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Gratus (I hope you don't find me forward by using your first name) Thanks for all your useful tips which I will try when I can. Online shopping is not an option so improvisation is the name of the game. I am contemplating wine but that is more for the longer term. I thought of Cider as a quick...

Dinerstick Thank you for your response. You share my concerns about marmite, but it is after all yeast extract - old beer yeast, boiled with a bit of salt and other minor ingredients, so it should have all the nutrient requirements for yeast growth. I planned to add only about a very small...

Nattron Thanks for that I most certainly will try raisins.

Fellow Brewers I now find myself in the middle eastern country where alcohol is a definite no no. However, where I live making home brew is generally acceptable. The problems that I need to overcome are in getting the ingredients, so with pasteurised apple juice readily available I thought that...

Folks Following on from the discussion - New brewers - stop worrying about gravity readings. Notwithstanding the discussion on the merits of using an (or is it a) hydrometer Janx makes a very good point about mashing which I have considered, but not implemented - Not enough extraction? Add more...

Mr A Hammer I have tried it and it is good, and I have paid them a visit. The brewery is only a few miles from here in an old country house with out-buildings. They have done particularly well with their exports, particularly to the states, they say it's because of their distinctively shaped...

Hi I am surprised that none of you get yeast from your local breweries. I get mine from Woodfords who make great British Ales. For £0.75 ($1) I get more fresh yeast (direct from their fermentation vat) than I need for a 25L batch. I usually get the same day as I am brewing and pitch straight...

Hi First post. I have dry hopped in the keg and used fuggles for a bitter. I used a small cylindrical tupperware type container that I drilled lots of holes in. It worked well.