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Would that calculation be different if I was using DME ?. According to the priming calculator its asking for a bit more than if you were using sugar. I'm only being extra careful as I had an explosive accident with my last batch involving plastic bottles priming drops and my understairs...

Thanks for that I didnt get anything like the one you've provided in the box but I seem to have done pretty much what its asked purely by being a spawny git I think!. Its asking for 3 tablespoons of honey for priming a 1 gallon batch, does that mean I need 15 tablespoons for my 5 gallon...

I recently bought the brewdog Punk IPA kit and it says 'Instructions provided". They were pretty vague to say the least!. I'm a bit new to the whole grain brewing technique so maybe they assume I have some sort of brewing knowledge. Anyway the first problem was that it didnt say how long...

Ahh that makes more sense!. Why would it say to use the total amount of Liquor for the sparge?. Is that a misprint ?.

Hi folks. Just starting on my journey into wholegrain brewing after years of kits. I bought this book that I hear a lot of folk lamenting about, Homebrew Beer by Greg hughes. On page 150 for the recipe for a winter warmer it asks for. Liquor for the mash 13.75 litres. Total liquor for recipe...

Cheers for that. I saw that website yesterday and I'm thinking of trying the Tribute recipe pack.

So I did a gravity reading last night and its 5.3% which is pretty much what it says in the box. I had a cheeky taste of the sample and its worlds apart from what I was getting before!. Smells of floral citrus and a nice clean refreshing taste with peachy hints a nice bitter note at the end...

Looking at the state of my taps and the shower window at the end of each week I have come to the conclusion its probably better drinking from the water butt in the garden. I use a brita filter for our tea coffee ect but thats to much for one wee filter to handle one batch of beer. I agree...

Lol that first video!. Very informative but the guy in it, a natural presenter he definitely is not ! :D

Wow thanks for all the advice folks. I guess its a divided subject :) I'm going to do a quick gravity test on my first wholegrain IPA tonight. Its been brewing 7 days now and the airlocks stopped bubbling so I'll do one tonight and another in a couple of days to see if its still dropping...

Hi brewernaught I only use bottled water and the mixing, sterlising ect is all done in the house and then the fermenter is moved to the shed. its not the flavour I have a problem with as such but the smell. The beer itself is ok but I have to try and not sniff it when I'm drinking it as it...

I cant seem to find a PDF of the instructions but if you You tube Woodfords wherry you can see a number of blokes doing it in front of the camera. (finar). Maybe as some folk said "its a crappy no boil kit and thats where the problem lies . Am definitly starting to think about doing all...

The sort of kits I'm using I should clarify are the Woodfords Wherry type kits. 2 pouches or cans of extract a sachet of yeast and a bag of priming sugar ( although I tend to use spray malt instead). Basic stuff I know but I to have a 3 year old running about the house so its kind of difficult...

Hi Homercidal ( Lol that feels weird typing that!) And everyone else. Thanks for responding. All the kits I've brewed in the past 3 years have been premium kits. They have the extract in 2 separate bags and the hops in pellet form in different number of sachets depending on the kit. I've...

Different kits ask to add the hops at different times but usually they say to add them to the fermenting bucket 3 or 4 days after you've sealed the lid and set the airlock then leave for another 6 to 10 days.

Hi ncbrewer In the recipes in the premium kits it says to add the extract to the fermenting bin, add a litre of hot water then top up with cold water to the 25 gallon mark make sure its at 16c stirr well to aerate then pitch the yeast. They don't mention putting it on the burner.

They're all from different breweries. I'm glad you said that Homercidal. Fermenting temps aside would there be anything else I could be doing to stop that extract smell carrying on onto the finished brew?. Maybe I should set my heater a degree or so lower if thats the case?.

Hmm maybe. I tend to brew in the winter months when its cold outside and in my shed. I have a tropical fish tank heater with a thermostat (Sterilised) that I set to the right fermenting temps normally about 16 or 17c so I know outside wont reach that high and the heater in the brew will...

I know this is a hotly discussed topic. I've been brewing extract kits for quite some time now and although they are good and I've followed the instructions to the letter they always come out ......well tasting like home brew!. its the smell of the extract even when its in the...