Recent content by FearLeanDubh

Looks like I'm going to be putting a kettle of some kind on the shoipping list then:-) The aim of course is to move on to more advanced brewing, this is just a starting point.

Thanks for the reply folks. I think I should have been more specefic in my original post. The kits I am using are the pre hopped malt extract kind so there is no boiling. I'll just try using the tap water if all else fails:-) My only worry is that the water is unlikely to have a consistant...

I've done a few kits at this stage but have always used bottled water for the beer and for rinsing equipment. My tap water comes from private spring and is hard water. We use a UV filter on the well water but other than that it is untreated. The water tastes just fine and is clear. The reason I...