Hello, UK Noob here...

[Math]

Hi All,

Lurked for a couple of days, but thought I'd sign up and join in. Looks like a great forum! Just starting to read about brewing before I start - which will hopefully be next weekend. On my list of things to brew are:

Alcoholic ginger beer with plum - sounds good for seasonal drinking!
Cherry and apple cider - it's got to be better than the commercial post-mixed stuff...
Mead, mead and more mead - with a variety of fruit and spices!

My reasons for getting into brewing are varied...

Firstly, I love creating stuff. I like making new dishes in the kitchen, and brewing seems like a logical extension of that.

Secondly, I have a real hankering for some alcoholic beverages that are just hard to get hold of, at least in the UK. No one seems to make a good alcoholic ginger beer! And there are some good ciders, but a lot of poor ones too - and the fruit ciders tend to be a blend of cider and fruit juice, rather than fruit fermented as part of the cider making process.

Thirdly, it looks like fun - I've always been one for experimenting!

Thanks for making such a great forum - I look forward to starting my brewing career and talking to you guys!

 

[menschmaschine]

Welcome to the forum, Math! There is a great knowledge-base here and an increasing amount of UK brewers. (Hmm... British invasion?)

 

[Math]

Thanks Menschmachine...

Maybe it's the credit crunch here - buying alcohol is just too expensive

Looking forward to getting more involved, and sharing tips and recipes!

 

[Orfy]

Hey Math.

Welocme.
My top tip.

Try a few standard beers first before getting experimental.
Lots of reasons to do this.

There is another active Sheffield member. Danek.

 

[Math]

Sweet, thanks orfy.

Think I'm going to be trying more country wines, ciders and meads than beer, but once I've got the hang of it, I might try some beers too!

 

[Orfy]

I just did an elderberry beer an wine.