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Coming up to brewtime again, and had an epiphany. I brew young's kit+kilo cider because it's nice and dry, tasty, and easy to look after. Earlier today it dawned on me, that kilo of sugar is just adding alcohol, why not use 2 kits instead? Would you use BOTH packets of yeast*, or just one and...

Greetings HBT, didn't realise how long I'd been away... I'm considering upgrading from kit+kilo to boiled extract brewing, and wondered if anyone could point out any commercial beers available in the UK that can help me identify the effects of hops, specifically any particularly aromatic or...

...but screw it. My first brew is beautiful. So yeah. I was introduced to the brewing 'scene' by my mother on my 25th birthday (nov 23) , she got me an EDME Dry Irish Stout kit (tin of extract, packet of yeast). We went out the next day to get the rest of the whatnots I'd need, and settled on...

Hey folks, bottled my first brew on friday, an EDME Dry Irish Stout, in 2L coke bottles (20p from supermarket - cheaper than empty ones, and designed to hold fizzy stuff). I left about 2 inches at the top of each bottle, and squeezed out the air before putting the tops on to get rid of any...

Hey hey folks, Martin here. bottled my first beer today, an EDME Dry Irish Stout kit i got for my birthday. Picked up a Young's "u-brew" Beer Buddy kit to brew it in, £20 for big bucket + lid (markings up to 5gal, and plenty space after that. 6.5gal total i think), siphon tube, hydrometer...