Hello. I'm from Norwich, England.

[mitchandginge]

Hey, I'm Mitch. I've just started my first brew, lager brew.
I was a complete novice a few weeks ago, with no knowledge of brewing at all. Between then and now I have researched and studied a lot of info about brewing. I now consider myself a pro on the topic.......
Just kidding, obviously.
I bought all of my equipment and the lager kit from Wilkinsons for roughly £35, which I think was pretty cheap.
Good to finally register after nearly two weeks of vigorous scanning of posts on this site.

 

[HomebrewCraig]

Welcome Mitch! What piqued your interest to brew your own? What style is your lager?

 

[mitchandginge]

I actually stopped drinking alcohol completely for several months mainly because of the cost. I figured that it would be financially better, and since I have been spending more time at home and becoming more domesticated, I wanted to get another 'project' on the go.
I am brewing a cheap lager kit from my local Wilkinsons shop/store. It is described as a Mexican-style cerveza. The liquid malt and yeast came with the kit and I also purchased 1k of brewing sugar and 500g of dme.

 

[HomebrewCraig]

Impressive how quick you went from not drinking to buying your first kit! It took me about a year.. haha Is that kit all-grain? partial mash?

 

[mitchandginge]

I won't lie, my thirst for a decent pint has been getting bigger and bigger. With the festive season just around the corner, can't be a bad time to start. With the kit, I just had to warm the can then pour the malt. Then added the sugar, dme, then yeast. All done in the right stages and temps etc.

 

[Cyclman]

Welcome to the group, and the hobby, from Colorado

One of my "bucket list" goals is a trip to England, to discover the great old pubs there.

 

[mitchandginge]

Thanks. My local pub has it's own mini brewery 'Chalk Hill Brewery'. It's quite famous around Norwich. It's a real shame that I'm more of a lager drinker to be honest because their real ales come at a much more affordable price.
Anyway, I'm brewing the wilkinsons cerveza, it says to primary ferment between 18-20c (64-68f) for 4-6 days, so I have mine on 19c, but I am gonna go for 10 days. Will then batch prime with some dme (roughly 180g) and bottle, leave for 4 days at 19c then bottle and condition in a really cold fridge for 2 weeks. Does this sound about right?