of apple juice, 1 litre of...