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Well after 9 days of bottle conditioning i couldnt resist the urge and had one last night. Flavour and mouth feel was actually really good! Unfermentables must have been to blame for the high FG

Will do guys! It seems to be going along nicely, and ive used bakers yeast before and had decent results.

Thanks for that! I'll give it a whirl

Not many posts here but long time lurker! Long story short i recently came into the possession of my grandfathers old diaries, and like undoubtedly most here, got into homebrew because of him. The diary in question outlined a recipe for his own brew "Tommys Tobruk stout" a beer he brewed in the...

6 months is absolutely nothing if kept correctly. Old yeast might take a little time to get going but will work absolutely fine. Yeast is a fungus so will replicate by mitosis (some reproduce via a process called budding but lets not split hairs) meaning its possible to get a full brew from a...

I've encountered a very acidic almost vomit smell in cider before. The only common denominator i found was using apple juice that was too sharp or adding acid. The most effective way i found of neautalising it personally is adding juice from the sweetest eating apples i could find as opposed to...

Have you considered building one? Mine is basically a square frame made of scrap steel welded to the drum from an old washing machine and a car jack with a press plate on it. As for how well it works, well it presses apples! Same problem i didn't fancy spending £300 on something so simple. I...

In a moment of madness, idiocy or just plain complacency. I put 6 pints of not even nearly finished lager into glass milk bottles (the kind uht milk comes in) and crown capped them. I put them in the cupboard at the top of the stairs and forgot about them for a few days. Lets just say at about...

That time of year is coming around again soon, and usually this time of year I rack off one of my reds from the year to make into mulled wine. A firm favourite among friends and relatives but the wife can't stand the stuff! She's recently gotten into real cider, even made her first batch, so...

For equipment check gumtree. The amount of stuff on there super cheap or even free from "tried it once" brewers is amazing. Pressure barrels and fermenting buckets are on alot, I've even gotten them for free! (well in exchange for a few bottles ;) )

I tend to use https://www.hopandgrape.co.uk/ They have a good selection and are pretty reasonably priced. They often have sale items too its well worth checking regularly I've had some bargains from there. It depends on what you're actually after buying on who is the cheapest? And what sort of...

New here and looking to share expertise and experience. I have been brewing for around 8 years, a passion passed down from my grandfather. Also looking to learn and share ideas on brews equipment and techniques, most anything really! Avid tinkerer and builder of my own equipment to fit my needs...