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just finished conditioning my arrol's 80 shilling which I think is pretty good except a few bottles dont have many bubbles, incidently those bottles were filled a bit too high I feel and there is not too much air in the tops. Some have a good head but nothing major?? Anyways I am looking...

Well its in the bottles now and I did sample some but very little amazingly. How long does it need to stay in the bottle for conditioning purposes? Final gravity was 1.011 with an original gravity of 1.070(but AHB said that I either received to much sugar or the sample wasnt mixed up). It was...

well my shilling ale has been in the primary for 5 days now and I want to know if I need to take another gravity reading with my hydrometer yet. There are minimal bubbles left on the top of the wort and the airlock has slowed almost to a hault. What is my next step? The wort looks fairly...

Ok so to update, after speaking with Austin Home Brewery they said that the sample that I took probably just wasnt mixed well enough. They also told me to stir the wort once more before the first 24 hours was up, although I already had 2" of head on the wort at the time. The stiring seemed to...

It was an extract kit from austin brewing and it came with specialty grains, 5.5 extra pale, and 1oz fuggle, .5oz east kent golding hops. Followed the recipe to the t and currently have fermentation. Oh, whitelabs edinburgh yeast. Called AHB and they said that I either didnt get the wort...

Took measurement last night right after combining my wort and chilled water, but before the yeast was pitched. The AHS guide said that my 80 shilling should have an og around 1.044 and I got 1.070 at 78 degrees F. What should I do?? Do I need to add some water to the mixture or just leave it...

Ok so I finished up and I checked the OG and it is at 1.070 at 78 degrees fairenheit?? The AHB guide said 1.044????? Is this stuff going to be drinkable? what do I do? I pitched my whitelabs edinburough yeast and put the airlock on for now. I hope it turns out okay this is my first try...

Well she's in the pot and smelling good. Just added the Fuggle hops, they smell like bubble gum, yummy! The kent golding is going in in about a half hour. the color so far matches my odell's 90 shilling, but I hope it will darken once the hops come through. Cant wait she's going into the 6.5...

I will get the hydrometer, but is there a specific kind/style to get? I am going to be bottling this first batch and then going to brew a second batch, probably a stout or something nice and dark. Any suggestions for a strong dark second batch? Thinking about arrogant bastard clone or a...

I just ordered the arrol's 80 shilling for my first brewing attempt. Will let you know how it turns out in a few weeks.

Cant wait anylonger, I have to the stuff aint here yet!! Been thinking about doing this for many years but never took the time. Thanks for the info.

Just ordered my first kit, austin homebrew's arrol 80 shilling. I ordered the extract kit which is supposed to come with: Extract: 5.5 lbs. Liquid Malt Extract, 2 lbs. Specialty Grains Is this purely extract or partial as it says, Extract kit includes: priming sugar, milled specialty...

Well, not sure if I chose a good one for the first try but I decided that I would go with an AHS arrol's 80 shilling ale clone for my first go. I have ordered the extract kit with the whitelabs yeast. I have a 5 gal. stainless steel pot, 6.5 gal glass carboy with ferment lock and dung...

any particular stouts I should try for the first batch? Reading the brewto link right now will post more tomorrow after I get to the store.

Actually I am not planning on buying a starter kit. I plan to build my own with the use of a few additional pieces. I do plan to buy a glass carboy, airlock, bottle capper and some sanitizing solution. I have a stainless steel 6 gallon soup pot, and a thermometer. I am not sure as to which...

Well I have seen a few friends in the past brew their own and have decided that it is time to start going myself. In the coming days I plan to get all of the necessities required to complete my first batch. I am working on a budget for the first few batches and plan to add equipment as I go...