Recent content by Jedsterr

Finally managed to get my grubby little hands on some starsan, did the cloudy glass test to see if my water would work with the solution and the water stayed nice and clear no problems so as I would be using this alot I made a five gallon batch up and but it in a spare plastic bucket. Now I...

Hi all This weekend I am going to try and dip my toe into the world of all grain brewing! So I excitedly sourced a simple 1 gallon recipe (see below) and raided my home brew supplier for all the stuff needed. Then I looked on you tube to get the technique right and I kept seeing people...

Hi zippy The best thing I ever learnt when it comes to brewing beer is 'don't worry' the second thing was 'if you are worried have another beer, repeat until your no longer worried' Lots of people myself included primary ferment for at least two weeks! Before we even begin to look at our...

Seriously, this comment is gold! Pure gold!

I have just finished sorting out my fourth batch and I'm having a bast! (but I think fermenting beer all over the house is getting to my other half's nerves) One thing that has been a thorn in my side throughout the whole process has been siphoning (this could gave something to do with the...

Hi cazamodo Just found your post while searching about forced carbonation for my second pressure barrel. As revvy said I posted the question about bottling from a pressure barrel and the helpful chaps on here helped me no end. When I transferred to my pressure barrel I primed it with about 3...

Hello all Well they say get all of your silly questions out of the way first so here goes. Being new to brewing yet impatient and eager to try new beer experiments I have decided to attempt a version of a strawberry wheat beer! Now this is by no means going to be a complex brew as I am...

Just finished my first honey wheat beer! Made it from a kit and found that I didn't have a pan deep enough to heat up the kit so I improvised and put it straight in the kettle! Thank goodness I have a deep kettle. So I have to ask, what's your strangest improvisation?

Trying my first honey wheat beer! Smells so good I want to drink it all now!

Hello chaps Thank you all for all the advice (and videos) and sorry for causing confusion with the pressure barrel reference. I can't wait to get stuck into bottling from this one and you have given me an excuse to buy more 'stuff'! Thanks again!

Fantastic advice chandlerbang! Thanks very much for the link I can't wait to get bottling up!! Thanks again!

Hello all This is my first question on here so firstly hi to everyone I have enjoyed reading all the threads and learning about this wonderful beer brewing process Like most newbies I ran into brewing like a bull in a china shop. I started with a simple bitter kit and followed ( as far as any...

Hello to everyone on the forums! An Edme Irish stout (still a beginner this is my second batch). It smells so good already I could drink it right now. Drinking a youngs bitter from my first kit with a bloody great smile on my face and can't wait to do my third!!