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Hi all, Just brewing a kit, Festival Razorback IPA, which I put on 7 days ago at 1.050. Its been at a consistent 16c (61f) and after pulling a test tonight it's at 1.026 with a very thick creamy krausen. There's no airlock activity, although I know this is not a good indication. I'm a little...

What have you guys got. Here's my most recent one!

Hi all, after some advice. This evening I was bottling my latest brew, using a bottle capper. On about the 20th bottle, the right arm snapped as I put pressure on to close the crown, and consequently my hand went straight into, and through, the bottle. This cause significant and deep...

Hey brewers! So, yesterday at about 1730 I finished a 23 litre brew, and kegged the majority of it after bulk priming. I bottled 8 bottles (500ml) and kegged the rest. The keg is one of those plastic monstrosities as I can't afford anything better at the moment. This morning I pulled a tiny bit...

Hey chaps. Just finished my third brew and yet again it seems really bitter. I've been using northern Brewer extract kits and have followed the recipes (with an extra addition of dry hops on the last one) and they've all come out really bitter once conditioned. Would this mellow with more time...

Hi all, so my first couple of brews have been a Block Party Amber Ale which came out at 3.41% and a Dead Ringer which I've just transferred to secondary and seems to be at 6.41% after two weeks primary, which I'm very pleased with. Both were from Northern Brewer imported through a UK website...

So, I've been lurking for a while whilst doing my first couple of brews, and have found the threads on here to be really helpful! I'm a 34 year old guy from England who enjoys drinking beer, and so far have really enjoyed brewing my own as it's come out surprisingly well given the amount of...